May 1986 calendar

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

Historical Events

Which were the important events of May 1986?

Events

01 May 1986 Bill Elliott sets stock car speed record of 212.229 mph.
02 May 1986 Dynamo Kiev wins 26th Europe Cup II.
03 May 1986 New York Yankees' Don Mattingly is sixth to hit three sacrifice flies in a game.
04 May 1986 President Babrak Karmal resigns as party leader of Afghanistan.
06 May 1986 Donald E Pelotte becomes first native American bishop.
07 May 1986 In Andreanof Islands, Alaska, a magnitude 7.9 earthquake occurs. Tsunami generated with observed wave heights up to 175 cm.
08 May 1986 Óscar Arias is inaugurated into his first term as President of Costa Rica.
11 May 1986 Muffin Spencer-Devlin wins LPGA United Virginia Bank Golf Classic.
12 May 1986 Bicycle is pedaled 65 mph
14 May 1986 Institute for War documents publishes Anne Frank's complete diary.
15 May 1986 Argentine ex-President Galtieri sentenced to 12 years.
16 May 1986 Top Gun, premieres
17 May 1986 Chicken Song by Spitting Image hit #1 on the UK pop chart
18 May 1986 David Goch finishes swimming 55,682 miles in a 25-yard pool.
20 May 1986 Flintstones 25th Anniversary Celebration airs on CBS-tv
21 May 1986 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
22 May 1986 Cher called David Letterman an asshole on Late Night on NBC
23 May 1986 US and West Europeans veto heavier sanctions against South Africa.
24 May 1986 Reginald Huffstetler treds water for 985 hours.
25 May 1986 30,000,000 watch Live Aid, a massive benefit concert
26 May 1986 The European Community adopts the European flag.
27 May 1986 Norway Showcase groundbreaking
28 May 1986 Democratic Labor Party wins parliamentary election in Barbados.
29 May 1986 59th National Spelling Bee: Jon Pennington wins spelling "odontalgia".
30 May 1986 Bobby Rahal is first to average over 170 mph in the Indianapolis 500.
02 May 1986 Chernobyl disaster: The City of Chernobyl is evacuated six days after the disaster.