Historical Events
Cricket History
Allan Border scores the 1,000,000th run in all test cricket (vs India in Bombay)
- Joe Raposa's musical "Raggedy Ann: The Musical Adventure", starring Ivy Austin, closes at Nederlander Theater, NYC, after 5 performances
- Musical revue "Flamenco Puro" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater, NYC, for a limited run of 40 performances
- USSR expels five US diplomats
Famous Deaths
- Dele Giwa, Nigerian journalist, editor, and founder of Newswatch magazine, is assassinated by a mail bomb at 39
- Moses Asch, Polish-American recording engineer (founder of Folkways Records), dies at 81 [1]
Died in 1986 1986 Highlights
About October 19, 1986
Day of the Week: Sunday
How Long Ago? 37 years, 6 months and 10 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Millennial
Chinese Zodiac: Tiger
Star Sign: Libra
Music Charts
#1 Song: True Colors - Cyndi Lauper
#1 Song: Every Loser Wins - Nick Berry
