The following is a list of notable deaths in March 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.
March 1986
1 Valentine Britten, 83, British librarian. Pierre Charton, 81, French racing cyclist. Rosario Couture, 80, Canadian NHL ice hockey player. Cahir Davitt, 91, Irish judge. Tommy Farr, 72, Welsh boxer.Tommy Farr, Fighter, Dies; Went 15 Rounds With Louis Gerhard Meidell Gerhardsen, 73, Norwegian economist. Charles Hahn, 92, German Olympic rower (1920). Ken Holley, 66, American football player. Marcel Liebman, 56, Belgian political scientist. William Modisane, 62, South African writer. Harvey H. Nininger, 99, American scientist in the study of meteorites. Samuel Roper, 90, American Klansman and law enforcement officer. Ernie Rosteck, 63, American NFL football player. Jens Stefenson, 91, Swedish naval officer and Olympic diver (1912). Katherine Amelia Towle, 87, American military director and academic administrator.Katherine Towle, 87, Ex-Dean at Berkeley Luigi Zucchini, 70, Italian Olympic ice hockey player (1936).
2 Jocko Collins, 80, American NBA basketball referee and baseball scouting agent. Eileen Olive Deste, 77, New Zealand photographer. Hymie Ginsburg, 71, American NBL basketball player. Frank W. Hawthorne, 85, American judge. W. Stuart Helm, 77, American politician, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1957–1958, 1963–1964).W. Stuart Helm Alice Mann, 86, American actress. Zafer al-Masri, 45–46, Palestinian politician, shot. William D. Mullins, 54, American politician, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (after 1977), cancer. Jacob P. Nathanson, 85, Russian-born American politician, member of the New York State Assembly (1927–1933). Cesare Polacco, 85, Italian actor. Edmund Port, 80, American judge. Jimmy Reynolds, 65, American baseball player. Margaret Trist, 71, Australian writer.
3 Peter Capell, 73, German actor. Paul Castner, 89, American Major League baseball player (Chicago White Sox). Gordon Collins, 71, English cricketer. Winfield S. Cunningham, 86, American naval admiral.ADM. Winfield Cunningham; Commanded at Wake Island Léonard Daghelinckx, 85, Belgian Olympic cyclist (1920, 1924). Charles A. Halleck, 85, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1935–1969).Charles Halleck, A G.O.P. House Leader, Dies Ernst König, 77, German general. David Macindoe, 68, English cricketer. Dmitri Protopopov, 88, Soviet Tajik politician. Mohinder Singh Randhawa, 77, Indian historian and agriculturalist.
4 Archibald Charles Barrington, 79, New Zealand peace activist. Ding Ling, 81, Chinese author. Hans Gillesberger, 76, Austrian choir director. Howard Greenfield, 49, American songwriter ("Love Will Keep Us Together", "(Is This the Way to) Amarillo", "Everybody's Somebody's Fool"), AIDS.Howard Greenfield František Hochmann, 81, Czechoslovak Olympic footballer (1924). Albert L. Lehninger, 69, American biochemist. Edward MacLysaght, 98, English-Irish genealogist. Richard Manuel, 42, Canadian musician (The Band), suicide by hanging.Richard Manuel, 40, Rock Singer and Pianist Leonid Meshkov, 70, Soviet Olympic swimmer (1952). George Owen, 84, Canadian-American NHL ice hockey player, stroke.George Owen, Jr. Dead at 84 Lyudmila Rudenko, 81, Soviet chess player. Elizabeth Smart, 72, Canadian writer. John Spence, 65, British politician, MP (since 1970).
5 Necati Çelim, 76–77, Turkish politician. Franciska Clausen, 87, Danish painter. Grady W. Dalton, 77, American politician, member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1958-1971). Beatrice Centner Davidson, 76–77, Canadian architect. Emily Benton Frith, 91, American film producer. Teddy Hoad, 90, Barbadian cricketer. Andrew Love, 78, American baseball player. Sir Basil McFarland, 88, Northern Irish politician. George Nelson, 77, American industrial designer.George H. Nelson, Designer of Modern Furniture, Dies Bernard Rowe, 81, English Olympic wrestler (1924, 1928). Veikko Ruotsalainen, 77, Finnish Olympic skier (1928). George Smith, 71, American NFL football player. Helmut Thielicke, 77, German theologian. Notable Nigerian soldiers executed by firing squad: Daniel Bamidele, 36–37. Musa Bityonɡ. Mamman Jiya Vatsa, 45.
