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Dead at age 86

1,479 Notable deaths

Colin Dexter

British writer (1930-2017).

Born September 29th, 1930 in Stamford. [ref]

Died March 21st, 2017 at 86 years old in Oxford. [ref]

Otto Heinrich Warburg

German physiologist, medical doctor and nobel laureate.

Born October 8th, 1883 in Freiburg im Breisgau. [ref]

Died August 1st, 1970 at 86 years old in West Berlin (pulmonary embolism). [ref]

Durga Khote

Indian actress.

Born January 13th, 1905 in Mumbai.

Died September 22nd, 1991 at 86 years old in Mumbai.

Lionel Stander

American actor in films, radio, theater and television (1908-1994).

Born January 11th, 1908 in The Bronx. [ref]

Died November 30th, 1994 at 86 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer).

Ira Gershwin

American lyricist (1896–1983).

Born December 6th, 1896 in Manhattan. [ref]

Died August 17th, 1983 at 86 years old in Beverly Hills. [ref]

Arnold J. Toynbee

British historian (1889-1975).

Born April 14th, 1889 in London. [ref]

Died October 22nd, 1975 at 86 years old in York. [ref]

Michel Legrand

French film score composer (1932-2019).

Born February 24th, 1932 in 20th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Died January 26th, 2019 at 86 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (sepsis). [ref]

Nick Joaquin

Filipino writer.

Born May 4th, 1917 in Manila.

Died April 29th, 2004 at 86 years old in San Juan.

David Bellamy

English professor, botanist, author, broadcaster and environmental campaigner (1933-2019).

Born January 18th, 1933 in London.

Died December 11th, 2019 at 86 years old in County Durham. [ref]

Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah

Emir of kuwait.

Born June 25th, 1937 in Kuwait City.

Died December 16th, 2023 at 86 years old [ref]

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