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Dead at age 86
1,651 Notable deaths
Teinosuke Kinugasa
Japanese film director (1896–1982).
Born January 1st, 1896 in Mie Prefecture.
Died February 26th, 1982 at 86 years old in Kyoto.
Clinton Hart Merriam
American zoologist and ornithologist (1855-1942).
Born December 5th, 1855 in New York City.
Died March 19th, 1942 at 86 years old in Berkeley.
Fadwa Tuqan
Palestinien poet (1917-2003).
Born March 1st, 1917 in Nablus.
Died December 12th, 2003 at 86 years old in Nablus. [ref]
William Forrest
American actor (1902–1989).
Born October 10th, 1902 in Cambridge.
Died January 26th, 1989 at 86 years old in Santa Monica (myocardial infarction).
Harold Eugene Edgerton
American engineer and inventor.
Born April 6th, 1903 in Fremont. [ref]
Died January 4th, 1990 at 86 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Otto Piene
German artist (1928-2014).
Born April 18th, 1928 in Bad Laasphe. [ref]
Died July 17th, 2014 at 86 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Jamuna Barua
Indian actress.
Born October 10th, 1919 in Agra.
Died November 24th, 2005 at 86 years old in Kolkata.
Philip K. Chapman
The first australian-born american astronaut.
Born March 5th, 1935 in Melbourne.
Died April 5th, 2021 at 86 years old in Arizona. [ref]
Ola Ullsten
Swedish politician, prime minister of sweden between october 1978 and october 1979.
Died May 28th, 2018 at 86 years old in Öja socken. [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).
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