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Dead at age 86
1,483 Notable deaths
Ferid Murad
American physician and pharmacologist (1936–2023).
Born September 14th, 1936 in Whiting.
Died September 4th, 2023 at 86 years old in Menlo Park. [ref]
Bud Collins
Us sports journalist (1929-2016).
Died March 4th, 2016 at 86 years old in Brookline. [ref]
Carl Davis
American-born conductor and composer (1936-2023).
Born October 28th, 1936 in Brooklyn.
Died August 3rd, 2023 at 86 years old in Oxford (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
George Russell
American pianist and composer.
Born June 23rd, 1923 in Cincinnati. [ref]
Died July 27th, 2009 at 86 years old in Boston (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
John Seigenthaler
American journalist, writer, and political figure (1927-2014).
Born July 27th, 1927 in Nashville.
Died July 11th, 2014 at 86 years old in Nashville (colorectal cancer).
Max Eastman
American writer (1883-1969).
Born January 4th, 1883 in Canandaigua.
Died March 25th, 1969 at 86 years old in Bridgetown.
Richard Evans Schultes
American ethnobotanist (1915-2001).
Born January 12th, 1915 in Boston.
Died April 10th, 2001 at 86 years old in Boston.
Clyde Lovellette
American basketball player (1929-2016).
Born September 7th, 1929 in Petersburg.
Died March 9th, 2016 at 86 years old in North Manchester (cancer). [ref]
Hannes Alfvén
Swedish electrical engineer, plasma physicist and science fiction author (1908-1995), winner of the 1970 nobel prize for physics.
Born May 30th, 1908 in Norrköping. [ref]
Died April 2nd, 1995 at 86 years old in Danderyd parish. [ref]
Louise Bennett-Coverley
Poet, writer and folklorist (1919-2006).
Born September 7th, 1919 in Kingston. [ref]
Died July 26th, 2006 at 86 years old in Toronto. [ref]
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