Page 14: Historical Events In 1986

Aug 21   Lake Nios Volcanic eruption in Cameroon releases poison gas, killing 1,746 on this day in history.   

Aug 21   In the year 1986 lake Nyos disaster in Cameroon killing 1,746 people   

Aug 22   In the year 1986 nASA announces tests designed to verify ignition pressure dynamics   

Aug 23   Charles Janssens, Belgian actor (Mira, Malpertuis), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

Aug 25   On this day in history allen Case, actor (Deputy, Legend of Jesse James), dies at 51   

Aug 26   In the year 1986 jennifer Levin, strangled by Robert Chambers in Central Park   

Aug 27   US Air Force reveals they accidentally dropped a hydrogen bomb on New Mexico in 1957, which did not detonate in the year 1986.   

Aug 28   US Navy officer Jerry A Whitworth sentenced to 365 years for spying in the year 1986.   

Aug 29   Ellis Achong, cricketer (West Indies 1933-35, "chinaman"), dies on this day in history.   

Aug 30   In Romania a 6.9 earthquake killed 2 people, 558 injured, and about 55,000 homes damaged, leaving more than 12,500 people homeless in the Kishinev-Kagul area in the year 1986.   

Aug 30   Otto Mortensen, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

Aug 30   Soviet authorities arrested Nicholas Daniloff (US News World Report) in the year 1986.   

Aug 30   US News and World Report correspondent Nicholas Daniloff is arrested by Soviet authorities for suspicion of spying on this day in history.   

Aug 31   A private plane collides with an Aeromexico jet over Cerritos, CA, killing 82 people.Aug 31, in the year 1986.   

Aug 31   Aeromexico jet & small plane collide kill 82 in the year 1986.   

Aug 31   Henry Moore, English sculptor/cartoonist, dies at 88 on this day in history.   

Aug 31   Soviet passenger ship Adm Nakhimov, collides with a merchant vessel on this day in history.   

Sep 01   Murray Hamilton, actor (Rich Man Poor Man), dies at 63 on this day in history.   

Sep 01   Paul McCartney releases "Press to Play" album in the year 1986.   

Sep 02   Cathy Evelyn Smith sentenced to 3 years for death of John Belushi in the year 1986.   

Sep 04   189.42 million shares traded in NY Stock Exchange in the year 1986.   

Sep 05   In the year 1986 merv Griffin makes his final appearance as host of his own TV talk show.   

Sep 05   In the year 1986 nASA awards study contracts to 5 aerospace firms   

Sep 05   NASA launches DOD-1 in the year 1986.   

Sep 06   Barbra Streisand's 1st live concert in 20 years on this day in history.   

Sep 06   In the year 1986 blanche Sweet, US actress (DW Griffith movies), dies at 90   

Sep 06   In the year 1986 uSSR charges correspondent Nicholas Daniloff with spying   

Sep 07   Desmond Tutu becomes Archbishop of Capetown, the first black man to do so in the year 1986.   

Sep 07   Desmond Tutu installed to lead south African Anglican Church on this day in history.   

Sep 07   Ruth Polsky, record promoter, dies after being run over by a cab at 30 in the year 1986.   

Sep 09   In the year 1986 nYC jury indicts Gennadly Zakharov (Soviet UN employee) of spying   

Sep 09   The first colorized classic movie (computerized color added to an originally black and white movie) appears on Ted Turner's WTBS "Superstation" in Atlanta, GA in the year 1986.   

Sep 10   On this day in history bryan O'Connor named chairman of Space Flight Safety Panel   

Sep 11   In the year 1986 dow Jones Industrial Avg suffered biggest 1-day decline ever, plummeting 86.61 points to 1,792.89. 237.57 million shares traded   

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Jun 01   On this day in history birth of jo Gartner, Austrian racing driver (d. 1958)   

Jul 08   On this day in history birth of renata Costa, Brazilian footballer   

Jul 12   In the year 1986 birth of jP Pietersen, South African rugby union footballer   

Jul 12   Krystal Forscutt, Australian model/reality TV contestant was born in the year 1986.   

Jul 28   Alexandra Chando, American actress was born in the year 1986.   

Sep 14   In the year 1986 birth of ai Takahashi, Japanese singer (Morning Musume)   

Sep 14   A.J. Trauth, American actor was born in the year 1986.   

Sep 18   Keeley Hazell, British model was born in the year 1986.   

Jan 01   Alfredo Binda, Italian cyclist (b. 1902) died on this day in history.   

Jan 02   On this day in history una Merkel, US actress (Abraham Lincoln), dies at 82   

Jan 03   In the year 1986 jens Bjerre, composer, dies at 82   

Jan 04   Christopher Isherwood, British writer (Lions & Shadows), dies at 81 in the year 1986.   

Jan 06   On this day in history louis Lebeer, Dutch art historian, dies at 90   

Jan 07   In the year 1986 juan Rulfo, writer, dies   

Jan 08   Yaroslav Seifert, Czech poet (Nobel 1984), dies at 84 in the year 1986.   

Jan 10   Joseph Kraft, US columnist, dies at 61 in the year 1986.