Page 14: Historical Events In 1986

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.   

Sep 07   Desmond Tutu installed to lead south African Anglican Church   

Sep 07   Desmond Tutu is recorded as becoming Archbishop of Capetown, the inaugural black man to do so   

Sep 07   Ruth Polsky, record promoter, dies after being run over by a cab at 30   

Sep 09   NYC jury indicts Gennadly Zakharov (Soviet UN employee) of spying   

Sep 09   The inaugural 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.   

Sep 11   Dow Jones Industrial Avg suffered biggest 1-day decline ever, plummeting 86.61 points to 1792.89. 237.57 million shares traded   

Sep 12   240.49 million shares traded in the NY Stock Exchange   

Sep 12   Frank Nelson, actor (Ralph-I Love Lucy, Jack Benny Show), dies at 75   

Sep 12   US professor Joseph Cicippio is kidnapped and held hostage in Beirut.   

Sep 13   Kellye Cash (Miss Tennessee) crowned Miss America   

Sep 15   Virginia Gregg, actress (Little Women), dies at 69   

Sep 17   Patricia Phoenix, English actress (Coronation Street), dies at 62.   

Sep 19   Federal health officals announce AZT will be available to AIDS patients   

Sep 19   Vivian Duncan, entertainer (Duncan Sisters), dies   

Sep 21   Pierre Wigny, Belg minister of Foreign affairs (1958-61), dies at 81   

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Jun 01   Jo gartner: Austrian racing driver   

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   

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,