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Dead at age 86

2,004 Notable deaths

Reginald Le Borg

Austrian film director (1902–1989).

Born December 11th, 1902 in Vienna.

Died March 25th, 1989 at 86 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).

Vera Chaplina

Soviet writer (1908-1994).

Born May 7th, 1908 in Moscow.

Died December 19th, 1994 at 86 years old in Moscow.

Jean-François-Albert du Pouget de Nadaillac

French anthropologist (1818–1904).

Born July 16th, 1818 in London.

Died October 1st, 1904 at 86 years old in Cloyes-sur-le-Loir.

Georg von Braun

Equestrian (1886–1972).

Born March 21st, 1886 in Skara.

Died August 23rd, 1972 at 86 years old in Stockholm.

Peter Bolliger

Swiss rower (1937–2024).

Born May 18th, 1937 in Basel.

Died March 18th, 2024 at 86 years old [ref]

Miklós Ambrus

Hungarian former water polo player (1933–2019).

Born May 31st, 1933 in Eger.

Died August 3rd, 2019 at 86 years old in Budapest. [ref]

Gerrit Smith Miller Jr.

U.s. zoologist and botanist (1869–1956).

Born December 6th, 1869 in Peterboro.

Died February 24th, 1956 at 86 years old in Washington, D.C..

Eufemia von Adlersfeld-Ballestrem

German novelist (1854–1941).

Born September 18th, 1854 in Racibórz.

Died April 26th, 1941 at 86 years old in Munich.

Heikki Liimatainen

Finnish long distance runner (1894–1980).

Born March 14th, 1894 in Karstula.

Died December 24th, 1980 at 86 years old in Porvoo.

Nicolò Rode

Italian sailor (1912–1998).

Born January 1st, 1912 in Mali Lošinj.

Died May 4th, 1998 at 86 years old in Verona.

Deaths 1781 to 1790 of 2004

Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride! Hunter S. Thompson