In the year 1986
580 Notable deaths
Le Trong Tan
Vietnamese general (1914-1986).
Born October 3rd, 1914 in Hoài Đức.
Died December 5th, 1986 at 72 years old in Hanoi.
James H. Wilkinson
English mathematician (1919–1986).
Born September 27th, 1919 in Strood. [ref]
Died October 5th, 1986 at 67 years old in Teddington (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Adolf Busemann
German engineer.
Born April 20th, 1901 in Lübeck.
Died November 3rd, 1986 at 85 years old in Boulder.
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).
Eduardo Quisumbing
Filipino botanist (1895–1986).
Born November 24th, 1895 in Santa Cruz. [ref]
Died August 23rd, 1986 at 90 years old in Quezon City. [ref]
Antonio Lauro
Venezuelan composer (1917-1986).
Born August 3rd, 1917 in Ciudad Bolívar.
Died April 18th, 1986 at 68 years old in Caracas.
Fumiko Enchi
Japanese writer (1905–1986).
Born October 2nd, 1905 in Asakusa-ku.
Died November 14th, 1986 at 81 years old in Ikenohata (heart failure).
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]
Pierre Fournier
French cellist.
Born June 24th, 1906 in Paris. [ref]
Died January 8th, 1986 at 79 years old in Geneva. [ref]
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 251 to 260 of 580
Here is the test to find whether your mission on Earth is finished: if you’re alive, it isn’t. Richard Bach