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Dead at age 86
1,998 Notable deaths
Charles Grodin
American actor (1935–2021).
Born April 21st, 1935 in Pittsburgh.
Died May 18th, 2021 at 86 years old in Wilton (bone marrow cancer). [ref]
Sidney Lumet
American director, producer and screenwriter (1924–2011).
Born June 25th, 1924 in Philadelphia.
Died April 9th, 2011 at 86 years old in Manhattan (lymphoma). [ref]
Graham Greene
British writer, playwright and literary critic (1904–1991).
Born October 2nd, 1904 in Berkhamsted. [ref]
Died April 3rd, 1991 at 86 years old in Corseaux, Vevey (leukemia). [ref]
Cesar Romero
American actor (1907–1994).
Born February 15th, 1907 in New York City.
Died January 1st, 1994 at 86 years old in Santa Monica (acute myocardial infarction).
Roy Rogers
American actor and singer (1911-1998).
Born November 5th, 1911 in Cincinnati.
Died July 6th, 1998 at 86 years old in Apple Valley (heart failure).
John D. Rockefeller Jr.
American financier and philanthropist (1874–1960).
Born January 29th, 1874 in Cleveland.
Died May 11th, 1960 at 86 years old in Tucson (pneumonia).
Ronald Speirs
American paratrooper (1920-2007).
Born April 20th, 1920 in Edinburgh.
Died April 11th, 2007 at 86 years old in St. Marie. [ref]
Alberto Fujimori
President of peru from 1990 to 2000.
Born July 26th, 1938 in Miraflores. [ref]
Died September 11th, 2024 at 86 years old in San Borja (tongue cancer). [ref]
Jacques Chirac
President of france from 1995 to 2007.
Born November 29th, 1932 in 5th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died September 26th, 2019 at 86 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris (kidney failure). [ref]
Cab Calloway
American jazz singer (1907–1994).
Born December 25th, 1907 in Rochester.
Died November 18th, 1994 at 86 years old in Hockessin (stroke).
Deaths 41 to 50 of 1998
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