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In the year 1986
596 Notable deaths
Michele Pellegrino
Catholic cardinal (1903-1986).
Born April 25th, 1903 in Centallo. [ref]
Died October 10th, 1986 at 83 years old in Turin. [ref]
Lambert Redd
American long jumper (1908-1986).
Born February 18th, 1910 in Grafton.
Died February 1st, 1986 at 75 years old in Quincy.
Cristóbal MartÃ
Spanish association football player (1903-1986).
Born February 2nd, 1903 in Granollers.
Died July 28th, 1986 at 83 years old in Barcelona.
Ren-Chang Ching
Chinese botanist (1898-1986).
Born February 15th, 1898 in Wujin District. [ref]
Died July 22nd, 1986 at 88 years old in Beijing. [ref]
Mikhail Evgenievich Masson
Uzbeki archaeologist (1897-1986).
Born December 3rd, 1897 in Saint Petersburg.
Died October 2nd, 1986 at 88 years old in Tashkent.
Edwin Graves
American rower.
Born July 10th, 1897 in Chesapeake City.
Died April 29th, 1986 at 88 years old in Scituate.
Erich Bautz
German road racing cyclist (1913-1986).
Born May 26th, 1913 in Dortmund. [ref]
Died November 17th, 1986 at 73 years old in Dortmund.
Jessie Cross
Athletics competitor.
Born April 14th, 1909 in New York City.
Died March 29th, 1986 at 76 years old in Los Angeles.
Mauro Simonetti
Road bicycle racer.
Born July 14th, 1948 in Livorno.
Died December 31st, 1986 at 38 years old [ref]
Michael Warriner
British rower.
Born December 3rd, 1908 in Chipping Norton.
Died April 7th, 1986 at 77 years old in Shipston-on-Stour.
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It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time. Samuel Johnson