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In the year 1986
580 Notable deaths
Maria Bellonci
Italian writer (1902–1986).
Born November 30th, 1902 in Rome.
Died May 13th, 1986 at 83 years old in Rome. [ref]
Adolf Brudes
German racing driver (1899-1986).
Born October 15th, 1899 in Kotulin, Silesian Voivodeship.
Died November 5th, 1986 at 87 years old in Bremen.
Julian Roosevelt
American sailor and banker (1924–1986).
Born November 14th, 1924 in Manhattan.
Died March 28th, 1986 at 61 years old in Manhasset, Glen Cove. [ref]
Alfred Vohrer
Film director, actor (1914–1986).
Born December 29th, 1914 in Stuttgart.
Died February 3rd, 1986 at 71 years old in Munich.
Marguerite Courtot
American actress (1897-1986).
Born August 20th, 1897 in Summit. [ref]
Died May 28th, 1986 at 88 years old in Long Beach. [ref]
Yoshiyuki Tsuruta
Swimmer (1903–1986).
Born October 1st, 1903 in Kagoshima.
Died July 24th, 1986 at 82 years old in Matsuyama (stroke).
Elisabeth Selbert
German politician (1896-1986).
Born September 22nd, 1896 in Kassel.
Died June 9th, 1986 at 89 years old in Kassel.
Aleksei Arbuzov
Soviet playwright (1908-1986).
Born May 26th, 1908 in Moscow. [ref]
Died April 20th, 1986 at 77 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Dinny Pails
Australian tennis player (1921-1986).
Born March 4th, 1921 in Nottingham.
Died November 22nd, 1986 at 65 years old in Sydney.
Gleb Wataghin
Italian physicist (1899–1986).
Born November 3rd, 1899 in Podilsk.
Died October 10th, 1986 at 86 years old in Turin.
Deaths 391 to 400 of 580
Death is not the biggest fear we have; our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive – the risk to be alive and express what we really are. Miguel Angel Ruiz