Deaths in August 1986

The following is a list of notable deaths in August 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.

August 1986

1 Carlo Confalonieri, 93, Italian Roman Catholic cardinal, Dean of the College of Cardinals.Carlo Confalonieri, Dean of Cardinals; Was aide to Pius XI. New York Times. Retrieved 11 Oct 2024. Paul Detlefsen, 86, Danish-born American commercial artist (The Adventures of Mark Twain). Marion Grant, 68, American historian and writer, sister of Katharine Hepburn, heart attack.Marion Hepburn Grant Dies; Wrote Books on Connecticut. New York Times. Retrieved 11 Oct 2024. Ignatius Joseph Kasimo Hendrowahyono, 86, Indonesian politician, Minister of Trade and Agriculture.Catholics remember new national hero. UCA News. Retrieved 11 Oct 2024. James Horan, 75, Irish Roman Catholic priest.Msgr. James Horan. New York Times. Retrieved 11 Oct 2024. Lena Kennedy, 72, English author.Lena Kennedy. Plaques of London. Retrieved 11 Oct 2024. Willem Klein, 73, Dutch mental calculator, murdered.Wim Klein, CERN's first computer. CERN. Retrieved 11 Oct 2024. Syd Negus, 74, Australian politician, senator for Western Australia.Negus, Sydney Ambrose (1912–1986). Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 11 Oct 2024. Ken Roskie, 65, American NFL player. Robert Wolfgang Schnell, 70, German writer. José María Vidal, 51, Spanish footballer (Real Madrid, Spain), heart attack.Vidal. Real Madrid CF. Retrieved 11 Oct 2024.

2 Aligholi Ardalan, 86, Iranian diplomat, Minister of Foreign Affairs. Sunil Banerjee, 66, Indian cricket umpire. Roy Cohn, 59, American lawyer and prosecutor, Joseph McCarthy's chief counsel, prosecuted Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, AIDS.Roy Cohn, Aide to McCarthy and Fiery Lawyer, Dies at 59. New York Times. Retrieved 11 Oct 2024. Renato Leduc, 88, Mexican poet and journalist. Shakti Prasad, 58, Indian Kannada actor (Immadi Pulikeshi, Antha).

3 George Agnost, 63, American attorney, cardiac arrest. Paul de Groot, 87, Dutch politician, member of the House of Representatives, leader of the Communist Party.Paul De Groot. New York Times. Retrieved 11 Oct 2024. Otmar Emminger, 75, German economist, president of the Deutsche Bundesbank, heart attack.Otmar Emminger. New York Times. Retrieved 19 Oct 2024. Brian Flynn, 57, Australian cricketer. Thad Hutcheson, 70, American attorney.Thad Thomas Hutcheson. Newspapers.com (Austin American-Statesman). Retrieved 11 Oct 2024. George Kuznets, 77, American economist (agricultural economics).Farm Economist George Kuznets Dies in Berkeley. L.A. Times. Retrieved 11 Oct 2024. Beryl Markham, 83, British-born Kenyan aviator, first to fly solo non-stop across the Atlantic from Britain to North America (West with the Night).Beryl Markham is dead at 83; Flew Across Atlantic in 1936. New York Times. Retrieved 11 Oct 2024. Carl Mork, 79, South African-born Australian rugby league footballer. Y. Eswara Reddy, 70–71, Indian politician, member of Lok Sabha, leader of the Communist Party of India. Florence Reece, 86, American social activist and songwriter ("Which Side Are You On?"), heart attack.Writer of Labor Anthem Dies. New York Times. Retrieved 11 Oct 2024. František Šembera, 81, Czech Olympic equestrian (1960). Rupert de Smidt, 102, South African cricketer. Hudson Tannis, 58, Vicentian politician, deputy prime minister of Saint Vicent and the Grenadines (1980-1984), plane crash.Remembering LIAT Flight 319. Searchlight. Retrieved 9 April 2025 Joe Thomas, 77, American jazz saxophonist.Joseph Thomas Dies; Jazz Saxophone Soloist. New York Times. Retrieved 11 Oct 2024. William B. Williams, 62, American disc jockey (WNEW, Make Believe Ballroom), coined "Chairman of the Board" for Frank Sinatra, respiratory failure.William B. Williams, Radio Personality, Dies. New York Times. Retrieved 11 Oct 2024.

