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In the year 1986
600 Notable deaths
Alva Myrdal
Swedish sociologist and politician (1902-1986).
Born January 31st, 1902 in Uppsala Cathedral Assembly. [ref]
Died February 1st, 1986 at 84 years old in Danderyd.
Howard Greenfield
American lyricist and songwriter, who for several years in the 1960s worked out of the famous brill building..
Born March 15th, 1936 in Brooklyn.
Died March 4th, 1986 at 49 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure, death from AIDS-related complications).
Gunnar Björnstrand
Swedish actor (1909–1986).
Born November 13th, 1909 in Stockholm.
Died May 26th, 1986 at 76 years old in Stockholm.
Hoang Van Thai
Vietnamese general (1915-1986).
Born May 1st, 1915 in Tiền Hải.
Died July 2nd, 1986 at 71 years old in Hanoi.
Manny Shinwell
British politician (1884-1986).
Born October 18th, 1884 in London.
Died May 8th, 1986 at 101 years old in London.
Edith Atwater
American stage, film and television actress (1911-1986).
Born April 22nd, 1911 in Chicago.
Died March 14th, 1986 at 74 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Nicholas Kaldor
Hungarian-british economist.
Born May 12th, 1908 in Budapest. [ref]
Died September 30th, 1986 at 78 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Pepper Adams
American saxophonist (1930-1986).
Born October 8th, 1930 in Highland Park.
Died September 10th, 1986 at 55 years old in New York City (lung cancer).
Dora Russell
British writer, feminist and socialist campaigner (1894-1986).
Born April 3rd, 1894 in Thornton Heath.
Died May 31st, 1986 at 92 years old in Porthcurno.
Jackson Scholz
Athletics competitor (1897–1986).
Born March 15th, 1897 in Buchanan.
Died October 26th, 1986 at 89 years old in Delray Beach.
Sherman Adams
67th governor of new hampshire (1899-1986).
Born January 8th, 1899 in Dover.
Died October 27th, 1986 at 87 years old in Hanover.
John Alcott
British cinematographer (1930-1986).
Born November 27th, 1930 in London.
Died July 28th, 1986 at 55 years old in Cannes (myocardial infarction).
Sobha Singh
Indian artist (1901-1986).
Born November 29th, 1901.
Died August 22nd, 1986 at 84 years old in Chandigarh.
Omraam Mikhaël Aïvanhov
Bulgarian philosopher (1900–1986).
Born January 31st, 1900 in Srpci.
Died December 25th, 1986 at 86 years old in Fréjus.
David Hand
American animator and filmmaker (1900–1986).
Born January 23rd, 1900 in Plainfield.
Died October 11th, 1986 at 86 years old in San Luis Obispo.
Nikhil Banerjee
Indian sitar player (1931–1986).
Born October 14th, 1931 in Kolkata.
Died January 27th, 1986 at 54 years old in Kolkata.
Charles Starrett
American actor (1903–1986).
Born March 28th, 1903 in Athol.
Died March 22nd, 1986 at 82 years old in Borrego Springs (cancer).
Chesley Bonestell
American science fiction and space illustrator (1888-1986).
Born January 1st, 1888 in San Francisco.
Died June 11th, 1986 at 98 years old in Carmel-by-the-Sea.
Tommy Farr
British boxer (1913-1986).
Born March 12th, 1913 in Clydach Vale.
Died March 1st, 1986 at 72 years old in Shoreham-by-Sea.
Ian Marter
English actor and writer (1944-1986).
Born October 28th, 1944 in Coventry.
Died October 28th, 1986 at 42 years old in London (myocardial infarction, diabetes).
Liu Bocheng
Marshal of the people's republic of china (1892-1986).
Born December 4th, 1892 in Kaizhou District.
Died December 7th, 1986 at 94 years old in Beijing.
Walter Brooke
American actor (1914-1986).
Born October 23rd, 1914 in New York City.
Died August 20th, 1986 at 71 years old in Los Angeles (pulmonary emphysema).
Manly Wade Wellman
American writer (1903-1986).
Born May 21st, 1903 in Portuguese Angola.
Died April 5th, 1986 at 82 years old in Chapel Hill. [ref]
Michael J. Smith
American astronaut (1945-1986).
Born April 30th, 1945 in Beaufort.
Died January 28th, 1986 at 40 years old in Cape Canaveral (Space Shuttle Challenger disaster).
Elisabeth Bergner
Austrian-german actress (1897-1986).
Born August 22nd, 1897 in Drohobych. [ref]
Died May 12th, 1986 at 88 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
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Tell your friend that in his death, a part of you dies and goes with him. Wherever he goes, you also go. He will not be alone. Jiddu Krishnamurti