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Dead at age 86
1,483 Notable deaths
Galina Vishnevskaya
Russian soprano opera singer and recitalist.
Born October 25th, 1926 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died December 11th, 2012 at 86 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Buddhadasa
Thai buddhist monk.
Born May 27th, 1906 in Phumriang.
Died May 25th, 1993 at 86 years old in Chaiya (cerebral hemorrhage).
Francis Pym
British politician (1922–2008).
Born February 13th, 1922 in Abergavenny.
Died March 7th, 2008 at 86 years old in Sandy.
Jaakko Hintikka
Finnish philosopher and logician.
Born January 12th, 1929 in Vantaa. [ref]
Died August 12th, 2015 at 86 years old in Porvoo.
Fou Ts'ong
Chinese-british pianist (1934-2020).
Born March 10th, 1934 in Shanghai.
Died December 28th, 2020 at 86 years old in London (COVID-19). [ref]
Janet Flanner
American journalist.
Born March 13th, 1892 in Indianapolis.
Died November 7th, 1978 at 86 years old in New York City.
Roberta Peters
American operatic soprano (1930-2017).
Born May 4th, 1930 in The Bronx.
Died January 18th, 2017 at 86 years old in Rye (Parkinson's disease).
Slater Martin
American basketball player and coach (1925-2012).
Born October 22nd, 1925 in Walker County.
Died October 18th, 2012 at 86 years old in Houston. [ref]
Fred Stolle
Australian tennis player.
Born October 8th, 1938 in Hornsby. [ref]
Died March 5th, 2025 at 86 years old in Palm Desert. [ref]
Ermanno Olmi
Italian film director.
Born July 24th, 1931 in Bergamo. [ref]
Died May 7th, 2018 at 86 years old in Asiago (disease).
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