In the year 1986
531 Notable deaths
Alexander Akimov
Soviet engineer and shift supervisor during the events of the chernobyl disaster.
Born May 6th, 1953 in Novosibirsk.
Died May 11th, 1986 at 33 years old in Moscow (radiation syndrome).
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).
Forrest Tucker
American actor.
Born February 12th, 1919 in Plainfield. [ref]
Died October 25th, 1986 at 67 years old in Woodland Hills (lung cancer). [ref]
Broderick Crawford
American actor (1911-1986).
Born December 9th, 1911 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died April 26th, 1986 at 74 years old in Rancho Mirage (stroke). [ref]
Robert Alda
American theatrical and film actor (1914-1986); father of actors alan and antony alda.
Born February 26th, 1914 in New York City. [ref]
Died May 3rd, 1986 at 72 years old in Los Angeles (stroke).
Gordon MacRae
American actor, singer (1921-1986).
Born March 12th, 1921 in East Orange.
Died January 24th, 1986 at 64 years old in William Jennings Bryan House (lip and oral cavity carcinoma). [ref]
Jagjivan Ram
Indian independence activist and politician (1908-1986).
Born April 5th, 1908 in Bhojpur district. [ref]
Died July 6th, 1986 at 78 years old in New Delhi. [ref]
Murray Hamilton
American actor (1923–1986).
Born March 24th, 1923 in Washington. [ref]
Died September 1st, 1986 at 63 years old in Washington (cancer). [ref]
Hermione Baddeley
English character actress of theatre, film and television (1906-1986).
Born November 13th, 1906 in Broseley. [ref]
Died August 19th, 1986 at 79 years old in Los Angeles (stroke).
Mircea Eliade
Romanian-american historian, writer, philosopher and professor at the university of chicago.
Born March 9th, 1907 in Bucharest.
Died April 22nd, 1986 at 79 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Deaths 41 to 50 of 531
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