1986 Calendar
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1986 Historical Event(s)
February 1, 1986
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Fire Tiger in Chinese astrology.
May 16, 1986
– The Seville Statement on Violence is adopted by an international meeting of scientists, convened by the Spanish National Commission for UNESCO, in Seville, Spain.
June 4, 1986
– Jonathan Pollard pleads guilty to espionage for selling top secret United States military intelligence to Israel.
August 20, 1986
– In Edmond, Oklahoma, U.S. Postal employee Patrick Sherrill guns down 14 of his co-workers and then commits suicide.
October 11, 1986
– Cold War: U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev meet in Reykjavík, Iceland, in an effort to continue discussions about scaling back their intermediate missile arsenals in Europe.
October 19, 1986
– Samora Machel, President of Mozambique and a prominent leader of FRELIMO, and 33 others die when their Tupolev 134 plane crashes into the Lebombo Mountains.
October 27, 1986
– The British government suddenly deregulates financial markets, leading to a total restructuring of the way in which they operate in the country, in an event now referred to as the Big Bang.
November 3, 1986
– Iran-Contra Affair: The Lebanese magazine Ash-Shiraa reports that the United States has been secretly selling weapons to Iran in order to secure the release of seven American hostages held by pro-Iranian groups in Lebanon.
November 21, 1986
– Iran-Contra Affair: National Security Council member Oliver North and his secretary start to shred documents implicating them in the sale of weapons to Iran and channeling the proceeds to help fund the Contra rebels in Nicaragua.
December 26, 1986
– The first long-running American television soap opera, Search for Tomorrow, airs its final episode after 35 years on the air.
Who Were Born On 1986?
February 13, 1986
– Luke Moore, English footballer
February 26, 1986
– Leandro dos Santos de Jesus, Brazilian footballer
March 28, 1986
– Abuda, Brazilian footballer
April 3, 1986
– Amanda Bynes, American actress
July 3, 1986
– Greg Paulus, American basketball and football player
August 19, 1986
– Sotiris Balafas, Greek footballer
August 23, 1986
– Neil Cicierega, American cartoonist and musician
August 31, 1986
– Feng Tianwei, Singaporean table tennis player
September 19, 1986
– Ken Gushi, Japanese racing driver
November 2, 1986
– Andy Rautins, Canadian basketball player