Today in History for November 1986

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Historical Events

Events 1 - 49 of 49

1st - Fire in Sandoz-factory Basel, 30 tons of chemicals in the Rhine
1st - Horse Racing Breeders' Cup Champs: Brave Raj, Capote, Lady's Secret, Last Tycoon, Manila, Skywalker, Smile at Santa Anita
2nd - 16th NYC Women's Marathon won by Grete Waitz in 2:28:06
2nd - 17th NYC Marathon won by Gianni Poli in 2:11:06
2nd - Ayako Okamoto wins Nichirei Ladies Cup US-Japan Team Golf Championship
3rd - Federated States of Micronesia signs Compact of Free Association with US
3rd - Joaquim Chissano elected president Mozambique
3rd - John Lennon releases "Menlove Avenue" album
3rd - Lebanese magazine Ash Shirra reveals secret US arms sales to Iran
3rd - Northern Mariana Islands becomes a Commonwealth associated with US
6th - Houston's Mike Scott (18-10) wins NL Cy Young
6th - Reagan signs landmark immigration reform bill
6th - Rev Donald Wildmon begins a campaign against Howard Stern
8th - "Song & Dance" closes at Royale Theater NYC after 474 performances
9th - Ai-Yu Tu wins LPGA Mazda Japan Golf Classic
9th - Pakistan all out for 77 v West Indies at Lahore
10th - Bangladesh Constitution restored
11th - Houston's Astro Mike Scott (18-10) wins NL Cy Young Award
11th - Suriname government proclaims gold purification
12th - France performs nuclear test
12th - Roger Clemens wins AL Cy Young Award unanimously
13th - Giselle Jeanne-Marie LaRonde of Trinidad, 23, crowned 36th Miss World
13th - NASA launches space vehicle S-199
13th - US president Reagan confesses weapon sales to Iran
14th - Doubleday Publishing sells NY Mets to Nelson Doubleday & Fred Wilpon
14th - FCC issues Notice Of Apparent Liability to WYSP Phila
14th - SEC imposes a record $100 million penalty against Ivan Boesky
15th - 2nd time Saturday Night Live uses a time delay (Sam Knison hosts)
17th - "Oh Coward!" opens at Helen Hayes Theater NYC for 56 performances
18th - Roger Clemens wins AL MVP
19th - Phillies 3rd baseman Mike Schmidt wins NL MVP
19th - Tina Howe's "Coastal Disturbances," premieres in NYC
20th - Afghanistan President Babrak Karmal flees
20th - UN's WHO announces 1st global effort to combat AIDS
21st - Central African Republic adopts constitution
21st - Suriname army leader Desi Bouterse massacres Moiwana village
Heavyweight Boxing Champion Mike Tyson 22nd - Mike Tyson KOs Trevor Berbick in 2 for heavyweight WBC boxing title
22nd - Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton, became 13th NHLer to score 500 goals
24th - "Smile" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC for 48 performances
24th - Cards reliever Todd Worrell wins NL Rookie of Year
24th - Wrestler John Tatum charged with possession of marijuana
25th - A's Jose Canseco wins AL Rookie of Year
25th - Iran-Contra affair erupts, Pres Reagan reveals secret arm deal
25th - Oliver North's sect, Fawn Hill, smuggles documents out of his office
28th - Hilbert van der Duim skates 1 hour world record 39.4928 km
28th - Reagan administration exceeds SALT II arms limitations for 1st time
30th - "Flamenco Puro" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 40 perfs
30th - 74th CFL Grey Cup: Hamilton Tiger-Cats defeats Edmonton Eskimos, 39-15
30th - Ivan Lendl is 1st tennis player to earn over $10 million, lifetime

