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Dead at age 86
1,998 Notable deaths
Wilhelm Eduard Weber
German physicist (1804–1891).
Born October 4th, 1804 in Lutherstadt Wittenberg. [ref]
Died June 23rd, 1891 at 86 years old in Göttingen.
Alexander Oparin
Soviet biochemist (1894-1980).
Born March 2nd, 1894 in Uglich.
Died April 21st, 1980 at 86 years old in Moscow.
Brian Lumley
English horror fiction writer (1937–2024).
Born December 2nd, 1937 in County Durham.
Died January 2nd, 2024 at 86 years old [ref]
Umberto Lenzi
Italian film director (1931–2017).
Born August 6th, 1931 in Massa Marittima. [ref]
Died October 19th, 2017 at 86 years old in Rome. [ref]
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.
Lefter Küçükandonyadis
Turkish association football player (1924–2012).
Born December 22nd, 1925 in Büyükada.
Died January 13th, 2012 at 86 years old in Istanbul (heart failure). [ref]
Edward John Eyre
British explorer and colonial administrator (1815–1901).
Born August 5th, 1815 in Whipsnade. [ref]
Died November 30th, 1901 at 86 years old in Devon. [ref]
Ina Coolbrith
American poet, writer, and librarian (1841–1928).
Born March 10th, 1841 in Nauvoo.
Died February 29th, 1928 at 86 years old in Oakland.
Richard Girnt Butler
American white supremacist leader (1918–2004).
Born February 23rd, 1918 in Denver.
Died September 8th, 2004 at 86 years old in Hayden (heart failure).
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