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Dead at age 86
1,987 Notable deaths
Francis Johnson
Basketball player (1910–1997).
Born August 5th, 1910 in Hartford.
Died April 18th, 1997 at 86 years old in Chesterfield.
António Bernardo da Costa Cabral, 1st Marquis of Tomar
Portuguese noble (1803-1889).
Born May 9th, 1803 in Fornos de Algodres.
Died September 1st, 1889 at 86 years old in Porto.
Gabriel Sundukian
Armenian writer and playwright (1825-1912).
Born July 11th, 1825 in Tbilisi.
Died March 29th, 1912 at 86 years old in Tbilisi.
Bengt Edlén
Swedish astronomer (1906-1993).
Born November 2nd, 1906 in Gusum.
Died February 10th, 1993 at 86 years old in Lund.
Abraham Kurland
Danish wrestler (1912-1999).
Born June 10th, 1912 in Odense.
Died March 14th, 1999 at 86 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
Mikheil Tsereteli
Georgian diplomat (1878-1965).
Born December 23rd, 1878 in Tskhrukveti.
Died March 2nd, 1965 at 86 years old in Munich.
Geraldine Beamish
English tennis player.
Born June 23rd, 1885 in Forest Gate.
Died May 10th, 1972 at 86 years old in St Pancras.
Pentti Nikula
Finnish pole vaulter.
Born February 3rd, 1939 in Somero. [ref]
Died October 30th, 2025 at 86 years old [ref]
Anšlavs Eglītis
Latvian writer (1906–1993).
Born October 14th, 1906 in Riga.
Died March 4th, 1993 at 86 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Charlotte Berend-Corinth
German jewish painter and emigrant from nazi germany (1880-1967).
Born May 25th, 1880 in Berlin.
Died January 10th, 1967 at 86 years old in New York City.
Deaths 1551 to 1560 of 1987
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