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Dead at age 86

1,999 Notable deaths

Luigi Federico Menabrea

Italian politician, scientist, and general (1809–1896).

Born September 4th, 1809 in Chambéry.

Died May 25th, 1896 at 86 years old in Saint-Cassin. [ref]

Hillel Kook

Revisionist zionist activist and politician (1915-2001).

Born July 24th, 1915 in Kriukai. [ref]

Died August 18th, 2001 at 86 years old in Kfar Shmaryahu.

Jan Wilsgaard

Scandinavian car designer (1930–2016).

Born January 23rd, 1930 in Brooklyn. [ref]

Died August 6th, 2016 at 86 years old in Kungsbacka Municipality. [ref]

Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz

Polish writer (1894–1980).

Born February 20th, 1894 in Kal'nyk. [ref]

Died March 2nd, 1980 at 86 years old in Warsaw. [ref]

Lúcio Lara

Angolan politician (1929-2016).

Born April 9th, 1929 in Caála.

Died February 27th, 2016 at 86 years old in Luanda.

William Penny Brookes

British doctor (1809-1895).

Born August 13th, 1809 in Much Wenlock.

Died December 11th, 1895 at 86 years old in Much Wenlock.

Arthur Capper

American politician (1865-1951).

Born July 14th, 1865 in Garnett.

Died December 19th, 1951 at 86 years old in Topeka.

Agha Shahi

Pakistani diplomat (1920-2006).

Born August 25th, 1920 in Bengaluru.

Died September 6th, 2006 at 86 years old in Islamabad (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Veljo Tormis

Estonian composer (1930–2017).

Born August 7th, 1930 in Aru.

Died January 21st, 2017 at 86 years old in Tallinn. [ref]

George Irving

American actor, director (1874-1961).

Born October 5th, 1874 in New York City.

Died September 11th, 1961 at 86 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).

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