In Edmond, Oklahoma, U.S. Postal employee Patrick Sherrill shoots and kills 14 of his co-workers and then commits suicide. Date: August 20, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 20 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today)
A Sudan Airways Fokker F27 Friendship is shot down near Malakal in present day South Sudan, killing 60. Date: August 16, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 16 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today)
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 New Zealand Parliament passes the Homosexual Law Reform Act legalising homosexuality in New Zealand. Date: July 9, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 9 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today)
Aeroflot Flight 2306 crashes while attempting an emergency landing at Syktyvkar Airport in Syktyvkar, in present-day Komi Republic, Russia, killing 54 people. Date: July 2, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 2 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today)
Rodrigo Rojas and Carmen Gloria Quintana are burnt alive during a street demonstration against the dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet in Chile in the Quemados case. Date: July 2, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 2 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today)
The U.S. Supreme Court rules in Bowers v. Hardwick that states can outlaw homosexual acts between consenting adults. Date: June 30, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 30 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today)
The famous Hand of God goal, scored by Diego Maradona in the quarter-finals of the 1986 FIFA World Cup match between Argentina and England, ignites controversy. This was later followed by the Goal of the Century. Argentina wins 2–1 and later goes on to win the World Cup. Date: June 22, 1986 Read more on…
The Mindbender derails, killing three riders and severely injuring one at the Fantasyland (known today as Galaxyland) indoor amusement park at West Edmonton Mall in Edmonton, Alberta. Date: June 14, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 14 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today)
Jonathan Pollard pleads guilty to espionage for selling top secret United States military intelligence to Israel. Date: June 4, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 4 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today)