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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in January 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 January 1986: find out below

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Historical Events

Which were the important events of January 1986?


Events

  • 01 Jan 1986 Barbra Striesand and Jon Peters relationship breaks up
  • 02 Jan 1986 191.66 million shares traded in New York Stock Exchange
  • 06 Jan 1986 STS 61-C scrubbed at T-31sec because of liquid oxygen valve problem
  • 07 Jan 1986 Chicago Bears defeat New England Patriots 46-10 in Super Bowl XX
  • 08 Jan 1986 US President Ronald Reagan freezes Libyan assets in the US.
  • 09 Jan 1986 After losing a patent battle with Polaroid, Kodak leaves the instant picture camera business.
  • 10 Jan 1986 STS 61-C mission scrubbed T -9m because of bad weather at Kennedy
  • 11 Jan 1986 1st black lt gov since reconstruction sworn in
  • 12 Jan 1986 24th space shuttle mission STS 61-C Columbia 7 is launched with the first Hispanic-American astronaut, Dr. Franklin Chang-Diaz.
  • 13 Jan 1986 NCCA institutes eligibility requirements based on college exams.
  • 14 Jan 1986 Vinicio Cerezo becomes the second freely elected President of Guatemala since the US Central Intelligence Agency-sponsored coup in 1954.
  • 15 Jan 1986 Living Seas opens
  • 16 Jan 1986 Police arrest three Irish Republican Army-terrorists in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
  • 17 Jan 1986 Tim Witherspoon beats Tony Tubbs in 15 to regain WBA heavyweight title.
  • 18 Jan 1986 24th Space Shuttle (61-C) Mission - Columbia 7 - returns to Earth.
  • 19 Jan 1986 Israeli premier Simon Peres visits Netherlands.
  • 20 Jan 1986 1st federal holiday honoring Martin Luther King Jr
  • 21 Jan 1986 Bomb attack in East-Beirut, 27 killed.
  • 22 Jan 1986 Ghorbanifar 1st suggests diversion of cash to contras, says North
  • 23 Jan 1986 Jerome Kern Goes to Hollywood opens at Ritz Theater NYC for 13 performances
  • 24 Jan 1986 Voyager 2 makes 1st fly-by of Uranus (81,593 km), finds new moons
  • 25 Jan 1986 The National Resistance Movement topples the government of Tito Okello in Uganda.
  • 26 Jan 1986 Super Bowl XX: Chicago Bears beat New England Patriots, 46-10 in New Orleans, Louisiana; Most Valuable Player: Richard Dent, Defensive End.
  • 27 Jan 1986 13th American Music Awards: Whitney Houston, Huey Lewis and Crystal Gayle.
  • 28 Jan 1986 25th Space Shuttle mission (51L) - Challenger 10 explodes 73 seconds after liftoff. Killed are: Christa McAuliffe (teacher), Dr Judith Arlene Resnik, US Air Force Major Ellison S Onizuka, US Air Force Francis R Scobee, payload specialist Gregory B. Jarvis, US Navy Commander Michael J Smith, Ronald E McNair.
  • 29 Jan 1986 193.8 million shares traded in New York Stock Exchange
  • 31 Jan 1986 In Ohio, a magnitude 5.0 earthquake occurs.

Famous Birthday

Famous Deaths

  • French singer and songwriter (d. 1986).

  • American astronaut and teacher, the first private citizen allowed into outer space via national selection and an instant celebrity in her...

  • Donna Reed

    American actor most noted for her long-running TV show, "The Donna Reed Show," and several movies including the ever-popular Christmas...

  • West German avant-garde artist/politician, in Dnsseldorf, Germany, at age 64.

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Music charts

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

  1. - Say You, Say Meyoutube
  2. - That's What Friends Are Foryoutube
  3. - Party All The Time
  4. - Burning Heart
  5. - Alive & Kicking

Top #5 songs in the UK

  1. - The Final Countdown
  2. - West End Girlsyoutube
  3. - Caravan Of Love
  4. - Saving All My Love For You
  5. - The Sun Always Shines On TV

Movies

Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?
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Hannah and Her Sisters

Hannah and Her Sisters

Release year: 1986

Directed by: Woody Allen

Starring: Mia Farrow, Dianne Wiest, Michael Caine, Barbara Hershey

Country: United States of America

The Hitcher

The Hitcher

Release year: 1986

Directed by: Robert Harmon

Starring: Rutger Hauer, C. Thomas Howell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jeffrey DeMunn

Country: United States of America

Ginger and Fred

Ginger and Fred

Release year: 1986

Directed by: Federico Fellini

Starring: Marcello Mastroianni, Giulietta Masina, Franco Fabrizi, Friedrich von Ledebur

Highlander

Highlander

Release year: 1986

Directed by: Russell Mulcahy

Starring: Christopher Lambert, Sean Connery, Clancy Brown, Roxanne Hart

Country: United States of America

Lady Jane

Lady Jane

Release year: 1986

Directed by: Trevor Nunn

Starring: Helena Bonham Carter, Cary Elwes, John Wood, Michael Hordern

Books

Which were the most popular books released in January 1986?
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Secrets by Danielle Steel

Secrets

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Danielle Steel is America's #1 best-selling novelist. She has captured millions with novels like Family Album, Full Circle and Changes.

Lake Wobegon Days by Garrison Keillor

Lake Wobegon Days

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"Lake Wobegon Days" is about how our fears, beliefs and desires are dissolved into abstractions. It can also be about how we get re-energized from time to time. . . This book is about Mr.

The Secrets Of Harry Bright by Joseph Wambaugh

The Secrets Of Harry Bright

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Mineral Springs is populated by lizards, drug addicts, and motorcycle gangs. It is therefore strange to see a body in a burnt-out Rolls Royce.

On The Road With Charles Kuralt by Charles Kuralt

On The Road With Charles Kuralt

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Charles Kuralt's classic bestseller, now available on audio! On the Road with Charles Kuralt, featuring Charles Kuralt and an introduction by Wallace Kuralt.

Only One Woof by James Herriot

Only One Woof

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Gyp, a happy but quiet sheepdog, surprises everyone during championship sheepdog trials with his uncharacteristic behavior.