The Democratic Progressive Party becomes the first opposition party in Taiwan. Date: September 28, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 28 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today)
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes Kalamata, Greece with a maximum Modified Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), killing at least 20 and causing heavy damage in the city. Date: September 13, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 13 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today)
Nicholas Daniloff, a correspondent for U.S. News & World Report, is indicted on charges of espionage by the Soviet Union. Date: September 8, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 8 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today)
Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet survives an assassination attempt by the FPMR; five of Pinochet's bodyguards are killed. Date: September 7, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 7 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today)
Desmond Tutu becomes the first black man to lead the Anglican Diocese of Cape Town. Date: September 7, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 7 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today)
In Istanbul, two terrorists from Abu Nidal's organization kill 22 and wound six congregants inside the Neve Shalom Synagogue during Shabbat services. Date: September 6, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 6 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today)
Pan Am Flight 73 from Mumbai, India with 358 people on board is hijacked at Karachi International Airport. Date: September 5, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 5 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Soviet passenger liner Admiral Nakhimov sinks in the Black Sea after colliding with the bulk carrier Pyotr Vasev, killing 423. Date: August 31, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 31 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today)
Aeroméxico Flight 498 collides with a Piper PA-28 Cherokee over Cerritos, California, killing 67 in the air and 15 on the ground. Date: August 31, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 31 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today)
Carbon dioxide gas erupts from volcanic Lake Nyos in Cameroon, killing up to 1,800 people within a 20-kilometre (12 mi) range. Date: August 21, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 21 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today)