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Dead at age 86
1,999 Notable deaths
Joseph Valentin Boussinesq
French mathematician and physicist (1842-1929).
Born March 13th, 1842 in Saint-André-de-Sangonis.
Died February 19th, 1929 at 86 years old in Paris.
Malwida Freiin von Meysenbug
German author (1816–1903).
Born October 28th, 1816 in Kassel.
Died April 26th, 1903 at 86 years old in Rome.
Gunnar Gunnarsson
Icelandic author (1889–1975).
Born May 18th, 1889 in Fljótsdalshreppur.
Died November 21st, 1975 at 86 years old in Reykjavík.
Gábor Péter
Hungarian communist politician (1906–1993).
Born May 14th, 1906 in Újfehértó.
Died January 23rd, 1993 at 86 years old in Budapest.
Hans Wahlgren
Swedish actor, song lyricist and singer (1937–2024).
Born June 26th, 1937 in Helsingborgs Maria church parish. [ref]
Died May 10th, 2024 at 86 years old in Norra Lagnö. [ref]
Curt Herzstark
Austrian engineer (1902–1988).
Born July 26th, 1902 in Vienna. [ref]
Died October 27th, 1988 at 86 years old in Nendeln.
Rose Ausländer
Jewish poet from the bukowina writing in german and english (1901-1988).
Born May 11th, 1901 in Chernivtsi.
Died January 3rd, 1988 at 86 years old in Düsseldorf.
Yehuda Leib Maimon
Israeli politician (1875–1962).
Born December 11th, 1875 in Mărculești.
Died July 10th, 1962 at 86 years old in Tel Aviv.
Ahmad Syafi'i Maarif
Indonesian academic (1935–2022).
Born May 31st, 1935 in Sumpur Kudus.
Died May 27th, 2022 at 86 years old in Yogyakarta (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 971 to 980 of 1999
By becoming deeply aware of our mortality, we intensify our experience of every aspect of life. Robert Greene