What Happened In April 1986 In History

Historical Events for April, 1986

• 1st » Sector Kanda: Communist Party of Nepal (Mashal) cadres attacks a number of police stations in Kathmandu, seeking to incite a popular rebellion.
• 2nd » Alabama governor George Wallace, a former segregationist most widely known for the "Stand in the Schoolhouse Door", announces that he will not seek a fifth four-year term and will retire from public life upon the end of his term in January 1987.
• 5th » Three people are killed in the 1986 Berlin discotheque bombing or bombing of the La Belle (discotheque) called La Belle Discothèque in West Berlin, Germany.
• 14th » In retaliation for the April 5 1986 Berlin discotheque bombing e.g bombing in West Berlin that killed two U.S. servicemen, U.S. president Ronald Reagan orders Operation El Dorado Canyon or major bombing raids against Libya, killing 60 people.
• 14th » The heaviest hailstones ever recorded (convert 1 kg lb) fall on the Gopalganj District (Bangladesh) Gopalganj district of Bangladesh, killing 92.
• 20th » Pianist Vladimir Horowitz performs in his native Russia for the first time in 61 years.
• 25th » Mswati III of Swaziland Mswati III is crowned List of kings of Swaziland King of Swaziland, succeeding his father Sobhuza II of Swaziland Sobhuza II.
• 27th » The City of Prypiat as well as the surrounding areas are evacuated due to Chernobyl Disaster
• 28th » The United States Navy aircraft carrier USS Enterprise CVN-65 6 becomes the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to transit the Suez Canal, navigating from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea to relieve the USS Coral Sea CV-43 6.
• 28th » High levels of radiation resulting from the Chernobyl disaster are detected at a nuclear power plant in Sweden, leading Soviet authorities to publicly announce the accident.
• 29th » A fire at the Central library of the City of Los Angeles Public Library damages or destroys 400,000 books and other items.
• 29th » Chernobyl disaster known as The Chernobyl Disaster: American and European Spy Satellites capture the ruins of the 4th Reactor at the Chernobyl Power Plant

