Famous Deaths Happened In 1986
Sunday, 06 July 2025
Jan 01 Alfredo Binda, Italian cyclist (b. 1902) died on this day in history.
Jan 02 On this day in history una Merkel, US actress (Abraham Lincoln), dies at 82
Jan 03 Jens Bjerre, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.
Jan 04 Christopher Isherwood, British writer (Lions & Shadows), dies at 81 on this day in history.
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 Joseph Kraft, US columnist, dies at 61 in the year 1986.
Jan 11 Sid Chaplin, UK novelist (b. 1916) died in the year 1986.
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 in the year 1986.
Jan 15 James H "Jim" Crowley, US football player (Notre Dame), dies at 83 on this day in history.
Jan 16 In the year 1986 death of herbert W. Armstrong, American evangelist, author, and publisher (b. 1892)
Jan 18 Claire James, actress (Jack Armstrong), dies in the year 1986.
Jan 23 Joseph Beuys, West German avant-garde artist/politician, dies at 64 in the year 1986.
Jan 24 On this day in history gordon MacRae, singer (Oklahoma, Carousel), dies at 64
Jan 25 Ernst Schnabel, writer, dies at 72 on this day in history.
Jan 27 In the year 1986 l Ron Hubbard, novelist/founder (Church of Scientology), dies at 74
Jan 28 In the year 1986 christa McAuliffe, astronaut, dies in Challenger disaster
Jan 29 Leif Erickson, actor (John-High Chaparral), dies at 74 on this day in history.
Jan 30 Ticker Freeman, pianist (Dinah Shore Show), dies at 74 on this day in history.
Feb 01 On this day in history alva Myrdal, Swedish Nobel peace prize winner (1982), dies at 84
Feb 06 William Collier, actor (Up the River, She's My Weakness), dies in the year 1986.
Feb 07 In the year 1986 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 Guy Douglas Hamilton Warrack, composer, dies at 86 on this day in history.
Feb 16 Howard Da Silva, Cleve Oh, actor (Ben Franklin-1776), dies at 76 in the year 1986.
Feb 17 In the year 1986 jiddu Krishnamurti, Indian philosopher (Kingdom Happiness), dies at 90
Feb 19 In the year 1986 adolfo Celi, actor (Thunderball), dies at 63
Feb 20 On this day in history francisco Paolo Mignone, composer, dies at 88
Feb 21 In the year 1986 death of shigechiyo Izumi, Japanese sugarcane farmer, also the world's oldest man ever (b. 1865)
Feb 24 On this day in history death of tommy Douglas, Canadian politician (b. 1904)
Feb 27 Jacques Plante, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1929) died in the year 1986.