6 Madhavrao Bagal, 90, Indian writer and social activist. Robert Bateson, 73, English RAF pilot. Jack Binder, 83, American comic book artist. Emilio de Brigard Ortiz, 97, Colombian Roman Catholic prelate. Eric Brown, 61, Scottish golfer, stroke. Adolph Caesar, 52, American actor (A Soldier's Story, The Color Purple), heart attack.Adolph Caesar Dies; Acted in 'Soldier's Story' Georgia O'Keeffe, 98, American painter.Georgia O'Keeffe Dead at 98; Shaper of Modern Art in U.S. Orlando Paladino Orlandini, 81, Italian sculptor. Vahram Papazyan, 93, Ottoman-American Olympic runner (1912). Jerry Paulson, 50, American NBA basketball player (Cincinnati Royals). István Pelle, 78, Hungarian Olympic gymnast (1932). Max Shacklady, 67, English Olympic boxer (1948). Robert Early Strawbridge Jr., 89, American polo player.Robert Strawbridge Jr. Dies; Former Polo Star and Official George Thornewell, 87, English footballer. Zhu Guangqian, 88, Chinese literary scholar.
7 Emma Baron, 81, Italian actress. Olin G. Blackwell, 71, American prison warden (Alcatraz).Olin Guy Blackwell Charles Catlow, 78, English cricketer. Wal Cherry, 53, Australian theatre director, heart disease. Giacomo Di Segni, 66, Italian Olympic boxer (1948, 1952). Robert Howland, 80, English Olympic shot putter (1928). Carmel Humphries, 76, Irish zoologist. Jacob Javits, 81, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1947–1954) and Senate (1957–1981), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.Jacob Javits Dies in Florida at 81: 4-term Senator from New York Henry Harrison Mayes, 88, American evangelist. Bert Metzger, 77, American football player (Notre Dame). Jimmy Moore, 82, American Major League baseball player.
8 Victor Borghi, 73, Swiss Olympic skier (1948). T.H. Chan, 62–63, Hong Kong real estate entrepreneur. Hubert Fichte, 50, German novelist, AIDS. Kaarlo Halttunen, 76, Finnish actor. Hans Knecht, 72, Swiss racing cyclist. Moses Mabhida, 62, South African politician, heart attack. Kersti Merilaas, 72, Estonian poet. Jackie Morton, 71, English footballer.
9 André Barbeau, 54, Canadian neurologist. Ned Calmer, 78, American journalist. Alex Chaplin, 94, Scottish footballer. James Crump, 87, American baseball player. Joseph-Léon Deslières, 92, Canadian politician. Victor Forget, 69, Canadian politician. Joe A. Griffiths, 75–76, Maltese footballer. Hannah Kudjoe, 67, Ghanaian political activist. John MacLean, 85, English cricketer. Ignác Molnár, 84, Hungarian footballer. Anthony Otter, 89, British Anglican prelate. Arthur Rude, 59, American politician, member of the Florida House of Representatives (1966–1976).Arthur Rude, 59, Former County GOP Leader, State Representative Michael Strunge, 27, Danish poet, fall.
10 Walter Blankenburg, 82, German hymnologist. Latham Castle, 86, American judge. Seydou Cissokho, 56, Senegalese politician. Myron Cohen, 83, Russian-born American comedian, heart attack.Myron Cohen, Dialect Comic; A Low Key Weaver of Tales Fred Downer, 89, American baseball player. Heinz Emmerich, 78, German footballer. E. Gwyndaf Evans, 73, Welsh poet. Aram Haigaz, 85, Armenian-American writer.Aram Haigaz Chekenian, 85, Author of Books in Armenian Magnus Colcord Heurlin, 90, American painter. George Horsburgh, 75, Scottish rugby player. Ruth Agatha Houghton, 76, American nurse. Yaakov Kamenetsky, 95, Russian-American rabbi.Rabbi Jacob Kamenetzky, 95, Expert on Law of the Talmud Franz Karasek, 61, Austrian politician. Dominica Legge, 80, British linguist. Reg Manning, 80, American cartoonist. Lew Mathe, 70, American bridge player. Ray Milland, 79, Welsh-American actor (The Lost Weekend, The Thief, The Jungle Princess), lung cancer.Ray Milland Dies; Won Oscar for 'Lost Weekend' Elizabeth Monroe, 81, English historian. Emerson Norton, 85, American Olympic athlete (1924).
