Page 2: Historical Events In 1986

Jan 18   24th Space Shuttle (61-C) Mission-Columbia 7-returns to Earth   

Jan 18   AIDS charity record "That's What Friends are For," hits #1   

Jan 18   Claire James, actress (Jack Armstrong), dies   

Jan 18   Fierce fighting in South Yemen's capital city of Aden interrupts evacuation of foreigners.   

Jan 18   New York Lotto pays $30.5 million to one winner (#s are 19-20-27-34-41-46)   

Jan 19   Israeli premier Simon Peres visits Netherlands.   

Jan 19   Spain recognizes Israel   

Jan 20   Chunnel announced (railroad tunnel under English Channel)   

Jan 20   England and France announce plans to build a tunnel under the English Channel, affectionately called the "Chunnel."   

Jan 20   inaugural USA federal holiday honoring Martin Luther King Jr   

Jan 20   Military coup in Lesotho under General-Major Lekhanya and premier Leabua Jonathan.   

Jan 20   The British and French agree on a twin tunnel rail link for the Channel Tunnel   

Jan 20   The inaugural federal holiday honoring Martin Luther King Jr.   

Jan 20   The U.S. observes the inaugural federal holiday honoring slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.   

Jan 21   100 participate in Nude Olympics race in 38ºF (3ºC), Indiana.   

Jan 21   Allison J Brown, 17, of Oklahoma, crowned 4th Miss Teen USA   

Jan 21   Bomb attack in East-Beirut, 27 killed.   

Jan 23   Columbia returns to Kennedy Space Center via Davis-Monthan AFB   

Jan 23   Joseph Beuys, West German avant-garde artist/politician, dies at 64.   

Jan 23   The inaugural induction of Rock 'N' Roll Hall of Fame (Chuck Berry, James Brown, Ray Charles, Domino, Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis and Elvis Presley)   

Jan 24   43rd Golden Globes Whoopi Goldberg, Color Purple win   

Jan 24   Gordon MacRae, singer (Oklahoma, Carousel), dies at 64.   

Jan 24   South Yemen Premier Haydar Bakr al-Attas is recorded as becoming interim-president.   

Jan 24   The NASA space probe Voyager Two passes within 50679 miles of Uranus   

Jan 24   Voyager 2 makes inaugural fly-by of Uranus (81593 km), finds new moons.   

Jan 25   Ernst Schnabel, writer, dies at 72.   

Jan 25   General Tito Okello's government flees Kampala Uganda.   

Jan 26   Yoweri Museveni's rebel army conquerors Kampala Uganda.   

Jan 27   13th American Music Award Whitney Houston, Huey Lewis and Crystal Gayle   

Jan 27   L Ron Hubbard, novelist/founder (Church of Scientology), dies at 74.   

Jan 28   "Uptown... It's Hot!" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City NY for 24 performances.   

Jan 28   25th Space Shuttle (51L)-Challenger 10 explodes 73 seconds after liftoff.   

Jan 28   Angolan Unity Leader Jonas Savimbi visits Washington, DC   

Jan 28   Challenger Space Shuttle explodes 53 seconds after liftoff.   

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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,