Deaths in February 1986
The following is a list of notable deaths in February 1986 .
Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence:
Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference.
February 1986
1
Ethel Chipchase , 69–70, British trade unionist.Manuel Cros , 84, Spanish footballer.Theodora McCormick Du Bois , 95, American author.Salo Grenning , 67, Norwegian illustrator.Dick James , 65, British music producer, heart attack.Alberto Moreiras , 66, Spanish Olympic athlete (1948 ).Alva Myrdal , 84, Swedish sociologist and peace activist, Nobel Prize recipient (1982).[ 1] Michael Needham , 75, American politician, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1947–1972).Beatrice Pearson , 65, American actress.Arvo Pentti , 70, Finnish politician.Lambert Redd , 77, American Olympic long jumper (1932 ).Ida Rhodes , 85, American mathematician.Leonard E. Scott , 68, American politician, member of the Iowa House of Representatives (1947–1949).
2
Nils Alwall , 81, Swedish nephrologist.Olena Antoniv , 48, Soviet Ukrainian human rights activist, traffic collision.Rick E. Carter , 42, American football coach, suicide by hanging.[ 2] Anita Cobby , 26, Australian murder victim.Donald Eccles , 77, British actorGao Heng , 85, Chinese linguist and translator.Gino Hernandez , 28, American professional wrestler, drug overdose.Richard LaPiere , 86, American sociologist.Mill Reef , 17, British Thoroughbred racehorse, euthanised.[ 3] John Millar , 62, Scottish footballer.Hideo Ohba , 75, Japanese aikido teacher.Ruben Ribeiro , 74, Brazilian Olympic equestrian (1948 ).Ivan Ruben , 68, Danish Olympic fencer (1948 , 1952 ).Gunnar Simenstad , 71, Norwegian actor.
3
Alexander F. Bell , 70, American football player.Donald Briggs , 75, American actor.Art Chapman , 73, Canadian Olympic basketball player (1936 ).Claude Green , 79, South African cricketer.Luther Harris , 62, American NBL basketball player.Charles Leo Hitchcock , 83, American botanist.Harold Houghton , 79, English footballer.Narciso Ramos , 85, Filipino diplomat and politician, stroke.[ 4] Sylvia Lyons Render , 72, American educator and manuscript curator.[ 5] George C. Sherman Jr. , 74, American polo player, leukemia.[ 6] Herbert Smith , 84, British filmmaker.Alfred Vohrer , 71, German filmmaker.
4
Phyllis Shand Allfrey , 77, Dominican writer and politician.Les Caywood , 82, American NFL football player.Margit Elek , 75, Hungarian Olympic fencer (1948 , 1952 ).Jānis Kalnbērziņš , 92, Soviet Latvian politician.Jim O'Grady , 63, Irish hurler.Branko Pešić , 63, Yugoslav politician, mayor of Belgrade (1965–1974), cancer.Arthur Schröder , 93, German actor.
5
Grigore Băjenaru , 78, Romanian writer.Len Catton , 72, Australian rules footballer.Charles Drechsler , 93, American mycologist.Florence Fernet-Martel , 93, American-born Canadian feminist and educator.Antonio Fustella , 73, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, heart attack.Armas-Eino Martola , 89, Finnish general.Laurent Merchiers , 81, Belgian politician.Furman Nuss , 91, American football and basketball coach.Axel Poignant , 79, Australian photographer.Howard Vollum , 72, American electronics engineer (Tektronix ), stroke.[ 7] Matt Wilkins , 78, Australian rules footballer.
6
Mahieddine Bachtarzi , 88, Algerian singer and composer.Georges Cabana , 91, Canadian Roman Catholic prelate.[ 8] Frank Cameron , 93, Australian rules footballer.Willard Cantrell , 71, American racing driver.Cristóbal Colón de Carvajal, 17th Duke of Veragua , 61, Spanish naval officer, shot.[ 9] Frederick Coutts , 86, British writer and charity worker, General of The Salvation Army (1963–1969).Irene Genna , 55, Greek-Italian actress.Sallie-Anne Huckstepp , 31, Australian writer, sex-worker and whistle blower, homicide.Sergio Iesi , 73, Italian-born Uruguayan Olympic fencer (1948 , 1952 ).Sir Holmes Miller , 66, New Zealand surveyor and conservationist.Ray Moyer , 87, American set decorator.[ 10] Dandy Nichols , 78, English actress (Till Death Us Do Part Marty Reiter , 74, American NBL basketball player.John Ching Hsiung Wu , 86, Chinese judge and author.Minoru Yamasaki , 73, American architect (World Trade Center ), stomach cancer.[ 11]
7
Cheikh Anta Diop , 62, Senegalese anthropologist and historian.Harris Ellsworth , 86, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1943–1957).Austin E. Fife , 76, American folklorist.John F. McCarthy Jr. , 60, American aeronautical engineer, blood clot.[ 12] John Shea , 72, Australian cricketer.Frank Sinclair , 69, Australian rules footballer.Dick Southwood , 80, English Olympic rower (1932 , 1936 ).
