In the year 1986
580 Notable deaths
Hal B. Wallis
American film producer and art collector (1898–1986).
Born October 18th, 1898 in Chicago. [ref]
Died October 5th, 1986 at 87 years old in Rancho Mirage (diabetes).
Erich Koch
Nazi leader, war criminal, art collector (1896-1986).
Born June 19th, 1896 in Elberfeld.
Died November 12th, 1986 at 90 years old in Barczewo.
Bernard Malamud
American author.
Born April 26th, 1914 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died March 18th, 1986 at 71 years old in Manhattan (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Albert Grossman
American music manager.
Born May 21st, 1926 in Chicago.
Died January 25th, 1986 at 59 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
Elio de Angelis
Italian racing driver.
Born March 26th, 1958 in Rome.
Died May 15th, 1986 at 28 years old in Marseille (smoke inhalation injury).
Juan Rulfo
Mexican writer (1917-1986).
Born May 16th, 1918 in Sayula Municipality. [ref]
Died January 7th, 1986 at 67 years old in Mexico City (lung cancer). [ref]
Howard Da Silva
Actor (1909-1986).
Born May 4th, 1909 in Cleveland. [ref]
Died February 16th, 1986 at 76 years old in Ossining (lymphoma).
John Bagot Glubb
British military officer, scholar and author (1897–1986).
Born April 16th, 1897 in Lancashire. [ref]
Died March 17th, 1986 at 88 years old in East Sussex. [ref]
Lady Diana Cooper
English social figure, actress and memoirist, editor.
Born August 29th, 1892 in Bruton Street. [ref]
Died June 16th, 1986 at 93 years old in London. [ref]
Deaths 111 to 120 of 580
There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love. Washington Irving