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In the year 1986
600 Notable deaths
Cary Grant
British-american actor (1904–1986).
Born January 18th, 1904 in Bristol.
Died November 29th, 1986 at 82 years old in Davenport (stroke).
Wallis Simpson
American socialite and wife of the duke of windsor (1896-1986).
Born June 19th, 1896 in Blue Ridge Summit. [ref]
Died April 24th, 1986 at 89 years old in Villa Windsor. [ref]
Barry Seal
American smuggler of drugs and arms, airplane pilot, and money launderer.
Born July 16th, 1939 in Baton Rouge.
Died February 19th, 1986 at 46 years old in Baton Rouge (ballistic trauma).
Desi Arnaz
Cuban-born american musician, actor and television producer (1917-1986).
Born March 2nd, 1917 in Santiago de Cuba.
Died December 2nd, 1986 at 69 years old in Del Mar (lung cancer).
Roy Cohn
American lawyer (1927–1985).
Born February 20th, 1927 in New York City.
Died August 2nd, 1986 at 59 years old in Bethesda (death from AIDS-related complications).
L. Ron Hubbard
American writer and scientology founder (1911–1986).
Born March 13th, 1911 in Tilden.
Died January 24th, 1986 at 74 years old in Creston (stroke). [ref]
Neerja Bhanot
Indian flight attendant, ashoka chakra recipient (1963-1986).
Born September 7th, 1963 in Chandigarh.
Died September 5th, 1986 at 22 years old in Karachi.
Harold Macmillan
Prime minister of the united kingdom from 1957 to 1963.
Born February 10th, 1894 in Chelsea.
Died December 29th, 1986 at 92 years old in Sussex.
Donna Reed
American film and television actress.
Born January 27th, 1921 in Denison.
Died January 14th, 1986 at 64 years old in Beverly Hills (pancreatic cancer).
Cliff Burton
American bassist (1962–1986).
Born February 10th, 1962 in Castro Valley.
Died September 27th, 1986 at 24 years old in Dörarp (blunt trauma, traffic collision).
Georgia O'Keeffe
American artist (1887-1986).
Born November 15th, 1887 in Sun Prairie. [ref]
Died March 6th, 1986 at 98 years old in Santa Fe. [ref]
Phil Lynott
Irish musician, founding member of thin lizzy (1949–1986).
Born August 20th, 1949 in West Bromwich. [ref]
Died January 4th, 1986 at 36 years old in Salisbury (pneumonia). [ref]
Gia Carangi
American model (1960–1986).
Born January 29th, 1960 in Philadelphia.
Died November 18th, 1986 at 26 years old in Philadelphia (AIDS).
James Cagney
American actor and dancer (1899–1986).
Born July 17th, 1899 in New York City. [ref]
Died March 30th, 1986 at 86 years old in Stanford (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Simone de Beauvoir
French philosopher, social theorist and activist (1908–1986).
Born January 9th, 1908 in 6th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died April 14th, 1986 at 78 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris (pneumonia, pulmonary edema). [ref]
Frank Herbert
American writer (1920–1986).
Born October 8th, 1920 in Tacoma.
Died February 11th, 1986 at 65 years old in Madison (pancreatic cancer).
Jiddu Krishnamurti
Indian spiritual philosopher.
Born May 12th, 1895 in Madanapalle. [ref]
Died February 17th, 1986 at 90 years old in Ojai (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Vincente Minnelli
American stage and film director (1903-1986).
Born February 28th, 1903 in Chicago.
Died July 25th, 1986 at 83 years old in Beverly Hills (pneumonia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease).
Vyacheslav Molotov
Soviet politician, statesman and diplomat (1890–1986).
Born March 9th, 1890 in Sovetsk.
Died November 8th, 1986 at 96 years old in Moscow (Alzheimer's disease).
Smita Patil
Indian actress (1955-1986).
Born October 17th, 1955 in Pune.
Died December 13th, 1986 at 31 years old in Mumbai (puerperal disorders).
Christa McAuliffe
American educator and astronaut.
Born September 2nd, 1948 in Boston.
Died January 28th, 1986 at 37 years old in Cape Canaveral (Space Shuttle Challenger disaster).
Len Bias
American basketball player (1963–1986).
Born November 18th, 1963 in Landover.
Died June 19th, 1986 at 22 years old in Riverdale Park (drug overdose, heart arrhythmia).
Andrei Tarkovsky
Soviet and russian film director, screenwriter, film editor, film theorist, theatre and opera director (1932–1986).
Born April 4th, 1932 in Zavrazhye.
Died December 29th, 1986 at 54 years old in Paris (lung cancer).
Jorge Luis Borges
Argentine writer, essayist, poet and translator (1899–1986).
Born August 24th, 1899 in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Died June 14th, 1986 at 86 years old in Geneva (liver cancer). [ref]
Anne Baxter
American actress (1923–1985).
Born May 7th, 1923 in Michigan City. [ref]
Died December 12th, 1986 at 63 years old in New York City (intracranial aneurysm). [ref]
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