Deaths on February 6

Minoru Yamasaki

Died on February 6, 1986

Minoru Yamasaki, American architect, designed the World Trade Center (b. 1912)

Minoru Yamasaki (山崎實, Yamasaki Minoru, December 1, 1912 – February 6, 1986) was an American architect, best known for designing the original World Trade Center in New York City and several other large-scale projects. Yamasaki was one of the most prominent architects of the 20th century. He and fellow architect Edward Durell Stone are generally considered to be the two master practitioners of "New Formalism".During his three-decade career, he or his firm designed over 250 buildings. His firm, Yamasaki & Associates, closed on December 31, 2009.

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Events on 1986

25 Feb

Ferdinand Marcos
People Power Revolution: President of the Philippines Ferdinand Marcos flees the nation after 20 years of rule; Corazon Aquino becomes the Philippines' first woman president.
1 Apr

Kathmandu
Communist Party of Nepal (Mashal) cadres attack a number of police stations in Kathmandu, seeking to incite a popular rebellion.
26 Apr

Chernobyl disaster
A nuclear reactor accident occurs at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the Soviet Union (now Ukraine), creating the world's worst nuclear disaster.
27 Apr

Chernobyl disaster
The city of Pripyat as well as the surrounding areas are evacuated due to Chernobyl disaster.
2 Jul

Augusto Pinochet
Rodrigo Rojas and Carmen Gloria Quintana are burnt alive during a street demonstration against the dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet in Chile.

Deaths on February 6

Minoru Yamasaki

Died on February 6, 1986

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Events on 1986

Ferdinand Marcos

Kathmandu

Chernobyl disaster

Chernobyl disaster

Augusto Pinochet