In the year 1986

580 Notable deaths

Oscar Zariski

American mathematician.

Born April 24th, 1899 in Kobryn. [ref]

Died July 4th, 1986 at 87 years old in Brookline. [ref]

John Ciardi

American poet, professor, translator.

Born June 24th, 1916 in Boston. [ref]

Died March 30th, 1986 at 69 years old in Edison. [ref]

Leona Woods

American nuclear physicist.

Born August 9th, 1919 in La Grange.

Died November 10th, 1986 at 67 years old in Santa Monica.

Jorge Alessandri

Chilean politician and president (1896-1986).

Born May 19th, 1896 in Santiago.

Died August 31st, 1986 at 90 years old in Santiago.

King Clancy

Canadian ice hockey player.

Born February 25th, 1903 in Ottawa.

Died November 10th, 1986 at 83 years old in Toronto.

Sydney J. Harris

British american journalist (1917–1986).

Born September 14th, 1917 in London.

Died December 8th, 1986 at 69 years old in Northwestern Memorial Hospital.

Jaroslav Seifert

Czechoslovak poet, nobel prize laureate (1901–1986).

Born September 23rd, 1901 in Žižkov. [ref]

Died January 10th, 1986 at 84 years old in Prague. [ref]

Helen Mack

American actress (1913-1986).

Born November 13th, 1913 in Rock Island.

Died August 13th, 1986 at 72 years old in Beverly Hills (cancer).

Jacques-Henri Lartigue

French photographer and painter (1894-1986).

Born June 13th, 1894 in Courbevoie. [ref]

Died September 12th, 1986 at 92 years old in Nice. [ref]

Yaroslav Stetsko

Prime minister of ukraine (1912–1986).

Born January 19th, 1912 in Ternopil.

Died July 5th, 1986 at 74 years old in Munich.

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Since we’re all going to die, it’s obvious that when and how don’t matter. Albert Camus