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Dead at age 86
1,988 Notable deaths
Heinz Barth
German world war ii ss officer and war criminal (1920–2007).
Born October 15th, 1920 in Gransee. [ref]
Died August 6th, 2007 at 86 years old in Gransee (cancer).
Jozo Tomasevich
Croatian american historian (1908-1994).
Born March 16th, 1908 in Orebić.
Died October 15th, 1994 at 86 years old in Palo Alto.
Philippa Pearce
English children's writer (1920–2006).
Born January 22nd, 1920 in Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire.
Died December 21st, 2006 at 86 years old in Durham (stroke). [ref]
Shura Cherkassky
American classical pianist (1909–1995).
Born October 7th, 1909 in Odesa.
Died December 27th, 1995 at 86 years old in London.
Tatu Vanhanen
Finnish political scientist (1929-2015).
Born April 17th, 1929 in Ozyorskoye.
Died August 22nd, 2015 at 86 years old in Nurmijärvi. [ref]
Keiko Tsushima
Japanese actress (1926–2012).
Born February 7th, 1926 in Nagasaki.
Died August 1st, 2012 at 86 years old in Tokyo (stomach cancer). [ref]
Ken Aston
Football referee (1915–2001).
Born September 1st, 1915 in Colchester.
Died October 23rd, 2001 at 86 years old in London.
Charles Gavan Duffy
Irish nationalist, journalist, poet and australian politician (1816-1903).
Born April 12th, 1816 in Monaghan.
Died February 9th, 1903 at 86 years old in Nice.
Abraham Lempel
Israeli computer scientist (1936–2023).
Born February 10th, 1936 in Lviv.
Died February 3rd, 2023 at 86 years old
Tony Earl
American politician (1936–2023).
Born April 12th, 1936 in Lansing.
Died February 23rd, 2023 at 86 years old in Madison (stroke). [ref]
Deaths 791 to 800 of 1988
Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods and meadows, plains and mountains and streams of our blessed star, and they will learn that death is stingless indeed, and as beautiful as life. John Muir