In the year 1986
600 Notable deaths
Tenzing Norgay
Nepalese indian sherpa mountaineer (1914-1986).
Born May 15th, 1914 in Nepal, Khumbu.
Died May 9th, 1986 at 71 years old in Darjeeling (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Scatman Crothers
American entertainer (1910-1986).
Born May 23rd, 1910 in Indiana.
Died November 23rd, 1986 at 76 years old in Van Nuys (lung cancer).
Sterling Hayden
American actor (1916–1986).
Born March 26th, 1916 in Montclair.
Died May 23rd, 1986 at 70 years old in Sausalito (prostate cancer).
Ted Knight
American actor (1923-1986).
Born December 7th, 1923 in Terryville.
Died August 26th, 1986 at 62 years old in Glendale (colorectal cancer).
V. C. Andrews
Novelist.
Born June 6th, 1923 in Portsmouth. [ref]
Died December 19th, 1986 at 63 years old in Virginia Beach (breast cancer). [ref]
Keenan Wynn
American actor (1916-1986).
Born July 27th, 1916 in New York City.
Died October 14th, 1986 at 70 years old in Brentwood (pancreatic cancer).
Ray Milland
Welsh-american actor and film director (1907–1986).
Born January 3rd, 1907 in Neath.
Died March 10th, 1986 at 79 years old in Torrance (lung cancer).
Benny Goodman
American jazz musician, band leader.
Born May 30th, 1909 in Chicago. [ref]
Died June 13th, 1986 at 77 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Elsa Lanchester
British-american actress (1902–1986).
Born October 28th, 1902 in Metropolitan Borough of Lewisham.
Died December 26th, 1986 at 84 years old in Woodland Hills (pneumonia).
Richard Manuel
Canadian musician and composer (1943–1986).
Born April 3rd, 1943 in Stratford.
Died March 4th, 1986 at 42 years old in Winter Park.
Olof Palme
Swedish prime minister (1969–76, 1982–86).
Born January 30th, 1927 in Svea artillery regiment parish. [ref]
Died February 28th, 1986 at 59 years old in Sveavägen (gunshot wound).
Ronald McNair
Physicist, astronaut (1950-1986).
Born October 21st, 1950 in Lake City.
Died January 28th, 1986 at 35 years old in Cape Canaveral (Space Shuttle Challenger disaster).
Judith Resnik
American engineer and astronaut (1949–1986).
Born April 5th, 1949 in Akron.
Died January 28th, 1986 at 36 years old in Cape Canaveral (Space Shuttle Challenger disaster).
Gian-Carlo Coppola
Film producer and actor (1963-1986).
Born September 17th, 1963 in Los Angeles.
Died May 26th, 1986 at 22 years old in Annapolis (cranial trauma).
Otto Preminger
American director, producer and actor (1905–1986).
Born December 5th, 1905 in Vyzhnytsia.
Died April 23rd, 1986 at 80 years old in New York City (Alzheimer's disease).
Tommy Douglas
Scottish-born canadian politician (1904-1986).
Born October 20th, 1904 in Falkirk.
Died February 24th, 1986 at 81 years old in Ottawa (cancer).
Alexander Akimov
Soviet engineer and shift supervisor during the events of the chernobyl disaster.
Born May 6th, 1953 in Novosibirsk.
Died May 11th, 1986 at 33 years old in Moscow (radiation syndrome).
Broderick Crawford
American actor (1911–1986).
Born December 9th, 1911 in Philadelphia.
Died April 26th, 1986 at 74 years old in Rancho Mirage (stroke).
Robert Alda
American actor (1914–1986).
Born February 26th, 1914 in New York City.
Died May 3rd, 1986 at 72 years old in Los Angeles (stroke).
Jagjivan Ram
Indian independence activist and politician (1908-1986).
Born April 5th, 1908 in Bhojpur district.
Died July 6th, 1986 at 78 years old in New Delhi.
Forrest Tucker
American actor (1919–1986).
Born February 12th, 1919 in Plainfield.
Died October 25th, 1986 at 67 years old in Woodland Hills (lung cancer).
Murray Hamilton
American actor (1923–1986).
Born March 24th, 1923 in Washington.
Died September 1st, 1986 at 63 years old in Washington (cancer).
Chiune Sugihara
Japanese diplomat, righteous among the nations (1900-1986).
Born January 1st, 1900 in Kyosenji-temple. [ref]
Died July 31st, 1986 at 86 years old in Kamakura (cardiovascular disease).
Gordon MacRae
American actor, singer (1921-1986).
Born March 12th, 1921 in East Orange.
Died January 24th, 1986 at 64 years old in William Jennings Bryan House (lip and oral cavity carcinoma).
Hermione Baddeley
British character actress of theatre, film and television (1906-1986).
Born November 13th, 1906 in Broseley.
Died August 19th, 1986 at 79 years old in Los Angeles (stroke).
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It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time. Samuel Johnson