In the year 1986
647 Notable deaths
Avelar Brandão Vilela
Catholic cardinal (1912–1986).
Born June 13th, 1912 in Alagoas.
Died December 19th, 1986 at 74 years old in Salvador (stomach cancer).
Chris Graham
Canadian boxer.
Born March 18th, 1900 in Toronto.
Died May 24th, 1986 at 86 years old in Toronto.
Gösta Bernhard
Swedish actor, director and comedian (1910–1986).
Born September 26th, 1910 in Västervik.
Died January 4th, 1986 at 75 years old in Stockholm.
Eduardo Risso
Uruguayan rower (1925–1986).
Born November 1st, 1925 in Montevideo.
Died January 12th, 1986 at 60 years old in Montevideo.
Andoni Elizondo
Spanish football player/coach (1932-1986).
Born August 5th, 1932 in San Sebastián.
Died February 23rd, 1986 at 53 years old in San Sebastián.
Salvador Mota
Mexican footballer (1922–1986).
Born November 30th, 1922 in Guadalajara.
Died February 10th, 1986 at 63 years old in Mexico City.
James Fifer
American rower (1930–1986).
Born July 14th, 1930 in Tacoma.
Died June 7th, 1986 at 55 years old in Seattle.
Hiroshi Hara
Japanese botanist (1911-1986).
Born January 5th, 1911 in Tokyo.
Died September 24th, 1986 at 75 years old
Willy Favre
Alpine skier (1943-1986).
Born September 24th, 1943 in Ormont-Dessus.
Died December 19th, 1986 at 43 years old in Ormont-Dessus.
Domingo García
Peruvian footballer (1904-1986).
Born November 30th, 1904 in Lima.
Died December 19th, 1986 at 82 years old
Erik Byléhn
Athletics competitor (1898-1986).
Born January 15th, 1898 in Bollnäs.
Died November 14th, 1986 at 88 years old in Uppsala.
Igor Tselovalnikov
Soviet cyclist (1944–1986).
Born January 2nd, 1944 in Yerevan.
Died March 17th, 1986 at 42 years old in Kharkiv.
Sverre Ingolf Haugli
Norwegian speed skater (1925–1986).
Born April 23rd, 1925 in Jevnaker.
Died October 18th, 1986 at 61 years old in Jevnaker.
Franz Kemser
West german bobsledder (1910-1986).
Born November 11th, 1910 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
Died January 20th, 1986 at 75 years old in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
Kazimierz Gzowski
Equestrian (1901-1986).
Born October 8th, 1901 in Sumy.
Died June 25th, 1986 at 84 years old in London.
Viktor Khokhryakov
Soviet actor and theatre directror (1913–1986).
Died September 20th, 1986 at 73 years old in Moscow.
Daan van Dijk
Dutch racing cyclist (1907-1986).
Born May 10th, 1907 in The Hague.
Died November 22nd, 1986 at 79 years old in The Hague.
Alfredo Pezzana
Italian fencer (1893-1986).
Born March 31st, 1893 in Chivasso.
Died May 7th, 1986 at 93 years old in Turin.
Nils Ramm
Swedish boxer (1903–1986).
Born January 1st, 1903 in Hedvig Eleonora parish. [ref]
Died November 8th, 1986 at 83 years old in Linköping.
Alexander Nikolaevich Deutsch
Soviet astronomer.
Born December 31st, 1899 in Reni.
Died November 22nd, 1986 at 86 years old
Margit Elek
Fencer (1910–1986).
Born October 5th, 1910 in Budapest.
Died February 4th, 1986 at 75 years old in Budapest.
Semyon Rzhishchin
Soviet steeplechase runner (1933-1986).
Born February 15th, 1933 in Moscow Oblast.
Died December 27th, 1986 at 53 years old in Dushanbe.
Alexander Kronrod
Soviet mathematician (1921–1986).
Born October 22nd, 1921 in Moscow.
Died October 6th, 1986 at 64 years old in Moscow.
Deaths 576 to 600 of 647
The idea is to die young as late as possible. Ashley Montagu