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In the year 1986
531 Notable deaths
Edmund Rubbra
British composer (1901-1986).
Born May 23rd, 1901 in Northampton. [ref]
Died February 14th, 1986 at 84 years old in Buckinghamshire.
Thierry Sabine
French racing driver.
Born June 13th, 1949 in Boulogne-Billancourt. [ref]
Died January 14th, 1986 at 36 years old in Gourma-Rharous (aviation accident). [ref]
Sergio Cresto
American racing driver.
Born January 19th, 1956 in New York City.
Died May 2nd, 1986 at 30 years old in Corsica.
Abdul Fattah Ismail
President of south yemen (1939-1986).
Born July 29th, 1939 in Ta'izz.
Died January 13th, 1986 at 46 years old in South Yemen.
Jo Gartner
Racecar driver (1954-1986).
Born January 24th, 1954 in Vienna. [ref]
Died June 1st, 1986 at 32 years old in Le Mans.
James H. Wilkinson
English mathematician.
Born September 27th, 1919 in Strood. [ref]
Died October 5th, 1986 at 67 years old in Teddington (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Antonio Lauro
Venezuelan composer (1917-1986).
Born August 3rd, 1917 in Ciudad Bolívar.
Died April 18th, 1986 at 68 years old in Caracas.
Raimundo Orsi
Argentine-italian footballer (1901-1986).
Born December 2nd, 1901 in Avellaneda.
Died April 6th, 1986 at 84 years old in Santiago.
Amalia Fleming
Greek physician, bacteriologist (1912-1986).
Born June 28th, 1912 in Constantinople.
Died February 26th, 1986 at 73 years old in Athens.
Lars-Erik Larsson
Swedish composer and conductor (1908-1986).
Born May 15th, 1908 in Burlövs parish. [ref]
Died December 27th, 1986 at 78 years old in Helsingborgs Maria church parish. [ref]
Deaths 231 to 240 of 531
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