Date: April 28, 1986
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) More events from 1986Iran-Contra Affair Exposed: U.S. Secretly Sold Weapons to Iran November…
British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher opens the last stretch of the M25 motorway. Date: October 29, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 29 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1986Mexicana de Aviación Flight 940 Crashes in Sierra Madre Oriental, March 31,…
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) More events from 1986Chernobyl Radiation Detected…
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 1986Japan Airlines Flight 1628 UFO Sighting Over Alaska, November 17, 1986Chernobyl Radiation…
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 Ugandan government of Tito Okello is overthrown by the National Resistance Army, led by Yoweri Museveni. Date: January 26, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 26 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1986Netherlands-Isles of Scilly 335-Year War Ends, April 17,…