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Dead at age 86
1,998 Notable deaths
John Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair
British politician, governor general of canada (1847-1934).
Born August 3rd, 1847 in Edinburgh.
Died March 7th, 1934 at 86 years old in Tarland.
Petar Bojović
Serbian military officer (1858–1945).
Born July 16th, 1858 in Miševići, Nova Varoš.
Died January 19th, 1945 at 86 years old in Belgrade (blunt trauma). [ref]
Marco Pannella
Italian politician and activist (1930-2016).
Born May 2nd, 1930 in Teramo. [ref]
Died May 19th, 2016 at 86 years old in Rome (lung cancer, pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Paul Sabatier
French chemist (1854–1941).
Born November 5th, 1854 in Carcassonne.
Died August 14th, 1941 at 86 years old in Toulouse.
Niijima Yae
Japanese former soldier and nurse.
Born December 1st, 1845 in Aizu.
Died June 14th, 1932 at 86 years old in Kyoto.
William M. Gray
American meteorologist (1929–2024).
Born October 9th, 1929 in Detroit. [ref]
Died April 16th, 2016 at 86 years old in Fort Collins. [ref]
Muriel Humphrey
American politician (1912–1998).
Born February 20th, 1912 in Huron.
Died September 20th, 1998 at 86 years old in Minneapolis.
Ivan Passer
Czech film director (1933–2020).
Born July 10th, 1933 in Prague. [ref]
Died January 9th, 2020 at 86 years old in Reno (pneumonia). [ref]
Juan Goytisolo
Spanish writer (1931-2017).
Born January 5th, 1931 in Barcelona.
Died June 4th, 2017 at 86 years old in Marrakesh. [ref]
Stanley Hoffmann
French-american political scientist (1928–2015).
Born November 27th, 1928 in Vienna.
Died September 13th, 2015 at 86 years old in Cambridge.
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