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Dead at age 86
2,001 Notable deaths
Wolfgang Paul
German footballer (1940-2026).
Born January 25th, 1940 in Olsberg.
Died June 28th, 2026 at 86 years old in Olsberg. [ref]
Kim Friele
Norwegian writer and gay rights activist (1935–2021).
Died November 22nd, 2021 at 86 years old [ref]
Stefan Bozhkov
Bulgarian footballer (1923-2014).
Born April 16th, 1927 in Sofia.
Died February 1st, 2014 at 86 years old in Sofia.
Pierre Etchebaster
French real tennis player (1893–1980).
Born December 8th, 1893 in Saint-Jean-de-Luz.
Died March 24th, 1980 at 86 years old in Saint-Jean-de-Luz.
George Kojac
American swimmer, olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder (1910-1996).
Born March 2nd, 1910 in New York City.
Died May 28th, 1996 at 86 years old in Fairfax.
Carel Visser
Dutch sculptor (1928-2015).
Born May 3rd, 1928 in Papendrecht. [ref]
Died March 1st, 2015 at 86 years old in Le Fousseret. [ref]
Åke Johansson
Swedish footballer (1928-2014).
Born March 19th, 1928 in Norrköping Matteus church parish.
Died December 21st, 2014 at 86 years old in Norrköping Matteus church parish.
David Prain
Scottish botanist and phycologist (1857-1944).
Born July 11th, 1857 in Laurencekirk.
Died March 16th, 1944 at 86 years old in Surrey.
Bjørn Tidmand
Danish singer.
Born January 24th, 1940 in Copenhagen.
Died May 26th, 2026 at 86 years old in Helsingør Municipality. [ref]
Makoto Ōoka
Japanese poet (1931–2017).
Born February 16th, 1931 in Mishima.
Died April 5th, 2017 at 86 years old in Mishima (respiratory failure). [ref]
Deaths 1441 to 1450 of 2001
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