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Dead at age 86
1,998 Notable deaths
Suniti Kumar Chatterji
Bengali linguist (1890–1977).
Born November 26th, 1890 in Shibpur.
Died May 29th, 1977 at 86 years old in Kolkata.
Friedrich von Ledebur
Austro-hungarian actor.
Died December 25th, 1986 at 86 years old in Schwertberg.
Ahmed Muhtar Pasha
Ottoman grand vizier and general (1832-1919).
Born November 1st, 1832 in Bursa.
Died January 21st, 1919 at 86 years old in Constantinople.
Josephine of Baden
German princess (1813-1900).
Born October 21st, 1813 in Karlsruhe, Mannheim.
Died June 19th, 1900 at 86 years old in Sigmaringen.
Thomas Adams
American scientist and inventor (1818-1905).
Born May 4th, 1818 in New York City. [ref]
Died February 7th, 1905 at 86 years old [ref]
Margery Sharp
English writer (1905–1991).
Born January 25th, 1905 in Salisbury.
Died March 14th, 1991 at 86 years old in London.
Sergei Novikov
Soviet and russian mathematician (1938–2024).
Born March 20th, 1938 in Nizhny Novgorod.
Died June 6th, 2024 at 86 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Gordon R. Sullivan
American general (1937–2024).
Born September 25th, 1937 in Boston.
Died January 2nd, 2024 at 86 years old [ref]
John Hackett
Australian-born british soldier, painter and author (1910–1997).
Born November 5th, 1910 in Perth.
Died September 9th, 1997 at 86 years old
Ronald Syme
New zealand born british historian and classicist (1903-1989).
Born March 11th, 1903 in Eltham.
Died September 4th, 1989 at 86 years old in Oxford.
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