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In the year 1986
531 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.
Josef Kammhuber
German general.
Born August 19th, 1896 in Tüßling. [ref]
Died January 25th, 1986 at 89 years old in Munich.
Oscar Zariski
American mathematician.
Born April 24th, 1899 in Kobryn. [ref]
Died July 4th, 1986 at 87 years old in Brookline. [ref]
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).
John Ciardi
American poet, professor, translator.
Born June 24th, 1916 in Boston. [ref]
Died March 30th, 1986 at 69 years old in Edison. [ref]
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.
Jaroslav Seifert
Czechoslovak poet, nobel prize laureate.
Born September 23rd, 1901 in Prague, Žižkov. [ref]
Died January 10th, 1986 at 84 years old in Prague. [ref]
Arthur Grumiaux
Belgian violinist and pianist (1921-1986).
Born March 21st, 1921 in Villers-Perwin. [ref]
Died October 16th, 1986 at 65 years old in City of Brussels. [ref]
Jorge Alessandri
Chilean politician and president (1896-1986).
Born May 19th, 1896 in Santiago.
Died August 31st, 1986 at 90 years old in Santiago.
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).
Deaths 191 to 200 of 531
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