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In the year 1986
648 Notable deaths
Alexandre O'Neill
Portuguese writer.
Born December 19th, 1924 in Lisbon.
Died August 21st, 1986 at 61 years old in Lisbon.
Jacqueline Gadsden
American actress (1900-1986).
Born August 3rd, 1900 in Lompoc.
Died August 10th, 1986 at 86 years old in San Marcos.
Charlie Colombo
American soccer player (1920-1986).
Born July 20th, 1920 in St. Louis.
Died May 7th, 1986 at 65 years old in St. Louis.
Lothar Bolz
German politician (1903-1986).
Born September 3rd, 1903 in Gliwice. [ref]
Died December 29th, 1986 at 83 years old in East Berlin. [ref]
Käthe Haack
German actress (1897-1986).
Born August 11th, 1897 in Berlin.
Died May 5th, 1986 at 88 years old in Berlin.
Movlid Visaitov
Soviet military personnel (1913-1986).
Born May 13th, 1913 in Lakha Nëvre.
Died May 23rd, 1986 at 73 years old in Grozny.
Herbert Runge
Boxer (1913–1986).
Born January 23rd, 1913 in Elberfeld.
Died March 11th, 1986 at 73 years old in Wuppertal.
Haldun Taner
Turkish playwright (1915–1986).
Born March 16th, 1915 in Istanbul.
Died May 7th, 1986 at 71 years old in Istanbul.
Ida Rhodes
Mathematician.
Born May 15th, 1900 in Kamianets-Podilskyi.
Died February 1st, 1986 at 85 years old in Rockville.
Jean Baratte
French footballer (1923–1986).
Born June 7th, 1923 in Lambersart. [ref]
Died July 1st, 1986 at 63 years old in Faumont. [ref]
Antal Páger
Hungarian film actor (1899–1986).
Born January 29th, 1899 in Makó.
Died December 14th, 1986 at 87 years old in Budapest.
Mikhail Kuznetsov
Soviet film and theatre actor (1918–1986).
Born February 25th, 1918 in Noginsk.
Died August 23rd, 1986 at 68 years old in Moscow.
Chester Bowles
American politician (1901–1986).
Born April 5th, 1901 in Springfield.
Died May 25th, 1986 at 85 years old in Essex.
Paul Verner
German politician (1911-1986).
Born April 26th, 1911 in Chemnitz.
Died December 12th, 1986 at 75 years old in East Berlin.
Sandro Puppo
Italian footballer and manager (1918–1986).
Born January 28th, 1918 in Piacenza.
Died October 16th, 1986 at 68 years old in Piacenza.
Paul de Groot
Dutch politician (1899–1986).
Born July 19th, 1899 in Amsterdam.
Died August 3rd, 1986 at 87 years old in Bussum.
József Asbóth
Hungarian tennis player (1917–1986).
Born September 18th, 1917 in Szombathely.
Died September 22nd, 1986 at 69 years old in Munich.
Lillian Rosanoff Lieber
American mathematician (1886-1996).
Born July 26th, 1886 in Mykolaiv.
Died July 11th, 1986 at 99 years old in Queens.
John Porter East
American politician (1931-1986).
Born May 5th, 1931 in Springfield.
Died June 29th, 1986 at 55 years old in Greenville (carbon monoxide poisoning).
Tsendiin Damdinsüren
Mongolian writer and linguist (1908–1986).
Born September 14th, 1908 in Matad.
Died May 27th, 1986 at 77 years old in Ulaanbaatar.
Ğäbdelxäy Äxätef
Soviet tatar linguist (1927-1986).
Born September 8th, 1927 in İske Ayman.
Died November 25th, 1986 at 59 years old in Naberezhnye Chelny.
Togo Mizrahi
Egyptian director, actor, producer, and screenwriter (1901-1986).
Born June 2nd, 1901 in Alexandria.
Died June 5th, 1986 at 85 years old in Rome.
Goffredo Parise
Italian writer and journalist (1929–1986).
Born December 8th, 1929 in Vicenza.
Died August 31st, 1986 at 56 years old in Treviso.
Richard van der Riet Woolley
British astronomer royal (1906–1986).
Born April 24th, 1906 in Weymouth.
Died December 24th, 1986 at 80 years old in Somerset West.
Yasuzō Masumura
Film director and screenwriter. (1924–1986).
Born August 25th, 1924 in Kofu.
Died November 23rd, 1986 at 62 years old in Japan (cerebral hemorrhage).
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When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time. Laurie Halse Anderson