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Dead at age 86
1,999 Notable deaths
Giuseppe Di Stefano
Italian opera singer.
Born July 24th, 1921 in Motta Sant'Anastasia.
Died March 3rd, 2008 at 86 years old in Santa Maria Hoè. [ref]
Spiros Focás
Greek actor.
Born August 17th, 1937 in Patras.
Died November 10th, 2023 at 86 years old in Elefsina. [ref]
Prudence Crandall
Civil rights pioneer, educator, temperance advocate, connecticut's official state heroine (1803-1890).
Born September 3rd, 1803 in Hopkinton.
Died January 28th, 1890 at 86 years old in Elk Falls.
Peter Baldwin
American director and actor (1931–2017).
Born January 11th, 1931 in Winnetka.
Died November 19th, 2017 at 86 years old in Pebble Beach. [ref]
Erich Heckel
German artist (1883–1970).
Born July 31st, 1883 in Döbeln.
Died January 27th, 1970 at 86 years old in Radolfzell am Bodensee.
Henrik Pontoppidan
Danish writer, nobel laureate.
Born July 24th, 1857 in Fredericia.
Died August 21st, 1943 at 86 years old in Ordrup.
Hippolyte Bayard
French photographer (1801–1887).
Born January 20th, 1801 in Breteuil.
Died May 14th, 1887 at 86 years old in Nemours.
Doe Avedon
American actress (1925–2011).
Born April 7th, 1925 in Old Westbury.
Died December 18th, 2011 at 86 years old in Encino (pneumonia). [ref]
Omraam Mikhaël Aïvanhov
Bulgarian philosopher (1900–1986).
Born January 31st, 1900 in Srpci.
Died December 25th, 1986 at 86 years old in Fréjus.
Paul Kurtz
American professor of philosophy (1925-2012).
Born December 21st, 1925 in Newark.
Died October 20th, 2012 at 86 years old in Amherst. [ref]
Deaths 531 to 540 of 1999
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