Page 14: Historical Events In 1986

Aug 21   Lake Nios Volcanic eruption in Cameroon releases poison gas, killing 1,746 on this day in history.   

Aug 21   Lake Nyos disaster in Cameroon killing 1,746 people in the year 1986.   

Aug 22   On this day in history nASA announces tests designed to verify ignition pressure dynamics   

Aug 23   On this day in history charles Janssens, Belgian actor (Mira, Malpertuis), dies at 80   

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

Aug 26   In the year 1986 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 in the year 1986.   

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   On this day in history otto Mortensen, composer, dies at 79   

Aug 30   On this day in history 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 in the year 1986.   

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

Aug 31   On this day in history aeromexico jet & small plane collide kill 82   

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

Aug 31   Soviet passenger ship Adm Nakhimov, collides with a merchant vessel on this day in history.   

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

Sep 05   In the year 1986 nASA awards study contracts to 5 aerospace firms   

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

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 in the year 1986.   

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

Sep 07   Desmond Tutu becomes Archbishop of Capetown, the first black man to do so in the year 1986.   

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

Sep 07   On this day in history 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   In the year 1986 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   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   On this day in history birth of renata Costa, Brazilian footballer   

Jul 12   JP Pietersen, South African rugby union footballer was born in the year 1986.   

Jul 12   Krystal Forscutt, Australian model/reality TV contestant was born in the year 1986.   

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

Jan 02   Una Merkel, US actress (Abraham Lincoln), dies at 82 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1986 juan Rulfo, writer, dies   

Jan 08   Yaroslav Seifert, Czech poet (Nobel 1984), dies at 84 in the year 1986.   

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