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In the year 1986
601 Notable deaths
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.
Arne Beurling
Swedish mathematician (1905–1986).
Born February 3rd, 1905 in Gothenburg.
Died November 20th, 1986 at 81 years old in Princeton.
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).
Beppe Wolgers
Swedish writer, poet, translator, song lyricist, actor and artist (1928-1986).
Born November 10th, 1928 in Johannes parish.
Died August 6th, 1986 at 57 years old (ulcer).
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.
Lili Kraus
Hungarian born english classical pianist (1903–1986).
Born April 3rd, 1903 in Budapest.
Died November 6th, 1986 at 83 years old in Asheville.
Ivan Papanin
Soviet explorer (1894–1986).
Born November 26th, 1894 in Sevastopol.
Died January 30th, 1986 at 91 years old in Moscow.
Yasuzō Masumura
Film director and screenwriter..
Born August 25th, 1924 in Kōfu. [ref]
Died November 23rd, 1986 at 62 years old in Japan (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
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.
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).
Valerian Zorin
Soviet diplomat (1902-1986).
Born January 14th, 1902 in Novocherkassk. [ref]
Died January 14th, 1986 at 84 years old in Moscow.
Artur London
Czechoslovak politician (1915-1986).
Born February 1st, 1915 in Ostrava. [ref]
Died November 8th, 1986 at 71 years old in 12th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Franck Lavaud
Haitian politician and an acting head of state (1903-1986).
Born February 16th, 1903 in Jérémie.
Died February 27th, 1986 at 83 years old in Paris.
Edward Adelbert Doisy
American biochemist (1893-1986).
Born November 13th, 1893 in Hume.
Died October 23rd, 1986 at 92 years old in St. Louis.
Choi Yong-sool
South korean martial artist (1904–1986).
Born November 9th, 1899 in North Chungcheong.
Died June 15th, 1986 at 86 years old
Martin Harlinghausen
German general (1902-1986).
Born January 17th, 1902 in Rheda.
Died March 22nd, 1986 at 84 years old in Gütersloh.
Wang Li
Chinese linguist (1900–1986).
Born August 10th, 1900 in Bobai County.
Died May 3rd, 1986 at 85 years old in Beijing.
Albert L. Lehninger
American biochemist (1917–1986).
Born February 17th, 1917 in Bridgeport.
Died March 4th, 1986 at 69 years old in Baltimore. [ref]
Philip Jessup
American diplomat, scholar, and jurist (1897–1986).
Born January 5th, 1897 in New York City.
Died January 31st, 1986 at 89 years old in New York City.
Carlo Confalonieri
Italian cardinal of the roman catholic church.
Born July 25th, 1893 in Seveso.
Died August 1st, 1986 at 93 years old in Rome.
Mart Stam
Dutch architect (1899–1986).
Born August 5th, 1899 in Purmerend. [ref]
Died February 21st, 1986 at 86 years old in Goldach. [ref]
Edwin R. Thiele
American archaeologist (1895–1986).
Born September 10th, 1895 in Chicago.
Died April 15th, 1986 at 90 years old in St. Helena.
Léopold Szondi
Hungarian psychiatrist (1893-1986).
Born March 11th, 1893 in Nitra.
Died January 24th, 1986 at 92 years old in Küsnacht.
Storm Jameson
British writer (1891-1986).
Born January 8th, 1891 in Whitby.
Died September 30th, 1986 at 95 years old
Paul Tournier
Swiss physician and author, pastoral counsellor (1898-1986).
Born May 12th, 1898 in Geneva.
Died October 7th, 1986 at 88 years old in Troinex. [ref]
Deaths 276 to 300 of 601
For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one. Kahlil Gibran