1986

Year 1986 () was a (link displays 1986 ).

January

 * - and  enter the , which later becomes the.
 * - gains increased autonomy from the  and is separated from the.




 * - After losing a patent battle with,  leaves the instant camera business.
 * - ': Space Shuttle ' is launched with the first astronaut, Dr..
 * - The first PC virus,, starts to spread.
 * - The and  announce plans to construct the.
 * - The first federal, honoring , is observed.
 * - The space probe makes its first encounter with.
 * - The win.
 * - ': Space Shuttle ' disintegrates 73 seconds after launch, killing the crew of 7 astronauts including schoolteacher (see ).
 * - becomes President of  after leading a successful 5-year liberation struggle.

February

 * - One of Australia's worst crimes, the, occurs.
 * - President ("Baby Doc") flees, ending 28 years of family rule.
 * - becomes the first   for  in.
 * - reaches its perihelion, the closest point to the Sun, during its second visit to the solar system in the 20th Century.
 * - Human rights activist is released by the  and leaves the country.
 * - The Soviet liner  runs aground in the,.
 * - The  in northern.
 * - The launches the.
 * - After waiting 37 years, the approves a treaty outlawing.
 * - releases the  in . A customer could re-write games with the  for 500 . The instruction manual was sold seperatly for 100 . The first game enhanced with  capabilities was.
 * - : President of the  goes into exile in  after 20 years of rule;  becomes the first Filipino woman president, first as an interim president.  becomes her Prime Minister.
 * - ian military police, protesting against bad salaries, enter 4 luxury hotels near the, set fire to them and loot them.
 * - The allows its debates to be televised on a trial basis.
 * - Swedish Prime Minister is shot dead on his way home from the cinema.

March

 * - The first paper is published describing the, invented the previous year by Gerd Binnig, and Christophe Berger.
 * - The  national tabloid newspaper is launched in the, pioneering the use of computer photosetting and full-colour at a time when British national newspapers still use   and.
 * - ese spacecraft flies by, studying its UV hydrogen corona and solar wind.
 * - divers find the largely intact but heavily-damaged crew compartment of the Space Shuttle ; the bodies of all 7 s are still inside.
 * - Irish racemare wins the  at, England, becoming the first racehorse to complete the Champion Hurdle, Cheltenham Gold Cup double.
 * - An article in the  charges that, former and candidate for president of , may have been involved in  war crimes during.
 * - A explodes at  in, killing a police officer.
 * - A fire devastates in,.

April

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 * - A bomb explodes on a flight from  to, killing 4 people.
 * - : The discotheque, a known hangout for  soldiers, is bombed, killing 3 and injuring 230;  is held responsible.
 * - officially visits the, the first time a modern Pope had visited a synagogue.
 * - s weighing 2.2 lb (880 g) fall on the Gopalganj district of, killing 92.
 * - At least 15 people die after planes bomb targets in the Libyan capital,, and the  region as part of.
 * - British journalist is kidnapped in Beirut (released in August ) - 3 others are found dead;  claims responsibility in retaliation for the U.S. bombing of Libya.
 * - A treaty ends the between the  and the.
 * - The begins when an Irishwoman is found unknowingly carrying explosives onto an  flight from  to.
 * - opens 's secret  on , discovering only a bottle of.
 * - In, one of the reactors at the  explodes, creating the world's worst . 31 are killed directly by the incident, many more die from cancer in later years, many thousands more are exposed to significant amounts of  material, and vast territories in  and  are rendered uninhabitable.
 * - "" interrupts satellite feed.
 * - set the record for the most, in a nine inning  game

May-June

 * - The in, ,  opens.
 * - The is adopted by an international meeting of scientists, convened by the Spanish National Commission for, in ,.
 * - The win the  beating the  in 5 games.
 * - : At least 5,000,000 people form a human chain from to, to raise money to fight hunger and homelessness.
 * - The  adopts the.
 * - The  begins in.


 * - pleads guilty to  for selling top secret   to.
 * - Former Secretary-General  is elected president of.
 * - The releases its report on the Space Shuttle  disaster.
 * - defeats  3-2 to win the.

