Page 17: Historical Events In 1986

Dec 15   Carnegie Hall reopens after a $50 million facelift   

Dec 15   CIA director William Casey suffers a cerebral seizure.   

Dec 17   Richard Kuklinski, a suspect in several murders, is arrested by undercover agents at a truck stop off the New Jersey Turnpike, marking the culmination of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms' "Operation Iceman.".   

Dec 17   Ron Kass, record co pres (MGM), dies at 52 of cancer   

Dec 17   Wayne Danke Schoen Newton won a $19.2 million judgment against NBC News, which had aired reports linking Newton to mob figures.   

Dec 18   Mamo Clark, actor (1 Million BC, Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island), dies.   

Dec 19   USSR frees dissident Andrei Sakharov from internal exile.   

Dec 20   White teenagers beat blacks in Howard Beach NY   

Dec 21   Over 50000 students demonstrate in Shanghai's Peoples Square, for democracy and freedom in China   

Dec 22   Celius Dougherty, composer, dies at 84   

Dec 22   Quebec Court of Appeal declares that Article 58 or Bill 101 making French the sole languageauthorized on commercial signs is unconstitutional.   

Dec 23   Voyager completes global flight, Rutan and Yeager make around-the-world flight without refueling.   

Dec 24   French hostage Aurel Cornea, held in Lebanon for 9 months, released   

Dec 24   Gardner F[rancis] Fox, author (Kothar-Barbarian Swordsman), dies at 75   

Dec 26   Elsa Lanchester, actress (Bride of Frankenstein), dies at 84.   

Dec 26   M Montreal Canadien Doug Jarvis, age 31, sets a National Hockey League record as he skates in his 916th consecutive game.   

Dec 26   TV soap "Search for Tomorrow" ends 35 year run   

Dec 27   Lars-Eric Vilner Larsson, composer, dies at 78.   

Dec 28   Andrei Tarkovsky, dies   

Dec 29   Andrei Tarkovski, Russian director (Stalker), dies at 54   

Dec 30   Jiri Jaroch, composer, dies at 66   

Dec 30   US begins Military exercises in Honduras.   

Dec 31   Dupont Plaza Hotel fire in San Juan, Puerto Rico results in the deaths of 97   

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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   

Oct 06   Mohammad shukri: Malaysian cricketer   

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,