In the year 1986
647 Notable deaths
Jean Cassou
French writer, art critic and poet (1897–1986).
Born July 9th, 1897 in Bilbao, Deusto. [ref]
Died January 19th, 1986 at 88 years old in Paris, 5th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Herma Szabo
Austrian figure skater.
Born February 22nd, 1902 in Vienna.
Died May 7th, 1986 at 84 years old in Admont.
Roberto Camardiel
Spanish actor (1917-1986).
Born November 29th, 1917 in Alagón.
Died November 7th, 1986 at 68 years old in Zaragoza Province.
Elisabeth Grümmer
German opera singer (1911–1986).
Born March 31st, 1911 in Yutz.
Died November 6th, 1986 at 75 years old in Warendorf.
Alicia Moreau de Justo
British-born argentine politician (1885-1986).
Born October 11th, 1885 in London.
Died May 12th, 1986 at 100 years old in Buenos Aires.
Robert Marjolin
French economist and politician (1911-1986).
Born July 27th, 1911 in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died April 15th, 1986 at 74 years old in 1st arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Magda Tagliaferro
French-brazilian pianist (1893-1986).
Born January 19th, 1893 in Petrópolis.
Died September 9th, 1986 at 93 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Concha Méndez
Spanish writer (1898–1986).
Born July 27th, 1898 in Madrid.
Died December 7th, 1986 at 88 years old in Mexico City.
Nino Taranto
Italian actor (1907-1986).
Born August 28th, 1907 in Naples.
Died February 23rd, 1986 at 78 years old in Naples.
Bruno Snell
German classical philologist (1896–1986).
Born June 18th, 1896 in Hildesheim.
Died October 31st, 1986 at 90 years old in Hamburg.
Éva Ruttkai
Hungarian actress (1927-1986).
Born December 31st, 1927 in Budapest.
Died September 27th, 1986 at 58 years old in Budapest (cancer).
Stjepan Šulek
Croatian composer (1914-1986).
Born August 5th, 1914 in Zagreb.
Died January 16th, 1986 at 71 years old in Zagreb.
Chen Yonggui
Chinese politician.
Born February 14th, 1915 in Xiyang County. [ref]
Died March 26th, 1986 at 71 years old in Beijing (lung cancer).
Robert F. Young
American writer (1915-1986).
Born June 8th, 1915 in Chautauqua County.
Died June 22nd, 1986 at 71 years old in New York.
Banesh Hoffmann
American mathematician and physicist (1906-1986).
Born September 6th, 1906 in Richmond.
Died August 5th, 1986 at 79 years old in Flushing.
Oldřich Lipský
Czech director and scriptwriter (1924-1986).
Born July 4th, 1924 in Pelhřimov. [ref]
Died October 19th, 1986 at 62 years old in Prague. [ref]
Ernst Lehner
German footballer (1912-1986).
Born November 7th, 1912 in Augsburg.
Died January 10th, 1986 at 73 years old in Aschaffenburg.
Bryan Grant
American tennis player (1910–1986).
Born December 25th, 1910 in Atlanta.
Died June 5th, 1986 at 75 years old in Atlanta (cancer).
Assia Dagher
Egyptian actress and producer.
Born March 6th, 1901 in Lebanon, Tannourine.
Died January 12th, 1986 at 84 years old in Cairo. [ref]
Raymond Abellio
French writer (1907–1986).
Born November 11th, 1907 in Toulouse.
Died August 26th, 1986 at 78 years old in Nice.
Yvonne Lefébure
French pianist and teacher (1898–1986).
Born June 29th, 1898 in Ermont. [ref]
Died January 23rd, 1986 at 87 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Alexandre O'Neill
Portuguese writer.
Born December 19th, 1924 in Lisbon.
Died August 21st, 1986 at 61 years old in Lisbon.
Boris Slutsky
Russian poet (1919–1986).
Born May 7th, 1919 in Sloviansk.
Died February 23rd, 1986 at 66 years old in Tula.
Jacqueline Gadsden
American actress (1900-1986).
Born August 3rd, 1900 in Lompoc.
Died August 10th, 1986 at 86 years old in San Marcos.
Käthe Haack
German actress (1897-1986).
Born August 11th, 1897 in Berlin.
Died May 5th, 1986 at 88 years old in Berlin.
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel