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In the year 1986
531 Notable deaths
Helen Mack
American actress (1913-1986).
Born November 12th, 1913 in Rock Island.
Died August 13th, 1986 at 72 years old in Beverly Hills (cancer). [ref]
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]
Walter Wanderley
Brazilian pianist, organist and arranger (1932-1986) of bossa nova and latin jazz.
Born May 12th, 1932 in Recife. [ref]
Died September 4th, 1986 at 54 years old in San Francisco (cancer). [ref]
Carl Ferdinand Cori
Czech nobel prize laureate and scientist.
Born December 5th, 1896 in Prague. [ref]
Died October 20th, 1986 at 89 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Gaston Defferre
French politician (1910–1986).
Born September 14th, 1910 in Marsillargues. [ref]
Died May 7th, 1986 at 75 years old in Marseille. [ref]
Floyd Gottfredson
American cartoonist (1905-1986).
Born May 5th, 1905 in Kaysville. [ref]
Died July 22nd, 1986 at 81 years old in La Crescenta-Montrose. [ref]
Ding Ling
Chinese writer (1904-1986).
Born October 12th, 1904 in Linli County. [ref]
Died March 14th, 1986 at 81 years old in Beijing. [ref]
Leona Woods
American nuclear physicist.
Born August 9th, 1919 in La Grange.
Died November 10th, 1986 at 67 years old in Santa Monica.
Nii Amaa Ollennu
Judge, former speaker of the parliament and former acting president of ghana (1906-1986).
Died December 22nd, 1986 at 80 years old
King Clancy
Canadian ice hockey player.
Born February 25th, 1903 in Ottawa.
Died November 10th, 1986 at 83 years old in Toronto.
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Life is hard. After all, it kills you. Katharine Hepburn