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1986 Tropical Ephemeris

What happened in January 1986

• January 1, 1986: Aruba gained increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. This was significant as it gave Aruba greater control over its own affairs.
• January 11, 1986: The Gateway Bridge in Brisbane, Australia, opened. This was important as it was the world's longest prestressed concrete free-cantilever bridge at the time.
• January 13, 1986: The South Yemen Civil War began. This was significant as it led to the unification of North and South Yemen in 1990.
• January 20, 1986: The United Kingdom and France announced plans to construct the Channel Tunnel. This was important as it created a physical link between the two countries.
• January 24, 1986: The Voyager 2 space probe made its first encounter with Uranus. This was significant as it provided valuable information about the planet and its moons.
• January 25, 1986: Yoweri Museveni's National Resistance Army Rebel group took over Uganda. This was important as it ended the reign of Dictator Idi Amin.
• January 28, 1986: The Space Shuttle Challenger disintegrated 73 seconds after launch, killing the crew of seven astronauts. This was significant as it led to a major investigation into the shuttle program and changes in safety procedures.
• January 29, 1986: Yoweri Museveni was sworn in as President of Uganda. This was significant as it marked the beginning of a new era in Ugandan politics.
• February 3, 1986: Pixar, the computer animation studio, is founded by John Lasseter and Steve Jobs.
• February 7, 1986: President Jean-Claude Duvalier flees Haiti, ending 28 years of family rule.
• February 8, 1986: A train collision in Hinton, Alberta, Canada, results in 23 deaths and 71 injuries.
• February 9, 1986: Halley's Comet reaches its closest point to the Sun during its second visit to the solar system in the 20th century.
• February 10, 1986: The Maxi Trial, a major trial against the Sicilian Mafia, begins in Palermo, Italy.
• February 11, 1986: Human rights activist Natan Sharansky is released by Soviet authorities and leaves the country for Israel.
• February 15, 1986: The Beechcraft Starship, a new type of aircraft, makes its maiden flight.
• February 16, 1986: The Soviet liner MS Mikhail Lermontov sinks in the Marlborough Sounds, New Zealand.
• February 17, 1986: The Single European Act is signed, aiming to create a single market within the European Economic Community.
• February 19, 1986: The Soviet Union launches the Mir space station, which becomes the first continuously inhabited space station.
• February 22, 1986: The People Power Revolution begins in the Philippines, leading to the removal of President Ferdinand Marcos from office.
• February 25, 1986: The 27th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union opens in Moscow, where General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev introduces the keywords of his mandate: Glasnost and Perestroika.
• February 27, 1986: The United States Senate allows its debates to be televised on a trial basis, increasing transparency in government proceedings.
• February 28, 1986: Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme is assassinated on his way home from the cinema in Stockholm, Sweden.
• March 1, 1986: Olof Palme's deputy Ingvar Carlsson becomes acting Prime Minister of Sweden and is elected by the Swedish Riksdag on March 15.
• March 3, 1986: The first paper is published describing the atomic force microscope invented by Gerd Binnig, Calvin Quate, and Christopher Berger.
• March 8, 1986: The Japanese Suisei probe flies by Halley's Comet, studying its UV hydrogen corona and solar wind.
• March 9, 1986: United States Navy divers find the largely intact but heavily damaged crew compartment of the Space Shuttle Challenger; the bodies of all seven astronauts are still inside.
• March 13, 1986: In a Black Sea incident, American cruiser USS Yorktown and destroyer USS Caron enter Soviet territorial waters near the southern Crimean Peninsula, claiming the right of innocent passage.
• March 14, 1986: Microsoft Corporation holds its initial public offering of stock shares.
• March 15, 1986: Hotel New World collapses, resulting in 33 deaths and 17 rescued from the rubble.
• March 25, 1986: The 58th Academy Awards are held in Los Angeles, with Out of Africa winning Best Picture.
• March 26, 1986: An article in The New York Times accuses Kurt Waldheim, former United Nations Secretary-General and candidate for president of Austria, of involvement in Nazi war crimes during World War II.
• March 27, 1986: Russell Street Bombing: A car bomb explodes at Russell Street Police Headquarters in Melbourne, killing a woman constable, the first Australian policewoman to be killed in the line of duty.
• March 31, 1986: Mexicana Flight 940 crashes near Maravatío, Mexico, killing 167.
• April 1, 1986: Communist Party of Nepal (Mashal) cadres attack police stations in Kathmandu to incite a rebellion.
• April 2, 1986: Bomb explosion on Trans World Airlines flight from Rome to Athens kills 4 people.
• April 5, 1986: La Belle discotheque bombing in West Berlin, known US soldiers' hangout, kills 3 and injures 230; Libya is blamed.
• April 11, 1986: Infamous FBI shootout in Miami results in deaths of two agents and injuries to five others.
• April 13, 1986: Pope John Paul II visits Great Synagogue of Rome, first modern Pope to do so.
