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In the year 1986
580 Notable deaths
Margit Elek
Fencer (1910–1986).
Born October 5th, 1910 in Budapest.
Died February 4th, 1986 at 75 years old in Budapest.
Semyon Rzhishchin
Soviet steeplechase runner (1933-1986).
Born February 15th, 1933 in Moscow Oblast.
Died December 27th, 1986 at 53 years old in Dushanbe.
Alexander Kronrod
Soviet mathematician (1921–1986).
Born October 22nd, 1921 in Moscow.
Died October 6th, 1986 at 64 years old in Moscow.
Francesco Cossu
Italian rower (1907–1986).
Born January 11th, 1907 in Rome.
Died November 4th, 1986 at 79 years old in Rome.
Giorgio Pellini
Fencer.
Born July 20th, 1923 in Livorno.
Died June 14th, 1986 at 62 years old in Livorno.
Giovanni Invernizzi
Italian rower.
Born June 17th, 1926 in Mandello del Lario.
Died October 16th, 1986 at 60 years old in Abbadia Lariana.
Arvid Thörn
Swedish footballer (1911-1986).
Born February 19th, 1911 in Grängesberg.
Died December 2nd, 1986 at 75 years old in Stockholm.
Joseph Van Dam
Professional road bicycle racer from belgium (1901-1986).
Born November 2nd, 1901 in Willebroek. [ref]
Died May 31st, 1986 at 84 years old in Willebroek.
Maurice Delvart
French sprinter (1899-1986).
Born September 21st, 1899 in Bourecq. [ref]
Died September 24th, 1986 at 87 years old in 19th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Deaths 541 to 550 of 580
I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity. Gilda Radner