Famous Birthdays

Birthdays 1 - 27 of 27

1st - Penn Badgley, American actor
2nd - Erika Jo, American musician
2nd - Lara Sacher, Australian actress
4th - Alexz Johnson, Canadian singer and actress
4th - Adrian Zaugg, South African racing driver
5th - BoA, Korean singer
5th - Kasper Schmeichel, Danish footballer
7th - Sol Aranza, Mexican voice actress
8th - Aaron H. Swartz, Chicago, Illinois, computer programmer and internet activist (Demand Progress), (d. 2013)
10th - Josh Peck, American actor
11th - François Trinh-Duc, French rugby player
12th - Evan Yo, Taiwanese pop singer
15th - Sania Mirza, Indian tennis player
15th - Jeffree Star, American model, fashion designer, make-up artist and singer-songwriter
16th - Saeko, Japanese actress
17th - Nani, Portuguese football player
18th - Nic Sampson, New Zealand actor
20th - Aaron Yan, Taiwanese singer and actor
20th - Oli Sykes, English musician
22nd - Oscar Pistorius, South African paralympic athlete
25th - Craig Gardner, English footballer
25th - Amber Hagerman, American kidnapping and murder victim, basis of the Amber Alert system (d. 1996)
25th - Katie Cassidy, American singer and actress
26th - Trevor Morgan, American actor
26th - Konstadinos Filippidis, Greek pole vaulter
27th - Suresh Kumar Raina, Indian cricketer
30th - Jordan Farmar, National Basketball Association player

Famous Weddings

Weddings 1 - 3 of 3

19th - Hall of Famer boxing champ Muhammad Ali (44) weds Yolanda Williams
20th - Comedian and actor Steve Martin (41) weds actress Victoria Tennant (36)
28th - NBC's Ahmad Rashad marriage proposal is accepted by Phylicia Ayers-Allen during halftime of Det Lions-NY Jets football game

Famous Deaths

Deaths 1 - 37 of 37

1st - Paul Frees, animation voice (Bullwinkle), dies at 66
1st - Sippie Wallace, blues singer, dies at 88
2nd - Paul Frees, cartoon voice (Boris Badenov), dies at 66
3rd - Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, jazz saxophonist, dies at 65
4th - Kurt Hirsch, German mathematician (b. 1906)
5th - Claude Jutra, Québécois actor and film director (b. 1930)
5th - Bobby Nunn, American singer (The Coasters) (b. 1925)
6th - Elisabeth Grümmer, Alsatian soprano (b. 1911)
7th - Tracy Pew, Australian musician (The Birthday Party) (b. 1957)
8th - Beatrice Kay, singer/actress (Sister Sue-Calvin & the Col), dies at 78
8th - Vyacheslav Molotov, Russian politician (b. 1890)
10th - King Clancy, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and referee (b. 1903)
10th - Rogelio de la Rosa, Filipino actor and politician (b. 1916)
11th - Roger C Carmel, actor (Mudd-Star Trek, Mothers-in-Law), dies at 54
13th - Rolando Olalia, Philippines worker's union leader, murdered
13th - Rudolf Schock, German opera/operetta singer, dies at 71
13th - Thierry Le Luron, French humourist (b. 1952)
15th - Alexandre Tansman, Polish composer (Dyptique), dies at 89
16th - Siobhan McKenna, actress (Dr Zhivago, Hungry Hill), dies at 63
17th - Alan Hewitt, actor (Det Brennan-My Favorite Martian), dies at 71
17th - Georges Besse, French president-director of Renault, murdered
18th - Gia Carangi, American model (AIDS) (b. 1960)
21st - Jerry Colonna, actor (Jerry Colonna Show), dies at 82
21st - Marcelino Sanchez, American actor (b. 1957)
21st - Dar Robinson, American film stuntman (b. 1947)
22nd - Fred Bertrand, Belgian politician, dies at 73
22nd - Robert Sutton Whitney, composer, dies at 82
22nd - Scatman Crothers, actor (Shining, Zapped), dies at 76
22nd - William Bradford Huie, American writer (b. 1910)
26th - Betico Croes, Arubian politician, dies in an accident at 48
26th - Scatman Crothers, singer/actor (Shining, Chico & The Man), dies at 76
27th - Steve Tracy, actor (Percival-Little House on Praire), dies at 61
28th - Herb Vigran, actor (Ernest-Ed Wynn Show), dies at 76
28th - Louis van Lint, Belgian painter, dies at 76
29th - Cary Grant, actor (Charades), dies in Davenport Iowa at 82
29th - Herb Vigran, actor (Vampire, Mark of Vampire), dies
30th - Cary Grant, Brit/US actor (Awful Truth, Charade, Father Goose), dies