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Dead at age 86
1,998 Notable deaths
Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Taye
Tibetan buddhist scholar (1813–1899).
Born December 14th, 1813 in Dêgê.
Died December 28th, 1899 at 86 years old
Owen Roizman
American cinematographer (1936–2023).
Born September 22nd, 1936 in Brooklyn.
Died January 6th, 2023 at 86 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Wallace Harrison
American architect (1895–1981).
Born September 28th, 1895 in Worcester.
Died December 2nd, 1981 at 86 years old in New York City.
James Gibbons
Catholic cardinal (1834–1921).
Born July 23rd, 1834 in Baltimore.
Died March 24th, 1921 at 86 years old in Baltimore.
Willard Boyle
Canadian physicist and inventor (1924–2011).
Born August 19th, 1924 in Amherst.
Died May 7th, 2011 at 86 years old in Wallace (kidney disease). [ref]
Raj Chandra Bose
Indian mathematician (1901–1987).
Born June 19th, 1901 in Narmadapuram.
Died October 31st, 1987 at 86 years old in Fort Collins.
Bede Griffiths
Benedictine monk (1906–1993).
Born December 17th, 1906 in Walton-on-Thames.
Died May 13th, 1993 at 86 years old in Tamil Nadu.
Louis Franchet d'Espèrey
Marshal of france (1856-1942).
Born May 25th, 1856 in Mostaganem.
Died July 8th, 1942 at 86 years old in Saint-Amancet.
F. Matthias Alexander
Australian actor and author (1869–1955).
Born January 20th, 1869 in Wynyard.
Died October 10th, 1955 at 86 years old in London.
James Reston
American journalist and newspaper editor (1909–1995).
Born November 3rd, 1909 in Clydebank.
Died December 6th, 1995 at 86 years old in Washington, D.C..
Deaths 601 to 610 of 1998
Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough. William Saroyan