11 Victor Ankarcrona, 89, Swedish Olympic equestrian (1924, 1928). Ari Ankorion, 77, Russian-Israeli politician. Pat Barlow, 71, Irish footballer. Mai Clifford, 72, Irish trade unionist. Georg-Peter Eder, 65, German flying ace. Henry Friendly, 82, American judge, suicide by drug overdose.Henry J. Friendly, Federal Judge in Court of Appeals, is Dead at 82 Ricardo Frione, 75, Uruguayan footballer. Lurline Hook, 70–71, Australian diver. Sherman Kent, 82, American intelligence analyst and historian.Sherman Kent, 82; Ex-Official of C.I.A. and Yale Professor Heinrich Lützenkirchen, 76, German politician. Giuseppe Moruzzi, 75, Italian neuroscientist. Herbert Runge, 73, German Olympic boxer (1936). Shwe Done Bi Aung, 80, Burmese filmmaker. Heinz Eberhard Strüning, 89, German painter. Sonny Terry, 74, American blues musician.Sonny Terry, 74, Singer And Harmonica Player Michel Van Vaerenbergh, 66, Belgian footballer. Onslow Whitford, 62, New Zealand cricketer. Václav Zavázal, 65, Czech Olympic sports shooter (1960).
12 Ruth Abrams, 73–74, American painter. Percy Birtchnell, 75, British historian, heart attack. Richard Declerck, 86, Belgian politician. Fred Hancock, 67, American Major League baseball player. Claude L. Harrison, 99, Canadian politician. Bunker Hill, 44, American musician. Thure Johansson, 73, Swedish Olympic wrestler (1948). Nina Katzir, 71, Polish-Israeli socialite, first lady (1973–1978). James Maurice Scott, 79, British writer and explorer. Soedjono Hoemardani, 67, Indonesian general, internal bleeding. Frank W. Tomasello, 86, American judge.
13 Jack Bruton, 82, English footballer. Howard W. Cameron, 70, American politician. Andy Chisick, 69, American football player. Robert Courrier, 90, French biologist. Álvaro Fayad, 39, Colombian guerrilla leader (19th of April Movement), shot.Leader of Leftist Rebels Killed by Colombia Police Jesse A. Fernández, 60, Cuban artist. Eugen Gerstenmaier, 79, German politician.Eugen Gerstenmaier is Dead; Headed the Bonn Parliament Jack Harvey, 78, American politician. Alan Hector, 46, South African cricketer. Hồ Văn Nhựt, 80, Vietnamese physician. Reg Hopkinson, 69, Australian rugby league footballer. S. Kanapathipillai, 86, Sri Lankan writer. Josef Kuchař, 84, Czechoslovak Olympic footballer (1920). Angelo Litrico, 58, Italian fashion designer. Donald Manes, 52, American politician, suicide by stabbing.Manes is a Suicide, Stabbing Himself at Home in Queens Felix Scheffler, 71, German soldier. Allene Talmey, 83, American journalist. Jack Warner, 82, American Major League baseball player. Walter Weidauer, 86, German politician.
14 K. C. Abraham, 87, Indian politician. Harold Arlin, 90, American radio announcer and engineer.Harold W. Arlin Dead; An Early Radio Figure Ed Aspatore, 76, American NFL football player. Edith Atwater, 74, American actress, cancer.Edith Atwater Is Dead at 74; Actress in Theater and Film Bertrand Harris Bronson, 83, American academic. James Vincent Casey, 71, American Roman Catholic prelate. Kálmán Cseh von Szent-Katolna, 93, Hungarian Olympic equestrian (1928). John Fulton, Baron Fulton, 83, British academic administrator. Nilo Hovey, 79, American clarinetist and musicologist. Harald Leth, 87, Danish painter. Jose Roy, 81, Filipino politician. Kodardas Kalidas Shah, 77, Indian politician. Servaas Theron, 67, South African flying ace. Sir Huw Wheldon, 69, Welsh broadcaster, cancer. Audrey Williamson, 72, British writer.
15 Raymond B. Allen, 83, American educator. Martin Cooper, 76, English musicologist. Raymond Philip Etteldorf, 74, American Roman Catholic prelate. Alexandru Giugaru, 88, Romanian actor. Hendrik Greyvenstein, 69, South African soldier. Reginald Langrish, 80, Scottish rugby union player.