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Dead at age 86
1,998 Notable deaths
Maud Gonne
Irish revolutionary and activist (1866-1953).
Born December 21st, 1866 in Farnham.
Died April 27th, 1953 at 86 years old in Clonskeagh.
Gale Sondergaard
American actress (1899–1985).
Born February 15th, 1899 in Litchfield.
Died August 14th, 1985 at 86 years old in Woodland Hills (stroke).
Orlando Cepeda
Puerto rican baseball player (1937–2024).
Born September 17th, 1937 in Ponce.
Died June 28th, 2024 at 86 years old in Concord. [ref]
Frederick Abberline
Former chief inspector for the london metropolitan police (1843-1929).
Born January 8th, 1843 in Blandford Forum.
Died December 10th, 1929 at 86 years old in Bournemouth.
Old Tom Morris
Scottish professional golfer (1821–1908).
Born June 16th, 1821 in St Andrews.
Died May 24th, 1908 at 86 years old in St Andrews.
Bryan Forbes
English film director, screenwriter and actor (1926–2013).
Born July 22nd, 1926 in Stratford.
Died May 8th, 2013 at 86 years old in Surrey (disease). [ref]
Naushad
Indian composer (1919–2006).
Born December 25th, 1919 in Lucknow.
Died May 5th, 2006 at 86 years old in Mumbai.
Mary Ellen Pleasant
African-american entrepreneur (1814-1904).
Born August 19th, 1817 in Philadelphia, Virginia, Georgia. [ref]
Died January 4th, 1904 at 86 years old in San Francisco.
Rosemarie Bowe
American actress (1932-2019).
Born September 17th, 1932 in Butte.
Died January 20th, 2019 at 86 years old in Cuernavaca.
Alan Cranston
American politician (1914–2000).
Born June 19th, 1914 in Palo Alto. [ref]
Died December 31st, 2000 at 86 years old in Los Altos. [ref]
Deaths 221 to 230 of 1998
It is not length of life, but depth of life. Ralph Waldo Emerson