Dead at age 86
1,707 Notable deaths
Maurice Maeterlinck
Belgian playwright and essayist (1862–1949).
Born August 29th, 1862 in Ghent. [ref]
Died May 6th, 1949 at 86 years old in Nice. [ref]
Bill Dickey
American baseball player and coach.
Born June 5th, 1907 in Bastrop.
Died November 12th, 1993 at 86 years old in Little Rock.
Hugh Hudson
British director (1936–2023).
Born August 25th, 1936 in West End.
Died February 10th, 2023 at 86 years old in Charing Cross Hospital. [ref]
Marius Goring
Actor (1912-1998).
Born May 23rd, 1912 in Newport. [ref]
Died September 30th, 1998 at 86 years old in Rushlake Green (cancer). [ref]
Ben Cooper
American actor (1933-2020).
Born September 30th, 1933 in Hartford. [ref]
Died February 24th, 2020 at 86 years old in Memphis (dementia). [ref]
Earl Lloyd
American basketball player and coach (1928–2015).
Born April 3rd, 1928 in Alexandria.
Died February 26th, 2015 at 86 years old in Crossville.
Sonny James
American country music singer and songwriter.
Born May 1st, 1929 in Hackleburg.
Died February 22nd, 2016 at 86 years old in Nashville.
Henry Hathaway
American film director and producer (1898-1985).
Born March 13th, 1898 in Sacramento.
Died February 11th, 1985 at 86 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Walter Krueger
American general (1881-1967).
Born January 26th, 1881 in Złotów.
Died August 20th, 1967 at 86 years old in Valley Forge.
Martin Wickramasinghe
Sri lankan writer (1890-1976).
Born May 29th, 1890 in Sri Lanka.
Died July 23rd, 1976 at 86 years old in Colombo.
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As a well spent day brings happy sleep, so life well used brings happy death. Leonardo da Vinci