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In the year 1986
648 Notable deaths
Glyn Daniel
British archaeologist (1914-1986).
Born April 23rd, 1914 in Lampeter Velfrey.
Died December 13th, 1986 at 72 years old in Cambridge (lung cancer).
Edmundo Rivero
Argentine musician (1911–1986).
Born June 8th, 1911 in Valentín Alsina.
Died January 18th, 1986 at 74 years old in Buenos Aires.
Lya Lys
American actress (1908-1986).
Born May 18th, 1908 in Berlin.
Died June 2nd, 1986 at 78 years old in Newport Beach (myocardial infarction).
Joyce Mansour
Egyptian-french author, notable as a surrealist poet (1928–1986).
Born July 25th, 1928 in Bowden. [ref]
Died August 28th, 1986 at 58 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt (cancer). [ref]
Gustav Adolf Nosske
German nazi ss general and holocaust perpetrator (1902–1986).
Born December 29th, 1902 in Halle (Saale). [ref]
Died August 9th, 1986 at 83 years old in Düsseldorf.
Willard Van Dyke
American filmmaker and photographer (1906-1986).
Born December 5th, 1906 in Denver. [ref]
Died January 23rd, 1986 at 79 years old in Jackson. [ref]
Heinz Nixdorf
Computing pioneer (1925-1986).
Born April 9th, 1925 in Paderborn.
Died March 17th, 1986 at 60 years old in Hanover (myocardial infarction).
Dag Wirén
Swedish composer (1905-1986).
Born October 18th, 1905 in Nora mountain parish.
Died April 19th, 1986 at 80 years old in Danderyd.
Milovan Ćirić
Serbian football manager (1918–1986).
Born February 12th, 1918 in Belgrade.
Died October 14th, 1986 at 68 years old in Belgrade.
Edip Cansever
Turkish poet (1928–1986).
Born August 8th, 1928 in Istanbul.
Died May 28th, 1986 at 57 years old in Istanbul.
Vladimir I. Georgiev
Bulgarian linguist (1908-1986).
Born February 16th, 1908 in Gabare.
Died July 14th, 1986 at 78 years old in Sofia.
James Lindsay Almond, Jr.
United states federal judge (1898-1986).
Born June 15th, 1898 in Charlottesville. [ref]
Died April 15th, 1986 at 87 years old in Richmond. [ref]
Aurèle Joliat
Ice hockey player (1901–1986).
Born August 29th, 1901 in Ottawa.
Died June 2nd, 1986 at 84 years old in Ottawa.
Shadi Abdel Salam
Egyptian film director (1930–1986).
Born March 9th, 1930 in Alexandria.
Died October 9th, 1986 at 56 years old in Cairo.
Annemarie Selinko
Austrian writer (1914–1986).
Born September 1st, 1914 in Vienna. [ref]
Died July 28th, 1986 at 71 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
Eugen Gerstenmaier
German politician (1906–1986).
Born August 25th, 1906 in Kirchheim unter Teck.
Died March 13th, 1986 at 79 years old in Remagen.
Rudolf Schock
German tenor (1915–1986).
Born September 4th, 1915 in Duisburg.
Died November 13th, 1986 at 71 years old in Düren (myocardial infarction).
Johannes-Rudolf Mühlenkamp
Ss officer (1910–1986).
Born October 9th, 1910 in Montigny-lès-Metz. [ref]
Died September 23rd, 1986 at 75 years old in Goslar.
Francisco Mignone
Brazilian composer (1897–1986).
Born September 3rd, 1897 in São Paulo.
Died February 19th, 1986 at 88 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Enrique Tierno Galván
Spanish academic and writer (1918-1986).
Born February 8th, 1918 in Madrid.
Died January 19th, 1986 at 67 years old in Madrid.
Curley Russell
American jazz musician (1917–1986).
Born March 19th, 1917 in Trinidad.
Died July 3rd, 1986 at 69 years old in Jamaica.
Roberto Gavaldón
Mexican film director and screenwriter (1909–1986).
Born June 7th, 1909 in Jiménez Municipality.
Died September 4th, 1986 at 77 years old in Mexico City.
Juan Carlos Corazzo
Uruguayan football player and manager (1907–1986).
Born December 14th, 1907 in Montevideo.
Died January 12th, 1986 at 78 years old
Bruno Mora
Italian footballer and manager (1937–1986).
Born March 29th, 1937 in Parma.
Died December 10th, 1986 at 49 years old in Parma (stomach cancer).
Dan Pagis
Israeli writer (1930–1986).
Born October 16th, 1930 in Rădăuți.
Died June 29th, 1986 at 55 years old in Jerusalem (cancer). [ref]
Deaths 351 to 375 of 648
It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time. Samuel Johnson