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Dead at age 86
1,651 Notable deaths
Albert Cohen
Swiss writer (1895-1981).
Born August 16th, 1895 in Corfu. [ref]
Died October 17th, 1981 at 86 years old in Geneva (pneumonia). [ref]
William Giauque
American chemist (1895-1982).
Born May 12th, 1895 in Niagara Falls.
Died March 28th, 1982 at 86 years old in Berkeley.
Paul Ben-Haim
Israeli composer (1897-1984).
Born July 5th, 1897 in Munich. [ref]
Died January 14th, 1984 at 86 years old in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Harold Murray
British chess historian (1868–1955).
Born June 24th, 1868 in London.
Died May 16th, 1955 at 86 years old in London.
Erna Wallisch
Guard at nazi concentration camp (1922-2008).
Born February 10th, 1922 in Benshausen.
Died February 16th, 2008 at 86 years old in Vienna.
Fons Rademakers
Filmmaker, actor (1920-2007).
Born September 5th, 1920 in Roosendaal. [ref]
Died February 22nd, 2007 at 86 years old in Geneva (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Manfred Max-Neef
Professor of economics; environmentalist; chilean presidential candidate (1932-2019).
Born October 26th, 1932 in Valparaíso.
Died August 8th, 2019 at 86 years old in Valdivia (cancer). [ref]
Herbert Robbins
American mathematician (1915–2001).
Born January 12th, 1915 in New Castle.
Died February 12th, 2001 at 86 years old in Princeton.
Cao Yu
Chinese writer (1910-1996).
Born September 24th, 1910 in Tianjin.
Died December 13th, 1996 at 86 years old in Qianjiang.
Hasan Hanafi
Egyptian professor and chair of the philosophy department at cairo university (1935–2021).
Born February 13th, 1935 in Cairo. [ref]
Died October 21st, 2021 at 86 years old [ref]
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