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In the year 1986
531 Notable deaths
Arnold Zweig
German writer (1887-1968).
Born November 10th, 1887 in Głogów. [ref]
Died November 26th, 1986 at 99 years old in East Berlin. [ref]
Pierre Fournier
French cellist.
Born June 24th, 1906 in Paris. [ref]
Died January 8th, 1986 at 79 years old in Geneva. [ref]
Mika Antić
Serbian writer (1932-1986).
Born March 14th, 1932 in Mokrin. [ref]
Died June 26th, 1986 at 54 years old in Novi Sad. [ref]
Henry DeWolf Smyth
American physicist and diplomat.
Born May 1st, 1898 in Clinton.
Died September 11th, 1986 at 88 years old in Princeton (myocardial infarction).
André Leroi-Gourhan
French archaeologist.
Born August 25th, 1911 in 11th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died February 19th, 1986 at 74 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Marie-Hélène Arnaud
French actress and model.
Born September 24th, 1934 in Montmorency. [ref]
Died October 6th, 1986 at 52 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Arne Beurling
Swedish mathematician.
Born February 3rd, 1905 in Gothenburg. [ref]
Died November 20th, 1986 at 81 years old in Princeton. [ref]
Eduardo Quisumbing
Filipino botanist (1895-1986).
Born November 24th, 1895 in Santa Cruz.
Died August 23rd, 1986 at 90 years old in Quezon City.
Adolf Busemann
German engineer.
Born April 20th, 1901 in Lübeck.
Died November 3rd, 1986 at 85 years old in Boulder.
Lili Kraus
Hungarian born english classical pianist.
Born March 4th, 1905 in Budapest. [ref]
Died November 6th, 1986 at 81 years old in Asheville. [ref]
Deaths 241 to 250 of 531
Death comes to all, but great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the sun grows cold. Ralph Waldo Emerson