In the year 1986
647 Notable deaths
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.
Jānis Kalnbērziņš
Latvian soviet politician (1893-1986).
Born September 17th, 1893 in Livonia Governorate.
Died February 4th, 1986 at 92 years old in Riga.
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.
Vittorino Veronese
Italian lawyer (1910-1986).
Born March 1st, 1910 in Vicenza.
Died September 3rd, 1986 at 76 years old in Rome.
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.
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.
Emil Jónsson
Icelandic politician (1902-1986).
Born October 27th, 1902 in Hafnarfjörður. [ref]
Died November 30th, 1986 at 84 years old in Reykjavík. [ref]
Vali Akhundov
Soviet politician, scientist (1916-1986).
Died August 22nd, 1986 at 70 years old in Baku.
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.
Sekhonyana Nehemia Maseribane
Prime minister of lesotho (1918-1986).
Born May 4th, 1918 in Quthing District.
Died November 3rd, 1986 at 68 years old
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]
Ludwig Biermann
German astronomer (1907-1986).
Born March 13th, 1907 in Hamm.
Died January 12th, 1986 at 78 years old in Munich.
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.
Jaroslav Burgr
Czech footballer (1906-1986).
Born March 7th, 1906 in Velké Přítočno.
Died September 15th, 1986 at 80 years old in Czechoslovakia.
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.
Willy Kaiser
Boxer (1912–1986).
Born January 16th, 1912 in Pobiedziska.
Died July 24th, 1986 at 74 years old in Gladbeck.
Fritz Hochwälder
Austrian writer (1911-1986).
Born May 28th, 1911 in Vienna.
Died October 21st, 1986 at 75 years old in Zurich.
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).
Bert Schneider
Boxer (1897-1986).
Born July 1st, 1897 in Cleveland.
Died February 20th, 1986 at 88 years old in Montreal.
Borislav Milić
Chess player (1925–1986).
Born October 20th, 1925 in Belgrade.
Died May 28th, 1986 at 60 years old in Belgrade.
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]
Roberto Battaglia
Italian fencer (1909–1986).
Born June 23rd, 1909 in Milan.
Died August 26th, 1986 at 77 years old in Milan. [ref]
Ilya Averbakh
Soviet film director, screenwriter (1934-1986).
Born July 28th, 1934 in Saint Petersburg.
Died January 11th, 1986 at 51 years old in Moscow, Saint Petersburg.
Elisabeth Schwarzhaupt
German politician (1901–1986).
Born January 7th, 1901 in Frankfurt.
Died October 30th, 1986 at 85 years old in Frankfurt.
Deaths 476 to 500 of 647
The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated. Mark Twain