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Name Dates Age Cause of Death

PHIL LYNOTT
= IRISH =
= Musician, Singer and Songwriter =


= member of =
= "THIN LIZZY" =
Born: PHILIP PARRIS LYNOTT
20 August 1949
West Bromwich, Staffordshire, ENGLAND
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Died:
4 January 1986
Salisbury, Wiltshire, ENGLAND
36 Systems Failure caused by Drug Abuse
Bust of Pierre Fournier
PIERRE FOURNIER
= FRENCH =
= Cellist =
Born:
24 June 1906
Paris, FRANCE
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Died:
8 January 1986
Geneva, SWITZERLAND
79  
Joe Farrell
JOE FARRELL
= AMERICAN =
= Jazz Saxophonist and Flutist =
Born: JOSEPH CARL FIRRANTELLO
16 December 1937
Chicago Heights, Illinois, USA
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Died:
10 January 1986
City of Hope, California, USA
48 Bone Cancer
EDMUND RUBBRA
= BRITISH =
= Composer =
Born: CHARLES EDMUND DUNCAN-RUBBRA
23 May 1901
Semilong, Northampton, ENGLAND
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Died:
14 February 1986
Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, ENGLAND
84  
GALLIANO MASINI
= ITALIAN =
= Operatic Tenor =
Born:
7 February 1896
Livorno, ITALY
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Died:
15 February 1986
Livorno, ITALY
90  
FRANCISCO MIGNONE
= BRAZILIAN =
= Composer =
Born: FRANCISCO PAULO MIGNONE
3 September 1897
São Paulo, BRAZIL
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Died:
19 February 1986
Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL
88  

HOWARD GREENFIELD
= AMERICAN =
= Lyricist and Songwriter =
Born:
15 March 1936
Brooklyn, New York City, USA
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Died:
4 March 1986
Los Angeles, USA
49 AIDS
Richard Manuel
RICHARD MANUEL
= CANADIAN =
= Composer, Singer, and Multi-Instrumentalist =


= member of =
= "THE BAND" =
Born: RICHARD GEORGE MANUEL
3 April 1943
Stratford, Ontario, CANADA
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Died:
4 March 1986
Winter Park, Florida, USA
42 Suicide
Sonny Terry
SONNY TERRY
= AMERICAN =
= Blues Musician =
Born: SAUNDERS TERRELL
24 October 1911
Greensboro, Georgia, USA
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Died:
11 March 1986
Mineola, New York, USA
74  
RAYMOND BURKE
= AMERICAN =
= Jazz Clarinetist =
Born: RAYMOND BARROIS
6 June 1904
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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Died:
21 March 1986
81  
MARK DINNING
= AMERICAN =
= Singer =
Born: MAX EDWARD DINNING
17 August 1933
Manchester, Oklahoma, USA
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Died:
22 March 1986
Jefferson City, Missouri, USA
52 Heart Attack
James Cagney
JAMES CAGNEY
= AMERICAN =
= Actor, Singer and Dancer =
Born: JAMES FRANCIS CAGNEY Jr.
17 July 1899
New York City, New York, USA
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Died:
30 March 1986
Stanford, New York, USA
86 Heart Attack
KELLY ISLEY
= AMERICAN =
= Singer =


= founding members of the family group =
= The Isley Brothers =
Born: O'KELLY ISLEY Jr.
25 December 1937
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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Died:
31 March 1986
Alpine, New Jersey, USA
48 Heart Attack
DONALD GROBE
= AMERICAN =
= Operatic Tenor =
Born: DONALD ROTH GROBE
16 December 1929

