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   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   Allen Case, actor (Deputy, Legend of Jesse James), dies at 51 on this day in history.   

Aug 26   Jennifer Levin, strangled by Robert Chambers in Central Park on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1986 uS Navy officer Jerry A Whitworth sentenced to 365 years for spying   

Aug 29   In the year 1986 ellis Achong, cricketer (West Indies 1933-35, "chinaman"), dies   

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 on this day in history.   

Aug 30   Otto Mortensen, composer, dies at 79 in the year 1986.   

Aug 30   On this day in history soviet authorities arrested Nicholas Daniloff (US News World Report)   

Aug 30   On this day in history 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, on this day in history.   

Aug 31   On this day in history aeromexico jet & small plane collide kill 82   

Aug 31   Henry Moore, English sculptor/cartoonist, dies at 88 in the year 1986.   

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 on this day in history.   

Sep 02   Cathy Evelyn Smith sentenced to 3 years for death of John Belushi on this day in history.   

Sep 04   189.42 million shares traded in NY Stock Exchange on this day in history.   

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

Sep 05   On this day in history nASA awards study contracts to 5 aerospace firms   

Sep 05   NASA launches DOD-1 on this day in history.   

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

Sep 06   On this day in history 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   On this day in history desmond Tutu becomes Archbishop of Capetown, the first black man to do so   

Sep 07   Desmond Tutu installed to lead south African Anglican Church in the year 1986.   

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

Sep 09   On this day in history nYC jury indicts Gennadly Zakharov (Soviet UN employee) of spying   

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   In the year 1986 birth of jo Gartner, Austrian racing driver (d. 1958)   

Jul 08   Renata Costa, Brazilian footballer was born on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1986 birth of keeley Hazell, British model   

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

Jan 02   Una Merkel, US actress (Abraham Lincoln), dies at 82 in the year 1986.   

Jan 03   Jens Bjerre, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

Jan 04   In the year 1986 christopher Isherwood, British writer (Lions & Shadows), dies at 81   

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

Jan 07   Juan Rulfo, writer, dies in the year 1986.   

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

Jan 10   In the year 1986 joseph Kraft, US columnist, dies at 61