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Dead at age 86
1,987 Notable deaths
Liborius Ritter von Frank
Austro-hungarian general.
Born October 5th, 1848 in Split.
Died February 26th, 1935 at 86 years old in Graz.
Banine
French-azerbaijani writer.
Born December 18th, 1905 in Baku.
Died October 23rd, 1992 at 86 years old in Paris.
Louis-Antoine Ranvier
French anatomist (1835–1922).
Born October 2nd, 1835 in Lyon.
Died March 22nd, 1922 at 86 years old in Vendranges.
Gordon Forbes
South african tennis player (1934–2020).
Born February 21st, 1934 in Burgersdorp.
Died December 9th, 2020 at 86 years old in Plettenberg Bay (COVID-19). [ref]
Viktor Shustikov
Soviet-russian footballer (1939–2025).
Born January 28th, 1939 in Moscow.
Died October 23rd, 2025 at 86 years old [ref]
Constantin Pecqueur
French academic and politician (1801-1887).
Born October 26th, 1801 in Arleux.
Died December 17th, 1887 at 86 years old in Taverny.
Gerard Cieślik
Polish football player and coach (1927-2013).
Born April 29th, 1927 in Chorzów Batory, Bismarckhütte.
Died November 3rd, 2013 at 86 years old in Chorzów. [ref]
Clement Martyn Doke
South african linguist (1893–1980).
Born May 16th, 1893 in Bristol.
Died February 24th, 1980 at 86 years old in East London.
Zhang Wannian
Chinese general (1928-2015).
Born August 1st, 1928 in Longkou.
Died January 14th, 2015 at 86 years old in Beijing.
Mia Čorak Slavenska
Croatian ballerina (1916-2002).
Born February 20th, 1916 in Slavonski Brod.
Died October 5th, 2002 at 86 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
Deaths 1221 to 1230 of 1987
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