July

 * - established.
 * - The is reopened to the public after an extensive refurbishing.
 * - Australian drug smugglers Kevin Barlow and Brian Chambers executed in Malaysia.
 * - In, marries  at.
 * - wins the.
 * - Estate agent vanishes after a meeting in London.

August

 * - A low pressure system moving from and redeveloping off the  coast dumps a record 328 millimetres of rain in a day on.
 * - In, , the second person to receive an , dies after 620 days.
 * - leader  retires from federal parliament and is succeeded by, becoming the first woman to lead a political party in Australia.
 * - Two weeks after it was stolen, the painting Weeping Woman is found in a locker at the Spencer Street Station in,.
 * - In, employee  guns down 14 of his co-workers before committing.
 * - The occurs, killing nearly 2,000 people.
 * - The passenger liner  collides with the bulk carrier Pyotr Vasev in the  and sinks almost immediately, killing 398.
 * -, a , collides with a  over , killing 67 on both aircraft and 15 on the ground.
 * - The cargo ship  departs from the docks of, carrying 14,000 tons of toxic waste. It will wander the seas for the next 16 months trying to find a place to dump its cargo.

September

 * -, with 358 people on board, is hijacked at by 4 armed men of the  organization, which operates much in the same manner as.
 * - In, 2  terrorists kill 22 and wound 6 inside the  during  services.
 * - is first aired on.
 * - becomes the first black  bishop in.
 * - an dictator survives an assassination attempt by the ; 5 of his bodyguards are killed.
 * - A magnitude 6.0 earthquake rocks the city of in southern, killing 20 people, injuring 80 and completely destroying one fifth of the city.
 * - is found dead in her van on the Sunset Highway, inspiring the novel.
 * - A tour bus carrying heavy metal band crashes in Sweden, killing their bassist,.

October

 * - U.S. President signs the  into law, making official the largest reorganization of the  since the  was made a separate branch of service in.
 * - District Court Judge  becomes the fifth federal official to be removed from office through.
 * - completes its acquisition of the  group of companies, thereby launching
 * - An measuring 7.5 on the  strikes, , killing an estimated 1,500 people.
 * - : and Soviet leader  meet in, , to continue discussions about scaling back their intermediate  arsenals in  (the talks break down in failure).
 * - and  visit the
 * - Mozambican president 's plane crashes in South Africa.
 * - In 's traffic helicopter crashes into the  killing traffic reporter . The last words heard on-the-air were Dornacker's screams of terror "Hit The Water!, Hit The Water!, Hit The Water!".
 * - goes into effect in the United Kingdom, except Greater London and Northern Ireland.
 * - The win the , beating the  in 7 games.
 * - in the  abolishes fixed commission charges, paving the way for electronic trading.
 * - The centennial of the 's dedication is celebrated in.
 * - In, is found guilty of the  of his parents, sister and twin nephews and sentenced to  with a recommendation by the trial judge that he should serve at least 25 years before being considered for parole.

November

 * -, : wins his final election as  with 38.6% of the vote. He resigns on ,  following revelations of his involvement with corruption released in the.
 * - : The magazine  reports that the  has been selling weapons to  in secret in order to secure the release of 7 American s held by pro-Iranian groups in Lebanon.
 * - regain control of the  for the first time in 6 years.  In, Chief Justice  and two colleagues are removed by voters from the  for opposing.
 * - and  merge to form, becoming the second largest  company.
 * - Australian singer releases the album Whispering Jack, which becomes the highest selling album in Australia's history.
 * - announce that they are to search for the bodies of 2 missing children (who both vanished more than 20 years ago) after the   and  confessed to 2 more murders.
 * - : National Security Council member and his secretary,, start shredding documents implicating them in selling weapons to  and channeling the proceeds to help fund the  rebels in.
 * - wins his first world boxing title by defeating  in Las Vegas.
 * - : U.S. Attorney General announces that profits from covert weapons sales to  were illegally diverted to the anti-communist  rebels in.
 * - : U.S. President announces that as of  former Senator, former Secretary of State , and former National Security Adviser  will serve as members of the Special Review Board looking into the scandal (they became known as the ). Reagan denies involvement in the scandal.
 * - The first version of 's ballet , with sets and costumes designed by  and choreography by, is released. A notably gloomy and eerie production of the work in comparison to most, the film receives mixed reviews, some for its "" approach to the editing.

