Historical Events In 1986

Aug 21   On this day in history lake Nios Volcanic eruption in Cameroon releases poison gas, killing 1,746  

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

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

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 on this day in history.  

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

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   In the year 1986 otto Mortensen, composer, dies at 79  

Aug 30   Soviet authorities arrested Nicholas Daniloff (US News World Report) on this day in history.  

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

Sep 01   In the year 1986 murray Hamilton, actor (Rich Man Poor Man), dies at 63  

Sep 01   On this day in history 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   In the year 1986 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 on this day in history.  

Sep 05   On this day in history nASA awards study contracts to 5 aerospace firms  

Sep 05   In the year 1986 nASA launches DOD-1  

Sep 06   Barbra Streisand's 1st live concert in 20 years in the year 1986.  

Sep 06   In the year 1986 blanche Sweet, US actress (DW Griffith movies), dies at 90  

Sep 06   On this day in history 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   In the year 1986 desmond Tutu installed to lead south African Anglican Church  

Sep 07   Ruth Polsky, record promoter, dies after being run over by a cab at 30 in the year 1986.  

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   In the year 1986 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   In the year 1986 birth of jo Gartner, Austrian racing driver (d. 1958)  

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

Jul 12   In the year 1986 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 on this day in history.  

Sep 14   In the year 1986 birth of ai Takahashi, Japanese singer (Morning Musume)  

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

Sep 18   Keeley Hazell, British model was born on this day in history.  

Jan 01   On this day in history 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 in the year 1986.  

Jan 06   Louis Lebeer, Dutch art historian, dies at 90 in the year 1986.  

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

Jan 08   On this day in history yaroslav Seifert, Czech poet (Nobel 1984), dies at 84  

Jan 10   Joseph Kraft, US columnist, dies at 61 on this day in history.