Deaths on June 21

Assi Rahbani

Died on June 21, 1986

Assi Rahbani, Lebanese singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1923)

Assi Rahbani (Arabic: عاصي الرحباني; May 4, 1923 – June 21, 1986) was a Lebanese composer, musician, and producer. He was part of the Rahbani Brothers (Arabic: الأخوان رحباني), with his brother Mansour Rahbani. He married Lebanese singer Nouhad Haddad, more famous by her stage name, Fairuz. Their son Ziad Rahbani is also a very successful artist in music, theatre, and an influential political activist.

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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 June 21

Assi Rahbani

Died on June 21, 1986

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Events on 1986

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