In the year 1986

600 Notable deaths

Ella Josephine Baker

(1903-1986) african-american civil rights and human rights activist.

Born December 13th, 1903 in Norfolk.

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).

Tim McIntire

American character actor (1944-1986).

Born July 19th, 1944 in Los Angeles. [ref]

Died April 15th, 1986 at 41 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure). [ref]

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).

Le Duan

General secretary of the communist party of vietnam (1907-1986).

Born April 7th, 1907 in Quảng Trị.

Died July 10th, 1986 at 79 years old in Hanoi (disease).

Martin Gabel

American actor (1912-1986).

Born June 19th, 1912 in Philadelphia. [ref]

Died May 22nd, 1986 at 73 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]

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. [ref]

Died August 31st, 1986 at 85 years old in Tamminiemi. [ref]

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, bandleader, and entertainer (1901-1986).

Born July 28th, 1901 in Island Pond. [ref]

Died July 3rd, 1986 at 84 years old in North Hollywood (cancer). [ref]

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 (cancer, lung cancer).

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.

Cheikh Anta Diop

Senegalese politician, essayist (1923–1986).

Born December 29th, 1923 in Diourbel, Thieytou. [ref]

Died February 7th, 1986 at 62 years old in Dakar. [ref]

Brian Aherne

English 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.

Jerry Paris

American actor and director (1925-1986).

Born July 25th, 1925 in San Francisco. [ref]

Died March 31st, 1986 at 60 years old in Los Angeles (brain cancer).

John D. MacDonald

Writer from the united states.

Born July 24th, 1916 in Sharon. [ref]

Died December 28th, 1986 at 70 years old in Milwaukee. [ref]

Alan Jay Lerner

American lyricist and librettist (1918-1986).

Born August 31st, 1918 in New York City. [ref]

Died June 14th, 1986 at 67 years old in New York City (lung cancer). [ref]

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