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In the year 1986
648 Notable deaths
Hans Pesser
German footballer (1911-1986).
Born November 7th, 1911 in Vienna.
Died August 12th, 1986 at 74 years old in Vienna.
Piero Chiara
Italian writer.
Born March 13th, 1913 in Luino.
Died December 31st, 1986 at 73 years old in Varese.
Paul-Gilbert Langevin
French musicologist.
Born July 5th, 1933 in Boulogne-Billancourt. [ref]
Died July 4th, 1986 at 52 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris (cancer). [ref]
Doris Dawson
American actress (1909–1986).
Born April 16th, 1909 in Nevada, Goldfield.
Died April 20th, 1986 at 77 years old in Coral Gables.
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.
Roberto Battaglia
Italian fencer (1909–1986).
Born June 23rd, 1909 in Milan.
Died August 26th, 1986 at 77 years old in Milan. [ref]
Malcolm Nokes
British athlete (1897-1986).
Born May 20th, 1897 in London.
Died November 22nd, 1986 at 89 years old in Alton.
Ilmari Salminen
Finnish long-distance runner.
Born September 21st, 1902 in Elimäki.
Died January 5th, 1986 at 83 years old in Kouvola.
Pandelis Prevelakis
Greek writer (1909-1986).
Born March 3rd, 1909 in Rethymno.
Died March 15th, 1986 at 77 years old in Athens.
Georgy Agzamov
Soviet chess player (1954-1986).
Born September 6th, 1954 in Olmaliq.
Died August 27th, 1986 at 31 years old in Sevastopol.
Reinhold Münzenberg
German footballer (1909-1986).
Born January 25th, 1909 in Walheim.
Died June 25th, 1986 at 77 years old in Aachen.
Étienne Mattler
French association football player and manager (1905-1986).
Born December 24th, 1905 in Belfort. [ref]
Died March 23rd, 1986 at 80 years old in Bavilliers. [ref]
Rossella Como
Italian actress (1937–1986).
Born January 29th, 1939 in Rome.
Died December 20th, 1986 at 47 years old in Rome (cancer).
Jānis Kalnbērziņš
Latvian soviet politician (1893-1986).
Born September 17th, 1893 in Livonia Governorate.
Died February 4th, 1986 at 92 years old in Riga.
Jef Scherens
Track cyclist (1909–1986).
Born February 17th, 1909 in Werchter.
Died August 9th, 1986 at 77 years old in Leuven.
Anna Kamieńska
Poet, writer and translator (1920-1986).
Born April 12th, 1920 in Krasnystaw.
Died May 10th, 1986 at 66 years old in Warsaw.
Iorgu Iordan
Romanian linguist (1888-1986).
Born October 11th, 1888 in Tecuci. [ref]
Died September 20th, 1986 at 97 years old in Bucharest.
Alberto Zorrilla
Argentine swimmer (1906-1986).
Born April 6th, 1906 in Rosario. [ref]
Died April 23rd, 1986 at 80 years old in Miami. [ref]
Radovan Zogović
Montenegrin poet (1907–1986).
Born August 19th, 1907 in Plav.
Died January 5th, 1986 at 78 years old in Belgrade.
Kazimierz Sikorski
Polish composer (1895–1986).
Born June 28th, 1895 in Zurich.
Died July 23rd, 1986 at 91 years old in Warsaw.
Jerzy Putrament
Polish writer and politician (1910-1986).
Born November 14th, 1910 in Minsk. [ref]
Died June 23rd, 1986 at 75 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Boris Arkadyev
Russian footballer (1899-1986).
Born September 21st, 1899 in Saint Petersburg.
Died October 17th, 1986 at 87 years old in Moscow.
Dusolina Giannini
American singer (1902-1986).
Born December 19th, 1902 in Philadelphia.
Died June 29th, 1986 at 83 years old in Zurich.
Meri Avidzba
First abkhaziyan woman pilot (1917–1986).
Born January 24th, 1917 in Abkhazia.
Died November 5th, 1986 at 69 years old in Sukhumi.
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