1986

1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1986th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 986th year of the 2nd millennium, the 86th year of the 20th century, and the 7th year of the 1980s decade.

The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations.

Those born in the year 1986 are considered millennials (Generation Y or Gen Y).

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Clockwise from top-left: Space Station Mir is launched by the Soviet Union ; the 1986 FIFA World Cup is held in Mexico and is won by Argentina ; Halley's Comet comes into perihelion for the first time since 1910 ; the worst nuclear disaster in human history takes place at Chernobyl in present-day Ukraine ; People Power Revolution protests against regime violence and electoral fraud in the Philippines ; an earthquake in El Salvador kills 1,000-1,500 people; the U.S. administration is caught in a scandal involving the sale of weapons to Iran to fund the Contras in Nicaragua ; Space Shuttle Challenger explodes 73 seconds after liftoff.
June 14 : The Mindbender at Galaxyland inside West Edmonton Mall derails, kills three riders, injures one rider, and slams into a concrete post