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Dead at age 86
1,482 Notable deaths
László Tábori
American middle and long-distance runner of hungarian descent.
Born July 6th, 1931 in Košice.
Died May 23rd, 2018 at 86 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Daniel Prenn
British tennis player.
Born September 7th, 1904 in Vilnius.
Died September 3rd, 1991 at 86 years old in Dorking (Alzheimer's disease).
Harold Eugene Edgerton
American engineer and inventor.
Born April 6th, 1903 in Fremont. [ref]
Died January 4th, 1990 at 86 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Marcel J. E. Golay
Swiss-american mathematician (1902-1989).
Born May 3rd, 1902 in Neuchâtel.
Died April 27th, 1989 at 86 years old in La Conversion.
Gordon Forbes
South african tennis player.
Born February 21st, 1934 in Burgersdorp.
Died December 10th, 2020 at 86 years old in Plettenberg Bay (COVID-19). [ref]
Carl Meinhof
German linguist (1857-1944).
Born July 23rd, 1857 in Barzowice. [ref]
Died February 11th, 1944 at 86 years old in Greifswald. [ref]
Guido Castelnuovo
Italian mathematician (1865–1952).
Born August 14th, 1865 in Venice. [ref]
Died April 27th, 1952 at 86 years old in Rome. [ref]
Lawrence Shehan
Catholic cardinal (1898-1984).
Born March 18th, 1898 in Baltimore.
Died August 26th, 1984 at 86 years old in Baltimore.
Gert Fredriksson
Swedish canoeist.
Born November 21st, 1919 in Nyköping.
Died July 5th, 2006 at 86 years old in Nyköping (cancer). [ref]
Jan Burgers
Dutch physicist (1895-1981).
Born January 13th, 1895 in Arnhem. [ref]
Died June 7th, 1981 at 86 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
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