What happened on Monday August 25, 1986?

About August 25th, 1986, in brief:

  • Historical events: At Tiger Stadium in Detroit, Oakland Athletics' rookie Mark McGwire hit his first major league home run, launching the ball off Detroit Tigers pitcher Walt Terrell. This moment marked the beginning of McGwire's legendary baseball career, which would later see him become one of the most prolific home run hitters in MLB history.
  • Day of the week: August 25th, 1986 was a Monday
  • Zodiac Sign: Virgo (in western zodiac), Tiger (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Waning gibbous
  • #1 US song: Higher Love by Steve Winwood
  • #1 UK song: The Lady In Red by Chris De Burgh
  • Popular movie: Momo directed by Johannes Schaaf

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August 25, 1986: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on August 25, 1986:

  • Mark McGwire's First Major League Home Run At Tiger Stadium in Detroit, Oakland Athletics' rookie Mark McGwire hit his first major league home run, launching the ball off Detroit Tigers pitcher Walt Terrell. This moment marked the beginning of McGwire's legendary baseball career, which would later see him become one of the most prolific home run hitters in MLB history.
  • Paul Simon Album Release Warner Bros. Records released a new album by renowned singer-songwriter Paul Simon, contributing to his extensive musical catalog and continuing his influential career in popular music.

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August 25, 1986: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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What day of the week was August 25, 1986?


August 25, 1986 was a Monday and it was the 237th day of the year 1986 in the Gregorian calendar.

August 25, 1986 can also be written as 8/25/1986 in the US and as 25/8/1986 in UK and Europe.

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Who was born on August 25, 1986?


Famous people born on August 25, 1986:

  • Mike Song

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August 25, 1986: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on August 25, 1986:

  • Alberto Monroy

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August 25, 1986: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on August 25, 1986 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week August 25th and August 31st. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

August 25, 1986: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on August 25, 1986 was Higher Love by Steve Winwood, according to the music chart for the week August 25th and August 31st.

  1. - Higher Love youtube
  2. - Venus youtube
  3. - Papa Don't Preach youtube
  4. - Take My Breath Away (Love Theme From Top Gun) youtube
  5. - Dancing On The Ceiling youtube

August 25, 1986: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on August 25, 1986 was The Lady In Red by Chris De Burgh, according to the music chart for the week August 25th and August 31st.

  1. - The Lady In Red youtube
  2. - I Want To Wake Up With You youtube
  3. - Papa Don't Preach youtube
  4. - So Macho / Cruising youtube
  5. - Camouflage youtube

August 25, 1986: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on August 25, 1986 was Love Zone by Billy Ocean, according to the music chart for the week August 25th and August 31st.

  1. - Love Zone
  2. - Ain't Nothin' Goin' On But The Rent
  3. - Give Me The Reason
  4. - Do You Get Enough Love
  5. - All Cried Out
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August 25, 1986: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for August 25th is Virgo.

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August 25, 1986: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for August 25, 1986 is Tiger and the associated element is Fire.

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August 25, 1986: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on August 25, 1986 was Waning gibbous.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on August 25, 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 August 25, 1986 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 56% full, rising at 10:05 pm and setting at 01:31 pm.

The previous full moon was on Aug 19, 1986 while the next full moon would come on Sep 18, 1986.

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How old is someone born on August 25, 1986?


Someone born on August 25, 1986 is:

38 years 8 months old,

or 464 months and 19 days old,

or 2020 weeks and 2 days old,

or 14142 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on August 25, 1986?

There are 103 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Monday August 25th 2025.

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on August 25, 1986?

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