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In the year 1986
592 Notable deaths
Robert S. Mulliken
American physicist and chemist.
Born June 7th, 1896 in Newburyport.
Died October 31st, 1986 at 90 years old in Arlington County (heart failure). [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]
Ted Lyons
American baseball player and coach (1900-1986).
Born December 28th, 1900 in Lake Charles.
Died July 25th, 1986 at 85 years old in Sulphur.
Gaston Defferre
French politician (1910–1986).
Born September 14th, 1910 in Marsillargues.
Died May 7th, 1986 at 75 years old in Marseille.
Friedrich von Ledebur
Austro-hungarian actor.
Died December 25th, 1986 at 86 years old in Schwertberg.
John Braine
English novelist.
Born April 13th, 1922 in Bradford. [ref]
Died October 28th, 1986 at 64 years old in London.
Mohammad Kazem Shariatmadari
Iranian grand ayatollah (1906-1986).
Born January 6th, 1906 in Tabriz.
Died April 3rd, 1986 at 80 years old in Tehran (kidney failure).
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
Serge Lifar
Ukrainian ballet dancer and choreographer (1905–1986).
Born April 2nd, 1905 in Pyrohiv. [ref]
Died December 15th, 1986 at 81 years old in Lausanne.
Arthur Llewellyn Basham
British historian and indologist (1914-1986).
Born May 24th, 1914 in Loughton.
Died January 27th, 1986 at 71 years old in Kolkata. [ref]
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I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity. Gilda Radner