4 Bennie J. George, 67, American coach (Delaware State University). Harry Giles, 74, Australian rules footballer. Charles Haworth, 79, American Olympic long-distance runner (1928). Hyllus Maris, 52, Australian Aboriginal rights activist (Women of the Sun), cancer.Hyllus Noel Maris (1933–1986). Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 11 Oct 2024. Bob Roggy, 29, American javelin thrower, fall.Javelin Thrower Roggy Falls From Truck, Dies. L.A. Times. Retrieved 11 Oct 2024. Roger Rouge, 72, Swiss Olympic sailor (1964). Willem Ruis, 41, Dutch game show presenter, cardiac arrest. Thomas J. Valentino, 79, Italian-born American businessman, compiled libraries of sound effects.Thomas J. Valentino Is Dead; Early Sound Effects Producer. New York Times. Retrieved 11 Oct 2024.

5 John Alexander, 90, American football player. Ferenc Cziráki, 72, Hungarian Olympic handball player. (1936). Banesh Hoffmann, 79, British-born American physicist and mathematician (Einstein–Infeld–Hoffmann equations).Banesh Hoffman, an Author and Collaborator of Einstein. New York Times. Retrieved 12 Oct 2024. Lester Lautenschlaeger, 82, American football player (Tulane) and politician. Emanuel Löffler, 84, Czech Olympic gymnast (1928, 1936). Katharine Krom Merritt, 100, American physician specializing in pediatrics (Kasabach–Merritt syndrome).Dr. Katharine Krom Merritt, Charity Branch Founder, Dies. New York Times. Retrieved 12 Oct 2024. Luciana Peverelli, 84, Italian writer and journalist. Himzo Polovina, 59, Bosnian singer and songwriter, heart attack.Himzo Polovina was born on this Day. Sarajevo Times. Retrieved 12 Oct 2024. George Poyser, 71, Australian politician, member of the Australian Senate (1966-1975). Karl Streibel, 82, German concentration camp commander (Trawniki concentration camp),

6 Alessandro Catalani, 81, Italian cyclist. Maria Dunin, 87, Polish painter. Emilio Fernández, 82, Mexican film director, actor and screenwriter (María Candelaria), heart attack.Emilio Fernandez, 82, Mexican Film Director. New York Times. Retrieved 13 Oct 2024. Harry H. Johnson, 91, American army general. Philomé Obin, 94, Haitian painter.Obin, Philomé. Oxford African American Studies Center. Retrieved 13 Oct 2024. Jorge Vieira, 87, Portuguese Olympic footballer (1928). Kim Williams, 62, American writer, naturalist and commentator on National Public Radio (All Things Considered), cancer.Kim Williams, a National Public Radio commentator who announced.... United Press International. Retrieved 13 Oct 2024. Beppe Wolgers, 57, Swedish lyricist and author, peptic ulcer. Lou Zontini, 68, American NFL player.

7 Anne Bahlke, 83, American physician. Leonard Arthur Hawes, British army officer. Ladislav Hojer, 28, Czech serial killer, executed.Ladislav Hojer - Brutální Vrah Žen. policie.cr.cz (in Czech, via Wayback Machine). Retrieved 14 Oct 2024. Alfred Jones, 86, English cricketer. William J. Schroeder, 54, American soldier and artificial heart recipient, lung infection.William Schroeder Dies 620 Days After Receiving Artificial Heart. New York Times. Retrieved 14 Oct 2024. Julie Tullis, 47, British climber and filmmaker, died during descent of K2.The first British woman climber to scale the world's.... United Press International. Retrieved 14 Oct 2024.

8 Paul G. Chandler, 96, American coach, educator, and college president (Kent State University). Yehoshua Cohen, 64, Israeli Zionist militant (Lehi), assassinated two U.N. envoys, heart attack.Yehoshua Cohen Dies; Linked to '48 Killing. New York Times. Retrieved 14 Oct 2024. Giovanni Garaventa, 86, Italian Olympic middle-distance runner (1924). Ella Lillian Wall Van Leer, 93, American architect and women's rights activist.Gravestone: Ella Lillian Wall Van Leer 8.8.86. Retrieved 14 Oct 2024. Lowell A. Nelson, 68, American politician, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly (1957-1958).