8
Doug Ball , 90, New Zealand academic administrator.Cecil Bryce , 74, Australian cricketer.Yisrael Galili , 74, Russian-born Israeli politician.Robert Gebhardt , 65, German footballer.Arleigh McCree , 46, American police detective, bomb explosion.Sarah Isabella McElligott , 102, New Zealand cook.Alexis Obolensky , 70, Russian-born American backgammon player.[ 13] Abram Nicholas Pritzker , 90, American businessman and philanthropist.[ 14] Bogusław Widawski , 51, Polish footballer.
9
Kiichi Arita , 84, Japanese politician.Carmen D'Antonio , 74, American actress.Joe Gomes , 77, American baseball player.Philip Herries Gregory , 78, British mycologist.Harold Fidock , 83, Australian cricketer.Willie Jackson , 85, Scottish footballer.Eleonora Kaminskaitė , 35, Soviet Lithuanian Olympic rower (1976 ).Tauno Kovanen , 68, Finnish Olympic wrestler (1952 ).Ítalo López Vallecillos , 53, Salvadoran writer.Lilo Martin , 77, German composer.Natalie Masters , 70, American actress.Henry William Menard , 65, American geologist, cancer.Ben Nye , 79, American makeup artist.[ 15] Jacques Rispal , 62, French actor.Dora Oake Russell , 73, Canadian writer.Louis Sobol , 89, American journalist.
10
Brian Aherne , 83, English actor (Juarez [ 16] Morris Boyd , 80, American politician, member of the Ohio House of Representatives (1967–1972).Lando Conti , 52, Italian politician, shot.James Dillon , 83, Irish politician, TD (1937–1969).[ 17] Humphrey Patrick Guinness , 83, British Olympic polo player (1936 ).Joan Henley , 81, Irish actress.Begnon-Damien Koné , 64–65, Burkinabe politician.Antoni Reiter , 35, Polish Olympic judoka (1976 ).Art Satherley , 96, British-American record producer.
11
Hans Braarvig , 80, Norwegian writer.Arsénio Duarte , 60, Portuguese footballer.Frank Herbert , 65, American author (Dune [ 18] Michael Hollis , 86, Indian Anglican prelate.Svend Jacobsen , 79, Danish Olympic fencer (1936 ).Evelio Javier , 43, Filipino politician, shot.Edgar Jones , 75, Welsh rugby union and rugby league player.Horace Manges , 87, American lawyer.[ 19] Hélène Rivier , 83, Swiss librarian.Aat van Rhijn , 93, Dutch politician.Jock White , 88, Scottish footballer.
12
Jean Goodwin Ames , 82, American artist.[ 20] Arthur Roderick Collar , 77, English engineer.Wayne Ewing , 58, American race car builder.Joe Goyder , 78, English Olympic boxer (1928 ).Bolesław Konorski , 93, Polish engineer.James Joseph Magennis , 66, British naval officer.Elena Skuin , 77, Soviet painter.Guy Warrack , 86, Scottish composer.
13
Luigi De Manincor , 75, Italian Olympic sailor (1936 , 1948 ).Bolesław Gebert , 90, Polish politician.Guang Qin , 93, Chinese Buddhist monk.George Ivask , 78, Russian-American poet and literary critic, heart attack.[ 21] Ed McGhee , 61, American Major League baseball player.David Tudor Price , 55, British judge.Ashalata Sen , 92, Indian poet and social activist.John L. Throckmorton , 72, American general, cancer.[ 22]
14
Fox Blevins , 75, American baseball player.Ernest Borek , 74, Hungarian-born American microbiologist.[ 23] Dorcas Brigham , 89, American botanist.[ 24] Ransom M. Cook , 86, American banker.[ 25] Kevin Curran , 66, Australian rules footballer.Margaret L. Curry , 87, American social worker.Kanaklata Devi , 76, Indian politician.Francisco Ferreira , 66, Portuguese footballer.Bert Hawke , 85, Australian politician.Roy W. Hill , 86, American automobile dealer and philanthropist.Harry S. Kennedy , 84, American Episcopalian prelate.Edmund Rubbra , 84, British composer.[ 26]
15
Henri Bernard , 86, French judge.Cornelis de Kiewiet , 83, Dutch-born American historian and academic administrator.[ 27] Ana María Dellai , 56, Argentine Olympic skier (1952 ).Orville Fehlhaber , 82, American politician.Galliano Masini , 90, Italian singer.Rustin McIntosh , 91, American pediatrician.[ 28] Crawford F. Parker , 79, American politician, lieutenant governor of Indiana (1957–1961).John R. , 75, American disc jockey.Helen Withers , 78, Australian community worker.
