Timeline September 1986

Events in September 1986 5

• 1986 Miles Davis releases Tutu Warner Bros. A synthesiser-driven album with Marcus Miller.
• 1986 Roy Orbison's In Dreams in Blue Velvet David Lynch His song gives a dark scene its menace and revives his career.
• 1986 Desmond Tutu installed as Archbishop of Cape Town First Black leader of South Africa's Anglican church Desmond Tutu was installed as Archbishop of Cape Town, becoming the first Black leader of the Anglican Church in South Africa. Tutu, already a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, used the position to continue campaigning against apartheid. He became one of the most recognised voices of the anti-apartheid movement worldwide.
• 1986 The Oprah Winfrey Show goes national Talk show begins US-wide syndication The Oprah Winfrey Show expanded from a local Chicago broadcast to national syndication across the United States. It quickly became the highest-rated daytime talk show in the country. The program's success made Oprah Winfrey one of the most influential media figures in America.
• 1986 Metallica's Cliff Burton dies in a bus crash Sweden The bassist is killed when the tour bus overturns.