In the year 1986
648 Notable deaths
Ella Josephine Baker
African-american civil rights and human rights activist (1903–1986).
Born December 13th, 1903.
Died December 13th, 1986 at 83 years old in Manhattan.
Hank Greenberg
Baseball outfielder (1911–1986).
Born January 1st, 1911 in New York City.
Died September 4th, 1986 at 75 years old in Beverly Hills (cancer).
Leonid Toptunov
Soviet engineer.
Born August 16th, 1960 in Buryn Raion, Mikolayivka.
Died May 14th, 1986 at 25 years old in Moscow (radiation syndrome).
Tim McIntire
American actor (1944–1986).
Born July 19th, 1944 in Los Angeles.
Died April 15th, 1986 at 41 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure).
Perry Ellis
American fashion designer (1940–1986).
Born March 3rd, 1940 in Portsmouth.
Died May 30th, 1986 at 46 years old in New York City (viral encephalitis).
Martin Gabel
American actor (1912-1986).
Born June 19th, 1912 in Philadelphia.
Died May 22nd, 1986 at 73 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Gregory Jarvis
American astronaut (1944-1986).
Born August 24th, 1944 in Detroit.
Died January 28th, 1986 at 41 years old in Cape Canaveral (Space Shuttle Challenger disaster).
Harold Arlen
American composer of popular music (1905-1986).
Born February 15th, 1905 in Buffalo.
Died April 23rd, 1986 at 81 years old in New York City.
Valery Khodemchuk
Chernobyl pump operator, the first casualty of the incident on april 26th, 1986..
Born March 24th, 1951 in Kropivnia.
Died April 26th, 1986 at 35 years old in Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant (Chernobyl disaster).
Urho Kekkonen
Eighth president of finland (1900–1986).
Born September 3rd, 1900 in Lepikon torppa.
Died August 31st, 1986 at 85 years old in Tamminiemi.
Stephen Stucker
American actor (1947–1986).
Born July 2nd, 1947 in Des Moines.
Died April 13th, 1986 at 38 years old in Hollywood (death from AIDS-related complications).
Raymond Loewy
French-born american industrial designer (1893-1986).
Born November 5th, 1893 in 2nd arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died July 14th, 1986 at 92 years old in Monaco. [ref]
Rudy Vallée
American singer, actor, and entertainer (1901–1986).
Born July 28th, 1901 in Island Pond.
Died July 3rd, 1986 at 84 years old in North Hollywood (cancer).
Erik Bruhn
Danish ballet dancer (1928-1986).
Born October 3rd, 1928 in Copenhagen.
Died April 1st, 1986 at 57 years old in Toronto (lung cancer).
Jacques Plante
Canadian ice hockey player (1929–1986).
Born January 17th, 1929 in Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel. [ref]
Died February 27th, 1986 at 57 years old in Geneva (stomach cancer).
Virginia Gregg
American actress (1916–1986).
Born March 6th, 1916 in Harrisburg.
Died September 15th, 1986 at 70 years old in Encino (lung cancer, cancer).
Steve Tracy
Actor.
Born October 3rd, 1952 in Canton.
Died November 27th, 1986 at 34 years old in Tampa (death from AIDS-related complications).
Abel Meeropol
American songwriter (1903-1986).
Born February 10th, 1903 in New York City, The Bronx.
Died October 30th, 1986 at 83 years old in Longmeadow.
Pat Phoenix
British actress (1923–1986).
Born November 26th, 1923 in Saint Mary's Hospital.
Died September 17th, 1986 at 62 years old in Stockport (lung cancer).
Cheikh Anta Diop
Senegalese politician, essayist (1923–1986).
Born December 23rd, 1933 in Thieytou, Diourbel. [ref]
Died February 7th, 1986 at 52 years old in Dakar. [ref]
Brian Aherne
British actor (1902–1986).
Born May 2nd, 1902 in Worcestershire.
Died February 10th, 1986 at 83 years old in Venice (myocardial infarction).
Roger C. Carmel
American actor (1932-1986).
Born September 27th, 1932 in Brooklyn.
Died November 11th, 1986 at 54 years old in Hollywood (heart failure).
Adolph Caesar
American actor (1933–1986).
Born December 5th, 1933 in New York City.
Died March 6th, 1986 at 52 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
D. R. Kaprekar
Indian mathematician (1905–1986).
Born January 17th, 1905 in Dahanu.
Died July 4th, 1986 at 81 years old in Deolali.
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If you’re not ready to die for it, take the word “freedom” out of your vocabulary. Malcolm X