Historical Events In 1986

Aug 21   In the year 1986 lake Nios Volcanic eruption in Cameroon releases poison gas, killing 1,746   

Aug 21   On this day in history lake Nyos disaster in Cameroon killing 1,746 people   

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

Aug 23   Charles Janssens, Belgian actor (Mira, Malpertuis), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

Aug 25   On this day in history allen Case, actor (Deputy, Legend of Jesse James), dies at 51   

Aug 26   On this day in history jennifer Levin, strangled by Robert Chambers in Central Park   

Aug 27   In the year 1986 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 on this day in history.   

Aug 29   On this day in history 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   Otto Mortensen, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

Aug 30   Soviet authorities arrested Nicholas Daniloff (US News World Report) in the year 1986.   

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   In the year 1986 a private plane collides with an Aeromexico jet over Cerritos, CA, killing 82 people.Aug 31,   

Aug 31   Aeromexico jet & small plane collide kill 82 on this day in history.   

Aug 31   Henry Moore, English sculptor/cartoonist, dies at 88 in the year 1986.   

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   Cathy Evelyn Smith sentenced to 3 years for death of John Belushi on this day in history.   

Sep 04   189.42 million shares traded in NY Stock Exchange in the year 1986.   

Sep 05   In the year 1986 merv Griffin makes his final appearance as host of his own TV talk show.   

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

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

Sep 06   On this day in history barbra Streisand's 1st live concert in 20 years   

Sep 06   On this day in history 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   In the year 1986 desmond Tutu becomes Archbishop of Capetown, the first black man to do so   

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

Sep 07   In the year 1986 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 in the year 1986.   

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   Dow Jones Industrial Avg suffered biggest 1-day decline ever, plummeting 86.61 points to 1,792.89. 237.57 million shares traded on this day in history.   

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Jun 01   Jo Gartner, Austrian racing driver (d. 1958) was born on this day in history.   

Jul 08   Renata Costa, Brazilian footballer was born in the year 1986.   

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   Ai Takahashi, Japanese singer (Morning Musume) was born on this day in history.   

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

Sep 18   On this day in history birth of keeley Hazell, British model   

Jan 01   In the year 1986 death of alfredo Binda, Italian cyclist (b. 1902)   

Jan 02   In the year 1986 una Merkel, US actress (Abraham Lincoln), dies at 82   

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   In the year 1986 louis Lebeer, Dutch art historian, dies at 90   

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   On this day in history joseph Kraft, US columnist, dies at 61