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Dead at age 86

1,651 Notable deaths

Ferran Olivella

Spanish footballer.

Born June 22nd, 1936 in El Poble-sec.

Died May 14th, 2023 at 86 years old in Castelldefels. [ref]

Giacomo Lauri-Volpi

Italian opera singer (1892-1979).

Born December 11th, 1892 in Lanuvio.

Died March 17th, 1979 at 86 years old in Valencia, Burjassot.

Gellu Naum

Romanian writer.

Born August 1st, 1915 in Bucharest. [ref]

Died September 29th, 2001 at 86 years old in Bucharest.

Carl Schuricht

German conductor.

Born July 3rd, 1880 in Gdańsk. [ref]

Died January 7th, 1967 at 86 years old in Corseaux. [ref]

Anton Yugov

Bulgarian politician.

Born August 4th, 1904 in Polykastro. [ref]

Died July 6th, 1991 at 86 years old in Sofia. [ref]

Michael O'Kennedy

Irish politician (1936–2022).

Born February 21st, 1936 in Nenagh.

Died April 15th, 2022 at 86 years old in Dublin. [ref]

Eleonora Sears

(1881-1968) american tennis player.

Born September 28th, 1881 in Boston.

Died March 16th, 1968 at 86 years old in Palm Beach.

Jörg Schlaich

German civil engineer (1934-2021).

Born October 17th, 1934 in Kernen im Remstal.

Died September 4th, 2021 at 86 years old in Berlin.

Anita Augspurg

German jurist, actress, writer, editor, and activist (1857-1943).

Born September 22nd, 1857 in Verden. [ref]

Died December 20th, 1943 at 86 years old in Zurich. [ref]

Eberhard Jüngel

German theologian (1934–2021).

Born December 5th, 1934 in Magdeburg.

Died September 28th, 2021 at 86 years old in Tübingen. [ref]

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Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride! Hunter S. Thompson