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5th of May, 1986

Here are some facts about this particular date:

• What Day: The 5th of May, 1986, fell on a Monday.
• Decade: 1980s.
• 32 years, 9 months and 20 days have passed since the 5th of May, 1986.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 19 of 1986.

• Day 125 of 1986.
• Leap Year: 1986 was NOT a leap year.
• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on this date will have the star sign Taurus.
• Zodiac Element: Earth.
• Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1986 was the year of the Tiger (Yang Fire).
• Native American Zodiac: The 5th of May, 1986 falls under the Beaver.
• Birthstone: Anyone born during the month of May will have the birthstone Emerald.
• Age: Anyone born on the 5th of May, 1986, will be 32 years of age.
• American Format: 05-05-1986 (the MDY format is also used in Belize).
• YMD Format: 1986-05-05. This format is often used by software applications, simply because numbers such as "19860505" are easier to sort.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 515631600.

Holidays

National holidays and famous events that fall on the 5th of May:

• Liberation Day (Denmark)
• Children's Day (Japan)
• May Day Bank Holiday (UK)
• May Day (Ireland)

Music Singles

Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on the 5th of May, 1986:

• United States: West End Girls - Pet Shop Boys
• United Kingdom: Rock Me Amadeus - Falco

Movie Box Office

What movie was on top of the box office?

• The movie "Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life is Calling" was at the top of the box office on this date.

News Topics, Fads & Culture

Trending news stories and fads that were prevalent throughout this time period. These are news stories and events that would have been in the media on the 5th of May, 1986.

• Iran-Iraq War

  Between the 22nd of September, 1980, and the 20th of August, 1988, an armed conflict was being fought between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Iraqi Republic.

Weather

Weather information for the 5th of May, 1986:

• Dublin, Ireland: It was 10.4 degrees Celsius. It rained a bit (mist or a shower or two). It was a windy day. There were 3 hours of sunshine.
• New York, USA: Temperature: 63.0 degrees Fahrenheit. 17.22 degrees Celsius. Precipitation: 0cm. It was a windy day.
• London, England: Temperature: 11.11 degrees Celsius. Rain fell. Precipitation: 0.51cm.

US President

Who was the US President on this particular date?

• Ronald Reagan was the President of the United States on the 5th of May, 1986.

Conception Dates

Interesting facts about conception dates.

• A baby that was born on the 5th of May, 1986 was probably conceived around the 26th of July, 1985. (Rough Estimate).
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on the 5th of May, 1986 is the 12th of February, 1987. (Rough Estimate).

Around This Time...

Things that happened during this general period of time...

• 11th of April, 1986: The horror movie Critters (1986) is released.
• 15th of April, 1986: The United States bombing of Libya begins.
• 26th of April, 1986: The Chernobyl disaster occurs.
• 12th of May, 1986: Top Gun (1986) is released.
• 23rd of May, 1986: The film Cobra (1986), starring Chuck Norris, is released in cinemas.
• 23rd of May, 1986: Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986) is released.
• 25th of May, 1986: Hands Across America: 6.5 million people hold hands in a human chain.
• 31st of May, 1986: The 1986 FIFA World Cup begins in Mexico.

On This Date

Historical events that have occurred on the 5th of May:

• 5th of May, 1821: Napoleon Bonaparte dies.
• 5th of May, 1972: 115 people die when Alitalia Flight 112 crashes near Palermo in Italy.
• 5th of May, 1981: Provisional IRA member Bobby Sands dies while on hunger strike in prison.
• 5th of May, 2000: The computer virus ILOVEYOU attacks computers worldwide.
• 5th of May, 2000: The movie Gladiator (2000) is released.
• 5th of May, 2000: The last episode of the TV show "Boy Meets World" is broadcasted.
• 5th of May, 2002: The World Wrestling Federation, Inc. (WWF) changes its name to World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (WWE)
• 5th of May, 2006: Mission: Impossible III (2006) is released.

Television

TV shows that you might have been watching around this time.

• The Equalizer - About a retired secret agent called Robert McCall.
• The Golden Girls - Television series about four mature women who live together in Miami, Florida.
• She-Ra: Princess of Power - Animated TV series.
• ThunderCats - Animated series based on a group of half-human half-cat aliens.
• Charles in Charge - TV show about a 19-year-old student called Charles, who is played by Scott Baio.
• Murder, She Wrote - Mystery series starring Angela Lansbury as Jessica Fletcher.
• Miami Vice - Starring Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas.
• Who's the Boss? - Sitcom about a retired player who relocates to work as a live-in housekeeper.
• The Cosby Show - American television sitcom starring Bill Cosby.
• Punky Brewster - Series about a child that has been abandoned by her parents.

Computer Games

Popular video games that you might have been playing around this time.

• The Legend of Zelda - An adventure game that was released on the Nintendo Entertainment System.
• Gauntlet - An arcade hack and slash game.
• Super Mario Bros. - Released on the Nintendo Entertainment System.
• Back to the Future - A video game version of the Back to the Future movie franchise is released on the ZX Spectrum, the Commodore 64 and the Amstrad CPC.
• The Way of the Exploding Fist - A fighting game that was released on the Commodore 64, the Spectrum and the Amstrad.

Celebrity Birthdays

Celebrities and historical figures that were born on the 5th of May:

• 5th of May, 1818: Karl Marx: Philosopher.
• 5th of May, 1988: Adele: Singer.
• 5th of May, 1989: Chris Brown: Singer.

Time Difference & Statistics

Here are some fun statistics about the 5th of May, 1986.

• 11,981 days have passed since this date.
• 1,035,162,000 seconds have passed since the 5th of May, 1986.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 1,207,689,000 times.
• Since the 5th of May, 1986, earth has travelled approximately 534,143,592,000 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 172,527,000 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 89,023,932 steps. That's about 39,566 miles!
• Since this date, 12,421,944 meteors have entered the earth's atmosphere!

Translations

Time for a quick language lesson! The word for "Monday" in other languages is:

• German: Montag.
• French: Lundi.
• Italian: Lunedi.
• Spanish: Lunes.
• Portuguese: Segunda-feira.

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