Page 3: Historical Events In 1986
Tuesday, 10 February 2026
Jan 28 Christa McAuliffe, astronaut, dies in Challenger disaster. 


Jan 29 193.8 million shares traded in New York Stock Exchange. 


Jan 29 Leif Erickson actor (John-High Chaparral), dies at 74. 


Jan 29 Leif Erickson, actor (John-High Chaparral), dies at 74 


Jan 29 Scientists in Nova Scotia report the largest fossil find in North America 100000 pieces of bone belonging to dinosaurs, reptiles and fish. 


Jan 29 Yoweri Museveni sworn in as President of Uganda. 


Jan 30 Ticker Freeman, pianist (Dinah Shore Show), dies at 74. 


Jan 31 Mary Lund of Minnesota, is inaugural female recipient of an artificial heart. 


Jan 31 Ohio records a 5.0 earthquake seventeen people treated for minor injuries and some damage (VI) sustained in the Painesville-Mentor area. 


Feb 01 Alva Myrdal, Swedish Nobel peace prize winner (1982), dies at 84. 


Feb 01 Dick James, music publisher for the Beatles from 1962-70, dies in London at age 58. 


Feb 01 Singer Diana Ross marries Norwegian businessman Arne Naess in Switzerland. 


Feb 02 Dalai Lama meets Pope John Paul II in India. 


Feb 02 Oscar Arias Sanchez elected President of Costa Rica. 


Feb 03 President Reagan announces formation of Committee on Challenger Accident 


Feb 04 Israeli fighters intercept Libyan liner (passenger plane) 


Feb 05 Corazon Aquino and Ferdinand Marcos appear on "Nightline" 


Feb 06 William Collier, actor (Up the River, She's My Weakness), dies. 


Feb 07 Armand Preud'homme, Flemish organist/lyricist, dies at 81 


Feb 07 Haitian President Jean-Claude Duvalier flees, ending 28 years of rule by his family 


Feb 07 Philippine Corazon Aquino defeats incumbent dictator Ferdinand Marcos but fraudulent returns gave the election to Marcos 


Feb 07 US female Figure Skating championship won by Debi Thomas. 


Feb 08 In this year, A head on collision between a freight train and a passenger train near Hinton, Alberta claims 23 lives. 


Feb 08 US male Figure Skating championship won by Brian Boitano 


Feb 09 Halley's Comet reaches 30th perihelion (closest approach to Sun) 


Feb 09 Haydar Bakr al-Attas appointed President of South Yemen 


Feb 10 "John Lennon Live in NYC" album is released 


Feb 10 Brian Aherne, actor (Juarez, My Sister Eileen, Rosie), dies at 83. 


Feb 10 Jean Claude Duvalier of Haiti flees the country to France. 


Feb 10 Largest ever Mafia trial, in Palermo, Sicily 


Feb 11 Australia beat India 2-0 to win the World Series Cup 


Feb 11 Frank [Patrick] Herbert, sci-fi author (Dune), dies at 65 


Feb 11 Iran begins Fajr-8 offensive against Iraq 


Feb 11 Rights activist Anatoly Scharansky released by USSR, leaves country. 


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