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Dead at age 86
1,988 Notable deaths
Edwin C. Johnson
American politician (1884-1970).
Born January 1st, 1884 in Scandia.
Died May 30th, 1970 at 86 years old in Denver.
Otto Baum
Ss-oberführer (1911–1998).
Born November 15th, 1911 in Hechingen.
Died June 18th, 1998 at 86 years old in Hechingen.
Todor Veselinović
Serbian footballer (1930-2017).
Born October 22nd, 1930 in Belgrade.
Died May 17th, 2017 at 86 years old in Athens (disease). [ref]
Victor A. McKusick
American internist and medical geneticist (1921-2008).
Born October 21st, 1921 in Parkman.
Died July 22nd, 2008 at 86 years old in Towson (cancer). [ref]
Pat O'Callaghan
Irish athletics competitor (1905-1991).
Born September 15th, 1905 in Kanturk.
Died December 1st, 1991 at 86 years old in Clonmel.
Sara Aboobacker
Indian writer (1936–2023).
Born June 30th, 1936 in Kasaragod district.
Died January 10th, 2023 at 86 years old in Mangaluru. [ref]
Pierre Christin
French comic creator (1938–2024).
Born July 27th, 1938 in Saint-Mandé. [ref]
Died October 3rd, 2024 at 86 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Yvonne Loriod
French musician.
Born January 20th, 1924 in Houilles.
Died May 18th, 2010 at 86 years old in Saint-Denis. [ref]
Adetokunbo Ademola
Nigerian jurist (1906–1993).
Born February 1st, 1906 in Abeokuta.
Died January 29th, 1993 at 86 years old in Lagos.
Karl Shapiro
American poet and essayist (1913-2000).
Born November 10th, 1913 in Baltimore.
Died May 14th, 2000 at 86 years old in New York City.
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I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity. Gilda Radner