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1986 Calendar Trivia

The next time you can reuse this calendar will be on year 2025. Both calendars will be exactly the same! This is assuming you are not interested in the dates for Easter and other irregular holidays that are based on a solar cycle.

April 4 (4/4), June 6 (6/6), August 8 (8/8), October 10 (10/10), December 12 (12/12), and the last day of February always fall on the same day of the week in any given year. This is called the ‘Doomsday rule’. Check these dates using the full 12-month calendar below to verify.

1986 Calendar

Historical Events Of 1986

• February 1, 1986 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Fire Tiger in Chinese astrology.
• February 19, 1986 – Akkaraipattu massacre: the Sri Lankan Army massacres 80 Tamil farm workers in the eastern province of Sri Lanka.
• February 20, 1986 – The Soviet Union launches its Mir spacecraft. Remaining in orbit for 15 years, it is occupied for ten of those years.
• February 22, 1986 – Start of the People Power Revolution in the Philippines.
• May 15, 1986 – Elio de Angelis, was killed while testing the Brabham BT55 at the Paul Ricard circuit at Le Castellet.
• July 6, 1986 – Davis Phinney becomes the first American cyclist to win a road stage of the Tour de France.
• July 9, 1986 – The Parliament of New Zealand passes the Homosexual Law Reform Act legalising homosexuality in New Zealand.
• July 23, 1986 – In London, England, Prince Andrew, Duke of York marries Sarah Ferguson at Westminster Abbey.
• September 7, 1986 – Desmond Tutu becomes the first black man to lead the Anglican Church in South Africa.
• November 22, 1986 – Mike Tyson defeats Trevor Berbick to become youngest Heavyweight champion in boxing history.

Who Were Born On 1986?

• February 1, 1986 – Lauren Conrad, American fashion designer and author
• February 26, 1986 – Leila Lopes, Angolan-American model, Miss Universe 2011
• April 18, 1986 – Billy Butler, American baseball player
• June 4, 1986 – Yoochun, South Korean singer-songwriter and actor (TVXQ and JYJ)
• July 9, 1986 – Sébastien Bassong, Cameroonian footballer
• September 14, 1986 – A.J. Trauth, American actor
• September 17, 1986 – Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Japanese voice actor
• October 13, 1986 – Sergio Pérez Moya, Mexican footballer
• November 27, 1986 – Oritsé Williams, English singer-songwriter, producer, and dancer (JLS)
• December 18, 1986 – Bill Stull, American football player