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In the year 1986
580 Notable deaths
Chesley Bonestell
American science fiction and space illustrator (1888-1986).
Born January 1st, 1888 in San Francisco.
Died June 11th, 1986 at 98 years old in Carmel-by-the-Sea.
Ian Marter
English actor and writer (1944-1986).
Born October 28th, 1944 in Coventry.
Died October 28th, 1986 at 42 years old in London (myocardial infarction, diabetes).
Liu Bocheng
Marshal of the people's republic of china (1892-1986).
Born December 4th, 1892 in Kaizhou District.
Died December 7th, 1986 at 94 years old in Beijing.
Walter Brooke
American actor (1914-1986).
Born October 23rd, 1914 in New York City.
Died August 20th, 1986 at 71 years old in Los Angeles (pulmonary emphysema).
Manly Wade Wellman
American writer (1903-1986).
Born May 21st, 1903 in Portuguese Angola.
Died April 5th, 1986 at 82 years old in Chapel Hill. [ref]
Michael J. Smith
American astronaut (1945-1986).
Born April 30th, 1945 in Beaufort.
Died January 28th, 1986 at 40 years old in Cape Canaveral (Space Shuttle Challenger disaster).
Elisabeth Bergner
Austrian-german actress (1897-1986).
Born August 22nd, 1897 in Drohobych. [ref]
Died May 12th, 1986 at 88 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
Raúl Prebisch
Argentine economist (1901-1986).
Born April 17th, 1901 in San Miguel de Tucumán.
Died April 29th, 1986 at 85 years old in Santiago (myocardial infarction).
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
American saxophonist.
Born March 2nd, 1922 in New York City.
Died November 3rd, 1986 at 64 years old in Culver City. [ref]
Josef Kammhuber
German general.
Born August 19th, 1896 in Tüßling. [ref]
Died January 25th, 1986 at 89 years old in Munich.
Deaths 191 to 200 of 580
Even trees do not die without a groan. Henry David Thoreau