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In the year 1986
531 Notable deaths
Shigechiyo Izumi
Japanese supercentenarian.
Born June 29th, 1865 in Omonawa Magiri.
Died February 21st, 1986 at 120 years old in Isen (pneumonia).
Thad Jones
American jazz trumpeter (1923-1986).
Born March 28th, 1923 in Pontiac. [ref]
Died August 21st, 1986 at 63 years old in Copenhagen (bone cancer). [ref]
Noel Streatfeild
British children's author 1895-1986.
Born December 24th, 1896 in Sussex, Frant. [ref]
Died September 11th, 1986 at 89 years old in Greater London. [ref]
Dorothy Ashby
American jazz harpist (1932-1986).
Born August 6th, 1932 in Detroit. [ref]
Died April 13th, 1986 at 53 years old in Santa Monica (cancer). [ref]
Maurice Duruflé
French classical composer and organist.
Born January 11th, 1902 in Louviers. [ref]
Died June 16th, 1986 at 84 years old in Paris. [ref]
Sonny Terry
American piedmont blues musician.
Born October 24th, 1911 in Greensboro. [ref]
Died March 11th, 1986 at 74 years old in Mineola.
Olive Deering
Actress (1918-1986).
Born October 11th, 1918 in New York City.
Died March 22nd, 1986 at 67 years old in New York City (cancer).
R. Gordon Wasson
American ethnobiologist (1898-1986).
Born September 22nd, 1898 in Great Falls. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 1986 at 88 years old in Binghamton. [ref]
Altiero Spinelli
Italian politician (1907-1986).
Born August 31st, 1907 in Rome. [ref]
Died May 23rd, 1986 at 78 years old in Rome. [ref]
Helen B. Taussig
American cardiologist (1898-1986).
Born May 24th, 1898 in Cambridge.
Died May 20th, 1986 at 87 years old in Chester County (car collision).
Deaths 151 to 160 of 531
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