Halley’s Comet last appeared in the inner Solar System. Halley’s Comet is one of the most famous comets known to humanity. It’s named after the…
Tag: 1986
26 April 1986
The Chernobyl disaster occurs in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. The Chernobyl disaster was a catastrophic nuclear accident that occurred on April 26, 1986, at…
14 April 1986
The heaviest hailstones ever recorded, each weighing 1 kilogram (2.2 lb), fall on the Gopalganj district of Bangladesh, killing 92. Hail stones are formed when…
7 March 1986
Challenger Disaster: Divers from the USS Preserver locate the crew cabin of Challenger on the ocean floor. The Challenger shuttle disaster was caused by the…
7 September 1986
Desmond Tutu becomes the first black man to lead the Anglican Diocese of Cape Town.
25 February 1986
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
23 January 1986
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducts its first members: Little Richard, Chuck Berry, James Brown, Ray Charles, Sam Cooke, Fats Domino, The Everly…
9 October 1986
The Phantom of the Opera, eventually the second longest running musical in London, opens at Her Majesty’s Theatre.
7 September 1986
Desmond Tutu becomes the first black man to lead the Anglican Diocese of Cape Town.
5 September 1986
Pan Am Flight 73 from Mumbai, India with 358 people on board is hijacked at Karachi International Airport.