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Dead at age 86
1,998 Notable deaths
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-songwriter (1928–2016).
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 Koggala.
Died July 23rd, 1976 at 86 years old in Colombo.
Kenneth Tsang
Hong kong actor (1935–2022).
Born September 2nd, 1935 in Shanghai. [ref]
Died April 27th, 2022 at 86 years old in The Kowloon Hotel. [ref]
Maniben Patel
Indian politician.
Born April 3rd, 1903 in Gujarat.
Died March 26th, 1990 at 86 years old
William A. Clark
American mining magnate and politician (1839–1925).
Born January 8th, 1839 in Connellsville. [ref]
Died March 2nd, 1925 at 86 years old in New York City. [ref]
Peter Matthiessen
American novelist (1927–2014).
Born May 22nd, 1927 in New York City. [ref]
Died April 5th, 2014 at 86 years old in Sagaponack (leukemia).
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