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Dead at age 86
1,998 Notable deaths
Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
Sheikh of abu dhabi from 1966 to 2003.
Born May 6th, 1918 in Abu Dhabi.
Died November 2nd, 2004 at 86 years old in Abu Dhabi (pulmonary fibrosis). [ref]
Martin Heidegger
German philosopher (1889–1976).
Born September 26th, 1889 in Messkirch. [ref]
Died May 26th, 1976 at 86 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau (infectious disease). [ref]
B. F. Skinner
American behaviorist (1904–1990).
Born March 20th, 1904 in Susquehanna Depot.
Died August 18th, 1990 at 86 years old in Cambridge (leukemia).
David Allan Coe
American country musician.
Born September 6th, 1939 in Akron.
Died April 29th, 2026 at 86 years old in Dallas. [ref]
Deborah Kerr
British actress (1921–2007).
Born September 30th, 1921 in Helensburgh.
Died October 16th, 2007 at 86 years old in Suffolk (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Georgy Malenkov
Soviet politician (1902–1988).
Born January 8th, 1902 in Orenburg.
Died January 14th, 1988 at 86 years old in Moscow.
Saeed Jaffrey
Indian actor (1929–2015).
Born January 8th, 1929 in Malerkotla.
Died November 15th, 2015 at 86 years old in London (cerebral hemorrhage).
Jorge Luis Borges
Argentine writer, essayist, poet and translator (1899–1986).
Born August 24th, 1899 in Buenos Aires.
Died June 14th, 1986 at 86 years old in Geneva (pulmonary emphysema, liver cancer).
Mary Pickford
Canadian actress and producer (1892–1979).
Born April 8th, 1893 in Toronto.
Died May 29th, 1979 at 86 years old in Santa Monica (stroke).
Neil Sedaka
American singer (1939–2026).
Born March 13th, 1939 in Brooklyn.
Died February 27th, 2026 at 86 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Deaths 31 to 40 of 1998
Do not fear death. Death is always at our side. When we show fear, it jumps at us faster than light. But, if we do not show fear, it casts its eye upon us gently and then guides us into infinity. Laughing Bull