16
Wiley T. Buchanan Jr. , 73, American diplomat.[ 29] Howard da Silva , 76, American actor (Fiorello! Oklahoma! [ 30] Joseph Duell , 29, American ballet dancer and choreographer, suicide by jumping.[ 31] Anton Hilbert , 87, German politician.Édouard Leguery , 51, French Olympic rower (1956 ).Phyllis McCarthy , 82, South African dog breeder.Tadhg O'Driscoll , 66, Irish footballer.Hermon Phillips , 82, American Olympic runner (1928 ).Willibrordus Pouw , 83, Dutch Olympic gymnast (1928 ).John Tripp , 58, British poet.Harry Van Arsdale Jr. , 80, American labor leader.[ 32]
17
George Draffen , 86, British soldier.Kikuko Kanai , 74, Japanese composer.Jiddu Krishnamurti , 90, Indian philosopher, pancreatic cancer.[ 33] Red Ruffing , 80, American Major League baseball player, heart failure.[ 34] Paul Stewart , 77, American actor, heart failure.[ 35] Izumi Suzuki , 36, Japanese writer, suicide by hanging.Nesta Wells , 93, British physician and surgeon.
18
Nelson Cavaquinho , 74, Brazilian samba musician.[ 36] Vilmos Kohut , 79, Hungarian footballer.Matilda Landsman , 67, American journalist.George Makinson , 82, Canadian politician.Tezer Özlü , 42, Turkish writer, breast cancer.Pierre Schlumberger , 71–72, American oil executive (Schlumberger ).Jonathan O. Seaman , 74, American general.Ted Wegert , 53, American NFL football player.
19
Bill Anderson , 73, English football player and manager.Robert Brode , 85, American physicist (Manhattan Project ).Adolfo Celi , 63, Italian actor (Thunderball [ 37] Paul Curry , 68, American magician.James Eastland , 81, American politician, member of the U.S. Senate (1941, 1943–1978).[ 38] André Leroi-Gourhan , 74, French archaeologist.Francisco Mignone , 88, Brazilian composer.Oleg Mutt , 65, Soviet Estonian linguist.Humberto Roa , 73, Chilean footballer.Barry Seal , 46, American pilot and drug smuggler, shot.Dudley Talcott , 86, American sculptor.Ab van Bemmel , 73, Dutch Olympic boxer (1936 ).
20
Tommy Bell , 63, American NFL football referee, leukemia.[ 39] William Albert Beller , 85, American pianist.Abdolbaghi Darvish , 37, Iranian Air Force pilot, shootdown.Judy-Lynn del Rey , 43, American science fiction magazine editor.Tommy Freeman , 82, American boxer.Kanu Gandhi , 68–69, Indian photographer.Nihar Ranjan Gupta , 74, Indian novelist.František Kardaus , 77, Czechoslovak graphic artist.Salvador Mota , 63, Mexican footballer.Einar Nyheim , 56, Norwegian politician.Guillermo Padilla , 73, Colombian Olympic sports shooter (1956 ).Bob Rice , 86, American Major League baseball player.Koos Rietkerk , 58, Dutch politician.Bert Schneider , 88, American-born Canadian boxer.Dorothea Wieck , 78, German actress.
21
Heinz Braun , 48, German painter and actor, cancer.Victor Canning , 74, British novelist.Jan Eric Cartwright , 47, American politician, member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives (1971–1973), leukemia.Larry Wu-tai Chin , 63, Chinese double agent, suicide by asphyxiation.[ 40] Derek Chittock , 64, British cartoonist and art historian.Sir Miles Clifford , 89, British politician.Gilbert V. Hartke , 79, American theatre director.Agnes Headlam-Morley , 83, British historian.Eckhard Hess , 69, German-born American psychologist.Yanosuke Hirai , 83, Japanese civil engineer.Margaret Hunter , 63, Scottish trade unionist.Shigechiyo Izumi , Japanese longevity claimant.[ 41] Kenjiro Matsuki , 77, Japanese baseball player.Edvardas Mikučiauskas , 84, Soviet Lithuanian footballer.Dorothy Rhoads , 90, American writer.Helen Hooven Santmyer , 90, American writer ("...And Ladies of the Club" [ 42] Louis Silberkleit , 85, American publisher.[ 43] Mart Stam , 86, Dutch architect.
