Date: January 23, 1986
In Edmond, Oklahoma, U.S. Postal employee Patrick Sherrill shoots and kills 14 of his co-workers and then commits suicide. Date: August 20, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 20 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1986China Airlines Flight 2265 Crashes Near…
The city of Pripyat and surrounding areas are evacuated due to the Chernobyl disaster. Date: April 27, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 27 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1986Soviet Vega 1 Returns First Halley’s Comet Nucleus Images, March 4,…
Sumburgh disaster: A British International Helicopters Boeing 234LR Chinook crashes 2.5 miles (4.0 km) east of Sumburgh Airport killing 45 people. It is the deadliest civilian helicopter crash on record. Date: November 6, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 6 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day…
The trial of John Demjanjuk, accused of committing war crimes as a guard at the Nazi Treblinka extermination camp, starts in Jerusalem. Date: November 26, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 26 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1986MV Amazon Venture…
Canadian Patrick Morrow becomes the first person to climb each of the Seven Summits. Date: May 7, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 7 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1986Operation El Dorado Canyon: U.S. Bombing Raids on Libya, April 15,…
Start of the People Power Revolution in the Philippines. Date: February 22, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 22 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1986Voyager 2 Closest Approach to Uranus, January 24, 1986Lesotho Coup Ousts Prime Minister Leabua Jonathan, January…