Famous Deaths Happened In 1986
Wednesday, 17 September 2025
Jan 01 Alfredo Binda, Italian cyclist (b. 1902) died in the year 1986.
Jan 02 Una Merkel, US actress (Abraham Lincoln), dies at 82 on this day in history.
Jan 03 Jens Bjerre, composer, dies at 82 in the year 1986.
Jan 04 On this day in history christopher Isherwood, British writer (Lions & Shadows), dies at 81
Jan 06 Louis Lebeer, Dutch art historian, dies at 90 in the year 1986.
Jan 07 On this day in history juan Rulfo, writer, dies
Jan 08 Yaroslav Seifert, Czech poet (Nobel 1984), dies at 84 in the year 1986.
Jan 10 In the year 1986 joseph Kraft, US columnist, dies at 61
Jan 11 In the year 1986 death of sid Chaplin, UK novelist (b. 1916)
Jan 12 Marcel Arland, French author (L'ordre, Lumière du Soir), dies at 86 in the year 1986.
Jan 14 Donna Reed, actress (Donna Reed Show, Dallas), dies of cancer at 64 on this day in history.
Jan 15 James H "Jim" Crowley, US football player (Notre Dame), dies at 83 in the year 1986.
Jan 16 On this day in history death of herbert W. Armstrong, American evangelist, author, and publisher (b. 1892)
Jan 18 Claire James, actress (Jack Armstrong), dies on this day in history.
Jan 23 In the year 1986 joseph Beuys, West German avant-garde artist/politician, dies at 64
Jan 24 On this day in history gordon MacRae, singer (Oklahoma, Carousel), dies at 64
Jan 25 Ernst Schnabel, writer, dies at 72 in the year 1986.
Jan 27 On this day in history l Ron Hubbard, novelist/founder (Church of Scientology), dies at 74
Jan 28 On this day in history christa McAuliffe, astronaut, dies in Challenger disaster
Jan 29 On this day in history leif Erickson, actor (John-High Chaparral), dies at 74
Jan 30 Ticker Freeman, pianist (Dinah Shore Show), dies at 74 on this day in history.
Feb 01 Alva Myrdal, Swedish Nobel peace prize winner (1982), dies at 84 on this day in history.
Feb 06 William Collier, actor (Up the River, She's My Weakness), dies on this day in history.
Feb 07 On this day in history armand Preud'homme, Flemish organist/lyricist, dies at 81
Feb 10 Brian Aherne, actor (Juarez, My Sister Eileen, Rosie), dies at 83 in the year 1986.
Feb 11 Frank [Patrick] Herbert, sci-fi author (Dune), dies at 65 in the year 1986.
Feb 12 In the year 1986 guy Douglas Hamilton Warrack, composer, dies at 86
Feb 16 On this day in history howard Da Silva, Cleve Oh, actor (Ben Franklin-1776), dies at 76
Feb 17 Jiddu Krishnamurti, Indian philosopher (Kingdom Happiness), dies at 90 in the year 1986.
Feb 19 Adolfo Celi, actor (Thunderball), dies at 63 on this day in history.
Feb 20 Francisco Paolo Mignone, composer, dies at 88 in the year 1986.
Feb 21 On this day in history death of shigechiyo Izumi, Japanese sugarcane farmer, also the world's oldest man ever (b. 1865)
Feb 24 Tommy Douglas, Canadian politician (b. 1904) died on this day in history.
Feb 27 On this day in history death of jacques Plante, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1929)