Dead at age 86
1,987 Notable deaths
José Varacka
Argentine association football player (1932-2018).
Born May 27th, 1932 in Buenos Aires.
Died October 22nd, 2018 at 86 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Nicanor Zabaleta Zala
Basque harpist (1907–1993).
Born January 7th, 1907 in San Sebastián.
Died April 1st, 1993 at 86 years old in San Juan.
Georg Alexander von Müller
German admiral (1854–1940).
Born March 24th, 1854 in Chemnitz.
Died April 18th, 1940 at 86 years old in Hangelsberg.
Agnes Mary Frances Duclaux
Anglo-french writer (1857-1944).
Born February 27th, 1857 in Leamington Spa, Leamington Hastings, Milverton.
Died February 9th, 1944 at 86 years old in Aurillac.
Ken Downing
Racecar driver.
Born December 5th, 1917 in Staffordshire.
Died May 3rd, 2004 at 86 years old in Monte Carlo.
Thomas Cooray
Catholic cardinal. (1901–1988).
Born December 28th, 1901 in Negombo.
Died October 29th, 1988 at 86 years old in Colombo.
Arne Borg
Swedish swimmer (1901-1987).
Born August 18th, 1901 in Storkyrkoförsamlingen. [ref]
Died November 6th, 1987 at 86 years old in Vallentuna.
Inge Sørensen
Danish swimmer.
Born July 18th, 1924 in Gentofte.
Died March 9th, 2011 at 86 years old in New Jersey. [ref]
Richard Askey
American mathematician known for his expertise in the area of special functions (1933–2019).
Born June 4th, 1933 in St. Louis.
Died October 9th, 2019 at 86 years old in Madison. [ref]
Jules-Géraud Saliège
Catholic cardinal (1870-1956).
Born February 24th, 1870 in Mauriac.
Died November 5th, 1956 at 86 years old in Toulouse. [ref]
Deaths 1281 to 1290 of 1987
Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon