In the year 1986
600 Notable deaths
Gaston Defferre
French politician (1910–1986).
Born September 14th, 1910 in Marsillargues.
Died May 7th, 1986 at 75 years old in Marseille.
Friedrich von Ledebur
Austro-hungarian actor.
Died December 25th, 1986 at 86 years old in Schwertberg.
John Braine
British novelist (1922–1986).
Born April 13th, 1922 in Bradford.
Died October 28th, 1986 at 64 years old in London.
Mohammad Kazem Shariatmadari
Iranian grand ayatollah (1906-1986).
Born January 6th, 1906 in Tabriz.
Died April 3rd, 1986 at 80 years old in Tehran (kidney failure).
Nii Amaa Ollennu
Judge, former speaker of the parliament and former acting president of ghana (1906-1986).
Died December 22nd, 1986 at 80 years old
Serge Lifar
Ukrainian ballet dancer and choreographer (1905–1986).
Born April 2nd, 1905 in Pyrohiv. [ref]
Died December 15th, 1986 at 81 years old in Lausanne.
Arthur Llewellyn Basham
British historian and indologist (1914-1986).
Born May 24th, 1914 in Loughton.
Died January 27th, 1986 at 71 years old in Kolkata. [ref]
Claude Jutra
Canadian actor, film director, and screenwriter (1930–1986).
Born March 11th, 1930 in Montreal.
Died November 5th, 1986 at 56 years old in Montreal (drowning).
Moses I. Finley
American-born british academic and classical scholar (1912–1986).
Born May 20th, 1912 in New York City. [ref]
Died June 23rd, 1986 at 74 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Hermann Gmeiner
Austrian philanthropist (1919-1986).
Born June 23rd, 1919 in Alberschwende.
Died April 26th, 1986 at 66 years old in Innsbruck.
Nikolay Semyonov
Soviet physical chemist (1896-1986).
Born April 15th, 1896 in Saratov. [ref]
Died September 25th, 1986 at 90 years old in Moscow.
David Cooper
Sourh african psychiatrist (1931–1986).
Born February 11th, 1931 in Cape Town. [ref]
Died July 29th, 1986 at 55 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Thierry Sabine
French racing driver.
Born June 13th, 1949 in Boulogne-Billancourt. [ref]
Died January 14th, 1986 at 36 years old in Gourma-Rharous (aviation accident). [ref]
Cheryl Crawford
American theatre director and producer (1902-1986).
Born September 24th, 1902 in Akron.
Died October 7th, 1986 at 84 years old in New York City.
Fritz Albert Lipmann
German-american biochemist.
Born June 12th, 1899 in Königsberg. [ref]
Died July 24th, 1986 at 87 years old in Poughkeepsie. [ref]
Amalia Fleming
Greek physician, bacteriologist (1912-1986).
Born June 28th, 1912 in Constantinople.
Died February 26th, 1986 at 73 years old in Athens.
Alexandre Tansman
Franco-polish musician (1897-1986).
Born June 12th, 1897 in Łódź. [ref]
Died November 15th, 1986 at 89 years old in Paris. [ref]
Sippie Wallace
American blues and jazz singer (1898–1986).
Born November 1st, 1898 in Jefferson County. [ref]
Died November 1st, 1986 at 88 years old in Detroit (stroke).
Brian Desmond Hurst
Belfast-born film director (1895-1986).
Born February 12th, 1895 in East Belfast.
Died September 26th, 1986 at 91 years old in London.
Edmund Rubbra
British composer (1901-1986).
Born May 23rd, 1901 in Northampton. [ref]
Died February 14th, 1986 at 84 years old in Buckinghamshire.
Alfredo Binda
Italian cyclist (1902-1986).
Born August 11th, 1902 in Cittiglio.
Died July 19th, 1986 at 83 years old in Cittiglio.
Zdeněk Koubek
Transgender czech athlete (1913-1986).
Born December 8th, 1913 in Paskov.
Died June 12th, 1986 at 72 years old in Prague.
Willy Coppens
Fighter ace.
Born July 6th, 1892 in Watermael-Boitsfort / Watermaal-Bosvoorde. [ref]
Died December 21st, 1986 at 94 years old in Berchem. [ref]
James Rainwater
American physicist.
Born December 9th, 1917 in Council.
Died May 31st, 1986 at 68 years old in New York City.
Sergio Cresto
American racing driver (1956–1986).
Born January 19th, 1956 in New York City.
Died May 2nd, 1986 at 30 years old in Castirla (single-vehicle accident).
Deaths 226 to 250 of 600
Neither the sun, nor death can be looked at steadily. François de La Rochefoucauld