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In the year 1986
580 Notable deaths
Meri Avidzba
First abkhaziyan woman pilot (1917–1986).
Born January 24th, 1917 in Abkhazia.
Died November 5th, 1986 at 69 years old in Sukhumi.
Marcel Arland
French writer.
Born July 5th, 1899 in Varennes-sur-Amance. [ref]
Died January 12th, 1986 at 86 years old in Saint-Sauveur-sur-École. [ref]
John Kuck
Athletics competitor.
Born April 27th, 1905 in Wilson.
Died September 21st, 1986 at 81 years old in Wilson.
Pietro Parente
Catholic cardinal.
Born February 16th, 1891 in Casalnuovo Monterotaro.
Died December 29th, 1986 at 95 years old in Rome.
Jānis Kalnbērziņš
Latvian soviet politician (1893-1986).
Born September 17th, 1893 in Livonia Governorate.
Died February 4th, 1986 at 92 years old in Riga.
Leo de Gale
Governor-general of grenada (1921-1986).
Born December 28th, 1921 in Grenada.
Died March 23rd, 1986 at 64 years old in England.
Vittorino Veronese
Italian lawyer (1910-1986).
Born March 1st, 1910 in Vicenza. [ref]
Died September 3rd, 1986 at 76 years old in Rome.
Iustin Moisescu
Romanian bishop (1910-1986).
Born March 5th, 1910 in Cândești.
Died July 31st, 1986 at 76 years old in Bucharest.
Vahram Papazyan
American olympic middle-distance runner (1892-1986).
Born September 12th, 1892 in Constantinople.
Died March 6th, 1986 at 93 years old in Emerson.
Deaths 431 to 440 of 580
Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride! Hunter S. Thompson