Dead at age 86

1,647 Notable deaths

Katharina Schratt

Austrian stage actress (1853–1940).

Born September 11th, 1853 in Baden. [ref]

Died April 17th, 1940 at 86 years old in Vienna.

Georges Rouault

French painter (1871-1958).

Born May 27th, 1871 in Paris. [ref]

Died February 13th, 1958 at 86 years old in Paris. [ref]

Robert R. Gilruth

American aerospace engineer (1913–2000).

Born October 8th, 1913 in Nashwauk.

Died August 17th, 2000 at 86 years old in Charlottesville.

John Crowe Ransom

American poet.

Born April 30th, 1888 in Pulaski. [ref]

Died July 3rd, 1974 at 86 years old in Gambier. [ref]

James Flynn

New zealand political scientist (1934–2020).

Born April 28th, 1934 in Washington, D.C.. [ref]

Died December 11th, 2020 at 86 years old in Dunedin. [ref]

Leverett Saltonstall

Politician and united states army officer 1892-1979.

Born September 1st, 1892 in Chestnut Hill.

Died June 17th, 1979 at 86 years old in Dover.

Denys Lasdun

Architect (1914-2001).

Born September 8th, 1914 in London. [ref]

Died January 11th, 2001 at 86 years old in London. [ref]

Tomoyuki Tanaka

Japanese film producer.

Born April 26th, 1910 in Kashiwara.

Died April 2nd, 1997 at 86 years old in Tokyo (stroke).

Russell Hoban

American expatriate writer and illustrator (1925-2011).

Born February 4th, 1925 in Lansdale.

Died December 13th, 2011 at 86 years old in London. [ref]

Frederick Copleston

English jesuit priest and philosopher (1907–1994).

Born April 9th, 1907 in Taunton. [ref]

Died February 3rd, 1994 at 86 years old in London. [ref]

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Death is not the biggest fear we have; our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive – the risk to be alive and express what we really are. Miguel Angel Ruiz