June 1986 calendar

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

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Historical Events

Which were the important events of June 1986?


Events

  • 01 Jun 1986 32nd LPGA Championship won by Pat Bradley
  • 02 Jun 1986 Regular TV coverage of US Senate sessions begins.
  • 03 Jun 1986 Battles in Beirut; 53 killed
  • 04 Jun 1986 Jonathan Pollard, spy for Israel, pleads guilty in US court to espionage for selling top secret United States military intelligence.
  • 05 Jun 1986 SD Padre Steve Garvey ejected for 1st time
  • 06 Jun 1986 Kathy Ormsby, a 21-year-old member of the North Carolina State track team jumps off a bridge permanently paralyzing herself.
  • 07 Jun 1986 118th Belmont: Chris McCarron aboard Danzig Connect wins in 2:29.8
  • 08 Jun 1986 Big Deal closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 70 performances
  • 09 Jun 1986 20th Music City News Country Awards: Statler Brothers and Loretta Lynn
  • 11 Jun 1986 Amnesty International megaconcert
  • 12 Jun 1986 P W Botha declares South African national emergency.
  • 13 Jun 1986 US President Ronald Reagan criticizes South African state of emergency.
  • 15 Jun 1986 86th US Golf Open: Ray Floyd shoots a 279 at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club - New York
  • 16 Jun 1986 1 day general strike in South Africa
  • 17 Jun 1986 US Chief Justice Warren Earl Burger resigns; Antonin Scalia nominated.
  • 18 Jun 1986 52 die in plane / helicopter collision over Grand Canyon
  • 19 Jun 1986 Len Bias, American basketball player (Boston Celtics), suffers fatal cocaine-induced seizure (born 1963).
  • 20 Jun 1986 Jim Fregosi replaces Tony LaRussa as White Sox manager
  • 21 Jun 1986 Living on Video by Trans-X peaks at #61
  • 22 Jun 1986 Judy Dickinson wins LPGA Rochester Golf International
  • 23 Jun 1986 Pedro Morales swims world record 100m butterfly
  • 24 Jun 1986 US Senate approves tax reform
  • 25 Jun 1986 Former Belgium Premier Vanden Boeynants sentenced for fraud
  • 27 Jun 1986 World Court rules US aid to Nicaraguan contras illegal.
  • 28 Jun 1986 Irish population condemns divorce
  • 29 Jun 1986 Argentina becomes world champion soccer team
  • 30 Jun 1986 Georgia sodomy law upheld by Supreme Court
  • 14 Jun 1986 The Mindbender derails and kills three riders at the Fantasyland (known today as Galaxyland) indoor amusement park at West Edmonton Mall in Edmonton, Alberta.
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Music charts

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

  1. - Greatest Love Of All
  2. - Live To Tell
  3. - On My Own
  4. - There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)
  5. - I Can't Wait

Top #5 songs in the UK

  1. - The Chicken Song
  2. - Spirit In The Sky
  3. - On My Own
  4. - The Edge Of Heaven
  5. - Rock Me Amadeusyoutube

Movies

Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?

Books

Which were the most popular books released in June 1986?

The Great Getty by Robert Lenzner

The Great Getty

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Former Secretary of the Treasury William E. Simon says: "A gripping account of an enigmatic and turbulent life. We are captivated by the man of many contradictions, Lenzner.

Enter Talking by Joan Rivers with Richard Meryman

Enter Talking

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Signed and dated with a personalized inscription in plastic on a hardback dust cover

Blessings In Disguise by Alec Guinness

Blessings In Disguise

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Memoirs of Sir Alec Guinness, actor. This book contains pen portraits of Sybil Thorndike, Ralph Richardson and John Gielgud as well as account of Guinness’s filmmaking.

The Triumph Of Politics by David A. Stockman

The Triumph Of Politics

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David Stockman, who was the Director of the Office of Management and Budget during the 1980s, was the chief architect of Reagan Revolution. This bold plan to reduce taxes and increase the tax base was implemented by Stockman.

The Enemy Within by L. Ron Hubbard

The Enemy Within

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Earthlings: Beware! Are you aware of your enemies? Your neighbor? Your boss? Your butcher? Your wife? Only the Voltarians can tell for certain.