• April 14, 1986: Hailstones weighing 1 kilogram fall on Gopalganj District, Bangladesh, killing 92.
• April 15, 1986: Operation El Dorado Canyon: US planes bomb targets in Tripoli and Benghazi, Libya, killing at least 15.
• April 16, 1986: UK and Netherlands sign peace treaty, ending the Three Hundred and Thirty Five Years' War, one of history's longest.
• April 17, 1986: British journalist John McCarthy kidnapped in Beirut (released in 1991) and three others killed in retaliation for Libya bombing.
• April 18, 1986: Titan 34D-9 rocket explodes after launch, carrying the final KH-9 satellite.
• April 21, 1986: Lorimar-Telepictures launches as a mass media company.
• April 26, 1986: Chernobyl disaster: Mishandled safety test at Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant kills over 4,000, damages property, and leads to radioactive fallout across the northern hemisphere.
• April 29, 1986: Diamond Jubilee of Hirohito held in Tokyo.
• May 2, 1986: Expo 86, the 1986 World Exposition on Transportation and Communication, showcasing advancements in transportation and communication, opens in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, attracting international visitors and highlighting global innovation.
• May 8, 1986: \u00d3scar Arias assumes his first term as President of Costa Rica, marking a significant political transition and a commitment to peace and democracy in the region.
• May 12, 1986: NBC unveils its current peacock logo, symbolizing the network's enduring presence and identity, during the conclusion of its 60th-anniversary special, solidifying its brand recognition.
• May 16, 1986: The Seville Statement on Violence, adopted by an international scientific gathering in Seville, Spain, addresses the urgent need to understand and combat violence, emphasizing the importance of interdisciplinary research and collaboration.
• May 23, 1986: Somali President Siad Barre's car accident and subsequent departure for treatment in Saudi Arabia trigger an uprising by opposition groups, marking the beginning of the Somali Civil War, a protracted conflict with devastating consequences for the country.
• May 25, 1986: Hands Across America, a nationwide event involving over 5 million participants, forms a human chain from New York City to Long Beach, California, raising funds and awareness for hunger and homelessness, demonstrating the power of collective action in addressing social issues.
• June 1, 1986: Oosterscheldekering, the world's largest openable storm surge flood barrier, is completed in the Netherlands. It protects the country from flooding.
• June 4, 1986: Jonathan Pollard pleads guilty to espionage for selling top secret United States military intelligence to Israel. He was sentenced to life in prison.
• June 8, 1986: Former United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim is elected president of Austria. His election was controversial due to his alleged involvement in Nazi war crimes.
• June 9, 1986: The Rogers Commission releases its report on the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. The report concluded that the disaster was caused by a faulty O-ring seal in the shuttle's solid rocket boosters.
• June 12, 1986: South Africa declares a nationwide state of emergency in response to anti-apartheid protests. The state of emergency lasted for six months.
• June 14, 1986: Fantasyland's Mindbender derails and kills three people. The roller coaster was closed and eventually demolished.
• June 22, 1986: In one of the most famous FIFA World Cup matches, Argentinian football player Diego Maradona scores one handball goal (nicknamed the "Hand of God") and then dribbles past the entire English football team to score a second goal (nicknamed "The Goal of the Century") with Argentina winning 2–1 against England. The match is remembered for Maradona's controversial first goal and his incredible individual skill in scoring the second goal.
• June 23, 1986: Eric Thomas develops LISTSERV, the first email list management software. LISTSERV is still widely used today.
• June 29, 1986: Argentina defeats West Germany 3–2 to win the 1986 World Cup in Estadio Azteca in Mexico City. This was Argentina's second World Cup title.
• July 2, 1986: The release of The Great Mouse Detective, Walt Disney Pictures' 26th animated film, was a significant milestone in the company's history.
• July 4, 1986: The Statue of Liberty reopened after a centennial celebration and extensive refurbishment, symbolizing the enduring spirit of freedom and democracy.
• July 7, 1986: The execution of Australian drug smugglers Kevin Barlow and Brian Chambers in Malaysia highlighted the harsh consequences of drug trafficking and the need for international cooperation in combating the drug trade.
• July 11, 1986: The New Zealand Homosexual Law Reform Act marked a progressive step in recognizing and protecting the rights of the LGBTQ community.
• July 23, 1986: The marriage of Prince Andrew, Duke of York, and Sarah Ferguson at Westminster Abbey was a significant event in British royal history and captured worldwide attention.
• August 6, 1986: A record-breaking rainfall in Sydney, Australia, causing significant flooding and damage.
• August 16, 1986: Typhoon Wayne, a long-lived tropical cyclone, formed over the South China Sea, resulting in widespread damage and loss of life.
• August 19, 1986: The stolen Picasso painting, Weeping Woman, was recovered from a locker in Melbourne, Australia, after two weeks.
