Australia Act 1986 Makes Australia Fully Independent from UK March 3, 1986
Date: March 3, 1986
Date: March 3, 1986
A car bomb explodes outside Russell Street Police HQ in Melbourne, Australia, killing one police officer and injuring 21 people. Date: March 27, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 27 π Events on this day in 1986 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1986Challenger Disaster: USS Preserver Divers…
Space Shuttle program: Congressman and future NASA Administrator Bill Nelson lifts off from Kennedy Space Center aboard Columbia on mission STS-61-C as a payload specialist. Date: January 12, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 12 π Events on this day in 1986 π On This Day (Today) More events from…
The Chernobyl disaster occurs in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. Date: April 26, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 26 π Events on this day in 1986 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1986Aden South Yemen Violent Power Struggle Begins January 13, 1986Bangladeshβs Heaviest Hailstones Kill 92 in…
In Lebanon, pro-Iran kidnappers claim to have abducted American writer Edward Tracy (he is released in August 1991). Date: October 21, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on October 21 π Events on this day in 1986 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1986Hotel New World Collapse Kills 33 in…
Lebanon hostage crisis: U.S. hostage David Jacobsen is released in Beirut after 17 months in captivity. Date: November 2, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 2 π Events on this day in 1986 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1986Iran-Contra Affair Exposed: U.S. Secretly Sold Weapons to Iran…
Sumburgh disaster: A British International Helicopters Boeing 234LR Chinook crashes 2.5 miles (4.0Β km) east of Sumburgh Airport killing 45 people. It is the deadliest civilian helicopter crash on record. Date: November 6, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 6 π Events on this day in 1986 π On This Day…