Page 14: Historical Events In 1986

Aug 21   On this day in history lake Nios Volcanic eruption in Cameroon releases poison gas, killing 1,746   

Aug 21   Lake Nyos disaster in Cameroon killing 1,746 people in the year 1986.   

Aug 22   NASA announces tests designed to verify ignition pressure dynamics on this day in history.   

Aug 23   Charles Janssens, Belgian actor (Mira, Malpertuis), dies at 80 in the year 1986.   

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

Aug 26   Jennifer Levin, strangled by Robert Chambers in Central Park in the year 1986.   

Aug 27   US Air Force reveals they accidentally dropped a hydrogen bomb on New Mexico in 1957, which did not detonate on this day in history.   

Aug 28   On this day in history uS Navy officer Jerry A Whitworth sentenced to 365 years for spying   

Aug 29   Ellis Achong, cricketer (West Indies 1933-35, "chinaman"), dies in the year 1986.   

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   In the year 1986 otto Mortensen, composer, dies at 79   

Aug 30   In the year 1986 soviet authorities arrested Nicholas Daniloff (US News World Report)   

Aug 30   In the year 1986 uS News and World Report correspondent Nicholas Daniloff is arrested by Soviet authorities for suspicion of spying.   

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   On this day in history henry Moore, English sculptor/cartoonist, dies at 88   

Aug 31   Soviet passenger ship Adm Nakhimov, collides with a merchant vessel in the year 1986.   

Sep 01   On this day in history murray Hamilton, actor (Rich Man Poor Man), dies at 63   

Sep 01   Paul McCartney releases "Press to Play" album on this day in history.   

Sep 02   On this day in history cathy Evelyn Smith sentenced to 3 years for death of John Belushi   

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

Sep 05   On this day in history merv Griffin makes his final appearance as host of his own TV talk show.   

Sep 05   NASA awards study contracts to 5 aerospace firms in the year 1986.   

Sep 05   On this day in history nASA launches DOD-1   

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   On this day in history uSSR charges correspondent Nicholas Daniloff with spying   

Sep 07   In the year 1986 desmond Tutu becomes Archbishop of Capetown, the first black man to do so   

Sep 07   In the year 1986 desmond Tutu installed to lead south African Anglican Church   

Sep 07   Ruth Polsky, record promoter, dies after being run over by a cab at 30 on this day in history.   

Sep 09   NYC jury indicts Gennadly Zakharov (Soviet UN employee) of spying on this day in history.   

Sep 09   In the year 1986 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.   

Sep 10   Bryan O'Connor named chairman of Space Flight Safety Panel on this day in history.   

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

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

Jul 08   Renata Costa, Brazilian footballer was born in the year 1986.   

Jul 12   JP Pietersen, South African rugby union footballer was born on this day in history.   

Jul 12   On this day in history birth of krystal Forscutt, Australian model/reality TV contestant   

Jul 28   In the year 1986 birth of alexandra Chando, American actress   

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

Sep 14   A.J. Trauth, American actor was born on this day in history.   

Sep 18   Keeley Hazell, British model was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   In the year 1986 death of alfredo Binda, Italian cyclist (b. 1902)   

Jan 02   Una Merkel, US actress (Abraham Lincoln), dies at 82 on this day in history.   

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   Louis Lebeer, Dutch art historian, dies at 90 on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history joseph Kraft, US columnist, dies at 61