Date: April 15, 1986
High levels of radiation resulting from the Chernobyl disaster are detected at Forsmark Nuclear Power Plant in Sweden, leading Soviet authorities to publicly announce the accident. Date: April 28, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 28 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
The heaviest hailstones ever recorded, each weighing 1 kilogram (2.2 lb), fall on the Gopalganj district of Bangladesh, killing 92. Date: April 14, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 14 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1986Olof Palme Assassinated in Stockholm February…
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 1986Martin Luther King Jr. Day Becomes U.S. Federal Holiday, January 20,…
An assembly of Sikhs, known as a Sarbat Khalsa, officially declare independence for a state of Khalistan. Date: April 29, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 29 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1986Gorbachev Releases Andrei Sakharov from Exile, December 19,…
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)…
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) More events from 1986Compact of Free Association Grants Micronesia and Marshall Islands…