Deaths in November 1986
The following is a list of notable deaths in November 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.
November 1986
1
Mieczysław Moczar , 72, Polish politician, Ministry of the Interior .[ 1] Pierre Repp , 76, French actor and comedian.Bernard Waldman , 73, American physicist and Enola Gay [ 2] Sippie Wallace , 88, American blues musician.[ 3]
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W. Lester Banks , 75, American civil rights activist, kidney and heart failure.[ 4] Harry Brown , 69, American poet, novelist and screenwriter (A Place in the Sun [ 5] Paul Frees , 66, American actor and voice actor (Rocky and Bullwinkle [ 6] Fred Olsen , 95, British-born American industrial chemist, inventor of ball propellant .[ 7]
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Vladimir Bobri , 88, Russian Empire–born American writer and composer, house fire.[ 8] Adolf Busemann , 85, Nazi German and American aerospace engineer, inventor of the Busemann biplane .[ 9] Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis , 64, American saxophonist, Hodgkin lymphoma.[ 10] E. Cuyler Hammond , 74, American biologist and biometrist , established link between smoking and lung cancer, lymph cancer.[ 11] Sekhonyana Nehemia Maseribane , 68, Basutoland politician, prime minister.
4
Kurt Hirsch , 80, German and English mathematician (group theory ).[ 12] Lucille Miller , 56, American convicted murderer, breast cancer.[ 13] Abraham J. Multer , 85, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives.[ 14] Thorolf Rafto , 64, Norwegian human rights activist.[ 15] Abdallah El-Yafi , 85, Lebanese politician, multiple-time prime minister .
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Adolf Brudes , 87, German Formula One racing driver.Caesar Felton Gayles , 86, American college football and basketball coach.[ 16] Mohammed Hassan Helmy , 74, Egyptian footballer and manager (Zamalek , Egypt ).[ 17] Claude Jutra , 56, Canadian actor and filmmaker, drowned.[ 18] Bobby Nunn , 61, American R&B singer (The Coasters ), heart attack.[ 19]
6
Elisabeth Grümmer , 75, German soprano.James S. Holmes , 62, American-Dutch translator of poems, AIDS.Gotfrid Köchert , 68, Austrian yacht racer and Olympian.[ 20] Lili Kraus , 83, Hungarian-born New Zealand and American pianist.[ 21] Harald Sandbæk , 82, Danish theologian, member of the Danish resistance .[ 22] Eddie Thompson , 61, English jazz pianist.Sant Ram Udasi , 47, Indian Punjabi poet.[ 23]
7
Dugald Baird , 86, British obstetrician and gynecologist.[ 24] Abdurrahim Buza , 80, Albanian painter.Paul Galdone , 79, Hungarian-born American illustrator of children's picture books, heart attack.[ 25] Henry Gilman , 93, American organic chemist (organometallic chemistry ).[ 26] Alan Hewitt , 71, American actor (My Favorite Martian How to Murder Your Wife [ 27] Audrey Erskine Lindop , 65, English writer (I Start Counting I Thank a Fool [ 28] Baldy Northcott , 78, Canadian NHL ice hockey player (Montreal Maroons ).[ 29] Tracy Pew , 28, Australian musician (The Saints ), brain haemorrhage after seizure.[ 30]
8
King Clancy , 84, Canadian NHL ice hockey player (Ottawa Senators , Toronto Maple Leafs ), cardiac arrest.[ 31] Eddie del Mar , 67, Filipino actor and filmmaker.Franz Xaver Dorsch , 86, German civil engineer, chief engineer of the Organisation Todt .[ 32] Beatrice Kay , 79, American actress and singer.[ 33] Artur London , 71, Czechoslovakian politician, co-defendant in the Slánský trial .[ 34] Vyacheslav Molotov , 96, Soviet politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs .[ 35] Ludwig Ruckdeschel , 79, Nazi German politician and war criminal, Gauleiter of Gau Bayreuth .[ 36]
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Sukumar Bose , 74, Indian artist.Ludwig Hahn , 78, Nazi German SS official and convicted war criminal.[ 37] Sydney Lee , 76, English snooker and billiards player, Pot Black referee.[ 38] Ljubomir Magaš , 38, Yugoslavian convicted rapist and Mafia crime boss, murdered.Gordon Richards , 82, English jockey, multiple-time British flat racing Champion Jockey , heart attack.[ 39] Lois Roden , 70, American cult leader (Branch Davidians ), breast cancer.[ 40] Vicente Trueba , 81, Spanish road racing cyclist, King of the Mountains .Leona Woods , 67, American nuclear physicist (Manhattan Project ), stroke.[ 41]
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Faiz Ahmad , 39–40, Afghan politician, leader of the Afghanistan Liberation Organization , assassinated.Ria Baran , 64, German pair skater and Olympic gold medalist.[ 43] Erich Koch , 90, Nazi German official and convicted war criminal.[ 44] Bhuvaneshwar Prasad Sinha , 87, Indian jurist, Chief Justice of India .[ 45] Gustavo Thorlichen , 79–80, German-born Argentinian photographer, cancer.[ 46] Minoru Yasui , 70, American lawyer and civil rights activist (Yasui v. United States [ 47]
13
Franco Cortese , 83, Italian racing driver.Thierry Le Luron , 34, French impressionist and humorist, AIDS.[ 48] Rudolf Schock , 71, German tenor, heart attack.[ 49] Amiya Tagore , 78, Indian singer.
14
Sven Tito Achen , 64, Argentinian-born Danish writer and author on heraldry.Ferdinand Daučík , 76, Czechoslovakian footballer and manager (Slavia Prague , Czechoslovakia ).[ 50] Arthur Duckworth , 85, British politician, Member of Parliament.[ 51] Iambakey Okuk , 41, Papua New Guinean politician, Deputy Prime Minister, liver cancer.[ 52]
15
Bidhayak Bhattacharya , 79, Indian novelist and dramatist.Michael Croft , 64, English actor and writer, heart attack.[ 53] John E. Grotberg , 61, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives, pneumonia and colon cancer.[ 54] Ada Rogato , 75, Brazilian aviator.Alexandre Tansman , 89, Polish-French composer.[ 55] Richard E. Turner , 66, American flying ace.
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Richard Armitage , 58, English talent agent, heart attack.[ 57] Georges Besse , 58, French businessman, CEO of Renault , murdered.[ 58] Vishnu Sharan Dublish , 91, Indian politician, member of Lok Sabha .[ 59] Harold Grad , 63, American mathematician (statistical mechanics ).Vladimir Kenigson , 79, Soviet actor.Yoshio Kimura , 81, Japanese shogi player, president of the Japan Shogi Association .Billy McLean , 67, Scottish politician, Member of Parliament, heart failure.Tidye Pickett , 72, American runner and Olympian, and school principal.[ 60] Jaime Ramírez , 46, Colombian anti-narcotics police officer, murdered.[ 61]
18
Ljupčo Arsov , 76, Yugoslavian politician, chairman of the executive council of the People's Republic of Macedonia .Lajos Bárdos , 87, Hungarian composer and conductor.Gia Carangi , 26, American supermodel, AIDS.[ 62] Sophus Kahrs , 68, Norwegian Nazi official, convicted of treason and escaped.Marky Markowitz , 62, American jazz trumpeter.Stephen O. Rice , 78, American electrical engineer, pioneer in information theory and communication theory .[ 63]
19
Billy Dainty , 59, British comedian and pantomime artist, prostate cancer.Don Jamieson , 65, Canadian politician and diplomat, Member of Parliament, heart attack.[ 64] Roy E. Lindquist , 79, American general in the U.S. army.[ 65] Freddie McKay , 38–39, Jamaican singer, heart attack.Kosta Nađ , 75, Yugoslavian general.[ 66] Flukey Stokes , 48, American mobster in Chicago, murdered.[ 67]
