In the year 1986
648 Notable deaths
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]
Henry DeWolf Smyth
American physicist and diplomat (1898–1986).
Born May 1st, 1898 in Clinton.
Died September 11th, 1986 at 88 years old in Princeton (myocardial infarction).
Antonio Lauro
Venezuelan composer (1917-1986).
Born August 3rd, 1917 in Ciudad Bolívar.
Died April 18th, 1986 at 68 years old in Caracas.
Helmut Qualtinger
Austrian actor (1928–1986).
Born October 8th, 1928 in Vienna.
Died September 29th, 1986 at 57 years old in Vienna (liver cancer, liver cirrhosis).
André Leroi-Gourhan
French archaeologist (1911-1986).
Born August 25th, 1911 in 11th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died February 19th, 1986 at 74 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Carlo Confalonieri
Italian cardinal of the roman catholic church (1893–1986).
Born July 25th, 1893 in Seveso.
Died August 1st, 1986 at 93 years old in Rome.
Walter Kutschmann
German ss officer.
Born May 24th, 1914 in Dresden.
Died August 30th, 1986 at 72 years old in Buenos Aires.
Helen Craig
American actress (1912-1986).
Born May 13th, 1912 in San Antonio.
Died July 20th, 1986 at 74 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Pierre Fournier
French cellist (1906–1986).
Born June 24th, 1906 in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died January 8th, 1986 at 79 years old in Geneva. [ref]
Panagiotis Kanellopoulos
Greek politician (1902-1986).
Born December 26th, 1902 in Patras. [ref]
Died September 11th, 1986 at 83 years old in Athens. [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]
Lars-Erik Larsson
Swedish composer and conductor (1908-1986).
Born May 15th, 1908 in Burlövs parish.
Died December 27th, 1986 at 78 years old in Helsingborgs Maria church parish.
Ernst Neufert
German architect (1900–1986).
Born March 15th, 1900 in Freyburg.
Died February 23rd, 1986 at 85 years old in Rolle.
Daniel Fignolé
Labor leader, briefly president of haiti (1913-1986).
Born November 11th, 1913 in Pestel.
Died August 27th, 1986 at 72 years old in Port-au-Prince (prostate cancer).
Gusztáv Sebes
Hungarian footballer (1906–1986).
Born January 22nd, 1906 in Budapest.
Died January 30th, 1986 at 80 years old in Budapest.
Alfred Schlemm
Luftwaffe general (1894–1986).
Born December 8th, 1894 in Rudolstadt.
Died January 24th, 1986 at 91 years old in Ahlten.
Abdurrahman Baswedan
Indonesian journalist (1908–1986).
Born September 9th, 1908 in Surabaya.
Died March 16th, 1986 at 77 years old in Jakarta.
Harvey Stephens
American actor (1901-1986).
Born August 21st, 1901 in Los Angeles.
Died December 22nd, 1986 at 85 years old in Laguna Hills.
Arne Beurling
Swedish mathematician (1905–1986).
Born February 3rd, 1905 in Gothenburg.
Died November 20th, 1986 at 81 years old in Princeton.
Mika Antić
Serbian writer (1932-1986).
Born March 14th, 1932 in Mokrin.
Died June 26th, 1986 at 54 years old in Novi Sad.
Anatoly Marchenko
Soviet dissident (1938–1986).
Born January 23rd, 1938 in Barabinsk.
Died December 8th, 1986 at 48 years old in Chistopol (starvation).
Arno von Lenski
German military officer (1893-1986).
Born July 20th, 1893 in Cimochy, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship.
Died October 4th, 1986 at 93 years old in Eichwalde.
Otto Glória
Brazilian football coach (1917–1986).
Born January 9th, 1917 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died September 4th, 1986 at 69 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
José Avelino
President of the senate of the philippines from 1946 to 1949.
Born August 5th, 1890 in Calbayog.
Died July 21st, 1986 at 95 years old
Chuck McKinley
American tennis player (1941-1986).
Born January 5th, 1941 in St. Louis.
Died August 10th, 1986 at 45 years old in Dallas (brain cancer).
Deaths 276 to 300 of 648
Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever. Mahatma Gandhi