Died in 1986

Wallis Simpson American Royalty April 24
Paul Tournier Swiss Author October 7
Otto Preminger Austrian Director April 23
Osbert Lancaster English Cartoonist July 27
Olof Palme Swedish Politician February 28
Minoru Yamasaki American Architect February 6
Lilli Palmer German Actress January 27
L. Ron Hubbard American Author January 24
Kate Smith American Musician June 17
Juan Rulfo Mexican Novelist January 7
Joseph Beuys German Artist January 23
Jorge Luis Borges Argentinian Poet June 14
John D. MacDonald Novelist December 28
John Ciardi English Dramatist March 30
John Braine British Novelist October 28
Jimmy Lyons American Musician May 19
Jiddu Krishnamurti Indian Philosopher February 17
Ray Milland American Actor March 10
Richard Manuel Canadian Musician March 4
Robert Fraser English Celebrity
W. Averell Harriman American Politician July 26
Virginia C. Andrews American Author December 19
Vincente Minnelli American Director January 25
Tommy Farr Welsh Athlete March 1
Tommy Douglas Canadian Clergyman February 24
Theodore White American Journalist May 15
Tenzing Norgay Nepalese Explorer May 9
Teddy Wilson American Musician July 31
Ted Knight American Actor August 26
Sydney J. Harris American Journalist December 8
Sydney Harris American Journalist December 8
Storm Jameson English Writer September 30
Sterling Hayden American Actor May 23
Sonny Terry American Musician March 11
Simone de Beauvoir French Writer April 14
Samora Machel Leader October 19
Jean Genet French Dramatist April 15
Jaroslav Seifert Czechoslovakian Poet
James Rainwater American Scientist May 31
Desi Arnaz American Actor December 2
Corita Kent American Artist September 18
Cliff Burton American Musician September 27
Christopher Isherwood American Author January 4
Christa McAuliffe American Astronaut January 28
Chester Bowles American Diplomat May 25
Cheryl Crawford American Actress October 7
Cary Grant American Actor November 29
Broderick Crawford American Actor April 26
Bill Veeck American Businessman January 2
Bessie Head South African Writer April 17
Bernard Malamud American Novelist March 18
Benny Goodman American Musician June 13
Anna Neagle English Actress June 3
Alva Myrdal Swedish Diplomat February 1
Albert Szent-Gyorgyi Hungarian Scientist October 22
Diana Cooper English Celebrity June 16
Donna Reed American Actress January 14
Dora Russell English Celebrity May 31
James Cagney American Actor March 30
Jacques-Henri Lartigue French Photographer September 12
Jacques Plante Canadian Athlete February 27
J. Allen Hynek American Scientist April 27
Hyman Rickover American Soldier
Henry Reed English Writer December 8
Henry Moore English Sculptor August 31
Helen B. Taussig American Scientist May 20
Harold MacMillan English Politician December 29
Georgia O'Keeffe American Artist March 6
Frank Herbert American Writer February 11
Forrest Tucker American Actor October 25
Ernst Haas Austrian Photographer September 12
Erik Bruhn Dutch Dancer April 1
Elsa Lanchester American Actress December 26
Ella Baker American Activist December 13
Alan Jay Lerner American Dramatist June 14