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Dead at age 86
1,988 Notable deaths
Heinrich Ritter von Wittek
Austrian politician (1844-1930).
Born January 29th, 1844 in Vienna.
Died April 9th, 1930 at 86 years old in Vienna.
Vojtech Zamarovský
Slovak historian, translator and science writer (1919-2006).
Born October 5th, 1919 in Trenčín, Zamarovce. [ref]
Died July 26th, 2006 at 86 years old in Prague (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Vasily Engelhardt
Russian astronomer (1828–1915).
Born July 29th, 1828 in Smolensk, Kustovičy.
Died May 6th, 1915 at 86 years old in Dresden.
Sergey Zalygin
Writer, novelist, editor (1913–2000).
Born December 6th, 1913 in Sukharevka.
Died April 19th, 2000 at 86 years old in Moscow.
Elizabeth Becker-Pinkston
American diver (1903-1989).
Born March 6th, 1903 in Philadelphia.
Died April 6th, 1989 at 86 years old in Detroit.
Ewald Cebula
Polish footballer (1917–2004).
Born March 22nd, 1917 in Świętochłowice.
Died February 1st, 2004 at 86 years old in Chorzów.
Friedrich Ladegast
German pipe organ builder (1818–1905).
Born August 30th, 1818 in Zettlitz.
Died June 30th, 1905 at 86 years old in Weißenfels.
Vincențiu Babeș
Romanian lawyer, teacher, journalist and politician (1821-1907).
Born January 21st, 1821 in Hodoni.
Died January 22nd, 1907 at 86 years old in Budapest.
Werner Rauh
German botanist and university teacher (1913-2000).
Born May 16th, 1913 in Niemegk (district Bitterfeld).
Died April 7th, 2000 at 86 years old in Heidelberg.
Antonio María Barbieri
Catholic cardinal (1892–1979).
Born October 12th, 1892 in Montevideo.
Died July 6th, 1979 at 86 years old in Montevideo.
Deaths 1651 to 1660 of 1988
Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel