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Dead at age 86
1,483 Notable deaths
Terence Bayler
New zealand actor.
Born January 24th, 1930 in Whanganui.
Died August 2nd, 2016 at 86 years old in London.
Linda Nochlin
American art historian.
Born January 30th, 1931 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died October 29th, 2017 at 86 years old [ref]
Daulat Singh Kothari
Indian physicist (1906–1993).
Born July 6th, 1906 in Udaipur.
Died February 4th, 1993 at 86 years old in Delhi.
Fernando Fernán Gómez
Spanish actor, screenwriter, and director, (1921–2007).
Born August 28th, 1921 in Lima.
Died November 21st, 2007 at 86 years old in Madrid (pneumonia). [ref]
Michael Castle
American politician (1939–2025).
Born July 2nd, 1939 in Wilmington.
Died August 14th, 2025 at 86 years old in Greenville. [ref]
Willard Boyle
Canadian physicist and inventor.
Born August 19th, 1924 in Amherst.
Died May 7th, 2011 at 86 years old in Wallace (kidney disease). [ref]
George Gerbner
American writer, freelancer and sociologist.
Born August 8th, 1919 in Budapest. [ref]
Died December 24th, 2005 at 86 years old in Philadelphia (cancer). [ref]
Carlo Mazzone
Italian football player and manager (1937-2023).
Born March 19th, 1937 in Rome.
Died August 19th, 2023 at 86 years old in Ascoli Piceno. [ref]
Jerry Lewis
American politician.
Born October 21st, 1934 in Seattle.
Died July 15th, 2021 at 86 years old in Redlands. [ref]
Richard H. Truly
American astronaut and nasa administrator (1937–2024).
Born November 12th, 1937 in Fayette.
Died February 27th, 2024 at 86 years old in Genesee. [ref]
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Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods and meadows, plains and mountains and streams of our blessed star, and they will learn that death is stingless indeed, and as beautiful as life. John Muir