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Dead at age 86

1,999 Notable deaths

Serge Merlin

French actor (1932–2019).

Born December 29th, 1932 in Oued Tlélat. [ref]

Died February 16th, 2019 at 86 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Tom Ricketts

English-american actor and director (1853–1939).

Born January 15th, 1853 in London.

Died January 20th, 1939 at 86 years old in Hollywood (pneumonia).

Angela of the Cross

Spanish saint.

Born January 30th, 1846 in Seville.

Died March 2nd, 1932 at 86 years old in Seville.

Sonny Greer

American jazz drummer (1895–1982).

Born December 13th, 1895 in Long Branch.

Died March 23rd, 1982 at 86 years old in New York City.

Archduke Rainer Ferdinand of Austria

Archduke of austria (1827-1913).

Born January 11th, 1827 in Milan. [ref]

Died January 27th, 1913 at 86 years old in Vienna.

Teinosuke Kinugasa

Japanese film director (1896–1982).

Born January 1st, 1896 in Mie Prefecture.

Died February 26th, 1982 at 86 years old in Kyoto.

Clinton Hart Merriam

American zoologist and ornithologist (1855-1942).

Born December 5th, 1855 in New York City.

Died March 19th, 1942 at 86 years old in Berkeley.

Joachim Prinz

German-american rabbi.

Born May 10th, 1902 in Bierdzany.

Died September 30th, 1988 at 86 years old in Livingston.

Fadwa Tuqan

Palestinien poet (1917-2003).

Born March 1st, 1917 in Nablus.

Died December 12th, 2003 at 86 years old in Nablus.

William Forrest

American actor (1902–1989).

Born October 10th, 1902 in Cambridge.

Died January 26th, 1989 at 86 years old in Santa Monica (myocardial infarction).

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