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Dead at age 86

1,651 Notable deaths

Wilhelm Dörpfeld

German architect and archaeologist (1853–1940).

Born December 26th, 1853 in Barmen. [ref]

Died April 25th, 1940 at 86 years old in Lefkada.

Winfried Otto Schumann

German geophysicist (1888-1974).

Born May 20th, 1888 in Tübingen.

Died September 22nd, 1974 at 86 years old in Munich.

Đorđe Vajfert

Serbian businessman.

Born June 15th, 1850 in Pančevo. [ref]

Died January 12th, 1937 at 86 years old in Belgrade.

Guillermo Mordillo

Argentine cartoonist (1932-2019).

Born August 4th, 1932 in Buenos Aires.

Died June 29th, 2019 at 86 years old in Palma Nova. [ref]

Ann Ronell

American composer and lyricist (1906–1993).

Born December 28th, 1906 in Omaha.

Died December 25th, 1993 at 86 years old in New York City.

Harold P. Brown

American inventor (1869-1932).

Born September 16th, 1857 in Janesville. [ref]

Died May 15th, 1944 at 86 years old in Volusia. [ref]

Bernardin Gantin

Cardinal of the catholic church.

Born May 8th, 1922 in Toffo.

Died May 13th, 2008 at 86 years old in Paris. [ref]

Ivica Horvat

Croatian footballer (1926-2012).

Born July 16th, 1926 in Sisak.

Died August 27th, 2012 at 86 years old in Krk.

Masaichi Kaneda

Zainichi korean baseball player (1933-2019).

Born August 1st, 1933 in Inazawa. [ref]

Died October 6th, 2019 at 86 years old in Tokyo (sepsis). [ref]

Johannes Heinrich Schultz

German psychiatrist (1884-1970).

Born June 20th, 1884 in Göttingen. [ref]

Died September 19th, 1970 at 86 years old in Berlin.

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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