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PHIL LYNOTT = IRISH = = Musician, Singer and Songwriter = = member of = = "THIN LIZZY" = |
Born: PHILIP PARRIS LYNOTT 20 August 1949 West Bromwich, Staffordshire, ENGLAND | Died: 4 January 1986 Salisbury, Wiltshire, ENGLAND |
36 | Systems Failure caused by Drug Abuse |
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PIERRE FOURNIER = FRENCH = = Cellist = |
Born: 24 June 1906 Paris, FRANCE | Died: 8 January 1986 Geneva, SWITZERLAND |
79 | |
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JOE FARRELL = AMERICAN = = Jazz Saxophonist and Flutist = |
Born: JOSEPH CARL FIRRANTELLO 16 December 1937 Chicago Heights, Illinois, USA | Died: 10 January 1986 City of Hope, California, USA |
48 | Bone Cancer |
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EDMUND RUBBRA = BRITISH = = Composer = |
Born: CHARLES EDMUND DUNCAN-RUBBRA 23 May 1901 Semilong, Northampton, ENGLAND | Died: 14 February 1986 Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, ENGLAND |
84 | |
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GALLIANO MASINI = ITALIAN = = Operatic Tenor = |
Born: 7 February 1896 Livorno, ITALY | Died: 15 February 1986 Livorno, ITALY |
90 | |
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FRANCISCO MIGNONE = BRAZILIAN = = Composer = |
Born: FRANCISCO PAULO MIGNONE 3 September 1897 São Paulo, BRAZIL | Died: 19 February 1986 Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL |
88 | |
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HOWARD GREENFIELD = AMERICAN = = Lyricist and Songwriter = |
Born: 15 March 1936 Brooklyn, New York City, USA | Died: 4 March 1986 Los Angeles, USA |
49 | AIDS |
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RICHARD MANUEL = CANADIAN = = Composer, Singer, and Multi-Instrumentalist = = member of = = "THE BAND" = |
Born: RICHARD GEORGE MANUEL 3 April 1943 Stratford, Ontario, CANADA | Died: 4 March 1986 Winter Park, Florida, USA |
42 | Suicide |
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SONNY TERRY = AMERICAN = = Blues Musician = |
Born: SAUNDERS TERRELL 24 October 1911 Greensboro, Georgia, USA | Died: 11 March 1986 Mineola, New York, USA |
74 | |
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RAYMOND BURKE = AMERICAN = = Jazz Clarinetist = |
Born: RAYMOND BARROIS 6 June 1904 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA | Died: 21 March 1986 |
81 | |
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MARK DINNING = AMERICAN = = Singer = |
Born: MAX EDWARD DINNING 17 August 1933 Manchester, Oklahoma, USA | Died: 22 March 1986 Jefferson City, Missouri, USA |
52 | Heart Attack |
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JAMES CAGNEY = AMERICAN = = Actor, Singer and Dancer = |
Born: JAMES FRANCIS CAGNEY Jr. 17 July 1899 New York City, New York, USA | Died: 30 March 1986 Stanford, New York, USA |
86 | Heart Attack |
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KELLY ISLEY = AMERICAN = = Singer = = founding members of the family group = = The Isley Brothers = |
Born: O'KELLY ISLEY Jr. 25 December 1937 Cincinnati, Ohio, USA | Died: 31 March 1986 Alpine, New Jersey, USA |
48 | Heart Attack |
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DONALD GROBE = AMERICAN = = Operatic Tenor = |
Born: DONALD ROTH GROBE 16 December 1929 | Died: 1 April 1986 |
56 | |
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PETER PEARS = ENGLISH = = Opera Singer = = and partner of Benjamin Britten = |
Born: PETER NEVILLE LUARD PEARS 22 June 1910 Farnham, Surrey, ENGLAND | Died: 3 April 1986 Red House, Aldeburgh, Suffolk, ENGLAND |
75 | |
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BORIS GUTNIKOV = SOVIET = = Violinist = |
Born: BORIS LVOVICH GUTNIKOV 4 July 1931 Vitebsk, BELERUS | Died: 6 April 1986 Leningrad, RUSSIA |
54 | |
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YUKIKO OKADA = JAPANESE = = Singer = |
Born: KAYO SATÅ 22 August 1967 Ichinomiya, Aichi, JAPAN | Died: 8 April 1986 Tokyo, JAPAN |
18 | Suicide jumped to her death from the seven-story Sun Music Agency building |
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DOROTHY ASHBY = AMERICAN = = Jazz Harpist and Composer = |
Born: DOROTHY JEANNE THOMPSON 6 August 1930 Detroit, Michigan, USA | Died: 13 April 1986 Santa Monica, California, USA |
55 | Cancer |
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DAG WIRÉN = SWEDISH = = Composer = |
Born: DAG IVAR WIRÉN 15 October 1905 Striberg near Nora, SWEDEN | Died: 19 April 1986 Danderyd, SWEDEN |
80 | |
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ESTELLE YANCEY = AMERICAN = = Blues Singer = |
Born: ESTELLE HARRIS 1 January 1896 Cairo, Illinois, USA | Died: 19 April 1986 Chicago, Illinois, USA |
90 | |
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ANNA NEAGLE = ENGLISH = = Actress, Singer and Dancer = |
