In the year 1986
647 Notable deaths
Eduard Imhof
Swiss cartographer and professor at eth zurich (1895-1986) and child of his father eduard imhof (1854-1924).
Born January 25th, 1895 in Schiers.
Died April 27th, 1986 at 91 years old in Erlenbach.
Maria Bellonci
Italian writer (1902–1986).
Born November 30th, 1902 in Rome.
Died May 13th, 1986 at 83 years old in Rome. [ref]
Adolf Brudes
German racing driver (1899-1986).
Born October 15th, 1899 in Kotulin, Silesian Voivodeship.
Died November 5th, 1986 at 87 years old in Bremen.
Julian Roosevelt
American sailor and banker (1924–1986).
Born November 14th, 1924 in Manhattan.
Died March 28th, 1986 at 61 years old in Glen Cove, Manhasset. [ref]
Alfred Vohrer
Film director, actor (1914–1986).
Born December 29th, 1914 in Stuttgart.
Died February 3rd, 1986 at 71 years old in Munich.
Marguerite Courtot
American actress (1897–1986).
Born August 20th, 1897 in Summit.
Died May 28th, 1986 at 88 years old in Long Beach.
Yoshiyuki Tsuruta
Swimmer (1903–1986).
Born October 1st, 1903 in Kagoshima.
Died July 24th, 1986 at 82 years old in Matsuyama (stroke).
Elisabeth Selbert
German politician (1896-1986).
Born September 22nd, 1896 in Kassel.
Died June 9th, 1986 at 89 years old in Kassel.
Aleksei Arbuzov
Soviet playwright (1908-1986).
Born May 26th, 1908 in Moscow.
Died April 20th, 1986 at 77 years old in Moscow.
Marga Klompé
Dutch politician (1912-1986).
Born August 16th, 1912 in Arnhem.
Died October 28th, 1986 at 74 years old in The Hague (disease).
Dinny Pails
Australian tennis player (1921-1986).
Born March 4th, 1921 in Nottingham.
Died November 22nd, 1986 at 65 years old in Sydney.
Gleb Wataghin
Italian physicist (1899–1986).
Born November 3rd, 1899 in Podilsk.
Died October 10th, 1986 at 86 years old in Turin.
Chester Bowles
American politician (1901–1986).
Born April 5th, 1901 in Springfield.
Died May 25th, 1986 at 85 years old in Essex.
Mary Anderson
American actress (1897-1986).
Born June 28th, 1897 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died June 22nd, 1986 at 88 years old in El Cajon. [ref]
Vilmos Kohut
Hungarian footballer (1906–1986).
Born July 17th, 1906 in Budapest.
Died February 18th, 1986 at 79 years old in Budapest.
Paul Costello
American rower (1894–1986).
Born December 27th, 1894 in Philadelphia.
Died April 17th, 1986 at 91 years old in Philadelphia.
Hans Pesser
German footballer (1911-1986).
Born November 7th, 1911 in Vienna.
Died August 12th, 1986 at 74 years old in Vienna.
Alfonso Thiele
Racecar driver.
Born April 5th, 1920 in Constantinople.
Died July 15th, 1986 at 66 years old in Novara.
Hemin Mukriyani
Kurdish poet and scholar (1921–1986).
Born March 1st, 1921 in Mahabad.
Died April 16th, 1986 at 65 years old
Rafael Gil
Film director, screenwriter (1913–1986).
Born May 22nd, 1913 in Madrid.
Died September 10th, 1986 at 73 years old in Madrid.
Gerhard Rohlfs
German linguist (1892-1986).
Born July 14th, 1892 in Berlin.
Died September 12th, 1986 at 94 years old in Tübingen.
Zhang Yuzhe
Chinese astronomer (1902–1986).
Born February 16th, 1902 in Minhou County.
Died July 21st, 1986 at 84 years old in Nanjing.
Piero Chiara
Italian writer.
Born March 13th, 1913 in Luino.
Died December 31st, 1986 at 73 years old in Varese.
Henri de France
Television inventor (1911-1986).
Born September 7th, 1911 in 2nd arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died April 28th, 1986 at 74 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Alexander H. Smith
U.s. mycologist (1904-1986).
Born December 12th, 1904 in Crandon.
Died December 12th, 1986 at 82 years old in Ann Arbor.
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Life without an ideal is spiritual death. Emma Goldman