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In the year 1986
593 Notable deaths
Claude Jutra
Canadian actor, film director, and screenwriter (1930–1986).
Born March 11th, 1930 in Montreal.
Died November 5th, 1986 at 56 years old in Montreal (drowning).
Moses I. Finley
American-born british academic and classical scholar (1912–1986).
Born May 20th, 1912 in New York City. [ref]
Died June 23rd, 1986 at 74 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Hermann Gmeiner
Austrian philanthropist (1919-1986).
Born June 23rd, 1919 in Alberschwende.
Died April 26th, 1986 at 66 years old in Innsbruck.
Nikolay Semyonov
Soviet physical chemist (1896-1986).
Born April 15th, 1896 in Saratov.
Died September 25th, 1986 at 90 years old in Moscow.
David Cooper
Sourh african psychiatrist (1931–1986).
Born February 11th, 1931 in Cape Town. [ref]
Died July 29th, 1986 at 55 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Thierry Sabine
French racing driver.
Born June 13th, 1949 in Boulogne-Billancourt. [ref]
Died January 14th, 1986 at 36 years old in Gourma-Rharous (aviation accident). [ref]
Cheryl Crawford
American theatre director and producer (1902-1986).
Born September 24th, 1902 in Akron.
Died October 7th, 1986 at 84 years old in New York City.
Fritz Albert Lipmann
German-american biochemist.
Born June 12th, 1899 in Königsberg. [ref]
Died July 24th, 1986 at 87 years old in Poughkeepsie. [ref]
Amalia Fleming
Greek physician, bacteriologist (1912-1986).
Born June 28th, 1912 in Constantinople.
Died February 26th, 1986 at 73 years old in Athens.
Alexandre Tansman
Franco-polish musician (1897-1986).
Born June 12th, 1897 in Łódź. [ref]
Died November 15th, 1986 at 89 years old in Paris. [ref]
Deaths 231 to 240 of 593
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