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Howard Bay , 74, American set and costume designer, heart attack.[ 71] Jerry Colonna , 82, American trombonist, comedian and actor (Alice in Wonderland [ 72] John P. McConnell , 78, American general, Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force .[ 73] Dar Robinson , 39, American stunt performer and actor (Stick [ 74] Marcelino Sánchez , 28, Puerto Rican actor (The Warriors
22
Scatman Crothers , 76, American actor and musician (Chico and the Man The Shining [ 75] Alexander Deutsch , 86, Soviet astronomer (Pulkovo Observatory ).Malcolm Nokes , 89, British hammer thrower and Olympic medalist.[ 76] Dinny Pails , 65, English-born Australian tennis player and Australian Open winner.[ 77]
23
Nathan Ausubel , 88, American historian and author.[ 78] William Badders , 85, American naval diver, Medal of Honor recipient.[ 79] Derek Hart , 61, British radio presenter and journalist (Tonight [ 80] Yasuzō Masumura , 62, Japanese film director.Norman Maurer , 60, American comic book writer and film producer (The Three Stooges ), cancer.[ 81] Margit Söderholm , 81, Swedish writer (Sunshine Follows Rain [ 82]
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Gabdulkhay Akhatov , 59, Soviet Tatar linguist.Jon Bradshaw , 47–48, American journalist (Esquire [ 85] Leroy S. Johnson , 98, American Mormon fundamentalist leader.[ 86] Sir Ivan Magill , 98, Irish anesthetist .[ 87] Don Towsley , 74, American animator (Donald Duck
26
Betico Croes , 48, Aruban politician, founded the People's Electoral Movement , complications from a traffic collision.[ 88] Rogelio de la Rosa , 70, Filipino politician and actor, ambassador to four countries.[ 89] Edward McGuire , 54, Irish painter, heart attack.[ 90] Randolph Prim , 90, American Negro League baseballer (Kansas City Monarchs ).[ 91] Mary Welsh Hemingway , 78, American journalist and author, widow of Ernest Hemingway .[ 92] Kaku Takagawa , 71, Japanese Go player.
27
Theodore Curphey , 89, American coroner (death of Marilyn Monroe .[ 93] Alex Duthart , 61, Scottish drummer, heart attack.[ 94] Gabriel Fielding , 70, English novelist.[ 95] Zofia Gomułkowa , 84, Polish communist activist, wife of Władysław Gomułka .[ 96] Cezar Lăzărescu , 63, Romanian architect and urban planner.Géza von Radványi , 79, Hungarian film director (Mädchen in Uniform Hugh Stockwell , 83, British army general, Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe , leukemia.[ 97] Steve Tracy , 34, American actor (Little House on the Prairie
28
Tuanku Bujang , 87, Malaysian politician, Governor of Sarawak .[ 98] Archibald Currie , 98, Suriname politician, prime minister and governor-general of Suriname.[ 99] Emilio Scanavino , 64, Italian painter and sculptor.Elizabeth Thomas , 79, American Egyptologist .[ 100] A. Theodore Tuttle , 67, American Mormon leader, cancer.[ 101]
29
Gary Allen , 50, American writer and conservative activist, liver disease.[ 102] Ronald Baddiley , 64, English actor (The Archers The Men from the Ministry [ 103] Helen Fischer , 74, American politician, member of the Alaska House of Representatives .[ 104] Cary Grant , 82, English-American actor (North by Northwest None but the Lonely Heart Penny Serenade [ 105] Herbert Rosenfeld , 76, German-born British psychoanalyst.[ 106] Herb Vigran , 76, American actor (Gunsmoke [ 107]
30
Martin Burgoyne , 23, British-born American artist, AIDS.Francisco Ciutat de Miguel , 76–77, Spanish communist and soldier.Darby Jones , 76, American actor (I Walked with a Zombie Emil Jónsson , 84, Icelandic politician, Prime Minister of Iceland .[ 108] Immanuel Shifidi , 57, Namibian activist, murdered.[ 109]
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