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 on this day in history.   

Aug 22   In the year 1986 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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history uS Air Force reveals they accidentally dropped a hydrogen bomb on New Mexico in 1957, which did not detonate   

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

Aug 29   Ellis Achong, cricketer (West Indies 1933-35, "chinaman"), dies in the year 1986.   

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   Otto Mortensen, composer, dies at 79 in the year 1986.   

Aug 30   On this day in history soviet authorities arrested Nicholas Daniloff (US News World Report)   

Aug 30   In the year 1986 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   In the year 1986 aeromexico jet & small plane collide kill 82   

Aug 31   Henry Moore, English sculptor/cartoonist, dies at 88 on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history cathy Evelyn Smith sentenced to 3 years for death of John Belushi   

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

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

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

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

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 in the year 1986.   

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

Sep 07   Desmond Tutu becomes Archbishop of Capetown, the first black man to do so on this day in history.   

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

Sep 07   Ruth Polsky, record promoter, dies after being run over by a cab at 30 on this day in history.   

Sep 09   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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

Sep 11   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of jo Gartner, Austrian racing driver (d. 1958)   

Jul 08   In the year 1986 birth of renata Costa, Brazilian footballer   

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

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

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

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

Sep 14   In the year 1986 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 in the year 1986.   

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

Jan 06   Louis Lebeer, Dutch art historian, dies at 90 on this day in history.   

Jan 07   Juan Rulfo, writer, dies in the year 1986.   

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

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