• August 20, 1986: A tragic workplace shooting in Edmond, Oklahoma, where a postal employee killed 14 coworkers before taking his own life.
• August 21, 1986: The Lake Nyos disaster in Cameroon, a limnic eruption, released toxic gases, leading to the deaths of nearly 2,000 people.
• August 31, 1986: The Soviet passenger liner SS Admiral Nakhimov collided with another ship in the Black Sea, sinking rapidly and causing the loss of 398 lives.
• September 1, 1986: Jordan University of Science and Technology is established in Jordan.
• September 4, 1986: Eusko Alkartasuna, the Basque Social Democratic Party, is created in Vitoria-Gasteiz.
• September 5, 1986: Pan Am Flight 73, with 358 people on board, is hijacked at Karachi International Airport by four Abu Nidal terrorists.
• September 6, 1986: The Big Mac Index is introduced in The Economist newspaper as a semi-humorous international measure of purchasing power parity.
• September 7, 1986: Desmond Tutu becomes the first black Anglican Church bishop in South Africa.
• September 13, 1986: The 6.0 Mw Kalamata earthquake shook southern Greece with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), leaving at least 20 dead, 300 injured, and causing $5 million in damage.
• September 28, 1986: The Democratic Progressive Party, a major political party in Taiwan, was founded to challenge the dominant Kuomintang party.
• October 1, 1986: Ronald Reagan signed Goldwater–Nichols Act, reorganizing the US Department of Defense.
• October 3, 1986: TASCC, a superconducting cyclotron, opened at Chalk River Laboratories.
• October 9, 1986: Harry E. Claiborne became the fifth federal official to be impeached.
• October 10, 1986: A 5.7 magnitude earthquake struck San Salvador, El Salvador, causing up to 1,500 casualties.
• October 11, 1986: Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev met in Reykjavík, Iceland, to discuss arms reduction, but failed to reach an agreement.
• October 16, 1986: The IOC selected Albertville, France and Barcelona, Spain as the host cities for the 1992 Winter and Summer Olympics respectively, also announcing the separation of the two events.
• October 19, 1986: Mozambican President Samora Machel died in a plane crash in South Africa.
• October 21, 1986: The Marshall Islands became an associated state under the Compact of Free Association.
• October 22, 1986: WNBC Radio's traffic helicopter crashed into the Hudson River, killing reporter Jane Dornacker, whose screams were heard on-air.
• October 26, 1986: Bus deregulation was implemented in the United Kingdom, excluding Greater London and Northern Ireland.
• October 27, 1986: The New York Mets defeated the Boston Red Sox in the 1986 World Series, winning 4 games to 3.
• October 29, 1986: Margaret Thatcher officially opened the M25 Motorway encircling Greater London, becoming Europe's second longest orbital road.
• October 30, 1986: The National Park Passport Stamps program was initiated in the United States.
• November 1, 1986: Joh Bjelke-Petersen wins his final election as Premier of Queensland with 38.6% of the vote. Resigned on December 1, 1987, due to corruption revelations from the Fitzgerald Inquiry.
• November 3, 1986: Ash-Shiraa, a Lebanese magazine, reports the secret sale of weapons by the United States to Iran to secure the release of 7 American hostages held by pro-Iranian groups in Lebanon.
• November 6, 1986: 45 people are killed in the 1986 British International Helicopters Chinook crash.
• November 18, 1986: Greater Manchester Police announce a search for the bodies of 2 missing children after Moors murderers Ian Brady and Myra Hindley confess to 2 more murders.
• November 21, 1986: Oliver North and Fawn Hall, members of the National Security Council, begin shredding documents implicating them in the Iran-Contra Affair, involving the sale of weapons to Iran and funding the Contra rebels in Nicaragua.
• December 4, 1986: The MV Amazon Venture oil tanker leaks 500,000 US gallons (1,900,000 L) of oil at the port of Savannah, causing an oil spill.
• December 7, 1986: A magnitude 5.7 earthquake destroys most of the Bulgarian town of Strajica, resulting in two deaths.
• December 14, 1986: Rutan Voyager, an experimental aircraft, begins its flight around the world from Edwards Air Force Base in the United States, piloted by Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager.
• December 16, 1986: Jeltoqsan, mass anti-government protests, break out across the Kazakh SSR, resulting in the massacre of over 165 protesters.
• December 19, 1986: Soviet dissident Andrei Sakharov is allowed to return to Moscow after six years of internal exile.
• December 20, 1986: Three African Americans are assaulted by white teens in Howard Beach, Queens, New York. One of the victims, Michael Griffith, is run over and killed by a motorist while attempting to flee the attackers.
• December 23, 1986: Rutan Voyager completes the first nonstop circumnavigation of the Earth by air without refueling in 9 days, 3 minutes, and 44 seconds.
• December 31, 1986: Dupont Plaza Hotel arson: A hotel fire in San Juan, Puerto Rico, kills 97 and injures 140.