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In the year 1986
592 Notable deaths
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
American saxophonist (1922–1986).
Born March 2nd, 1922 in New York City.
Died November 3rd, 1986 at 64 years old in Culver City.
Josef Kammhuber
German general.
Born August 19th, 1896 in Tüßling. [ref]
Died January 25th, 1986 at 89 years old in Munich.
Oscar Zariski
American mathematician.
Born April 24th, 1899 in Kobryn. [ref]
Died July 4th, 1986 at 87 years old in Brookline. [ref]
John Ciardi
American poet, professor, translator.
Born June 24th, 1916 in Boston. [ref]
Died March 30th, 1986 at 69 years old in Edison. [ref]
Leona Woods
American nuclear physicist.
Born August 9th, 1919 in La Grange.
Died November 10th, 1986 at 67 years old in Santa Monica.
Jorge Alessandri
Chilean politician and president (1896-1986).
Born May 19th, 1896 in Santiago.
Died August 31st, 1986 at 90 years old in Santiago.
King Clancy
Canadian ice hockey player.
Born February 25th, 1903 in Ottawa.
Died November 10th, 1986 at 83 years old in Toronto.
Sydney J. Harris
British american journalist (1917–1986).
Born September 14th, 1917 in London.
Died December 8th, 1986 at 69 years old in Northwestern Memorial Hospital.
Jaroslav Seifert
Czechoslovak poet, nobel prize laureate (1901–1986).
Born September 23rd, 1901 in Žižkov. [ref]
Died January 10th, 1986 at 84 years old in Prague. [ref]
Helen Mack
American actress (1913-1986).
Born November 13th, 1913 in Rock Island.
Died August 13th, 1986 at 72 years old in Beverly Hills (cancer).
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