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In the year 1986
580 Notable deaths
James Holmes
Dutch author and poet.
Born May 2nd, 1924 in Collins. [ref]
Died November 6th, 1986 at 62 years old in Amsterdam. [ref]
Flor Peeters
Flemish organist, composer and music pedagogue.
Born July 4th, 1903 in Antwerp. [ref]
Died July 4th, 1986 at 83 years old in Antwerp. [ref]
Vitaly Abalakov
Mountaineer, inventor,armero (1906-1986).
Born January 13th, 1906 in Krasnoyarsk.
Died May 26th, 1986 at 80 years old in Moscow.
Archduchess Margaretha of Austria
Austro-tuscan imperial and royal.
Died June 21st, 1986 at 92 years old in Viareggio.
Lya Lys
American actress (1908-1986).
Born May 18th, 1908 in Berlin. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 1986 at 78 years old in Newport Beach (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Gustav Adolf Nosske
German nazi ss general and holocaust perpetrator (1902–1986).
Born December 29th, 1902 in Halle (Saale).
Died August 9th, 1986 at 83 years old in Düsseldorf.
Glyn Daniel
British archaeologist (1914-1986).
Born April 23rd, 1914 in Lampeter Velfrey. [ref]
Died December 13th, 1986 at 72 years old in Cambridge (lung cancer). [ref]
Harrison Brown
American physicist and geochemist (1917–1986).
Born September 26th, 1917 in Sheridan. [ref]
Died December 8th, 1986 at 69 years old in Albuquerque. [ref]
Willard Van Dyke
American filmmaker and photographer (1906-1986).
Born December 5th, 1906 in Denver. [ref]
Died January 23rd, 1986 at 79 years old in Jackson. [ref]
Vladimir I. Georgiev
Bulgarian linguist (1908-1986).
Born February 16th, 1908 in Gabare.
Died July 14th, 1986 at 78 years old in Sofia.
Deaths 321 to 330 of 580
My mama always used to tell me: ‘If you can’t find somethin’ to live for, you best find somethin’ to die for’. Tupac Shakur