Deaths in January 1986

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

Contents

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

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  1. Albert Aley
  2. Lord David Cecil, 83, Historian and Writer
  3. Emmet Lavery, 84, Award-Winning Screenwriter and Playwright, Dies (subscription required)
  4. Bruce A. Norris, 61, Is Dead; Ex-Owner of Hockey Team
  5. Hartford N. Gunn Jr. is Dead; Public Broadcasting Founder
  6. Herbert Magidson
  7. Una Merkel Dies at Age of 82; From Silent Films to a Tony
  8. Bill Veeck, Baseball Innovator, Dies
  9. Dorothy Dunbar Bromley, 89, A Writer on Women's Issues
  10. Henry Field, Anthropologist Who Aided Presidents, Dies
  11. Christopher Isherwood is Dead at 81
  12. Funeral services will be held Wednesday for Dr. Elena...
  13. Joseph Divarco, 74, Chicago Mob Leader
  14. James E. Van Zandt is Dead; Former Congressman was 87
  15. P. D. Eastman
  16. Juan Rulfo, a Novelist and Short Story Writer
  17. Lucia Chase of Ballet Theater is Dead
  18. Jazz Musician Joe Farrell Dies; Played 3 Different Instruments (subscription required)
  19. Joseph Kraft, the Journalist, Dies; Capital Columns Widely Printed
  20. Jaroslav Seifert, Czech Poet, is Dead
  21. State Sen. Bloom, Daughter Killed in Fire at Home
  22. Bob Kaufman
  23. Eddie Solomon Jr., who pitched for the... (subscription required)
  24. Around the World; South Yemen Reports Ex-Chief Died in Battle
  25. W. W. Hagerty, 69; President Emeritus of Drexel University
  26. Donna Reed, Oscar Winner and TV Star, is Dead at 64
  27. Jim Crowley, Final Member of Four Horsemen, is Dead
  28. T. A. Maloney, Veteran Lawmaker, Dies at 96 (subscription required)
  29. Herbert Armstrong, 93, Dies; Evangelist and a Broadcaster
  30. James Hicks, 70, Journalist; Ex-Amsterdam News Editor
  31. Ex-Dean of Stanford and Wife Killed in Automobile Wreck
  32. Earl Conrad, 79, the Author Of Books on Race Relations
  33. Robert MacFarlan Cole
  34. McKinley Mitchell, Blues Musician (subscription required)
  35. Nancy Wilson Ross, Novelist and Expert on Eastern Religion
  36. John D. Calandra, State Senator
  37. Adm. William Behrens Dies; Submariner and Sea Scientist
  38. Zuck Carlson, 81, A Bear from 1929 to `36
  39. Silent screen actress Margery Wilson dies at Arcadia hospital
  40. Ann Andrews
  41. Joseph Beuys, Sculptor, is Dead at 64
  42. Willard Van Dyke, Ex-Head of Films at Modern Museum
  43. L. Ron Hunnard Dies of Stroke; Founder of Church of Scientology
  44. Flo Hyman, Volleyball Star for 1984 U.S. Olympic Team
  45. Gordon Macrae Dies: Star of Movie Musicals
  46. Albert B. Grossman, Influential Manager in Pop-Music Field
  47. Gertrude Warner
  48. Nikhil Banerjee Dies; Sitar Virtuoso Was 55
  49. Edward Biberman, Celebrated L.A. Artist, Dies (subscription required)
  50. Lincoln Borglum Dies; Aided at Mt. Rushmore
  51. Britte Hughey dies, services held today
  52. Lilli Palmer, Actress on TV, Stage and Screen for 50 Years
  53. James E. Moore, Retired Army General, Dies (subscription required)
  54. Allen Saunders Dies; 'Mary Worth' Creator
  55. The Shuttle Explodes: 6 in Crew and High-School Teacher are Killed 74 Seconds After Liftoff
  56. Leif Erickson Is Dead; A Movie and TV Actor
  57. Philip C. Jessup Dies; Helped End Berlin Blockade
  58. Charles Turzak (subscription required)