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In the year 1986
580 Notable deaths
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.
Hans Pesser
German footballer (1911-1986).
Born November 7th, 1911 in Vienna.
Died August 12th, 1986 at 74 years old in Vienna.
Alfonso Thiele
Racecar driver.
Born April 5th, 1920 in Constantinople.
Died July 15th, 1986 at 66 years old in Novara.
Rafael Gil
Film director, screenwriter.
Born May 22nd, 1913 in Madrid.
Died September 10th, 1986 at 73 years old in Madrid.
Gerhard Rohlfs
German linguist (1892-1986).
Born July 14th, 1892 in Berlin. [ref]
Died September 12th, 1986 at 94 years old in Tübingen. [ref]
Zhang Yuzhe
Chinese astronomer (1902–1986).
Born February 16th, 1902 in Minhou County.
Died July 21st, 1986 at 84 years old in Nanjing.
Piero Chiara
Italian writer.
Born March 13th, 1913 in Luino.
Died December 31st, 1986 at 73 years old in Varese. [ref]
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