Page 14: Historical Events In 1986

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

Aug 21   In the year 1986 lake Nyos disaster in Cameroon killing 1,746 people   

Aug 22   NASA announces tests designed to verify ignition pressure dynamics in the year 1986.   

Aug 23   Charles Janssens, Belgian actor (Mira, Malpertuis), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

Aug 25   Allen Case, actor (Deputy, Legend of Jesse James), dies at 51 on this day in history.   

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 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   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 in the year 1986.   

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   On this day in history uS News and World Report correspondent Nicholas Daniloff is arrested by Soviet authorities for suspicion of spying.   

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   Henry Moore, English sculptor/cartoonist, dies at 88 in the year 1986.   

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

Sep 01   On this day in history murray Hamilton, actor (Rich Man Poor Man), dies at 63   

Sep 01   In the year 1986 paul McCartney releases "Press to Play" album   

Sep 02   Cathy Evelyn Smith sentenced to 3 years for death of John Belushi on this day in history.   

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

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

Sep 05   NASA awards study contracts to 5 aerospace firms on this day in history.   

Sep 05   NASA launches DOD-1 on this day in history.   

Sep 06   In the year 1986 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   In the year 1986 uSSR charges correspondent Nicholas Daniloff with spying   

Sep 07   On this day in history desmond Tutu becomes Archbishop of Capetown, the first black man to do so   

Sep 07   In the year 1986 desmond Tutu installed to lead south African Anglican Church   

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

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

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 on this day in history.   

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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 on this day in history.   

Jul 12   On this day in history birth of jP Pietersen, South African rugby union footballer   

Jul 12   In the year 1986 birth of krystal Forscutt, Australian model/reality TV contestant   

Jul 28   Alexandra Chando, American actress was born in the year 1986.   

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

Sep 14   On this day in history birth of a.J. Trauth, American actor   

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

Jan 03   Jens Bjerre, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

Jan 08   In the year 1986 yaroslav Seifert, Czech poet (Nobel 1984), dies at 84   

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