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In the year 1986
531 Notable deaths
Minoru Yamasaki
American architect.
Born December 1st, 1912 in Seattle. [ref]
Died February 7th, 1986 at 73 years old in Bloomfield Hills (stomach cancer). [ref]
Robert Helpmann
Australian dancer, actor, theatre director and choreographer.
Born April 9th, 1909 in Mount Gambier. [ref]
Died September 28th, 1986 at 77 years old in Sydney. [ref]
Perry Ellis
American fashion designer.
Born March 3rd, 1940 in Portsmouth.
Died May 30th, 1986 at 46 years old in New York City (viral encephalitis).
Ella Baker
African-american civil rights and human rights activist.
Born December 13th, 1903 in Norfolk.
Died December 13th, 1986 at 83 years old in New York City.
Tim McIntire
American character actor (1944-1986).
Born July 19th, 1944 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died April 15th, 1986 at 41 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure). [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]
Hank Greenberg
Baseball outfielder.
Born January 1st, 1911 in New York City.
Died September 4th, 1986 at 75 years old in Beverly Hills (cancer).
Martin Gabel
American actor (1912-1986).
Born June 19th, 1912 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died May 22nd, 1986 at 73 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Erik Bruhn
Danish ballet dancer (1928-1986).
Born October 3rd, 1928 in Copenhagen. [ref]
Died April 1st, 1986 at 57 years old in Toronto (lung cancer). [ref]
Anna Neagle
English stage and film actress and singer (1904-1986).
Born October 20th, 1904 in Forest Gate.
Died June 3rd, 1986 at 81 years old in West Byfleet (Parkinson's disease, kidney failure).
Deaths 71 to 80 of 531
He who is not busy being born is busy dying. Bob Dylan