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In the year 1986
648 Notable deaths
Borislav Milić
Chess player (1925–1986).
Born October 20th, 1925 in Belgrade.
Died May 28th, 1986 at 60 years old in Belgrade.
Bert Schneider
Boxer (1897-1986).
Born July 1st, 1897 in Cleveland.
Died February 20th, 1986 at 88 years old in Montreal.
Ria Baran
German figure skater (1922–1986).
Born November 2nd, 1922 in Dortmund.
Died November 12th, 1986 at 64 years old in Düsseldorf.
Yaşar Erkan
Turkish wrestler (1911–1986).
Born April 30th, 1911 in Erzincan.
Died May 18th, 1986 at 75 years old in Istanbul.
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.
Ramón Alberto Villaverde
Uruguayan footballer (1930–1986).
Born March 16th, 1930 in Montevideo.
Died September 15th, 1986 at 56 years old in Barcelona.
Vicente Trueba
Spanish racing cyclist (1905-1986).
Born October 16th, 1905 in Torrelavega.
Died November 10th, 1986 at 81 years old in Riotuerto.
Jack van Bebber
Olympic wrestler.
Born July 27th, 1907 in Perry.
Died April 13th, 1986 at 78 years old in Noble County.
Roger Ikor
French writer (1912-1986).
Born May 28th, 1912 in 11th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died November 17th, 1986 at 74 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Boy Gobert
German actor (1925-1986).
Born June 5th, 1925 in Hamburg.
Died May 30th, 1986 at 60 years old in Vienna (heart failure).
Kersti Merilaas
Estonian writer (1913–1986).
Born December 7th, 1913 in Narva.
Died March 8th, 1986 at 72 years old in Tallinn.
Louis Van Lint
Belgian painter (1909-1986).
Born December 25th, 1909 in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode. [ref]
Died December 27th, 1986 at 77 years old in Brussels metropolitan area. [ref]
Félicien Vervaecke
Belgian cyclist (1907–1986).
Born March 11th, 1907 in Dadizele.
Died October 31st, 1986 at 79 years old in Brussels metropolitan area.
Michal Vičan
Czechoslovak soccer player and soccer coach (1925-1986).
Born March 26th, 1925 in Hlohovec. [ref]
Died January 27th, 1986 at 60 years old in Bratislava.
Albert Scherrer
Swiss racing driver (1908-1986).
Born February 28th, 1908 in Riehen.
Died July 5th, 1986 at 78 years old in Basel.
Johnnie Tolan
American racing driver (1917–1986).
Born October 22nd, 1917 in Victor.
Died June 6th, 1986 at 68 years old in Redondo Beach.
Ladislav Pešek
Czechoslovak actor (1906–1986).
Born October 4th, 1906 in Brno. [ref]
Died July 13th, 1986 at 79 years old in Prague. [ref]
Jean-Jacques Gautier
French novelist (1908–1986).
Born November 4th, 1908 in Essômes-sur-Marne. [ref]
Died April 20th, 1986 at 77 years old in 4th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Ramón Torralba
Spanish footballer (1895-1986).
Born August 13th, 1895 in Ardisa. [ref]
Died June 6th, 1986 at 90 years old in León de Los Aldama. [ref]
Carlo Biagi
Italian footballer (1914–1986).
Born April 20th, 1914 in Viareggio.
Died April 16th, 1986 at 71 years old in Milan.
Samuel Zauber
Romanian footballer (1907–1986).
Born January 9th, 1907 in Timișoara.
Died June 12th, 1986 at 79 years old in Jerusalem.
Sara Sadıyqova
Singer.
Born November 1st, 1906 in Kazan.
Died June 7th, 1986 at 79 years old in Kazan.
Anastasia Zuyeva
Soviet russian actress (1896-1986).
Born December 17th, 1896 in Tula Governorate.
Died March 23rd, 1986 at 89 years old in Moscow.
Guillermo Eizaguirre
Spanish footballer (1909–1986).
Born May 27th, 1909 in Seville.
Died October 25th, 1986 at 77 years old in Madrid.
Joan Oliver i Sallarès
Catalan poet and playwright (1899–1986).
Born November 29th, 1899 in Sabadell.
Died June 18th, 1986 at 86 years old in Barcelona.
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