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Dead at age 86
1,999 Notable deaths
Michal Kováč
Slovak economist, politician, president of the slovakia (1993–1998).
Born September 5th, 1930 in Ľubiša. [ref]
Died October 5th, 2016 at 86 years old in Bratislava (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Roger Piantoni
French footballer (1931–2018).
Born December 26th, 1931 in Étain.
Died May 26th, 2018 at 86 years old in Nancy. [ref]
Saroja Vaidyanathan
Indian dancer.
Born September 19th, 1937 in Ballary.
Died September 21st, 2023 at 86 years old
Averil Cameron
English historian of late antiquity (born 1940).
Born February 8th, 1940 in Leek.
Died April 7th, 2026 at 86 years old [ref]
Simón Isidoro Patiño
Bolivian businessperson (1860-1947).
Born June 1st, 1860 in Cochabamba.
Died April 20th, 1947 at 86 years old in Buenos Aires.
Rolfe Sedan
Actor (1896–1982).
Born January 20th, 1896 in New York City.
Died September 16th, 1982 at 86 years old in Pacific Palisades.
Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange
French theologian (1877-1964).
Born February 21st, 1877 in Auch.
Died February 15th, 1964 at 86 years old in Rome.
Michał Sopoćko
Polish roman catholic priest and blessed, apostle of divine mercy (1888–1975).
Born November 1st, 1888 in Navasady.
Died February 15th, 1975 at 86 years old in Białystok.
Ernst Ziller
German architect, active in greece.
Born June 22nd, 1837 in Serkowitz.
Died November 4th, 1923 at 86 years old in Athens.
Harold Johnson
American boxer (1928-2015).
Born August 9th, 1928 in Philadelphia.
Died February 19th, 2015 at 86 years old in Philadelphia.
Deaths 851 to 860 of 1999
Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon