Dead at age 86
1,988 Notable deaths
David Finkelstein
American physicist (1929-2016).
Born July 19th, 1929 in New York City.
Died January 24th, 2016 at 86 years old in Atlanta.
Ed Bickert
Canadian musician (1932–2019).
Born November 29th, 1932 in Hochfeld.
Died February 28th, 2019 at 86 years old in Toronto (lung cancer).
Charles Oman
British military historian (1860-1946).
Born January 12th, 1860 in Muzaffarpur district.
Died June 23rd, 1946 at 86 years old in Oxford.
Juan José Linz
Spanish sociologist and political scientist (1926–2013).
Born December 24th, 1926 in Bonn.
Died October 1st, 2013 at 86 years old in New Haven. [ref]
Pavel Aleksandrov
Russian mathematician (1896–1982).
Born May 7th, 1896 in Noginsk. [ref]
Died November 16th, 1982 at 86 years old in Moscow.
Ronald Breslow
American chemist (1931–2017).
Born March 14th, 1931 in Rahway.
Died October 25th, 2017 at 86 years old in New York City (pancreatic cancer).
Lincoln Almond
American attorney, politician, and member of the republican party (1936–2023).
Born June 16th, 1936 in Pawtucket.
Died January 2nd, 2023 at 86 years old [ref]
Arthur Schmidt
American film editor (1937–2023).
Born June 17th, 1937 in Los Angeles.
Died August 5th, 2023 at 86 years old in Santa Barbara. [ref]
Erik Carlsson
Swedish rally driver.
Born March 5th, 1929 in Trollhättan. [ref]
Died May 27th, 2015 at 86 years old in England.
Princess María Teresa of Parma
Parmese royal and sociologist.
Born July 28th, 1933 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Died March 26th, 2020 at 86 years old in Hôpital Cochin (COVID-19). [ref]
Deaths 741 to 750 of 1988
Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde