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Dead at age 86
1,987 Notable deaths
Horace Parnell Tuttle
American astronomer (1837–1923).
Born March 17th, 1837 in Newfield.
Died August 16th, 1923 at 86 years old in Washington, D.C..
Vyacheslav Ivanov
Soviet rower (1938–2024).
Born July 30th, 1938 in Moscow.
Died August 5th, 2024 at 86 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Jerry Shipp
American basketball player (1935–2021).
Born September 27th, 1935 in Shreveport.
Died October 5th, 2021 at 86 years old in Durant. [ref]
Georg Morgenstierne
Norwegian linguist (1892–1978).
Born January 2nd, 1892 in Christiania. [ref]
Died March 3rd, 1978 at 86 years old in Oslo.
Tikvah Alper
Radiobiologist.
Born January 22nd, 1909 in Cape Town.
Died February 2nd, 1995 at 86 years old in Salisbury.
Concha Espina
Spanish writer (1869–1955).
Born April 15th, 1869 in Santander.
Died May 19th, 1955 at 86 years old in Madrid.
Philipp Etter
Member of the swiss federal council (1891-1977).
Born December 21st, 1891 in Menzingen.
Died December 23rd, 1977 at 86 years old in Bern.
Leonardo De Lorenzo
Italian flautist and music educator (1875–1962).
Born August 29th, 1875 in Viggiano.
Died July 29th, 1962 at 86 years old in Santa Barbara.
Xabier Arzalluz
Basque politician (1932–2019).
Born August 24th, 1932 in Azkoitia.
Died February 28th, 2019 at 86 years old in Bilbao. [ref]
Ettore Tolomei
Italian nationalist, fascist politician (1865-1952).
Born August 16th, 1865 in Rovereto.
Died May 25th, 1952 at 86 years old in Rome.
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