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Dead at age 86
2,003 Notable deaths
Jiří Čadek
Czech footballer (1935–2021).
Born December 7th, 1935 in Pavlíkov.
Died December 20th, 2021 at 86 years old [ref]
Harry Hemley Plaskett
Canadian astronomer (1893-1980).
Born July 5th, 1893 in Toronto.
Died January 26th, 1980 at 86 years old
Nina Ivanova
Soviet actress (1934-2020).
Born January 6th, 1934 in Moscow.
Died December 1st, 2020 at 86 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Aleksandr Ivanovsky
Soviet film director and screenwriter (1881–1968).
Born November 29th, 1881 in Kazan.
Died January 12th, 1968 at 86 years old in Saint Petersburg.
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.
Deaths 1661 to 1670 of 2003
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