9 Harold Ave, 86, American basketball and football coach. Angelo Congear, 101, Australian rules footballer. Clarence Maddern, 64, American Major League Baseball player (Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians). Eoin McNamee, 71–72, Irish Republican, Chief of Staff of the Irish Republican Army, cancer.The IRA Chief of Staff who was “unbought, unconquered, and unpurchasable to the last”. Irish Central. Retrieved 14 Oct 2024. Salvador Nocetti, 73, Argentine-born Chilean footballer and manager. Gustav Adolf Nosske, 83, German lawyer and convicted war criminal. Jef Scherens, 77, Belgian track cyclist, multiple world champion. Ignaz Sigl, 84, Austrian footballer. Ruth Teitelbaum, 62, American mathematician and computer programmer, original ENIAC programmer.

10 Arthur Capell, 84, Australian linguist (Australian and Austronesian languages).Arthur Capell (1902–1986). Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 14 Oct 2024. Paraskeva Clark, 87, Russian-born Canadian painter, stroke.Paraskeva Clark. The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 14 Oct 2024. Vratislav Effenberger, 63, Czech writer.Vratislav Effenberger: Nymburk, 1923–Prague, 1986. ResearchGate (The International Encyclopedia of Surrealism). Retrieved 14 Oct 2024. Lyle Engel, 71, American magazine publisher and book producer. Jacqueline Gadsden, 86, American silent-screen actress (It).Gravestone: Jacqueline Gadsdon 10.8.86. (year of death only). Retrieved 14 Oct 2024. K. C. George, 83, Indian politician, member of Rajya Sabha, Minister for Food and Forests. K. C. George. Kerala Legislature - Members. Retrieved 14 Oct 2024. Luther Carrington Goodrich, 91, American sinologist and author.Obituary: Luther Carrington Goodrich (1894-1986). Cambridge University (The Journal Of Asian Studies). Retrieved 14 Oct 2024. Tom Greenwade, 81, American Major League baseball scout, heart failure.Tom Greenwade. New York Times. Retrieved 14 Oct 2024. Holger Guldager, 81, Danish Olympic cyclist (1924). John H. Hamilton Jr., 67, American politician, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1965-1978). Guy H. Jones, 75, American politician and lawyer. Palapatti Sadaya Goundar Kailasam, 70, Indian jurist, judge of the Supreme Court of India. Don McRae, 71, New Zealand cricketer and footballer. Alan Rouse, 34, British mountaineer, died on descent from K2.Rouse, Alan Paul. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (year of death only). Retrieved 14 Oct 2024. Jon Snersrud, 83, Norwegian Olympic skier (1928). Arun Shridhar Vaidya, 60, Indian army general, assassinated.Suspected Sikh Terrorists Kill Ex-Army Chief in India. L.A. Times. Retrieved 14 Oct 2024.

11 Karl Duldig, 83, Polish-born Australian sculptor.Karl (Karol) Duldig (1902–1986). Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 15 Oct 2024. Bud Edwards, 78, American football player. Tom Gorman, 67, American Major League baseball player (New York Giants) and umpire, heart attack.Tom Gorman. New York Times. Retrieved 15 Oct 2024. Peter Mahon, 62, New Zealand High Court judge, heart failure.Justice Peter Mahon papers.. University of Auckland. Retrieved 15 Oct 2024. Chuck McKinley, 45, American tennis player, multiple U.S. Open winner, brain tumour.Chuck McKinley dies at 45; Won Wimbledon Title in '63. New York Times. Retrieved 15 Oct 2024. Hans-Joachim Riecke, 87, Nazi German politician.Hans-Joachim Riecke. WorldCat. Retrieved 15 Oct 2024. Heinz Strehl, 48, West German footballer (FC Nürnberg, West Germany), heart failure.Heinz Strehl. munzinger.de (in German). Retrieved 15 Oct 2024.

12 Howard Finn, 68, American city planner and architect, heart attack.Councilman Finn Stricken, Dies at Age 68. L.A. Times. Retrieved 15 Oct 2024. Benjamin Frank, 66-67, Indian cricketer. Howard Jarvis, 82, American politician, businessman and lobbyist, blood disease.Howard Jarvis, 82, Tax Rebel, is Dead. New York Times. Retrieved 15 Oct 2024. Leroy Lins, 73, American basketball player. Paola Mori, 57, Italian actress, wife of Orson Welles, traffic collision.Paola Welles Dead in Crash. New York Times. Retrieved 15 Oct 2024.