In the year 1986
600 Notable deaths
Raimundo Orsi
Argentine-italian footballer (1901-1986).
Born December 2nd, 1901 in Avellaneda.
Died April 6th, 1986 at 84 years old in Santiago.
Israel Galili
Israeli politician (1911-1986).
Born February 10th, 1911 in Brailiv. [ref]
Died February 8th, 1986 at 74 years old in Na'an.
Marie-Hélène Arnaud
French actress and model (1934–1986).
Born September 24th, 1934 in Montmorency.
Died October 6th, 1986 at 52 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Jo Gartner
Racecar driver (1954-1986).
Born January 24th, 1954 in Vienna. [ref]
Died June 1st, 1986 at 32 years old in Le Mans.
Le Trong Tan
Vietnamese general (1914-1986).
Born October 3rd, 1914 in Hoài Đức.
Died December 5th, 1986 at 72 years old in Hanoi.
James H. Wilkinson
English mathematician (1919–1986).
Born September 27th, 1919 in Strood. [ref]
Died October 5th, 1986 at 67 years old in Teddington (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Adolf Busemann
German engineer (1901–1986).
Born April 20th, 1901 in Lübeck.
Died November 3rd, 1986 at 85 years old in Boulder.
Henry DeWolf Smyth
American physicist and diplomat.
Born May 1st, 1898 in Clinton.
Died September 11th, 1986 at 88 years old in Princeton (myocardial infarction).
Eduardo Quisumbing
Filipino botanist (1895–1986).
Born November 24th, 1895 in Santa Cruz. [ref]
Died August 23rd, 1986 at 90 years old in Quezon City. [ref]
Antonio Lauro
Venezuelan composer (1917-1986).
Born August 3rd, 1917 in Ciudad Bolívar.
Died April 18th, 1986 at 68 years old in Caracas.
Fumiko Enchi
Japanese writer (1905–1986).
Born October 2nd, 1905 in Asakusa-ku.
Died November 14th, 1986 at 81 years old in Ikenohata (heart failure).
André Leroi-Gourhan
French archaeologist.
Born August 25th, 1911 in 11th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died February 19th, 1986 at 74 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Pierre Fournier
French cellist.
Born June 24th, 1906 in Paris. [ref]
Died January 8th, 1986 at 79 years old in Geneva. [ref]
Lars-Erik Larsson
Swedish composer and conductor (1908-1986).
Born May 15th, 1908 in Burlövs parish. [ref]
Died December 27th, 1986 at 78 years old in Helsingborgs Maria church parish. [ref]
Ruth Teitelbaum
American computer programmer and mathematician.
Born February 1st, 1924 in The Bronx.
Died August 9th, 1986 at 62 years old in Dallas. [ref]
Helmut Qualtinger
Austrian actor (1928–1986).
Born October 8th, 1928 in Vienna.
Died September 29th, 1986 at 57 years old in Vienna (liver cirrhosis, liver cancer).
Panagiotis Kanellopoulos
Greek politician (1902-1986).
Born December 26th, 1902 in Patras. [ref]
Died September 11th, 1986 at 83 years old in Athens. [ref]
Gusztáv Sebes
Hungarian footballer (1906–1986).
Born January 22nd, 1906 in Budapest.
Died January 30th, 1986 at 80 years old in Budapest.
Prince George Valdemar of Denmark
Danish prince (1920-1986).
Born April 16th, 1920 in Bernstorff Palace.
Died September 29th, 1986 at 66 years old in Copenhagen.
Harvey Stephens
American actor (1901-1986).
Born August 21st, 1901 in Los Angeles.
Died December 22nd, 1986 at 85 years old in Laguna Hills.
Mika Antić
Serbian writer (1932-1986).
Born March 14th, 1932 in Mokrin.
Died June 26th, 1986 at 54 years old in Novi Sad.
Ernst Neufert
German architect (1900–1986).
Born March 15th, 1900 in Freyburg.
Died February 23rd, 1986 at 85 years old in Rolle.
Alfred Schlemm
Luftwaffe general (1894–1986).
Born December 8th, 1894 in Rudolstadt.
Died January 24th, 1986 at 91 years old in Ahlten.
Anatoly Marchenko
Soviet dissident (1938–1986).
Born January 23rd, 1938 in Barabinsk.
Died December 8th, 1986 at 48 years old in Chistopol (starvation).
Robert Stevenson
British film director (1905-1986).
Born March 31st, 1905 in Buxton. [ref]
Died April 30th, 1986 at 81 years old in Santa Barbara.
Deaths 251 to 275 of 600
It is nothing to die. It is frightful not to live. Victor Hugo