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In the year 1986
546 Notable deaths
Jerry Colonna
American musician, actor and comedian (1904-1986).
Born September 17th, 1904 in Boston.
Died November 21st, 1986 at 82 years old in Woodland Hills (kidney failure).
Siobhán McKenna
Irish stage and screen actress (1923-1986).
Born May 24th, 1922 in Belfast. [ref]
Died November 16th, 1986 at 64 years old in Dublin (lung cancer). [ref]
Herschel Bernardi
American actor (1923–1986).
Born October 30th, 1923 in New York City.
Died May 9th, 1986 at 62 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Heather Angel
British actress.
Born February 9th, 1909 in Oxford. [ref]
Died December 13th, 1986 at 77 years old in Santa Barbara (cancer). [ref]
Hank Mobley
American saxophonist (1930-1986).
Born July 7th, 1930 in Eastman. [ref]
Died May 30th, 1986 at 55 years old in Philadelphia (pneumonia). [ref]
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]
Yukiko Okada
Japanese pop singer (1967-1986).
Born August 22nd, 1967 in Atsuta-ku. [ref]
Died April 8th, 1986 at 18 years old in Yotsuya (falling). [ref]
Daniel Balavoine
French recording artist; singer-songwriter (1952-1986).
Born February 5th, 1952 in Alençon. [ref]
Died January 14th, 1986 at 33 years old in Gourma-Rharous. [ref]
Coluche
French comedian and actor (1944-1986).
Born October 28th, 1944 in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died June 19th, 1986 at 41 years old in Opio (traffic collision). [ref]
Paul Stewart
American actor (1908-1986).
Born March 13th, 1908 in New York City, Manhattan. [ref]
Died February 17th, 1986 at 77 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 121 to 130 of 546
Death is beautiful when seen to be a law, and not an accident. Henry David Thoreau