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Dead at age 86

1,998 Notable deaths

Dinko Šakić

Croatian war criminal (1921-2008).

Born September 8th, 1921 in Imotski.

Died July 20th, 2008 at 86 years old in Zagreb. [ref]

Nathan Rosen

American-israeli physicist.

Born March 22nd, 1909 in Brooklyn.

Died December 18th, 1995 at 86 years old in Haifa.

Cleve Moler

American mathematician specializing in numerical analysis (1939 - 2026).

Born August 17th, 1939 in Salt Lake City.

Died May 20th, 2026 at 86 years old in Saint Michaels. [ref]

Angela Paton

American actor, stage actor and television actor (1930-2016).

Born January 11th, 1930 in Brooklyn.

Died May 26th, 2016 at 86 years old in Oakland (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Richard Easton

Canadian actor (1933–2019).

Born March 22nd, 1933 in Montreal.

Died December 2nd, 2019 at 86 years old in New York City. [ref]

Curtis Fuller

American jazz musician (1932–2021).

Born December 15th, 1934 in Detroit.

Died May 8th, 2021 at 86 years old [ref]

Hans Werner Henze

German composer (1926–2012).

Born July 1st, 1926 in Gütersloh.

Died October 27th, 2012 at 86 years old in Dresden. [ref]

Bud Collins

Us sports journalist and tennis player (1929–2016).

Born June 17th, 1929 in Lima.

Died March 4th, 2016 at 86 years old in Brookline. [ref]

Karl Diebitsch

Ss officer and german artist (1899-1985).

Born January 3rd, 1899 in Hanover.

Died August 6th, 1985 at 86 years old in Kreuth.

Belva Ann Lockwood

Suffragist (1830–1917).

Born October 24th, 1830 in Royalton. [ref]

Died May 19th, 1917 at 86 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]

Deaths 461 to 470 of 1998

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