Page 7: Historical Events In 1986
Tuesday, 24 February 2026
Apr 01 World oil prices dip below $10 a barrel 


Apr 02 4 US passengers killed by bomb at TWA counter Athens Airport Greece 


Apr 02 George Corley Wallace (Gov-D-Ala) announces retirement plans 


Apr 03 Maureen O'Boyle (future host of Current Affair) is raped 


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


Apr 08 US sub Nathaniel Green runs aground in the Irish Sea. 


Apr 08 World oil prices dip below $10 a barrel 


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. 


« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Next Page »
Hisdates•Com
Home