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Dead at age 86
1,998 Notable deaths
Son House
American blues singer and guitarist (1902–1988).
Born March 21st, 1902 in Lyon.
Died October 19th, 1988 at 86 years old in Detroit (cancer).
John Neville
English actor (1925–2011).
Died November 19th, 2011 at 86 years old in Toronto (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Jim Simons
American mathematician and hedge fund manager (1938–2024).
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 (1896–1982).
Born April 30th, 1896 in Bengal.
Died August 27th, 1982 at 86 years old in Dehradun.
Jeff Cooper
American journalist and small weapons expert (1920-2006).
Born May 10th, 1920 in Los Angeles.
Died September 25th, 2006 at 86 years old in Paulden.
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.
Deaths 191 to 200 of 1998
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