In the year 1986
580 Notable deaths
Hermann Gmeiner
Austrian philanthropist (1919-1986).
Born June 23rd, 1919 in Alberschwende.
Died April 26th, 1986 at 66 years old in Innsbruck.
Nikolay Semyonov
Soviet physical chemist (1896-1986).
Born April 15th, 1896 in Saratov.
Died September 25th, 1986 at 90 years old in Moscow.
David Cooper
Sourh african psychiatrist (1931–1986).
Born February 11th, 1931 in Cape Town. [ref]
Died July 29th, 1986 at 55 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
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]
Cheryl Crawford
American theatre director and producer (1902-1986).
Born September 24th, 1902 in Akron.
Died October 7th, 1986 at 84 years old in New York City.
Fritz Albert Lipmann
German-american biochemist.
Born June 12th, 1899 in Königsberg. [ref]
Died July 24th, 1986 at 87 years old in Poughkeepsie. [ref]
Amalia Fleming
Greek physician, bacteriologist (1912-1986).
Born June 28th, 1912 in Constantinople.
Died February 26th, 1986 at 73 years old in Athens.
Alexandre Tansman
Franco-polish musician (1897-1986).
Born June 12th, 1897 in Łódź. [ref]
Died November 15th, 1986 at 89 years old in Paris. [ref]
Sippie Wallace
American blues and jazz singer (1898–1986).
Born November 1st, 1898 in Jefferson County. [ref]
Died November 1st, 1986 at 88 years old in Detroit (stroke).
Brian Desmond Hurst
Belfast-born film director (1895-1986).
Born February 12th, 1895 in East Belfast.
Died September 26th, 1986 at 91 years old in London.
Deaths 231 to 240 of 580
While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die. Leonardo da Vinci