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In the year 1986
648 Notable deaths
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]
Agustín Sauto Arana
Spanish footballer (1908–1986).
Born May 11th, 1908 in Barakaldo.
Died August 21st, 1986 at 78 years old in Valle de Trápaga-Trapagaran.
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]
Pietro Parente
Catholic cardinal.
Born February 16th, 1891 in Casalnuovo Monterotaro.
Died December 29th, 1986 at 95 years old in Rome.
Leo de Gale
Governor-general of grenada (1921-1986).
Born December 28th, 1921 in Grenada.
Died March 23rd, 1986 at 64 years old in England.
Vahram Papazyan
American olympic middle-distance runner (1892-1986).
Born September 12th, 1892 in Constantinople.
Died March 6th, 1986 at 93 years old in Emerson.
John Kuck
American athletics competitor (1905–1986).
Born April 27th, 1905 in Wilson.
Died September 21st, 1986 at 81 years old in Halstead.
Patriarch Iustin of Romania
4th patriarch of the romanian orthodox church, from 1977 to 1986 (1910-1986).
Born March 5th, 1910 in Cândești.
Died July 31st, 1986 at 76 years old in Bucharest.
Emil Jónsson
Icelandic politician (1902-1986).
Born October 27th, 1902 in Hafnarfjörður. [ref]
Died November 30th, 1986 at 84 years old in Reykjavík. [ref]
Vittorino Veronese
Italian lawyer (1910-1986).
Born March 1st, 1910 in Vicenza.
Died September 3rd, 1986 at 76 years old in Rome.
Vali Akhundov
Soviet politician, scientist (1916-1986).
Died August 22nd, 1986 at 70 years old in Baku.
Fritz Hochwälder
Austrian writer (1911-1986).
Born May 28th, 1911 in Vienna.
Died October 21st, 1986 at 75 years old in Zurich.
Ludwig Biermann
German astronomer (1907-1986).
Born March 13th, 1907 in Hamm.
Died January 12th, 1986 at 78 years old in Munich.
Leah Rhodes
American costume designer (1902-1986).
Born July 21st, 1902 in Port Arthur.
Died October 17th, 1986 at 84 years old in Point Pleasant.
Ludvík Aškenazy
Czech playwright, publicist, scriptwriter and writer (1921–1986).
Born February 24th, 1921 in Český Těšín. [ref]
Died March 18th, 1986 at 65 years old in Bolzano. [ref]
Sekhonyana Nehemia Maseribane
Prime minister of lesotho (1918-1986).
Born May 4th, 1918 in Quthing District.
Died November 3rd, 1986 at 68 years old
Amalia González Caballero de Castillo Ledón
Mexican politician and diplomat.
Born August 18th, 1902 in Santander Jiménez. [ref]
Died June 3rd, 1986 at 83 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Jaroslav Burgr
Czech footballer (1906-1986).
Born March 7th, 1906 in Velké Přítočno.
Died September 15th, 1986 at 80 years old in Czechoslovakia.
Willy Kaiser
Boxer (1912–1986).
Born January 16th, 1912 in Pobiedziska.
Died July 24th, 1986 at 74 years old in Gladbeck.
Luis Pasarín
Spanish football player/manager (1902-1986).
Born April 16th, 1902 in Pontevedra. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1986 at 84 years old in Madrid.
Sergei Anokhin
Soviet test pilot and sportsman in gliding (1910-1986).
Born April 1st, 1910 in Moscow.
Died April 15th, 1986 at 76 years old in Moscow (stomach cancer).
Elisabeth Schwarzhaupt
German politician (1901–1986).
Born January 7th, 1901 in Frankfurt.
Died October 30th, 1986 at 85 years old in Frankfurt.
Gottfried von Banfield
Austro-hungarian flying ace (1890–1986).
Born February 6th, 1890 in Herceg Novi.
Died September 23rd, 1986 at 96 years old in Trieste.
Miguel Darío Miranda y Gómez
Catholic cardinal (1895–1986).
Born December 19th, 1895 in León de Los Aldama.
Died March 15th, 1986 at 90 years old in León de Los Aldama.
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Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once. William Shakespeare