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In the year 1986
648 Notable deaths
Jerry Paris
American actor and director (1925-1986).
Born July 25th, 1925 in San Francisco.
Died March 31st, 1986 at 60 years old in Los Angeles (brain cancer).
John D. MacDonald
American writer (1916–1986).
Born July 24th, 1916 in Sharon.
Died December 28th, 1986 at 70 years old in Milwaukee.
Alan Jay Lerner
American lyricist and librettist (1918-1986).
Born August 31st, 1918 in New York City.
Died June 14th, 1986 at 67 years old in New York City (lung cancer).
Una Merkel
American actress (1903–1986).
Born December 10th, 1903 in Covington.
Died January 2nd, 1986 at 82 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
Lurene Tuttle
American actress (1907-1986).
Born August 20th, 1907 in Pleasant Lake.
Died May 28th, 1986 at 78 years old in Encino (cancer).
James Eastland
American politician (1904–1986).
Born November 28th, 1904 in Doddsville.
Died February 19th, 1986 at 81 years old in Doddsville.
Buddy Baer
American boxer (1915–1986).
Born June 11th, 1915 in Denver.
Died July 18th, 1986 at 71 years old in Martinez.
Bessie Love
American actress (1898–1986).
Born September 10th, 1898 in Midland.
Died April 26th, 1986 at 87 years old in London.
Yakima Canutt
American rodeo rider, actor and stuntman (1895–1986).
Born November 29th, 1895 in Colfax.
Died May 24th, 1986 at 90 years old in North Hollywood.
Virginia Gilmore
American actress (1919-1986).
Born July 26th, 1919 in El Monte.
Died March 28th, 1986 at 66 years old in Santa Barbara (pulmonary emphysema).
Gardner Fox
American comics writer and novelist (1911–1986).
Born May 20th, 1911 in Brooklyn.
Died December 24th, 1986 at 75 years old in Princeton.
Henri Toivonen
Finnish rally driver (1956–1986).
Born August 25th, 1956 in Jyväskylä.
Died May 2nd, 1986 at 29 years old in Castirla (single-vehicle accident).
Adolfo Celi
Italian actor (1922-1986).
Born July 27th, 1922 in Messina.
Died February 19th, 1986 at 63 years old in Siena (myocardial infarction).
Adolf Tolkachev
Soviet engineer and cia spy (1927-1986).
Born January 6th, 1927 in Aktobe.
Died September 24th, 1986 at 59 years old in Soviet Union (execution by shooting).
Hal B. Wallis
American film producer and art collector (1898–1986).
Born September 14th, 1899 in Chicago. [ref]
Died October 5th, 1986 at 87 years old in Rancho Mirage (diabetes).
Erich Koch
Nazi leader, war criminal, art collector (1896-1986).
Born June 19th, 1896 in Elberfeld.
Died November 12th, 1986 at 90 years old in Barczewo.
Bernard Malamud
American author (1914–1986).
Born April 26th, 1914 in Brooklyn.
Died March 18th, 1986 at 71 years old in Manhattan (myocardial infarction).
Dandy Nichols
British actress (1907-1986).
Born May 21st, 1907 in Hammersmith.
Died February 6th, 1986 at 78 years old in Whitechapel (pneumonia).
Albert Grossman
American music manager (1926–1986).
Born May 21st, 1926 in Chicago.
Died January 25th, 1986 at 59 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
Masti Venkatesha Iyengar
Indian writer (1891–1986).
Died June 6th, 1986 at 95 years old in Bengaluru. [ref]
Elio de Angelis
Italian racing driver (1958-1986).
Born March 26th, 1958 in Rome.
Died May 15th, 1986 at 28 years old in Marseille (smoke inhalation injury).
Juan Rulfo
Mexican writer (1917–1986).
Born May 16th, 1918 in Sayula Municipality.
Died January 7th, 1986 at 67 years old in Mexico City.
John Bagot Glubb
British military officer, scholar and author (1897–1986).
Born April 16th, 1897 in Lancashire.
Died March 17th, 1986 at 88 years old in East Sussex.
Diana Cooper
Noblewoman; english social figure, actress and memoirist, editor (1892–1986).
Born August 29th, 1892 in Bruton Street. [ref]
Died June 16th, 1986 at 93 years old in London. [ref]
Jacob Javits
American politician (1904-1986).
Born May 18th, 1904 in New York City.
Died March 7th, 1986 at 81 years old in West Palm Beach (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
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The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time. Mark Twain