Born: FLORENCE MARJORIE ROBERTSON 20 October 1904 Forest Gate, then in Essex, now London, ENGLAND | Died: 3 June 1986 West Byfleet, Surrey, ENGLAND |
81 | Complications of renal disease and cancer |
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BENNY GOODMAN = AMERICAN = = Jazz and Swing Musician, Clarinetist and Bandleader = |
Born: BENJAMIN DAVID GOODMAN 30 May 1909 Chicago, Illinois, USA | Died: 13 June 1986 New York, New York, USA |
77 | Heart Attack |
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ALAN JAY LERNER = AMERICAN = = Lyricist = |
Born: 31 August 1918 New York City, USA | Died: 14 June 1986 New York City, USA |
67 | Lung Cancer |
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MAURICE DURUFLÉ = FRENCH = = Composer, Organist and Teacher = |
Born: 11 January 1902 Louviers, Eure, FRANCE | Died: 16 June 1986 Louveciennes (near Paris) FRANCE |
84 | |
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KATE SMITH = AMERICAN = = Singer = |
Born: KATHRYN ELIZABETH SMITH 1 May 1907 Greenville, Virginia, USA | Died: 17 June 1986 Raleigh, North Carolina, USA |
79 | Respiratory Arrest |
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DUSOLINA GIANNINI = ITALIAN-AMERICAN = = Soprano = |
Born: 19 December 1902 Philadelphia, USA | Died: 29 June 1986 Zurich, SWITZERLAND |
83 | |
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RUDY VALLÉE = AMERICAN = = Singer, Actor, Bandleader, Author and Entertainer = |
Born: HUBERT PRIOR VALLÉE 28 July 1901 Island Pond, Vermont, USA | Died: 3 July 1986 Los Angeles, California, USA |
84 | |
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DON WILKERSON = AMERICAN = = Soul Jazz / R&B Tenor Saxophonist = |
Born: c. 1932 Moreauville, Louisiana, USA | Died: 18 July 1986 |
54 | |
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TEDDY WILSON = AMERICAN = = Jazz Pianist = |
Born: THEODORE SHAW WILSON 24 November 1912 Austin, Texas, USA | Died: 31 July 1986 New Britain, Connecticut, USA |
73 | |
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CLIFF BURTON = AMERICAN = = Musician = = member of = = Metallica {December 1982-September 1986} = |
Born: CLIFFORD LEE BURTON 10 February 1962 Castro Valley, California, USA | Died: 27 September 1986 Dörarp, Ljungby Municipality, SWEDEN |
24 | Tour Bus Accident |
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ROBERT HELPMANN = AUSTRALIAN = = Dancer, Actor, Theatre Director and Choreographer = |
Born: ROBERT MURRAY HELPMAN 9 April 1909 Mount Gambier, South Australia, AUSTRALIA | Died: 28 September 1986 Sydney, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA |
77 | |
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ARTHUR GRUMIAUX = BELGIAN = = Violinist = |
Born: 21 March 1921 Villers-Perwin, BELGIUM | Died: 16 October 1986 Brussels, BELGIUM |
65 | Stroke |
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SIPPIE WALLACE = AMERICAN = = Blues Singer = |
Born: BEULAH BELLE THOMAS 1 November 1898 Plum Bayou, Jefferson County, Arkansas, USA | Died: 1 November 1986 Detroit, Michigan, USA |
88 | |
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EDDIE "LOCKJAW" DAVIS = AMERICAN = = Jazz Tenor Saxophonist = |
Born: EDWARD F. DAVIS 2 March 1922 New York City, USA | Died: 3 November 1986 Culver City, California, USA |
64 | Cancer |
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TRACEY PEW = AUSTRALIAN = = Musician = = bass guitarist of = = The Birthday Party {1975-June 1983} = = The Saints {1984} = |
Born: TRACEY FRANKLIN PEW 19 December 1957 AUSTRALIA | Died: 7 November 1986 Melbourne, AUSTRALIA |
28 | Brain Hemorrhage |
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RUDOLF SCHOCK = GERMAN = = Operatic Tenor = |
Born: RUDOLF JOHANN SCHOCK 4 September 1915 Duisburg, in the Prussian Rhine Province, GERMANY | Died: 13 November 1986 Gürzenich a district of the town of Düren, GERMANY |
71 | Heart Attack |
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LAJOS BÁRDOS = HUNGARIAN = = Composer and Conductor = |
Born: 1 October 1899 Budapest, HUNGARY | Died: 18 November 1986 Budapest, HUNGARY |
87 | |
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SCATMAN CROTHERS = AMERICAN = = Actor, Singer, Dancer and Musician = |
Born: BENJAMIN SHERMAN CROTHERS 23 May 1910 Terre Haute, Indiana, USA | Died: 22 November 1986 Van Nuys, California, USA |
76 | Pneumonia and Lung Cancer |
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HORACE HEIDT = AMERICAN = = Pianist, Big Band Leader, and Radio and Television Personality = |
Born: 21 May 1901 Alameda, California, USA | Died: 1 December 1986 Los Angeles, USA |
85 | |
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KATE WOLF = AMERICAN = = Folk Singer and Songwriter = |
Born: KATHRYN LOUISE ALLEN 27 January 1942 San Francisco, California, USA | Died: 10 December 1986 San Francisco, California, USA |
44 | Leukemia |
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