Page 7: Historical Events In 1986

Apr 03   Peter Pears, English tenor (Death in Venice), dies at 75   

Apr 03   US national debt hits $2000000000000.   

Apr 04   Wayne Gretsky sets NHL record with 213th point of season.   

Apr 04   Wayne Gretzky sets NHL record with 213th point of season   

Apr 05   2 US soldiers and Turkish woman killed in West Berlin discotheque bombing.   

Apr 05   Colin McCool, cricketer (14 Tests for Australia, 36 wkts), dies   

Apr 05   Record for a throw-and-return boomerang toss is set (121 meters).   

Apr 05   US soldier and Turkish woman killed in West Berlin disco bombing   

Apr 06   In this year, American, James Connolly, claims inaugural Olympic gold medal in mod history.   

Apr 06   Soccer ball juggled non-stop for 14 14 hrs   

Apr 09   "Dallas" announces it will revive the killed Bobby Ewing character.   

Apr 09   Clint Eastwood elected mayor of Carmel, California   

Apr 09   Jean Mogin, Belgian poet, dies at 64   

Apr 10   Joseph P Addabbo, US defence specialist/(Sen-D), dies at 61   

Apr 11   Halley's Comet makes closest approach to Earth this trip, 63 M km   

Apr 11   In New York City a Canadian 1921 50 cent piece fetches a record US$22000 at auction   

Apr 13   Boston Celtics end season with a 40-1 home win record.   

Apr 13   Pope John Paul II met Rome's Chief Rabbi Elio Toaff at Rome synagogue   

Apr 13   Spanish Grand Prix decided by 0.014 of a second   

Apr 13   Stephen Stucker, actor (Trading Places, Airplane), dies   

Apr 14   US aircraft attacks 5 terrorist locations in Libya   

Apr 15   American warplanes bomb Tripoli, Libya, in retaliation for Libyan terrorism   

Apr 15   Jean Genet, French criminal/novelist/dramatist, dies at 75   

Apr 15   Operation Eldorado Canyon, Navy aircraft from USS America (CV-66) and USS Coral Sea (CV-43) attack Libya in conjunction with USAF aircraft after Libya linked to terrorist bombing of West.   

Apr 15   Tim McIntire actor (Bob Younger-Legend of Jesse James), dies at 42.   

Apr 15   US air raids Libya, respondings to La Belle disco, Berlin bombing   

Apr 16   Henry and Luz get married in Phillipines.   

Apr 17   Bessie Head, writer, dies   

Apr 18   Marcel Dassault, [Bloch], French airplane builder, dies at 94   

Apr 19   Alvin Childress actor (Amos-Amos 'n' Andy), dies at 78.   

Apr 19   Michael Spinks beats Larry Holmes for heavyweight boxing title.   

Apr 20   Vladimir Horowitz performs in his Russian homeland   

Apr 21   Geraldo Rivera opens Al Capone's vault on TV and finds nothing.   

Apr 21   Salah Jaheen, Egyptian poet and cartoonist (b.1930)   

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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,