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In the year 1986
580 Notable deaths
Ellison Onizuka
American astronaut from kealakekua, kona, hawaii, first asian american to reach space, later died in the space shuttle challenger accident.
Born June 24th, 1946 in Kailua-Kona.
Died January 28th, 1986 at 39 years old in Cape Canaveral (Space Shuttle Challenger disaster).
Jacqueline Roque
French model (1926-1986).
Born February 24th, 1926 in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died October 15th, 1986 at 60 years old in Mougins (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Minoru Yamasaki
American architect (1912–1986).
Born December 1st, 1912 in Seattle.
Died February 7th, 1986 at 73 years old in Bloomfield Hills (stomach cancer). [ref]
Mary Welsh Hemingway
American journalist.
Born April 5th, 1908 in Walker. [ref]
Died November 26th, 1986 at 78 years old in New York City. [ref]
Lilli Palmer
German-british-swiss actress (1914-1986).
Born May 24th, 1914 in Poznań. [ref]
Died January 27th, 1986 at 71 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
Samora Moisés Machel
1st president of mozambique (1933–1986).
Born September 29th, 1933 in Gaza Province. [ref]
Died October 19th, 1986 at 53 years old in Mbuzini (aviation accident). [ref]
Susan Cabot
American actress.
Born July 9th, 1927 in Boston. [ref]
Died December 10th, 1986 at 59 years old in Encino (blunt trauma). [ref]
Hyman G. Rickover
United states admiral; father of the nuclear navy (1900–1986).
Born January 27th, 1900 in Maków Mazowiecki.
Died July 8th, 1986 at 86 years old in Arlington County (stroke).
Joseph Beuys
German artist, teacher, and theorist of art (1921-1986).
Born May 12th, 1921 in Krefeld. [ref]
Died January 23rd, 1986 at 64 years old in Düsseldorf (heart failure). [ref]
J. Allen Hynek
American astronomer.
Born May 1st, 1910 in Chicago.
Died April 27th, 1986 at 75 years old in Scottsdale (brain cancer).
Deaths 61 to 70 of 580
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