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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in December 1986.
The US president was Ronald Reagan (Republican), the UK Prime Minister was Margaret Thatcher (Conservative), Pope St John Paul II was leading the Catholic Church.

But much more happened on December 1986: find out below

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Historical Events

Which were the important events of December 1986?


Events

  • 01 Dec 1986 Paul McCartney releases Only Love Remains
  • 02 Dec 1986 Dow-Jones index hits record 1955.57
  • 03 Dec 1986 Sri Lanka all out 55 versus West Indies in one-dayer Walsh 5-1 in four 3 overs.
  • 04 Dec 1986 NASA launches Fltsatcom-7.
  • 06 Dec 1986 52nd Heisman Trophy Award: Vinny Testaverde, Miami Florida (quarterback).
  • 07 Dec 1986 Juli Inkster / Tom Purtzer wins LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic
  • 08 Dec 1986 US House Democrats select majority leader Jim Wright as 48th speaker.
  • 10 Dec 1986 Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel accepts 1986 Nobel Peace Prize.
  • 11 Dec 1986 South Africa censors press.
  • 12 Dec 1986 Russian Tupolev-134 crashes in East Berlin, 70 killed.
  • 14 Dec 1986 Voyager experimental aircraft, piloted by Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager, takes off from Edwards Air Force Base, California on first non-stop, non-refueled flight around the world.
  • 15 Dec 1986 CIA director William Casey suffers a cerebral seizure
  • 16 Dec 1986 Revolt in Kazakhstan against Communist Party of Kazakhstan, known as Zheltoksan, which becomes the first sign of ethnic strife during Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev's tenure
  • 17 Dec 1986 US Congress forms "Irangate" committee.
  • 18 Dec 1986 Mr Gates, serves as acting Director of CIA
  • 19 Dec 1986 USSR frees dissident Andrei Sakharov from internal exile
  • 20 Dec 1986 White teenagers beat blacks in Howard Beach, New York
  • 21 Dec 1986 Amy Alcott / Bob Charles wins LPGA Mazda Golf Championship
  • 23 Dec 1986 Rutan andYeager make 1st around-the-world flight without refueling
  • 24 Dec 1986 French hostage Aurel Cornea, held in Lebanon for 9 months, released.
  • 26 Dec 1986 Captured Iraqi Airways Boeing-737 in Saudi Arabia, about 60 killed
  • 27 Dec 1986 Les Miserables opens at Kennedy Center, Washington DC
  • 28 Dec 1986 Pat Davis, ranked 412th among world tennis competitors, wins Davis Cup.
  • 30 Dec 1986 US begins military exercises in Honduras.
  • 31 Dec 1986 Dupont Plaza Hotel fire in San Juan, Puerto Rico kills 97

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Music charts

Which were the top hits in December 1986?
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Top #5 songs in the USA

  1. - The Next Time I Fall
  2. - The Way It Is
  3. - Walk Like An Egyptian
  4. - You Give Love A Bad Name
  5. - Everybody Have Fun Tonight

Top #5 songs in the UK

  1. - The Final Countdown
  2. - Sometimes
  3. - Caravan Of Love
  4. - Reet Petite
  5. - The Rain

Movies

Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?
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Platoon

Platoon

Release year: 1986

Directed by: Oliver Stone

Starring: Charlie Sheen, Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe, Keith David

Country: United States of America

Alfons Zitterbacke

Alfons Zitterbacke

Release year: 1986

The Little Vampire

The Little Vampire

Release year: 1986

Directed by: Uli Edel

Street Legal

Street Legal

Release year: 1986

Little Shop of Horrors

Little Shop of Horrors

Release year: 1986

Directed by: Frank Oz

Starring: Rick Moranis, Ellen Greene, Vincent Gardenia, Levi Stubbs

Country: United States of America

Books

Which were the most popular books released in December 1986?
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A Taste For Death by P. D. James

A Taste For Death

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The bloody scene of a double murder occurs in the small Little Vestry of St. Matthew's Church. Scotland Yard Commander Adam Dalgliesh is confronted with an interesting dilemma: How can an upper-crust Minister lie next to a neighboring derelict of …

The Beet Queen by Louise Erdrich

The Beet Queen

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Young Karl and Mary Adare are rescued by a boxcar from Argus, North Dakota, on a spring morning of 1932. They seek refuge in the United States after being orphaned in an unusual way.

Whirlwind by James Clavell

Whirlwind

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Whirlwind tells the story of three weeks spent in Tehran, February 1979. It is three weeks of passion, sacrifice, and heartbreak. A team of professional pilots is caught between the revolutionaries, the forces of international intrigue and themselves.

The Christmas Day Kitten by James Herriot

The Christmas Day Kitten

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Famous veterinarian/writer tells the story of how a stray cat gave a woman and her three Basset Hounds a Christmas gift.

Dancing On My Grave by Gelsey Kirkland with Greg Lawrence

Dancing On My Grave

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Dancing on My Grave