Page 13: Historical Events In 1986

Aug 16   John Hurley, song writer (Son of a Preacher Man), dies at 45.   

Aug 16   Madonna's "True Blue," album goes #1 for 5 weeks and her single "Papa Don't Preach," goes #1 for 2 weeks   

Aug 17   Bronze pig statue unveiled at Seattle's Pike Place Market.   

Aug 19   Hermione Baddeley, actress (Camp Runamuck, Maude), dies at 79   

Aug 20   Donn Bennett, TV host (The Big Idea), dies at 76.   

Aug 20   Mail carrier Patrick Sherrill, Edmond Ok, shot 14 fellow workers dead.   

Aug 21   A report on the Chernobyl disaster blames 'human error'.   

Aug 21   In this year, Lake Nios Volcanic eruption in Cameroon releases poison gas, killing 1746.   

Aug 21   Lake Nyos disaster in Cameroon killing 1746 people   

Aug 22   NASA announces tests designed to verify ignition pressure dynamics   

Aug 23   Charles Janssens, Belgian actor (Mira, Malpertuis), dies at 80   

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

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

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

Aug 28   US Navy officer Jerry A Whitworth sentenced to 365 years for spying.   

Aug 29   Ellis Achong, cricketer (West Indies 1933-35, "chinaman"), dies.   

Aug 30   In Romania a 6.9 earthquake killed 2 people, 558 injured, and about 55000 homes damaged, leaving more than 12500 people homeless in the Kishinev-Kagul area   

Aug 30   Otto Mortensen, composer, dies at 79   

Aug 30   Soviet authorities arrested Nicholas Daniloff (US News World Report)   

Aug 30   US News and World Report correspondent Nicholas Daniloff is arrested by Soviet authorities for suspicion of spying   

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

Aug 31   Aeromexico jet and small plane collide kill 82   

Aug 31   Henry Moore, English sculptor/cartoonist, dies at 88.   

Aug 31   Soviet passenger ship Adm Nakhimov, collides with a merchant vessel   

Sep 01   In this year, Paul McCartney releases "Press to Play" album   

Sep 01   Murray Hamilton, actor (Rich Man Poor Man), dies at 63.   

Sep 02   Cathy Evelyn Smith sentenced to 3 years for death of John Belushi   

Sep 04   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   

Sep 05   NASA awards study contracts to 5 aerospace firms   

Sep 05   NASA launches DOD-1.   

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

Sep 06   Blanche Sweet, US actress (DW Griffith movies), dies at 90.   

Sep 06   USSR charges correspondent Nicholas Daniloff with spying   

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Jul 08   Renata costa: Brazilian footballer   

Jul 12   Jp pietersen: South african rugby union footballer   

Jul 12   Krystal forscutt: Australian model/reality tv contestant   

Jul 28   Alexandra chando: American actress   

Sep 14   Ai takahashi: Japanese singer (morning musume)   

Sep 14   A.j. trauth: American actor   

Sep 18   Keeley hazell: British model   

Oct 06   Mohammad shukri: Malaysian cricketer   

Jan 01   Alfredo binda: Italian cyclist (b. 1902)   

Jan 02   Una merkel: Us actress (abraham lincoln),    

Jan 03   Jens bjerre: Composer,   

Jan 04   Christopher isherwood: British writer (lions & shadows),    

Jan 06   Louis lebeer: Dutch art historian,   

Jan 07   Juan rulfo: Writer,   

Jan 08   Yaroslav seifert: Czech poet (nobel 1984),   

Jan 10   Joseph kraft: Us columnist,