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Dead at age 86
1,998 Notable deaths
Linda Nochlin
American art historian (1931–2017).
Born January 30th, 1931 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died October 29th, 2017 at 86 years old [ref]
Hideko Takamine
Japanese actress (1924-2010).
Born March 27th, 1924 in Hakodate.
Died December 28th, 2010 at 86 years old in Shibuya (lung cancer). [ref]
Ebrahim Yazdi
Iranian politician and activist (1931-2017).
Born April 5th, 1931 in Qazvin. [ref]
Died August 27th, 2017 at 86 years old in İzmir (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Ferhat Abbas
Algerian politician (1899-1985), president of provisional government of algeria, president of the national constitutional assembly of algeria.
Born August 24th, 1899 in Chahna.
Died December 24th, 1985 at 86 years old in Algiers.
Furry Lewis
Blues guitarist and songwriter (1893–1981).
Born March 6th, 1895 in Greenwood.
Died September 14th, 1981 at 86 years old in Memphis.
Ferdinand von Lindemann
German mathematician (1852–1939).
Born April 12th, 1852 in Hanover.
Died March 6th, 1939 at 86 years old in Munich.
Seymour Benzer
American geneticist (1921–2007).
Born October 15th, 1921 in The Bronx.
Died November 30th, 2007 at 86 years old in Pasadena (stroke). [ref]
I. Athenagoras
Ecumenical patriarch of constantinople (1886–1972).
Born April 6th, 1886 in Vasiliko.
Died July 7th, 1972 at 86 years old in Istanbul.
Fou Ts'ong
Chinese-british pianist (1934-2020).
Born March 10th, 1934 in Shanghai.
Died December 28th, 2020 at 86 years old in London (COVID-19). [ref]
José María Velasco Ibarra
President of ecuador (1934 - 1935) / (1944 - 1947) / (1952 - 1956) / (1960 - 1961) / (1968 - 1972).
Born March 19th, 1893 in Quito.
Died March 30th, 1979 at 86 years old in Quito.
Deaths 621 to 630 of 1998
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