What happened on Friday May 16, 1986?

Here's what happened on May 16, 1986:

• South African Apartheid Negotiations South African President P.W. Botha sends Minister of Justice Kobie Coetsee to visit Nelson Mandela, signaling potential early steps towards negotiations to end apartheid.
• Cokeville Elementary School Bombing A disturbing incident occurs in Cokeville, Wyoming, where a man and his wife take 154 children, teachers, and visitors hostage in an elementary school. Despite a bomb detonating, miraculously no one is killed, though many suffer severe burns.
• Seville Statement on Violence Adoption An international meeting of scientists, convened by the Spanish National Commission for UNESCO in Seville, Spain, adopts the Seville Statement on Violence, a landmark declaration challenging biological determinism about human aggression and war.
• Hands Across America Over 5 million people form a human chain stretching from New York City to Long Beach, California, in a massive charitable event to raise awareness and funds to fight hunger and homelessness.
• Top Gun Movie Premiere The iconic action movie 'Top Gun', starring Tom Cruise and Val Kilmer, premieres in theaters across the United States, becoming a massive cultural phenomenon and defining the 1980s aviation film genre.
• Bangladeshi Ferry Disaster The double-decked ferry 'Shamia' capsizes in the Meghna River near Barisal, Bangladesh, resulting in a tragic loss of at least 600 lives in one of the country's worst maritime disasters.
• Dallas TV Show Plot Twist In a shocking television moment, Bobby Ewing (played by Patrick Duffy) returns from the dead on the popular TV series 'Dallas', creating one of the most famous plot twists in television history.
• Megan Fox Birth Megan Fox, an American actress known for her roles in blockbuster films like 'Transformers', is born, who would later become a prominent Hollywood celebrity.
• Dominican Republic Parliamentary Election Joaquín Balaguer's PRSC (Social Christian Reformist Party) wins the Dominican Republic parliamentary election, reinforcing the political landscape of the Caribbean nation.

Events in 1986

May 16, 1986: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

Magazines from May. 16, 1986

Newspapers from May. 16, 1986

May 16, 1986 was a Friday and it was the 136th day of the year 1986 in the Gregorian calendar.

May 16, 1986 can also be written as 5/16/1986 in the US and as 16/5/1986 in UK and Europe.

May 16, 1986 in May 1986 calendar

Famous people born on May 16, 1986:

• Megan Fox

  Prominent American actress and model known for her breakthrough role in the Transformers film series.

• Matías Cabrera
• Fernando Carralero
• Paul Carroll
• Oskar Deecke
• Karla Echenique
• Héctor González Baeza
• Alexandru Sergiu Grosu
• Andy Keogh
• Guilherme Kuromoto
• Kevin Lisch
• Julija Musichina
• Ali Nasser
• Irving Pérez
• Shamcey Supsup
• Scott VanderMeer
• Ángel Velasco Marugán
• Vinicius Oliveira Franco
• Jonathan Wallace

Famous people born in 1986

Famous people born on May 16th

Famous people died on May 16, 1986:

• Pierino Favalli
• Gaetano Aliperta
• Oscar Saccorotti

Famous people who died in 1986

Famous people who died on May 16th

May 16, 1986: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on May 16, 1986 was Greatest Love Of All by Whitney Houston, according to the music chart for the week May 12th and May 18th.

1. Whitney Houston - Greatest Love Of All
2. Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls
3. Van Halen - Why Can't This Be Love
4. Janet Jackson - What Have You Done For Me Lately
5. Madonna - Live To Tell

May 16, 1986: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on May 16, 1986 was The Chicken Song by Spitting Image, according to the music chart for the week May 12th and May 18th.

1. Spitting Image - The Chicken Song
2. Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald - On My Own
3. Falco - Rock Me Amadeus
4. Level 42 - Lessons In Love
5. Madonna - Live To Tell

May 16, 1986: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on May 16, 1986 was On My Own by Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald, according to the music chart for the week May 12th and May 18th.

1. Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald - On My Own
2. Stephanie Mills - I Have Learned To Respect The Power Of Love
3. The S.O.S. Band - The Finest
4. Whitney Houston - Greatest Love Of All
5. Atlantic Starr - If Your Heart Isn't In It

The Zodiac and Astrological sign for May 16th is Taurus.

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Babies born in May are either Taurus or Gemini. People born before May 20th are Taurus, while people born from May 21st have the sign of Gemini.

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May 16, 1986: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

The Chinese Zodiac sign for May 16, 1986 is Tiger and the associated element is Fire.

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Moon phase

The moon phase on May 16, 1986 was First Quarter.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on May 16, 1986 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on May 16, 1986 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 52% full, rising at 11:50 am and setting at 02:24 am.

The previous full moon was on Apr 24, 1986 while the next full moon would come on May 23, 1986.

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Your place in the Universe on May 16, 1986

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Someone born on May 16, 1986 is:

39 years and 7 days old,

or 468 months and 7 days old,

or 2036 weeks

or 14252 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on May 16, 1986?

There are 358 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Saturday May 16th 2026.

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on May 16, 1986?

You belong to the Millennial Generation if you were born on May 16, 1986.

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