In the year 1986
647 Notable deaths
Doris Dawson
American actress (1909–1986).
Born April 16th, 1909 in Nevada, Goldfield.
Died April 20th, 1986 at 77 years old in Coral Gables.
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]
László Lékai
Hungarian cardinal (1910–1986).
Born March 12th, 1910 in Zalalövő. [ref]
Died June 30th, 1986 at 76 years old in Esztergom. [ref]
Reinhold Münzenberg
German footballer (1909-1986).
Born January 25th, 1909 in Walheim.
Died June 25th, 1986 at 77 years old in Aachen.
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.
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]
Jef Scherens
Track cyclist (1909–1986).
Born February 17th, 1909 in Werchter.
Died August 9th, 1986 at 77 years old in Leuven.
Malcolm Nokes
British athlete (1897-1986).
Born May 20th, 1897 in London.
Died November 22nd, 1986 at 89 years old in Alton.
Alberto Zorrilla
Argentine swimmer (1906-1986).
Born April 6th, 1906 in Rosario. [ref]
Died April 23rd, 1986 at 80 years old in Miami. [ref]
Anna Kamieńska
Poet, writer and translator (1920-1986).
Born April 12th, 1920 in Krasnystaw.
Died May 10th, 1986 at 66 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]
Rossella Como
Italian actress (1937–1986).
Born January 29th, 1939 in Rome.
Died December 20th, 1986 at 47 years old in Rome (cancer).
Radovan Zogović
Montenegrin poet (1907–1986).
Born August 19th, 1907 in Plav.
Died January 5th, 1986 at 78 years old in Belgrade.
Boris Arkadyev
Russian footballer (1899-1986).
Born September 21st, 1899 in Saint Petersburg.
Died October 17th, 1986 at 87 years old in Moscow.
Iorgu Iordan
Romanian linguist (1888-1986).
Born October 11th, 1888 in Tecuci. [ref]
Died September 20th, 1986 at 97 years old in Bucharest.
Dusolina Giannini
American singer (1902-1986).
Born December 19th, 1902 in Philadelphia.
Died June 29th, 1986 at 83 years old in Zurich.
Kazimierz Sikorski
Polish composer (1895–1986).
Born June 28th, 1895 in Zurich.
Died July 23rd, 1986 at 91 years old in Warsaw.
James Gentle
American soccer player (1904-1986).
Born July 21st, 1904 in Brookline. [ref]
Died May 22nd, 1986 at 81 years old in Philadelphia. [ref]
Meri Avidzba
First abkhaziyan woman pilot (1917–1986).
Born January 24th, 1917 in Abkhazia.
Died November 5th, 1986 at 69 years old in Sukhumi.
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).
Marcel Arland
French writer (1899–1986).
Born July 5th, 1899 in Varennes-sur-Amance. [ref]
Died January 12th, 1986 at 86 years old in Saint-Sauveur-sur-École. [ref]
John Kuck
American athletics competitor (1905–1986).
Born April 27th, 1905 in Wilson.
Died September 21st, 1986 at 81 years old in Halstead.
Pietro Parente
Catholic cardinal.
Born February 16th, 1891 in Casalnuovo Monterotaro.
Died December 29th, 1986 at 95 years old in Rome.
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Life has more meaning in the face of death. Robert Greene