Historical Events In 1986

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

Aug 21   On this day in history lake Nyos disaster in Cameroon killing 1,746 people   

Aug 22   On this day in history 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   In the year 1986 allen Case, actor (Deputy, Legend of Jesse James), dies at 51   

Aug 26   Jennifer Levin, strangled by Robert Chambers in Central Park in the year 1986.   

Aug 27   US Air Force reveals they accidentally dropped a hydrogen bomb on New Mexico in 1957, which did not detonate in the year 1986.   

Aug 28   In the year 1986 uS Navy officer Jerry A Whitworth sentenced to 365 years for spying   

Aug 29   On this day in history ellis Achong, cricketer (West Indies 1933-35, "chinaman"), dies   

Aug 30   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 on this day in history.   

Aug 30   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Aug 31   A private plane collides with an Aeromexico jet over Cerritos, CA, killing 82 people.Aug 31, in the year 1986.   

Aug 31   In the year 1986 aeromexico jet & small plane collide kill 82   

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

Aug 31   In the year 1986 soviet passenger ship Adm Nakhimov, collides with a merchant vessel   

Sep 01   Murray Hamilton, actor (Rich Man Poor Man), dies at 63 in the year 1986.   

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

Sep 02   Cathy Evelyn Smith sentenced to 3 years for death of John Belushi in the year 1986.   

Sep 04   189.42 million shares traded in NY Stock Exchange on this day in history.   

Sep 05   In the year 1986 merv Griffin makes his final appearance as host of his own TV talk show.   

Sep 05   NASA awards study contracts to 5 aerospace firms in the year 1986.   

Sep 05   NASA launches DOD-1 in the year 1986.   

Sep 06   On this day in history barbra Streisand's 1st live concert in 20 years   

Sep 06   Blanche Sweet, US actress (DW Griffith movies), dies at 90 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1986.   

Sep 07   Ruth Polsky, record promoter, dies after being run over by a cab at 30 in the year 1986.   

Sep 09   In the year 1986 nYC jury indicts Gennadly Zakharov (Soviet UN employee) of spying   

Sep 09   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 in the year 1986.   

Sep 10   On this day in history bryan O'Connor named chairman of Space Flight Safety Panel   

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

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Jun 01   On this day in history birth of jo Gartner, Austrian racing driver (d. 1958)   

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

Jul 12   In the year 1986 birth of jP Pietersen, South African rugby union footballer   

Jul 12   Krystal Forscutt, Australian model/reality TV contestant was born on this day in history.   

Jul 28   On this day in history birth of alexandra Chando, American actress   

Sep 14   Ai Takahashi, Japanese singer (Morning Musume) was born on this day in history.   

Sep 14   In the year 1986 birth of a.J. Trauth, American actor   

Sep 18   Keeley Hazell, British model was born in the year 1986.   

Jan 01   Alfredo Binda, Italian cyclist (b. 1902) died in the year 1986.   

Jan 02   Una Merkel, US actress (Abraham Lincoln), dies at 82 in the year 1986.   

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

Jan 04   Christopher Isherwood, British writer (Lions & Shadows), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

Jan 06   In the year 1986 louis Lebeer, Dutch art historian, dies at 90   

Jan 07   On this day in history juan Rulfo, writer, dies   

Jan 08   Yaroslav Seifert, Czech poet (Nobel 1984), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

Jan 10   On this day in history joseph Kraft, US columnist, dies at 61