The following is a list of notable deaths in April 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.

April 1986

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  1. ^ Erik Bruhn Dies in Toronto; Top Dancer of his Generation
  2. ^ Obituary: Margaret Masterman
  3. ^ Dick Scesniak, four days shy of celebrating his third...
  4. ^ Raymond H. Lapin, 67, Dead; Fought Nixon at Fannie Mae
  5. ^ George G. Kirstein, Ex-Publisher
  6. ^ Mary C. McCall Jr., Major TV, Film Writer, Dies at 81 (subscription required)
  7. ^ Peter Pears dies at his festival home
  8. ^ Ayatollah Kazem Shariat-Madari of Iran, 87
  9. ^ Charles H. DeBow Jr.
  10. ^ Sascha Gorodnitzki, Pianist, and Juilliard Faculty Members
  11. ^ Dr. Ira V. Hiscock, Ex-Head Of Yale's Public Health Unit
  12. ^ Pesach Burnstein, Yiddish Star, Dies
  13. ^ Chester Erskine Dies; Director and Producer
  14. ^ Leonid V. Kantorovich Dies; Won Nobel Economics Prize
  15. ^ Theodore C. Achilles, A Longtime Diplomat
  16. ^ Pauline Newman, An Early Organizer of Clothing Workers
  17. ^ Rep. Joseph Addabbo Dies; Head of Key Defense Panel
  18. ^ Linda Creed, Songwriter, 37; Known for the 'Philly Sound'
  19. ^ Charles F. Darlington Jr., 81, Envoy and Economist, Dies
  20. ^ Rabbi Israel Goldstein, A Founder of Brandeis
  21. ^ Valenton Katayev is Dead at 89; A Soviet Novelist and Playwright
  22. ^ Harpist Dorothy Ashby made her mark in jazz
  23. ^ Diocese Prohibits Mass as Mob Figure's Burial
  24. ^ Country music producer Johnny Dollar dies
  25. ^ Lindsay Almond of Virginia; Led State During Race Battle
  26. ^ Simone de Beauvoir, Author and Intellectual, Dies in Paris at 78
  27. ^ Jean Genet, The Playwright, Dies at 75
  28. ^ Dan Hoefler, 63, Silicon Valley Publicist, Dies (subscription required)
  29. ^ Robert Marjolin, Economist and Common Market Official
  30. ^ Tim McIntire
  31. ^ Bob Casey, 70, Ex-Congressman (subscription required)
  32. ^ Marcel Dassault, Leading Figure in French Aviation, is Dead at 94
  33. ^ Eddie Bauer, Pioneer in Use of Down Garments, is Dead
  34. ^ George Breitman
  35. ^ Alvin Childress Dead; Starred as TV's 'Amos'
  36. ^ Adrian Edmund Gill, 22 February 1937 - 19 April 1986
  37. ^ Aleksei Arbuzov, Playwright, Dies
  38. ^ Essayist Milton Mayer Dies at 77 (subscription required)
  39. ^ Professor Mircea Eliade, 79; Writer and Religious Scholar
  40. ^ Charles (Cliff) Finch Dies at 59; Governor of Mississippi in 1970's
  41. ^ Vietnam Veteren is Put to Death in Florida
  42. ^ Richard Moores Dies at 77; Drew 'Gasoline Alley' Strip
  43. ^ Harold Arlen, Composer of Song Standards
  44. ^ Otto Preminger, 80, Dies; Producer and Director
  45. ^ Harold E. Wagoner, 81, designer of contemporary church buildings
  46. ^ Duchess of Windsor, 89, Dies in France; Woman Who Won a King
  47. ^ Bernice McIlhenny Wintersteen, 82, a leader in cultural, artistic affairs
  48. ^ Dewitt S. Hyde
  49. ^ Broderick Crawford, Oscar-Winning Tough, Dies
  50. ^ Bessie Love, 87, an Actress From Silent-Film to TV Eras
  51. ^ J. Allen Hynek, Astronomer and U.F.O. Consultant, Dies
  52. ^ Dave McClain Dies; Coach of Football at U. of Wisconsin
  53. ^ Thomas Scortia, Best-Selling Writer of Science Fiction Stories, Dies at 59 (subscription required)
  54. ^ Robert Stevenson, 81, Dies; Directed Walt Disney Films