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In the year 1986
593 Notable deaths
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.
Chester Bowles
American politician (1901–1986).
Born April 5th, 1901 in Springfield.
Died May 25th, 1986 at 85 years old in Essex.
Mary Anderson
American actress (1897-1986).
Born June 28th, 1897 in Brooklyn.
Died June 22nd, 1986 at 88 years old in El Cajon.
Vilmos Kohut
Hungarian footballer.
Born July 17th, 1906 in Budapest.
Died February 18th, 1986 at 79 years old in Budapest.
Paul Costello
American rower (1894–1986).
Born December 27th, 1894 in Philadelphia.
Died April 17th, 1986 at 91 years old in Philadelphia.
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