In the year 1986
580 Notable deaths
Flo Hyman
American volleyball player (1954-1986).
Born July 31st, 1954 in Inglewood.
Died January 24th, 1986 at 31 years old in Japan (Marfan syndrome, aortic dissection).
Lee Dorsey
American pop/r&b singer (1924–1986).
Born December 24th, 1924 in New Orleans. [ref]
Died December 1st, 1986 at 61 years old in New Orleans (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Leonid Kantorovich
Russian mathematician (1912-1986).
Born January 19th, 1912 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died April 7th, 1986 at 74 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Corita Kent
Pop artist (1918-1986).
Born November 20th, 1918 in Fort Dodge.
Died September 18th, 1986 at 67 years old in Boston (cancer).
Lyudmila Rudenko
Soviet chess player (1904-1986).
Born July 27th, 1904 in Lubny.
Died March 4th, 1986 at 81 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Brion Gysin
British-canadian painter, writer, sound poet, and performance artist (1916-1986).
Born January 19th, 1916 in Taplow. [ref]
Died July 13th, 1986 at 70 years old in 4th arrondissement of Paris (lung cancer). [ref]
Robert Abercrombie Lovett
Politician and united states navy officer (1895–1986).
Born September 14th, 1895 in Huntsville.
Died May 7th, 1986 at 90 years old in Locust Valley.
Michel de Certeau
French jesuit and scholar.
Born May 17th, 1925 in Chambéry. [ref]
Died January 10th, 1986 at 60 years old in Paris (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Theodor Busse
German general of infantry in the second world war (1897-1986).
Born December 15th, 1897 in Frankfurt (Oder).
Died October 21st, 1986 at 88 years old in Wallerstein.
Peter Pears
British opera and lied singer.
Born June 22nd, 1910 in Farnham. [ref]
Died April 3rd, 1986 at 75 years old in Aldeburgh. [ref]
Deaths 141 to 150 of 580
To die will be an awfully big adventure. Peter Pan