22
Jacques Pâris de Bollardière , 78, French general and peace activist.Tom Bradshaw , 81, Scottish footballer.Randolph Claiborne , 79, American Episcopalian prelate.John Donnelly , 31, Australian rugby league player, drowned.Ida Lublenski Ehrlich , 99, Russian-born American playwright.[ 44] Bob Guelker , 62, American soccer coach.[ 45] Philip J. Lang , 74, American composer.[ 46] Duke Lattimore , 81, American baseball player.Richard Pescott , 80, Australian botanist.Anthony Rawlinson , 59, British civil servant.Jean Tangye , 66, English author.Wei Pei-lan , 74, Chinese politician.
23
Mathilde Boniface , 74, Belgian politician.Ram Nath Chawla , 82, Indian pilot.Esther V. Hansen , 87, American historian.Edwin S. Lowe , 75, Polish-American game entrepreneur.[ 47] Ferenc Mérei , 76, Hungarian psychologist.Ernst Neufert , 85, German architect.Louis-Philippe Pigeon , 81, Canadian judge.Bill Ribchester , 87, Scottish footballer.Boris Slutsky , 66, Soviet poet.Nino Taranto , 78, Italian actor.
24
Christian H. Armbruster , 64, American politician, respiratory disease.[ 48] Rukmini Devi Arundale , 81, Indian dancer.David Ballantyne , 61, New Zealand writer.Tommy Douglas , 81, Scottish-born Canadian politician, cancer.[ 49] Harold L. George , 92, American fighter pilot and politician.[ 50] Bill Hickman , 65, American stuntman, cancer.Alfred Hurley , 90, British Anglican prelate.Harry Lightsey , 85, American football player.Marcus Roberto , 55, American politician, member of the Ohio House of Representatives (1971–1976) and Senate (since 1977), cancer.Arthur Rydstrøm , 90, Norwegian Olympic gymnast (1920 ).James Humphrey Walwyn , 72, British naval officer.
25
George Berry , 86, American NFL football player.Pasquale Festa Campanile , 58, Italian filmmaker, kidney cancer.Joseph Jeffrey Charlebois , 76, Canadian politician and businessman.Hugo Larsson , 79, Swedish civil servant and engineer.Guy Pawson , 97, British colonial administrator and cricketer.Victor Pike , 78, British rugby player and Anglican prelate.Marcus Ruddle , 81, Irish cricketer.George Susce , 78, American Major League baseball player.Helen F. Tucker , 84, American biochemist.Nemesio Yabut , 60, Filipino politician.
26
Andy Bakjian , 71, American track and field coach.[ 51] Martin Julian Buerger , 82, American crystallographer.Amalia Fleming , 73, Greek politician and physician.Taihei Imamura , 74, Japanese film critic.Dag Klaveness , 72, Norwegian shipowner.Robert Landesmann , 73, French Olympic wrestler (1948 ).Sophocles Papas , 91–93, Ottoman-American music publisher.Karel Vlach , 74, Czechoslovak choreographer.Lillian Mayfield Wright , 91, American poet.[ 52]
27
Gholam-Hossein Banan , 74, Iranian musician.Gedeon Barcza , 74, Hungarian chess player.Pat Beasley , 72, English footballer.Elisabeth Frisk , 76, Swedish actress.John Gorwell , 51, Australian rules footballer.Bernhard Haurwitz , 80, German-born American meteorologist.Arthur Heina , 71, German Olympic swimmer (1936 ).Nancy Brysson Morrison , 82, Scottish author.Arnaldo Ortelli , 72, Swiss footballer.Jacques Plante , 57, Canadian ice hockey player, stomach cancer.[ 53] Aimé Trantoul , 77, French Olympic cyclist (1928 ).George Weatherill , 85, Australian footballer.
28
Robbie Basho , 45, American musician, stroke.Michel Brusseaux , 72, French footballer.James J. DeRan Jr. , 79, American politician, member of the Maryland House of Delegates (1943–1950), influenza.Edith Ditmas , 89–90, English historian.William Dollar , 78, American ballet dancer and choreographer.[ 54] Laura Z. Hobson , 85, American novelist, cancer.[ 55] Robert Lebel , 85, French art historian.Mick Moon , 93, Australian soldier.Joan Moore , 65–66, British botanist.Olof Palme , 59, Swedish politician, prime minister (1969–1976, since 1982), shot .[ 56] Sir Thomas Williams , 70, British politician, MP (1949–1981).
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