Deaths in April 1986

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The following is a list of notable deaths in April 1986.

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Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence:

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  1. Erik Bruhn Dies in Toronto; Top Dancer of his Generation
  2. Obituary: Margaret Masterman
  3. Dick Scesniak, four days shy of celebrating his third...
  4. Raymond H. Lapin, 67, Dead; Fought Nixon at Fannie Mae
  5. George G. Kirstein, Ex-Publisher
  6. Mary C. McCall Jr., Major TV, Film Writer, Dies at 81 (subscription required)
  7. Peter Pears dies at his festival home
  8. Ayatollah Kazem Shariat-Madari of Iran, 87
  9. Charles H. DeBow Jr.
  10. Sascha Gorodnitzki, Pianist, and Juilliard Faculty Members
  11. Dr. Ira V. Hiscock, Ex-Head Of Yale's Public Health Unit
  12. Pesach Burnstein, Yiddish Star, Dies
  13. Chester Erskine Dies; Director and Producer
  14. Leonid V. Kantorovich Dies; Won Nobel Economics Prize
  15. Theodore C. Achilles, A Longtime Diplomat
  16. Pauline Newman, An Early Organizer of Clothing Workers
  17. Rep. Joseph Addabbo Dies; Head of Key Defense Panel
  18. Linda Creed, Songwriter, 37; Known for the 'Philly Sound'
  19. Charles F. Darlington Jr., 81, Envoy and Economist, Dies
  20. Rabbi Israel Goldstein, A Founder of Brandeis
  21. Valenton Katayev is Dead at 89; A Soviet Novelist and Playwright
  22. Harpist Dorothy Ashby made her mark in jazz
  23. Diocese Prohibits Mass as Mob Figure's Burial
  24. Country music producer Johnny Dollar dies
  25. Lindsay Almond of Virginia; Led State During Race Battle
  26. Simone de Beauvoir, Author and Intellectual, Dies in Paris at 78
  27. Jean Genet, The Playwright, Dies at 75
  28. Dan Hoefler, 63, Silicon Valley Publicist, Dies (subscription required)
  29. Robert Marjolin, Economist and Common Market Official
  30. Tim McIntire
  31. Bob Casey, 70, Ex-Congressman (subscription required)
  32. Marcel Dassault, Leading Figure in French Aviation, is Dead at 94
  33. Eddie Bauer, Pioneer in Use of Down Garments, is Dead
  34. George Breitman
  35. Alvin Childress Dead; Starred as TV's 'Amos'
  36. Adrian Edmund Gill, 22 February 1937 - 19 April 1986
  37. Aleksei Arbuzov, Playwright, Dies
  38. Essayist Milton Mayer Dies at 77 (subscription required)
  39. Professor Mircea Eliade, 79; Writer and Religious Scholar
  40. Charles (Cliff) Finch Dies at 59; Governor of Mississippi in 1970's
  41. Vietnam Veteren is Put to Death in Florida
  42. Richard Moores Dies at 77; Drew 'Gasoline Alley' Strip
  43. Harold Arlen, Composer of Song Standards
  44. Otto Preminger, 80, Dies; Producer and Director
  45. Harold E. Wagoner, 81, designer of contemporary church buildings
  46. Duchess of Windsor, 89, Dies in France; Woman Who Won a King
  47. Bernice McIlhenny Wintersteen, 82, a leader in cultural, artistic affairs
  48. Dewitt S. Hyde
  49. Broderick Crawford, Oscar-Winning Tough, Dies
  50. Bessie Love, 87, an Actress From Silent-Film to TV Eras
  51. J. Allen Hynek, Astronomer and U.F.O. Consultant, Dies
  52. Dave McClain Dies; Coach of Football at U. of Wisconsin
  53. Thomas Scortia, Best-Selling Writer of Science Fiction Stories, Dies at 59 (subscription required)
  54. Robert Stevenson, 81, Dies; Directed Walt Disney Films