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In the year 1986
648 Notable deaths
Margery Wilson
American actress (1896-1986).
Born October 31st, 1896 in Christian County.
Died January 21st, 1986 at 89 years old in Arcadia.
Gedeon Barcza
Hungarian chess grandmaster (1911–1986).
Born August 21st, 1911 in Kisújszállás.
Died February 27th, 1986 at 74 years old in Budapest.
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.
Lajos Bárdos
(1899–1986) hungarian musician.
Born October 1st, 1899 in Budapest.
Died November 18th, 1986 at 87 years old in Budapest.
Maria Bellonci
Italian writer (1902–1986).
Born November 30th, 1902 in Rome.
Died May 13th, 1986 at 83 years old in Rome. [ref]
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.
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]
John Antill
Australian composer (1904–1986).
Born April 8th, 1904 in Sydney.
Died December 29th, 1986 at 82 years old in Sydney.
Dinny Pails
Australian tennis player (1921-1986).
Born March 4th, 1921 in Nottingham.
Died November 22nd, 1986 at 65 years old in Sydney.
Alfred Vohrer
Film director, actor (1914–1986).
Born December 29th, 1914 in Stuttgart.
Died February 3rd, 1986 at 71 years old in Munich.
Gleb Wataghin
Italian physicist (1899–1986).
Born November 3rd, 1899 in Podilsk.
Died October 10th, 1986 at 86 years old in Turin.
Marguerite Courtot
American actress (1897–1986).
Born August 20th, 1897 in Summit.
Died May 28th, 1986 at 88 years old in Long Beach.
Marga Klompé
Dutch politician (1912-1986).
Born August 16th, 1912 in Arnhem.
Died October 28th, 1986 at 74 years old in The Hague (disease).
Aleksei Arbuzov
Soviet playwright (1908-1986).
Born May 26th, 1908 in Moscow.
Died April 20th, 1986 at 77 years old in Moscow.
Elisabeth Selbert
German politician (1896-1986).
Born September 22nd, 1896 in Kassel.
Died June 9th, 1986 at 89 years old in Kassel.
Yoshiyuki Tsuruta
Swimmer (1903–1986).
Born October 1st, 1903 in Kagoshima.
Died July 24th, 1986 at 82 years old in Matsuyama (stroke).
Hemin Mukriyani
Kurdish poet and scholar (1921–1986).
Born March 1st, 1921 in Mahabad.
Died April 16th, 1986 at 65 years old
Alfonso Thiele
Racecar driver.
Born April 5th, 1920 in Constantinople.
Died July 15th, 1986 at 66 years old in Novara.
Gerhard Rohlfs
German linguist (1892-1986).
Born July 14th, 1892 in Berlin.
Died September 12th, 1986 at 94 years old in Tübingen.
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]
László Lékai
Hungarian cardinal (1910–1986).
Born March 12th, 1910 in Zalalövő. [ref]
Died June 30th, 1986 at 76 years old in Esztergom. [ref]
Paul Costello
American rower (1894–1986).
Born December 27th, 1894 in Philadelphia.
Died April 17th, 1986 at 91 years old in Philadelphia.
Vilmos Kohut
Hungarian footballer (1906–1986).
Born May 17th, 1906 in Budapest.
Died February 18th, 1986 at 79 years old in Budapest.
Rafael Gil
Film director, screenwriter (1913–1986).
Born May 22nd, 1913 in Madrid.
Died September 10th, 1986 at 73 years old in Madrid.
Zhang Yuzhe
Chinese astronomer (1902–1986).
Born February 16th, 1902 in Minhou County.
Died July 21st, 1986 at 84 years old in Nanjing.
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The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time. Mark Twain