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Dead at age 86

1,987 Notable deaths

Frank Elmore Ross

American astronomer and physicist (1874–1960).

Born April 2nd, 1874 in San Francisco.

Died September 21st, 1960 at 86 years old in Altadena.

Norman Brunsdale

American politician (1891–1978).

Born July 9th, 1891 in Sherbrooke.

Died January 27th, 1978 at 86 years old in Mayville.

Sona Aslanova

Opera singer (1924–2011).

Born October 4th, 1924 in Baku.

Died March 9th, 2011 at 86 years old in Los Angeles (disease). [ref]

Mario Luigi Ciappi

Catholic cardinal (1909–1996).

Born October 6th, 1909 in Florence.

Died April 23rd, 1996 at 86 years old in Rome.

Louis Van Hege

Bobsledder,footballer (1889-1975).

Born May 8th, 1889 in Uccle.

Died June 24th, 1975 at 86 years old in Uccle.

Francesc Xavier Bultó

Spanish businessman (1912-1998).

Born May 17th, 1912 in Barcelona.

Died August 3rd, 1998 at 86 years old in Barcelona.

Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson

Prime minister of iceland (1894-1980).

Born July 20th, 1894 in Eyjafjörður.

Died October 20th, 1980 at 86 years old in Reykjavík.

Eduard Pflüger

German physiologist (1823–1910).

Born June 7th, 1823 in Hanau.

Died March 16th, 1910 at 86 years old in Bonn.

Tewfik Saleh

Egyptian film director (1926-2013).

Born October 27th, 1926 in Alexandria. [ref]

Died August 18th, 2013 at 86 years old in Cairo.

Alfredo de Sá Cardoso

Portuguese politician (1864-1950).

Born June 6th, 1864 in Lisbon.

Died October 14th, 1950 at 86 years old in Lisbon.

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