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Dead at age 86
1,479 Notable deaths
Pujie
Chinese politician and younger brother of puyi (1907-1994).
Born April 16th, 1907 in Beijing.
Died February 28th, 1994 at 86 years old in Beijing.
Daniel Keyes
American author.
Born August 9th, 1927 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died June 15th, 2014 at 86 years old in Boca Raton (pneumonia). [ref]
Benjamin Bloom
American psychologist.
Born February 21st, 1913 in Lansford.
Died September 13th, 1999 at 86 years old in Chicago.
Frederick Russell Burnham
Father of scouting; military scout; soldier of fortune; oil man; writer; rancher.
Born May 11th, 1861 in Blue Earth County.
Died September 1st, 1947 at 86 years old in Santa Barbara.
Günter Schabowski
German politician (1929-2015).
Born January 4th, 1929 in Anklam.
Died November 1st, 2015 at 86 years old in Berlin (stroke). [ref]
Walter Krueger
American soldier and general officer (1881-1967).
Born January 26th, 1881 in Złotów.
Died August 20th, 1967 at 86 years old in Valley Forge.
Mervyn LeRoy
American film director and producer (1900–1987).
Born October 15th, 1900 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died September 13th, 1987 at 86 years old in Beverly Hills (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Johnny Tillotson
American singer.
Born April 20th, 1938 in Jacksonville. [ref]
Died April 1st, 2025 at 86 years old in Los Angeles (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Martin Wickramasinghe
Sri lankan writer (1890-1976).
Born May 29th, 1890 in Sri Lanka.
Died July 23rd, 1976 at 86 years old in Colombo.
Kenneth Tsang
Hong kong actor.
Born September 2nd, 1935 in Shanghai. [ref]
Died April 27th, 2022 at 86 years old in The Kowloon Hotel. [ref]
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