Collapse of Hotel New World: Thirty-three people die when the Hotel New World in Singapore collapses. Date: March 15, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 15 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today)
Challenger Disaster: Divers from the USS Preserver locate the crew cabin of Challenger on the ocean floor. Date: March 7, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 7 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)
The Australia Act 1986 commences, causing Australia to become fully independent from the United Kingdom. Date: March 3, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 3 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)
Olof Palme, 26th Prime Minister of Sweden, is assassinated in Stockholm. Date: February 28, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 28 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today)
People Power Revolution: President of the Philippines Ferdinand Marcos flees the nation after 20 years of rule; Corazon Aquino becomes the Philippines' first female president. Date: February 25, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 25 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today)
Start of the People Power Revolution in the Philippines. Date: February 22, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 22 📅 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)
Akkaraipattu massacre: the Sri Lankan Army massacres 80 Tamil farm workers in eastern Sri Lanka. Date: February 19, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 19 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today)