December

 * -, an experimental designed by  and piloted by  and , begins its flight around the world.
 * - Soviet dissident is permitted to return to  after years of.
 * - Three are assaulted by a group of white teens in the  neighborhood of .  One of the victims,, is run over and killed by a motorist while attempting to flee the attackers.
 * - British , 42, is killed in a car crash near  in ,.
 * - completes the first nonstop circumnavigation of the earth by air without refueling in 9 days, 3 minutes and 44 seconds.
 * - Former  dies at the age of 92.
 * - A fire at the in, kills 97 and injures 140.

Undated

 * The program begins.

Fictional

 * Computer/video games:
 *  (2002) - set in 1986.
 *  (1999) - set in 1986.

January

 * -, Korean singer, member of
 * -, American singer/songwriter daughter of Billy Joel
 * -, American singer
 * -, Norwegian cross-country skier
 * -, British musician
 * -, American actress
 * -, Australian actress and singer
 * -, son of (d. )
 * -, British-born American actress
 * -, Israeli-born American actor
 * -, American lead vocalist
 * -, American actor
 * -, Belgian footballer


 * -, reality star from ' and ', fashion designer,  intern
 * -, Dominican model and beauty queen
 * -, Canadian actress (degrassi)
 * -, American reality television star
 * -, American murderer
 * -, Bulgarian footballer
 * -, Brazilian footballer
 * -, Norwegian singer
 * -, Welsh soprano
 * -, American actor
 * -, Australian actress and model
 * -, America's Next Top Model winner, cycle 5

March

 * -, American singer
 * -, American actress
 * -, American actor
 * -, American actress
 * -, British musician
 * -, Japanese gravure idol
 * -, British actor
 * -, American professional wrestler
 * -, Russian-born actress
 * -, American actor
 * -, American professional wrestling valet


 * -, American actress
 * -, English model
 * -, Korean singer, member of
 * -, Korean singer, member of
 * -, Japanese actress and model
 * -, American actress
 * -, Argentine football player
 * -, Belgian football player
 * -, American actress
 * -, American basketball player
 * -, American actress
 * -, American pornographic actress

May

 * -, American actress
 * -, Canadian actress
 * -, British actor
 * -, Chilean footballer
 * -, American actress
 * -, American actor
 * -, American actor
 * -, Georgian musical artist
 * -, Dutch cyclist


 * -, American singer
 * -, American actor
 * -, Spanish tennis player
 * -, Czech republic ice skater
 * -, American actor
 * -, American actresses and entrepreneurs
 * -, American actress
 * -, American actress
 * -, American basketball player
 * -, Japanese singer
 * -, American baseball player
 * -, American actor and singer
 * -, American singer
 * -, Canadian actress
 * -, British actor and singer

July

 * -, American actress, model and charity spokesperson, also seen on the MTV reality series
 * -, American actress and singer
 * -, Korean model
 * -, in  and model
 * -, Brazilian footballer
 * -, American actress and singer
 * -, South African rugby player
 * -, Korean singer/dancer/actress
 * -, American actress ()
 * -, Russian hockey player


 * -, Australian model and actress
 * -, heir to the Monaco throne
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, American actor
 * -, German actor and photo model
 * -, Canadian actor
 * -, American musician and animator
 * -, R&B singer
 * -, Israeli soldier/hostage
 * -, Canadian actress
 * -, British actor
 * -, guitarist

September

 * -, American professional snowboarder
 * -, American porn star
 * -, American actress and singer
 * -, Japanese singer
 * -, American actress
 * -, British model
 * -, American voice actor
 * -, American actress
 * -, Canadian actress
 * -, Danish singer and songwriter
 * -, Mexican footballer
 * -, American actress and singer

October

 * -, American actress
 * -, American actress
 * -, French swimmer
 * -, American actor
 * -, Korean singer, member of
 * -, American actor
 * -, Canadian soccer player
 * -, Canadian actor
 * -, Austrian ski jumper

November

 * -, American reality television star
 * -, Filipino - American singer
 * -, Canadian actress and singer
 * -, Korean singer
 * -, American actor
 * -, Taiwanese singer-songwriter
 * -, Indian tennis player
 * -, Australian NRL player
 * -, New Zealand actor
 * -, French pianist
 * -, American singer and model

December

 * -, British boxer
 * -, English footballer
 * -, Colombian actress, model and singer
 * -, English composer
 * -, Japanese actress
 * -, British actress
 * -, American professional skateboarder

Unknown dates

 * , Indian actress

January

 * -, Italian cyclist (b. )
 * -, lead singer and bassist of (b. )
 * -, Mexican writer (b. )
 * -, French cellist (b. )
 * -, Czech writer, laureate (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * -, American writer and founder of (b. )
 * -, American actor, singer (b. )
 * -, German actress (b. )
 * - Crew of :
 * (b. )
 * (b. )
 * (b. )
 * (b. )
 * (b. )
 * (b. )
 * (b. )

February-March

 * -, Swedish politician, diplomat, and writer, recipient of the (b. )
 * -, the 8th General of (b. )
 * -, American author (b. )
 * -, American writer (b. )
 * -, Japanese , the oldest man ever (b. ?)
 * -, Canadian politician and "" in Canada (b. )
 * -, Canadian hockey player (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, British politician (b. )
 * -, Canadian musician (b. )
 * -, American songwriter (b. )
 * -, American artist (b. )
 * -, Welsh actor (b. )
 * -, Orthodox Rabbi (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )

April

 * -, English tenor (b. )
 * -, Russian economist, laureate (b. )
 * -, Japanese idol singer (b. )
 * -, French feminist writer (b. )
 * -, French writer (b. )
 * -, Australian actress (b. )
 * -, Romanian historian of religions and writer (b. )
 * -, 20th century American music composer (b. )
 * -, Austrian-born film director (b. )
 * -, wife of , later titled "Duke of Windsor" due to his abdication (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, Bulgarian painter (b. )

May

 * -, Finnish rally car driver (b. )
 * -, American-born actor (b. )
 * -, Nepalese sherpa (b. )
 * -, American art collector, socialite, philanthropist and the chairman of the Philadelphia Art Museum (b. )
 * -, Austrian actress (b. )
 * -, Italian race car driver (b. )
 * -, American writer (b. )
 * -, American musician (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, American politician (b. )
 * -, American film producer (b. )
 * -, American artist (b. )
 * -, American physicist, laureate (b. )

June-July

 * -, American jazz musician (b. )
 * -, Argentine writer (b. )
 * -, French composer (b. )
 * -, American singer (b. )
 * -, Daughter of and . (b. )
 * -, American basketball player (b. )
 * -, stage name of Michel Colucci, French comedian and humorist (b. )
 * -, Lebanese composer, musician, conductor and author (b. )
 * -, Russian mathematician (b. )
 * -, Indian politician (b. )
 * -, American admiral (b. )
 * -, baseball player (b. )
 * -, French-born industrial designer (b. )
 * -, American harness driver and trainer (b. )
 * -, American screenwriter (b. )
 * -, American biochemist, recipient of the (b. )
 * -, American film director (b. )

August-October

 * -, American lawyer and anti-Communist (b. )
 * -, Bolivian poet, novelist, and short story writer (b. )
 * -, Canadian poet, writer, and playwright (b. )
 * --, American actor (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, British sculptor (b. )
 * -, baseball player (b. )
 * -, Sultan of Brunei (b. )
 * -, Russian chemist, laureate (b. )
 * -, American bassist (b. )
 * -, English mathematician (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, Belgian violinist (b. )
 * -, Hungarian physiologist, laureate (b. )
 * -, American biochemist, recipient of the (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, American runner (b. )
 * -, British actor and writer (b. )
 * -, American physicist and chemist, recipient of the (b. )

November-December

 * -, American voice actor (b. )
 * -, Alsatian soprano (b. )
 * -, Czech statesman (b. )
 * -, Soviet politician (b. )
 * -, supermodel (b. )
 * -, American film stuntman (b. )
 * -, American actor, musician (b. )
 * -, American journalist, editor, publisher and author (b. )
 * -, British actor (b. )
 * -, Cuban-born actor (b. )
 * -, Irish footballer (b. )
 * -, Belgian pilot (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, Russian film director (b. )

Unknown dates

 * , classical Hungarian pianist (b. )