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Died:
1 April 1986
56  
Peter Pears
PETER PEARS
= ENGLISH =
= Opera Singer =
= and partner of Benjamin Britten =
Born: PETER NEVILLE LUARD PEARS
22 June 1910
Farnham, Surrey, ENGLAND
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Died:
3 April 1986
Red House, Aldeburgh, Suffolk, ENGLAND
75  
Boris Gutnikov
BORIS GUTNIKOV
= SOVIET =
= Violinist =
Born: BORIS LVOVICH GUTNIKOV
4 July 1931
Vitebsk, BELERUS
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Died:
6 April 1986
Leningrad, RUSSIA
54  
Yukiko Okada
YUKIKO OKADA
= JAPANESE =
= Singer =
Born: KAYO SATŌ
22 August 1967
Ichinomiya, Aichi, JAPAN
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Died:
8 April 1986
Tokyo, JAPAN
18 Suicide
jumped to her death from the seven-story
Sun Music Agency building
Dorothy Ashby
DOROTHY ASHBY
= AMERICAN =
= Jazz Harpist and Composer =
Born: DOROTHY JEANNE THOMPSON
6 August 1930
Detroit, Michigan, USA
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Died:
13 April 1986
Santa Monica, California, USA
55 Cancer
Dag Wiren
DAG WIRÉN
= SWEDISH =
= Composer =
Born: DAG IVAR WIRÉN
15 October 1905
Striberg near Nora, SWEDEN
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Died:
19 April 1986
Danderyd, SWEDEN
80  
ESTELLE YANCEY
= AMERICAN =
= Blues Singer =
Born: ESTELLE HARRIS
1 January 1896
Cairo, Illinois, USA
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Died:
19 April 1986
Chicago, Illinois, USA
90  
ANNA NEAGLE
= ENGLISH =
= Actress, Singer and Dancer =
Born: FLORENCE MARJORIE ROBERTSON
20 October 1904
Forest Gate, then in Essex, now London, ENGLAND
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Died:
3 June 1986
West Byfleet, Surrey, ENGLAND
81 Complications of renal disease and cancer
Benny Goodman
BENNY GOODMAN
= AMERICAN =
= Jazz and Swing Musician, Clarinetist and Bandleader =
Born: BENJAMIN DAVID GOODMAN
30 May 1909
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Died:
13 June 1986
New York, New York, USA
77 Heart Attack
Alan Jay Lerner
ALAN JAY LERNER
= AMERICAN =
= Lyricist =
Born:
31 August 1918
New York City, USA
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Died:
14 June 1986
New York City, USA
67 Lung Cancer
Maurice Durufle
MAURICE DURUFLÉ
= FRENCH =
= Composer, Organist and Teacher =
Born:
11 January 1902
Louviers, Eure, FRANCE
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Died:
16 June 1986
Louveciennes (near Paris) FRANCE
84  
Kate Smith
KATE SMITH
= AMERICAN =
= Singer =
Born: KATHRYN ELIZABETH SMITH
1 May 1907
Greenville, Virginia, USA
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Died:
17 June 1986
Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
79 Respiratory Arrest
Dusolina Giannini
DUSOLINA GIANNINI
= ITALIAN-AMERICAN =
= Soprano =
Born:
19 December 1902
Philadelphia, USA
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Died:
29 June 1986
Zurich, SWITZERLAND
83  
Rudy Vallee
RUDY VALLÉE
= AMERICAN =
= Singer, Actor, Bandleader, Author and Entertainer =
Born: HUBERT PRIOR VALLÉE
28 July 1901
Island Pond, Vermont, USA
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Died:
3 July 1986
Los Angeles, California, USA
84  
DON WILKERSON
= AMERICAN =
= Soul Jazz / R&B Tenor Saxophonist =
Born:
c. 1932
Moreauville, Louisiana, USA
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Died:
18 July 1986
54  
Teddy Wilson
TEDDY WILSON
= AMERICAN =
= Jazz Pianist =
Born: THEODORE SHAW WILSON
24 November 1912
Austin, Texas, USA
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Died:
31 July 1986
New Britain, Connecticut, USA
73  
Cliff Burton
CLIFF BURTON
= AMERICAN =
= Musician =


= member of =
= Metallica {December 1982-September 1986} =
Born: CLIFFORD LEE BURTON
10 February 1962
Castro Valley, California, USA
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Died:
27 September 1986
Dörarp, Ljungby Municipality, SWEDEN
24 Tour Bus Accident
Robert Helpmann
ROBERT HELPMANN
= AUSTRALIAN =
= Dancer, Actor, Theatre Director and Choreographer =
Born: ROBERT MURRAY HELPMAN
9 April 1909
Mount Gambier, South Australia, AUSTRALIA
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Died:
28 September 1986
Sydney, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA
77  
Arthur Grumiaux
ARTHUR GRUMIAUX
= BELGIAN =
= Violinist =
Born:
21 March 1921
Villers-Perwin, BELGIUM
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Died:
16 October 1986
Brussels, BELGIUM
65 Stroke
Sippie Wallace
SIPPIE WALLACE
= AMERICAN =
= Blues Singer =
Born: BEULAH BELLE THOMAS
1 November 1898
Plum Bayou, Jefferson County, Arkansas, USA
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Died:
1 November 1986
Detroit, Michigan, USA
88  
Eddie Lockjaw Davis
EDDIE "LOCKJAW" DAVIS
= AMERICAN =
= Jazz Tenor Saxophonist =
Born: EDWARD F. DAVIS
2 March 1922
New York City, USA
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Died:
3 November 1986
Culver City, California, USA
64 Cancer
Tracey Pew
TRACEY PEW
= AUSTRALIAN =
= Musician =


= bass guitarist of =
= The Birthday Party {1975-June 1983} =
= The Saints {1984} =
Born: TRACEY FRANKLIN PEW
19 December 1957
AUSTRALIA
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Died:
7 November 1986
Melbourne, AUSTRALIA
28 Brain Hemorrhage
RUDOLF SCHOCK
= GERMAN =
= Operatic Tenor =
Born: RUDOLF JOHANN SCHOCK
4 September 1915
Duisburg, in the Prussian Rhine Province, GERMANY
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Died:
13 November 1986
Gürzenich a district of the town of Düren, GERMANY
71 Heart Attack
Lajos Bardos
LAJOS BÁRDOS
= HUNGARIAN =
= Composer and Conductor =
Born:
1 October 1899
Budapest, HUNGARY
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Died:
18 November 1986
Budapest, HUNGARY
87  
Scatman Crothers
SCATMAN CROTHERS
= AMERICAN =
= Actor, Singer, Dancer and Musician =
Born: BENJAMIN SHERMAN CROTHERS
23 May 1910
Terre Haute, Indiana, USA
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Died:
22 November 1986
Van Nuys, California, USA
76 Pneumonia and Lung Cancer
Horace Heidt
HORACE HEIDT
= AMERICAN =
= Pianist, Big Band Leader, and Radio and Television Personality =
Born:
21 May 1901
Alameda, California, USA
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Died:
1 December 1986
Los Angeles, USA
85  
Kate Wolf
KATE WOLF
= AMERICAN =
= Folk Singer and Songwriter =
Born: KATHRYN LOUISE ALLEN
27 January 1942
San Francisco, California, USA
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Died:
10 December 1986
San Francisco, California, USA
44 Leukemia
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