Famous Birthdays on April in 1986

• 1st » Shunichi Miyamoto, Japanese voice actor and singer
• 1st » Viktor Sanikidze, Geprgian basketball player
• 1st » Hillary Scott (singer) or Hillary Scott, American singer-songwriter (Lady Antebellum)
• 1st » Ireen Wüst, Dutch speed skater
• 2nd » Ibrahim Afellay, Dutch footballer
• 2nd » Andris Biedriņš, Latvian basketball player
• 2nd » Lee DeWyze, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 2nd » Drew Van Acker, American actor
• 3rd » Amanda Bynes, American actress
• 3rd » Stephanie Cox,American soccer player
• 3rd » Jerry Messing, American actor
• 3rd » Coleen Rooney, English television host
• 3rd » Sergio Sánchez Ortega, Spanish footballer
• 4th » Eunhyuk, South Korean singer-songwriter and dancer (Super Junior, Younique Unit, and Donghae & Eunhyuk)
• 4th » Cameron Barker, Canadian ice hockey player
• 4th » Aiden McGeady, Irish footballer
• 4th » Alexander Tettey, Norwegian footballer
• 5th » Charlotte (wrestler) known as Charlotte, American wrestler
• 5th » Anna Sophia Berglund, American model and actress
• 5th » Jenny Hendrix, American porn actress and model
• 6th » Nikolas Asprogenis, Cypriot footballer
• 6th » Aaron Curry (American football) or Aaron Curry, American football player
• 6th » Ryota Moriwaki, Japanese footballer
• 6th » Tara Osseck, American model, Miss Missouri called Miss Missouri 2009
• 7th » Brooke Brodack, American comedian
• 8th » Igor Akinfeev, Russian footballer
• 8th » Félix Hernández, Venezuelan-American baseball player
• 8th » Bridget Kelly, American singer-songwriter
• 8th » Osvaldo Martínez, Paraguayan footballer
• 8th » Erika Sawajiri, Japanese actress and singer
• 9th » Mike Hart (American football) or Mike Hart, American football player
• 9th » Brian Larsen, American singer-songwriter and producer
• 9th » Luca Marin, Italian swimmer
• 9th » Leighton Meester, American actress and singer
• 10th » Olivia Borlée, Belgian sprinter
• 10th » Fernando Gago, Argentinian footballer
• 10th » Vincent Kompany, Belgian footballer
• 10th » Tore Reginiussen, Norwegian footballer
• 10th » Ayesha Takia, Indian actress
• 10th » Ben Torgersen, American actor
• 11th » Stephanie Pratt, American television personality
• 11th » Lena Schöneborn, German pentathlete
• 12th » Lorena (singer) named Lorena, Spanish singer
• 12th » Blerim Džemaili, Swiss footballer
• 12th » Marcel Granollers, Spanish tennis player
• 12th » Athena Lundberg, American model
• 14th » Matt Derbyshire, English footballer
• 14th » Todd Gilles, American ice dancer
• 14th » Anne Watanabe, Japanese model, actress, and singer
• 15th » Tom Heaton, English footballer
• 15th » Sylvain Marveaux, French footballer
• 15th » Quincy Owusu-Abeyie, Ghanaian footballer
• 16th » Paul di Resta, Scottish race car driver
• 16th » Laura Langman, New Zealand netball player
• 16th » Shinji Okazaki, Japanese footballer
• 16th » Andres Olvik, Estonian swimmer
• 16th » Peter Regin, Danish ice hockey player
• 16th » Epke Zonderland, Dutch gymnast
• 17th » Romain Grosjean, French race car driver
• 18th » Billy Butler (baseball) called Billy Butler, American baseball player
• 18th » Maurice Edu, American soccer player
• 18th » Taylor Griffin, American basketball player
• 18th » Eleanor James, English actress and dancer
• 18th » Denice Klarskov, Danish porn actress, producer, and radio host
• 18th » Conrad Logan, Irish footballer
• 18th » Efraín Velarde, Mexican footballer
• 19th » Maxine (wrestler) named Maxine, American wrestler and model
• 19th » Pascal Angan, Beninese footballer
• 19th » Heather Kuzmich, American model
• 19th » Zhou Mi (singer) or Zhou Mi, Chinese singer-songwriter and actor (Super Junior-M and SM the Ballad)
• 19th » Candace Parker, American basketball player
• 19th » Gabe Pruitt, American basketball player
• 19th » Will Thursfield, English-Australian footballer
• 20th » Cameron Duncan, New Zealand director and screenwriter (d. 2003)
• 21st » Audra Cohen, American tennis player
• 21st » Alexander Edler, Swedish ice hockey player
• 21st » Tina Obrez, Slovenian tennis player
• 21st » Rodney Stuckey, American basketball player
• 21st » Mirko Valdifiori, Italian footballer
• 22nd » Amber Heard, American actress
• 22nd » Marshawn Lynch, American football player
• 22nd » David Rendall (actor) called David Rendall, Canadian actor
• 22nd » Dušan Šakota, Serbian-Greek basketball player
• 23rd » Sven Kramer, Dutch speed skater
• 23rd » Alysia Montaño, American runner
• 23rd » Jessica Stam, Canadian model
• 24th » Aaron Cunningham, American baseball player
• 25th » John DeLuca, American actor
• 25th » Alexei Emelin, Russian ice hockey player
• 25th » Claudia Rath, German heptathlete
• 26th » Lior Refaelov, Israeli footballer
• 26th » Yuliya Zaripova, Russian runner
• 27th » Jenna Coleman, English actress
• 27th » Elena Risteska, Macedonian singer-songwriter
• 27th » Dinara Safina, Russian tennis player
• 28th » Abdullah Al-Qasabi, Omani footballer
• 28th » David Krejci, Czech ice hockey player
• 28th » Jennifer Palm Lundberg, Swedish model, Miss World Sweden called Miss World Sweden 2008
• 28th » Roman Polák, Czech ice hockey player
• 28th » Jenna Ushkowitz, South Korean-American actress, singer, and dancer
• 29th » Renee Alway, American model
• 29th » Crystal Harris, American model
• 29th » Viljar Veski, Estonian basketball player
• 30th » Dianna Agron, American actress, singer, and dancer
• 30th » Martten Kaldvee, Estonian biathlete

Famous Deaths for April 1986

• 1st » Erik Bruhn, Danish actor, director, and choreographer (b. 1928)
• 3rd » Peter Pears, English tenor (b. 1910)
• 8th » Yukiko Okada, Japanese singer and actress (b. 1967)
• 10th » Linda Creed, American singer-songwriter (b. 1948)
• 12th » Valentin Kataev, Russian author and playwright (b. 1897)
• 13th » Stephen Stucker, American actor (b. 1947)
• 14th » Simone de Beauvoir, French philosopher and author (b. 1908)
• 15th » Jean Genet, French author and playwright (b. 1910)
• 18th » Marcel Dassault, French businessman, founded Dassault Aviation (b. 1892)
• 20th » Sibte Hassan, Pakistani journalist, scholar, and activist (b. 1916)
• 21st » Salah Jahin, Egyptian poet, playwright, and composer (b. 1930)
• 21st » Marjorie Eaton, American painter and actress (b. 1901)
• 22nd » Mircea Eliade, Romanian historian and author (b. 1907)
• 23rd » Harold Arlen, American composer (b. 1905)
• 23rd » Jim Laker, English cricketer and sportscaster (b. 1922)
• 23rd » Otto Preminger, Ukrainian-American actor, director, and producer (b. 1906)
• 24th » Wallis Simpson, American-French wife of Edward VIII (b. 1896)
• 26th » Broderick Crawford, American actor (b. 1911)
• 26th » Bessie Love, American actress (b. 1898)
• 26th » Dechko Uzunov, Bulgarian painter (b. 1899)
• 30th » Robert Stevenson (director) named Robert Stevenson, English director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1905)

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