Dead at age 86
1,647 Notable deaths
Fredric Wertham
German-american psychiatrist.
Born March 20th, 1895 in Nuremberg.
Died November 18th, 1981 at 86 years old in Pennsylvania.
Otto Hofmann
Austrian-born german ss general, head of the ss race and settlement main office (1896-1982).
Born March 16th, 1896 in Innsbruck.
Died December 31st, 1982 at 86 years old in Bad Mergentheim.
Vic Elford
British racecar driver.
Born June 10th, 1935 in London.
Died March 13th, 2022 at 86 years old in Plantation (cancer). [ref]
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Austrian conductor (1929–2016).
Born December 6th, 1929 in Berlin. [ref]
Died March 5th, 2016 at 86 years old in Sankt Georgen im Attergau. [ref]
Bob Krueger
American politician (1935–2022).
Born September 19th, 1935 in New Braunfels.
Died April 30th, 2022 at 86 years old in New Braunfels. [ref]
Kenneth Grant
British occult writer.
Born May 23rd, 1924 in Ilford.
Died January 15th, 2011 at 86 years old [ref]
Don Hewitt
American television news producer (1922–2009).
Born December 14th, 1922 in New York City.
Died August 19th, 2009 at 86 years old in Bridgehampton (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Mary Douglas
British anthropologist.
Born March 25th, 1921 in Sanremo.
Died May 16th, 2007 at 86 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
Michael Dummett
British academic and philosopher.
Born June 27th, 1925 in London. [ref]
Died December 27th, 2011 at 86 years old in Oxford. [ref]
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]
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When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche