1986
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| Years : | 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 |
| Centuries: | 19th century · 20th century · 21st century |
| Decades: | 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s |
| Years: | 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 |
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[edit] Births
- January 24 - Mischa Barton, English-born American actress
- January 24 - Ricky Ullman, Israeli-born American actor
- February 1 - Johan Vonlanthen, Swiss footballer
- February 19 - Maria Mena, Norwegian singer
- February 21 - Charlotte Church, Welsh soprano
- March 1 - Jonathan Spector, American footballer
- March 9 - Brittany Snow, American actress
- March 14 - Jamie Bell, English actor
- April 3 - Amanda Bynes, American actress and variety show host
- June 3 - Rafael Nadal, Spanish tennis player
- June 10 - Joey Zimmerman, American actor
- June 11 - Shia LaBeouf, American actor
- June 13 - Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, American actresses and entrepreneurs
- June 24 - Solange Knowles, American actress and singer
- June 25 - Aya Matsuura, Japanese singer
- June 27 - Drake Bell, American actor
- July 2 - Lindsay Lohan, American actress
- July 4 - Shane Kippel, Canadian actor
- August 16 - Shawn Pyfrom, American actor
- September 12 - Emmy Rossum, American actress and singer
- October 31 - Christie Hayes, Australian actress
- November 2 - Lara Sacher, Australian actress
- November 5 - BoA, Korean singer
- November 3 - Jasmine Trias, American singer
- November 25 - Amber Hagerman, American murder victim (d. 1996)
[edit] Deaths
- January 1 - Alfredo Binda, Italian cyclist (b. 1902)
- January 8 - Pierre Fournier, French cellist (b. 1906)
- January 14 - Donna Reed, American actress (b. 1921)
- January 24 - L. Ron Hubbard, American science fiction writer, founder of Scientology (b. 1911)
- January 24 - Gordon MacRae, American actor, singer (b. 1921)
- January 24 - Vincente Minnelli, American director (b. 1903)
- January 27 - Lilli Palmer, actress (b. 1914)
- January 28 - Crew of Space Shuttle Challenger: Francis R. Scobee, Michael J. Smith, Judith Resnik, Ellison Onizuka, Ronald McNair, Greg Jarvis, Christa McAuliffe.
- February 11 - Frank Herbert, American science fiction author (b. 1920)
- February 27 - Jacques Plante, Canadian hockey player (b. 1929)
- February 28 - Olof Palme, Prime Minister of Sweden (b. 1927)
- March 6 - Georgia O'Keeffe, American artist (b. 1887)
- March 10 - Ray Milland, Welsh actor (b. 1907)
- March 30 - James Cagney, American actor (b. 1899)
[edit] Events
- January 1 - Spain and Portugal enter the European Community
- January 1 - Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands and is separated from the Netherlands Antilles.
- January 9 - After losing a patent battle with Polaroid, Kodak leaves the instant camera business.
- January 12 - Space shuttle Columbia is launched with the first Hispanic-American astronaut, Dr. Franklin R. Chang-Diaz.
- January 20 - The United Kingdom and France announce plans to construct the Channel Tunnel.
- January 20 - The first federal Martin Luther King Day, honoring Martin Luther King Jr.
- January 24 - Voyager 2 space probe makes first encounter with Uranus
- January 28 - Space Shuttle Challenger disintegrates 73 seconds after launch, killing all seven astronauts on board.
- January 29 - Yoweri Kaguta Museveni became President of the Republic of Uganda after leading a successful five-year liberation struggle.
- April 21 - Geraldo Rivera opens Al Capone's vault on live television and finds nothing.
[edit] Nobel Prizes
[edit] Films released
- Little Shop of Horrors
- Top Gun
- Ferris Bueller's Day Off
- Stand by Me
- Back to School
- Ailens
- Three Amigos
- Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation
- Club Paradise
- The Great Mouse Detective
- My Little Pony: The Movie
- Maximum Overdrive
- 16 Candles
[edit] Hit songs
- "Stimulation - Wa Wa Nee
- "You're The Voice" - John Farnham #1
- "No Lies" - Noiseworks
- "Funkytown" - Psudeo Echo #1
- "Throw Your Arms Around Me" - Hunters + Collectors
- "(There's Gonna Be) A Showdown - The Johnnys
- "Walk Like An Egyptian" - The Bangles
- "Livin' On A Prayer"- Bon Jovi
- "The Final Countdown" - Europe
- "French Kissin' In The USA" - Debbie Harry
- "True Colors" - Cyndi Lauper
- "Hip To Be Square" - Huey Lewis and the News
- "Real Wild Child (Wild One)" - Iggy Pop
- "Hymn To Her" - The Pretenders
- "War" - Bruce Springsteen
- "Breakout" - Swing Out Sister
- "I Want To Wake Up With You" - Boris Gardiner
- "Two Of Hearts" - Stacey Q
- "Whole Of The Moon" - Waterboys
- "Take My Breath Away" - Berlin
- "Glory Of Love" - Peter Cetera
- "The Next Time I Fall" - Peter Cetera
- "You Give Love A Bad Name" - Bon Jovi
- "Move Away" - Culture Club
- "That's What Friends Are For" - Dionne Warwick
- "Hey, You!" - Divine
- "Little Baby" - Divine
- "Sara" - Starship
- "Parce que je ne t'aime plus" - Dalida
- "Le sixième jour" - Dalida
- "Addicted To Love" - Robert Palmer
- "Stuck With You" - Huey Lewis & the News
- "How Will I Know" - Whitney Houston
- "When I Think of You" - Janet Jackson
- "West End Girls" - Pet Shop Boys
- "Live to Tell" - Madonna
- "Holding Back The Years" - Simply Red
- "Stay For Awhile" - Amy Grant
- "Papa Don't Preach" - Madonna
- "Rock Me Amadeus" - Falco
- "On My Own" - Patti Labelle & Michael McDonald
- "Notorious" - Duran Duran
- "Sometimes" - Erasure
- "Kyrie" - Mr. Mister
- "That Was Then, This Is Now" - The Monkees
- "Kiss" - Prince
- "The Greatest Love of All" - Whitney Houston
- "Manic Monday" - The Bangles
- "Locked In" - Judas Priest
- "Turbo Lover" - Judas Priest
- "Love Walks In" - Van Halen
- "Sledgehammer" - Peter Gabriel
- "Invisible Touch" - Genesis
- "Living In America" - James Brown
- "Lady In Red" - Chris de Burgh
- "Holding Out For A Hero" - Bonnie Tyler
- "My Hometown" - Bruce Springsteen
- "Venus" - Bananarama
[edit] New books
- Extinction - Thomas Bernhard
- The Bourne Supremacy - Robert Ludlum
- The Bridge - Iain Banks
- Cadillac Desert - Marc Reisner
- The Fence Post Chronicles - W.P. Kinsella
- The Fisher King - Anthony Powell
- Ghost - Piers Anthony
- The Golden Cup - Belva Plain
- Hollywood Husbands - Jackie Collins
- I'll Take Manhattan - Judith Krantz
- In the Hollow of His Hand - James Purdy
- It - Stephen King
- Kara Kush - Idries Shah
- Kate Vaiden - Reynolds Price
- Last of the Breed - Louis L'Amour
- Leo Africanus - Amin Maalouf
- The Light Fantastic - Terry Pratchett
- Love You Forever - Robert Munsch
- A Matter of Honour - Jeffrey Archer
- The Moronic Inferno and Other Visits to America - Martin Amis
- Nobody Lives For Ever - John Gardner
- The Old Devils - Kingsley Amis
- A Perfect Spy - John le Carré
- The Prince of Tides - Pat Conroy
- Red Storm Rising - Tom Clancy
- Speaker for the Dead - Orson Scott Card
- Sportswriter - Richard Ford
- Tourist Season - Carl Hiaasen
- Wanderlust - Danielle Steel
- Whirlwind - James Clavell
- The Wizards and the Warriors - Hugh Cook
