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In the year 1986
580 Notable deaths
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
Actress (1919-1986).
Born July 26th, 1919 in El Monte. [ref]
Died March 28th, 1986 at 66 years old in Santa Barbara (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Gardner Fox
American comics writer and novelist.
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 Corte.
Adolfo Celi
Italian actor (1922-1986).
Born July 27th, 1922 in Messina.
Died February 19th, 1986 at 63 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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).
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Death is not the opposite of life, but a part of it. Haruki Murakami