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In the year 1986
580 Notable deaths
Keenan Wynn
American actor (1916-1986).
Born July 27th, 1916 in New York City.
Died October 14th, 1986 at 70 years old in Brentwood (pancreatic cancer).
Ray Milland
Welsh-american actor and film director (1907–1986).
Born January 3rd, 1907 in Neath.
Died March 10th, 1986 at 79 years old in Torrance (lung cancer).
Benny Goodman
American jazz musician, band leader.
Born May 30th, 1909 in Chicago. [ref]
Died June 13th, 1986 at 77 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Elsa Lanchester
British-american actress (1902–1986).
Born October 28th, 1902 in Metropolitan Borough of Lewisham.
Died December 26th, 1986 at 84 years old in Woodland Hills (pneumonia).
Richard Manuel
Canadian musician and composer.
Born April 3rd, 1943 in Stratford. [ref]
Died March 4th, 1986 at 42 years old in Winter Park (hanging). [ref]
Olof Palme
Swedish prime minister (1969–76, 1982–86).
Born January 30th, 1927 in Svea artillery regiment parish. [ref]
Died February 28th, 1986 at 59 years old in Sveavägen (gunshot wound).
Ronald McNair
Physicist, astronaut (1950-1986).
Born October 21st, 1950 in Lake City.
Died January 28th, 1986 at 35 years old in Cape Canaveral (Space Shuttle Challenger disaster).
Judith Resnik
American engineer and astronaut (1949–1986).
Born April 5th, 1949 in Akron.
Died January 28th, 1986 at 36 years old in Cape Canaveral (Space Shuttle Challenger disaster).
Gian-Carlo Coppola
Film producer and actor (1963-1986).
Born September 17th, 1963 in Los Angeles.
Died May 26th, 1986 at 22 years old in Annapolis (cranial trauma).
Otto Preminger
American director, producer and actor (1905–1986).
Born December 5th, 1905 in Vyzhnytsia.
Died April 23rd, 1986 at 80 years old in New York City (Alzheimer's disease).
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It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time. Samuel Johnson