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Dead at age 86
1,988 Notable deaths
Herbert Robbins
American mathematician (1915–2001).
Born January 12th, 1915 in New Castle.
Died February 12th, 2001 at 86 years old in Princeton.
Cao Yu
Chinese writer (1910-1996).
Born September 24th, 1910 in Tianjin.
Died December 13th, 1996 at 86 years old in Qianjiang.
Hasan Hanafi
Egyptian professor and chair of the philosophy department at cairo university (1935–2021).
Born February 13th, 1935 in Cairo. [ref]
Died October 21st, 2021 at 86 years old [ref]
E. B. Ford
British ecological geneticist (1901-1988).
Born April 23rd, 1901 in Papcastle.
Died January 21st, 1988 at 86 years old in Oxford.
Pierre Marie
French neurologist and political journalist (1853–1940).
Born September 9th, 1853 in Paris.
Died April 13th, 1940 at 86 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Joan Marsh
American actress (1914–2000).
Born July 10th, 1914 in Porterville.
Died August 10th, 2000 at 86 years old in Ojai (disease).
Benito Quinquela Martín
Argentinian painter (1890-1977).
Born March 1st, 1890 in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Died January 28th, 1977 at 86 years old in Buenos Aires.
Roque Máspoli
Uruguayan footballer (1917-2004).
Born October 12th, 1917 in Montevideo.
Died February 22nd, 2004 at 86 years old in Montevideo (myocardial infarction).
Shmuel Eisenstadt
Israeli sociologist (1923–2010).
Born September 10th, 1923 in Warsaw.
Died September 2nd, 2010 at 86 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Arno Peters
German historian and filmmaker (1916–2002).
Born May 22nd, 1916 in Charlottenburg.
Died December 2nd, 2002 at 86 years old in Bremen.
Deaths 951 to 960 of 1988
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