Date: October 20, 1986
The Loscoe gas explosion leads to new UK laws on landfill gas migration and gas protection on landfill sites. Date: March 24, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 24 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1986Japan Airlines Flight 1628 UFO Sighting…
The Compact of Free Association becomes law, granting the Federated States of Micronesia and the Marshall Islands independence from the United States. Date: November 3, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 3 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1986Pro-Iran Kidnappers Abduct…
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes Kalamata, Greece with a maximum Modified Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), killing at least 20 and causing heavy damage in the city. Date: September 13, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 13 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
Iran–Contra affair: The Lebanese magazine Ash-Shiraa reports that the United States has been secretly selling weapons to Iran in order to secure the release of seven American hostages held by pro-Iranian groups in Lebanon. Date: November 3, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 3 📅 Events on this day in…
A low-pressure system that redeveloped off the New South Wales coast dumps a record 328 millimeters (13 inches) of rain in a day on Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Date: August 6, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 6 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today)…
The Soviet Union launches its Mir spacecraft. Remaining in orbit for 15 years, it is occupied for ten of those years. Date: February 20, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 20 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1986U.S. Launches Operation El…