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Dead at age 86

1,999 Notable deaths

Harold P. Brown

American inventor (1869-1932).

Born September 16th, 1857 in Janesville. [ref]

Died May 15th, 1944 at 86 years old in Volusia. [ref]

William H. King

American politician (1863–1949).

Born June 3rd, 1863 in Fillmore.

Died November 27th, 1949 at 86 years old in Salt Lake City.

Bernardin Gantin

Beninese catholic prelate and servant of god (1922–2008).

Born May 8th, 1922 in Toffo. [ref]

Died May 13th, 2008 at 86 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Ivica Horvat

Croatian footballer (1926-2012).

Born July 16th, 1926 in Sisak.

Died August 27th, 2012 at 86 years old in Krk.

Masaichi Kaneda

Japanese professional baseball player, coach (1933-2019).

Born August 1st, 1933 in Inazawa. [ref]

Died October 6th, 2019 at 86 years old in Tokyo (sepsis). [ref]

Johannes Heinrich Schultz

German psychiatrist (1884-1970).

Born June 20th, 1884 in Göttingen.

Died September 19th, 1970 at 86 years old in West Berlin.

Albert Cohen

Swiss writer (1895-1981).

Born August 16th, 1895 in Corfu.

Died October 17th, 1981 at 86 years old in Geneva (pneumonia).

William Giauque

American chemist (1895-1982).

Born May 12th, 1895 in Niagara Falls.

Died March 28th, 1982 at 86 years old in Berkeley.

Neville Cenac

Saint lucian politician.

Born November 24th, 1939 in Saint Lucia.

Died June 2nd, 2026 at 86 years old

Arnošt Lustig

Czech jewish author (1926–2011).

Born June 21st, 1924 in Prague. [ref]

Died February 26th, 2011 at 86 years old in Prague (lung cancer). [ref]

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Because I have loved life, I shall have no sorrow to die. Amelia Burr