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Dead at age 86

1,482 Notable deaths

William Witney

American director (1915-2002).

Born May 5th, 1915 in Lawton.

Died March 17th, 2002 at 86 years old in Jackson. [ref]

Stanley William Hayter

English print-maker and engraver (1901-1988).

Born December 27th, 1901 in London. [ref]

Died May 4th, 1988 at 86 years old in Paris. [ref]

Ataur Rahman Khan

Bangladeshi politician (1905-1991).

Born March 6th, 1905 in British Raj.

Died December 7th, 1991 at 86 years old in Dhaka.

Paul Hörbiger

Austrian actor (1894-1981).

Born April 29th, 1894 in Budapest. [ref]

Died March 5th, 1981 at 86 years old in Vienna. [ref]

Michal Kováč

Slovak economist, politician, president of the slovakia (1993–1998).

Born September 5th, 1930 in Bratislava, Ľubiša, Žitavany. [ref]

Died October 5th, 2016 at 86 years old in Bratislava (Parkinson's disease). [ref]

Fred Kavli

American physicist, norwegian born.

Born August 20th, 1927 in Eresfjord.

Died November 21st, 2013 at 86 years old in Santa Barbara (cholangiocarcinoma).

Hirofumi Uzawa

Japanese economist (1928-2021).

Born July 21st, 1928 in Tottori Prefecture.

Died September 18th, 2014 at 86 years old in Tokyo.

Pat O'Callaghan

Athletics competitor (1905-1991).

Born September 15th, 1905 in Kanturk.

Died December 1st, 1991 at 86 years old in Clonmel.

Jan Wilsgaard

Chief designer of volvo cars (1930-2016).

Born January 23rd, 1930 in New York City. [ref]

Died August 6th, 2016 at 86 years old in Kungsbacka Municipality.

Jean Wahl

French philosopher (1888-1974).

Born May 25th, 1888 in Marseille. [ref]

Died June 19th, 1974 at 86 years old in Paris.

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