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Dead at age 86

1,645 Notable deaths

Son House

American blues singer and guitarist.

Born March 21st, 1902 in Lyon.

Died October 19th, 1988 at 86 years old in Chicago, Detroit (cancer). [ref]

John Neville

English actor.

Born May 2nd, 1925 in London.

Died November 19th, 2011 at 86 years old in Toronto (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]

Jim Simons

American mathematician and hedge fund manager.

Born April 25th, 1938 in Newton.

Died May 10th, 2024 at 86 years old in New York City. [ref]

Lynn Cohen

American actress (1933-2020).

Born August 10th, 1933 in Kansas City.

Died February 14th, 2020 at 86 years old in New York City. [ref]

Abimael Guzmán

Peruvian maoist terrorist leader (1934–2021).

Born December 3rd, 1934 in Mollendo.

Died September 11th, 2021 at 86 years old in Callao navy base (pneumonia). [ref]

Anandamayi Ma

Hindu guru.

Born April 30th, 1896 in Bengal.

Died August 27th, 1982 at 86 years old in Dehradun.

James Last

German musician (1929-2015).

Born April 17th, 1929 in Bremen.

Died June 9th, 2015 at 86 years old in Palm Beach Gardens (disease). [ref]

Jack Burns

American actor (1933-2020).

Born November 15th, 1933 in Boston.

Died January 27th, 2020 at 86 years old in Los Angeles (respiratory failure). [ref]

Eduard Shevardnadze

Georgian politician and diplomat (1928–2014).

Born January 25th, 1928 in Mamati.

Died July 7th, 2014 at 86 years old in Tbilisi.

Krzysztof Penderecki

Polish composer and conductor.

Born November 23rd, 1933 in Dębica.

Died March 29th, 2020 at 86 years old in Kraków. [ref]

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