Mexicana de Aviación Flight 940 Crashes in Sierra Madre Oriental, March 31, 1986

The Soviet Vega 1 begins returning images of Halley's Comet and the first images of its nucleus. Date: March 4, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 4 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1986Australia Act 1986 Makes Australia Fully Independent from…

Twenty-three people are killed when a VIA Rail passenger train collides with a Canadian National freight train near the town of Hinton, Alberta, making it one of the worst rail accidents in Canada. Date: February 8, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 8 📅 Events on this day in 1986…

Aeroflot Flight F-77 crashes near Bugulma Airport, killing all 38 people aboard. Date: March 2, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 2 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1986Soviet Liner MS Mikhail Lermontov Runs Aground in New Zealand, February 16, 1986Voyager…

The city of Pripyat and surrounding areas are evacuated due to the Chernobyl disaster. Date: April 27, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 27 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1986People Power Revolution: Marcos Flees, Corazon Aquino Becomes President, February 25,…

Communist Party of Nepal (Mashal) cadres attack a number of police stations in Kathmandu, seeking to incite a popular rebellion. Date: April 1, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 1 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1986Air Lanka Flight 512 Bombing…

Chernobyl disaster: The City of Chernobyl is evacuated six days after the disaster. Date: May 2, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 2 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1986National Resistance Movement Topples Tito Okello Government in Uganda, January 25, 1986Patrick…