Historical Events In 1986

Aug 21   In the year 1986 lake Nios Volcanic eruption in Cameroon releases poison gas, killing 1,746   

Aug 21   Lake Nyos disaster in Cameroon killing 1,746 people on this day in history.   

Aug 22   In the year 1986 nASA announces tests designed to verify ignition pressure dynamics   

Aug 23   Charles Janssens, Belgian actor (Mira, Malpertuis), dies at 80 in the year 1986.   

Aug 25   Allen Case, actor (Deputy, Legend of Jesse James), dies at 51 in the year 1986.   

Aug 26   Jennifer Levin, strangled by Robert Chambers in Central Park on this day in history.   

Aug 27   US Air Force reveals they accidentally dropped a hydrogen bomb on New Mexico in 1957, which did not detonate on this day in history.   

Aug 28   US Navy officer Jerry A Whitworth sentenced to 365 years for spying in the year 1986.   

Aug 29   In the year 1986 ellis Achong, cricketer (West Indies 1933-35, "chinaman"), dies   

Aug 30   In the year 1986 in Romania a 6.9 earthquake killed 2 people, 558 injured, and about 55,000 homes damaged, leaving more than 12,500 people homeless in the Kishinev-Kagul area   

Aug 30   In the year 1986 otto Mortensen, composer, dies at 79   

Aug 30   Soviet authorities arrested Nicholas Daniloff (US News World Report) on this day in history.   

Aug 30   US News and World Report correspondent Nicholas Daniloff is arrested by Soviet authorities for suspicion of spying in the year 1986.   

Aug 31   On this day in history a private plane collides with an Aeromexico jet over Cerritos, CA, killing 82 people.Aug 31,   

Aug 31   Aeromexico jet & small plane collide kill 82 in the year 1986.   

Aug 31   In the year 1986 henry Moore, English sculptor/cartoonist, dies at 88   

Aug 31   On this day in history soviet passenger ship Adm Nakhimov, collides with a merchant vessel   

Sep 01   Murray Hamilton, actor (Rich Man Poor Man), dies at 63 on this day in history.   

Sep 01   Paul McCartney releases "Press to Play" album in the year 1986.   

Sep 02   In the year 1986 cathy Evelyn Smith sentenced to 3 years for death of John Belushi   

Sep 04   In the year 1986 189.42 million shares traded in NY Stock Exchange   

Sep 05   Merv Griffin makes his final appearance as host of his own TV talk show on this day in history.   

Sep 05   On this day in history nASA awards study contracts to 5 aerospace firms   

Sep 05   On this day in history nASA launches DOD-1   

Sep 06   Barbra Streisand's 1st live concert in 20 years in the year 1986.   

Sep 06   On this day in history blanche Sweet, US actress (DW Griffith movies), dies at 90   

Sep 06   USSR charges correspondent Nicholas Daniloff with spying on this day in history.   

Sep 07   In the year 1986 desmond Tutu becomes Archbishop of Capetown, the first black man to do so   

Sep 07   Desmond Tutu installed to lead south African Anglican Church on this day in history.   

Sep 07   In the year 1986 ruth Polsky, record promoter, dies after being run over by a cab at 30   

Sep 09   NYC jury indicts Gennadly Zakharov (Soviet UN employee) of spying in the year 1986.   

Sep 09   On this day in history the first colorized classic movie (computerized color added to an originally black and white movie) appears on Ted Turner's WTBS "Superstation" in Atlanta, GA.   

Sep 10   Bryan O'Connor named chairman of Space Flight Safety Panel on this day in history.   

Sep 11   In the year 1986 dow Jones Industrial Avg suffered biggest 1-day decline ever, plummeting 86.61 points to 1,792.89. 237.57 million shares traded   

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Jun 01   Jo Gartner, Austrian racing driver (d. 1958) was born in the year 1986.   

Jul 08   Renata Costa, Brazilian footballer was born in the year 1986.   

Jul 12   JP Pietersen, South African rugby union footballer was born on this day in history.   

Jul 12   On this day in history birth of krystal Forscutt, Australian model/reality TV contestant   

Jul 28   Alexandra Chando, American actress was born on this day in history.   

Sep 14   On this day in history birth of ai Takahashi, Japanese singer (Morning Musume)   

Sep 14   A.J. Trauth, American actor was born on this day in history.   

Sep 18   In the year 1986 birth of keeley Hazell, British model   

Jan 01   In the year 1986 death of alfredo Binda, Italian cyclist (b. 1902)   

Jan 02   On this day in history una Merkel, US actress (Abraham Lincoln), dies at 82   

Jan 03   On this day in history jens Bjerre, composer, dies at 82   

Jan 04   On this day in history christopher Isherwood, British writer (Lions & Shadows), dies at 81   

Jan 06   Louis Lebeer, Dutch art historian, dies at 90 in the year 1986.   

Jan 07   In the year 1986 juan Rulfo, writer, dies   

Jan 08   On this day in history yaroslav Seifert, Czech poet (Nobel 1984), dies at 84   

Jan 10   Joseph Kraft, US columnist, dies at 61 in the year 1986.