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Dead at age 86
1,988 Notable deaths
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.
Paul Ben-Haim
Israeli composer (1897–1984).
Born July 5th, 1897 in Munich.
Died January 14th, 1984 at 86 years old in Tel Aviv.
John Henninger Reagan
American politician (1818-1905).
Born October 8th, 1818 in Sevierville.
Died March 6th, 1905 at 86 years old in Palestine (pneumonia).
Harold Murray
British chess historian (1868–1955).
Born June 24th, 1868 in London.
Died May 16th, 1955 at 86 years old in London.
Philip James Bailey
British writer and poet (1816–1902).
Born April 22nd, 1816 in Nottingham.
Died September 6th, 1902 at 86 years old in Nottingham.
Ignacy Domeyko
Polish-chilean geologist and educator (1802–1889).
Born July 3rd, 1802 in Niedźwiadka estate. [ref]
Died January 23rd, 1889 at 86 years old in Santiago. [ref]
Erna Wallisch
Guard at nazi concentration camp (1922-2008).
Born February 10th, 1922 in Benshausen.
Died February 16th, 2008 at 86 years old in Vienna.
Fons Rademakers
Dutch filmmaker, actor and producer (1920-2007).
Born September 5th, 1920 in Roosendaal. [ref]
Died February 22nd, 2007 at 86 years old in Geneva (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Manfred Max-Neef
Professor of economics; environmentalist; chilean presidential candidate (1932-2019).
Born October 26th, 1932 in Valparaíso.
Died August 8th, 2019 at 86 years old in Valdivia (cancer). [ref]
Deaths 941 to 950 of 1988
Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods and meadows, plains and mountains and streams of our blessed star, and they will learn that death is stingless indeed, and as beautiful as life. John Muir