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September 12, 1986

September 12, 1986, was a Friday. It was 37 years, 6 months, and 17 days ago. The zodiac sign for this date is Virgo.

Song charts

Top songs

These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on September 12, 1986:

  • United States: "Take My Breath Away" by Berlin
  • United Kingdom: "Don't Leave Me This Way" by Communards

The Billboard Hot 100 on September 12, 1986

These were the top five songs on the Billboard Hot 100 chart:

  • Venus - Bananarama
  • Take My Breath Away (Love Theme From "Top Gun") - Berlin
  • Higher Love - Steve Winwood
  • Dancing On The Ceiling - Lionel Richie
  • Friends And Lovers - Carl Anderson & Gloria Loring
Play the top songs from 1986
A Spotify playlist of songs from the year 1986. Take a trip back to the days of Lionel Richie, Genesis, Bon Jovi, Berlin and Madonna.
Stand by Me

Top movie at the box office

The movie "Stand by Me" was at the top of the box office on this day.

Facts

This date was 13,713 days ago. Approximately 457 months have passed. It was the 255th day of 1986, in week 37. The decade was the eighties. People born on this day are currently 37 years old and belong to the Millennial generation. We have gone through approximately 152 seasons of weather since this date.

Take me back to September 12, 1986

Ready for a walk down memory lane?

It is Friday, September 12, 1986. Anyone born today will have the star sign Virgo. People have "that Friday feeling" and are excited for the weekend.

Schools and colleges are starting again, and fall has officially arrived. As a result, temperatures are beginning to cool, and trees are starting to shed their leaves. In America, the song "Take My Breath Away" by Berlin is at the top of the singles charts, while "Don't Leave Me This Way" by Communards is the number-one song in the UK. Ronald Reagan is the President of the United States, and the movie Stand by Me is at the top of the box office.

Margaret Thatcher is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. In fashion, women are wearing sweater dresses, short skirts, small shoulder pads, animal print, long full wool coats, and bulky sweaters. Meanwhile, men are wearing tracksuits, sweatshirts, Nike Air Jordan shoes, and denim. Because it's 1986, the radio stations are being dominated by the likes of Falco, Madonna, the Pet Shop Boys, Berlin, Whitney Houston, Dionne and Huey Lewis and the News.

If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Cliff Burton, Gia Carangi, Liberace, and Andy Warhol would all still be alive. On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "Columbo", "The Two Ronnies", "The A-Team", and "Sherlock Holmes". Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Asteroids", "Pac-Man", "Super Mario Bros.", and "Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar".

Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood", "Diff'rent Strokes", "Danger Mouse", and "SilverHawks". Popular toys at the moment include the Easy-Bake Oven, Lite-Brite, Speak & Spell, and Cabbage Patch Kids.

News

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on September 12, 1986.

  • People are buying waterbeds.

    People are buying waterbeds

    Waterbeds became a huge fad during the late 1980s. Although they were invented in the 1970s, they didn't reach their heyday until the 1980s. In 1986 and 1987, nearly a quarter of all beds sold were filled with water.
  • 1986 in music.

    1986 in music

    Popular music artists in 1986 included Dionne Warwick, Lionel Richie, Klymaxx, Patti LaBelle, Whitney Houston, Survivor, Mr. Mister, Robert Palmer and Atlantic Starr.
  • VCRs have become a common household item.

    VCRs have become a common household item

    VCRs became a common household item in the mid-1980s. By that stage, prices had started to drop. This device gave people the ability to play VCR tapes and record TV programs and movies.
  • Who were the best NBA players in 1986?

    Who were the best NBA players in 1986?

    The best NBA players in 1986 were Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Dominique Wilkins, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Isiah Thomas.
  • 1986 in movies.

    1986 in movies

    Movies released in 1986 included Top Gun, Crocodile Dundee, Stand by Me, The Karate Kid Part II, Platoon, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, The Fly, Back to School, Aliens, The Golden Child, An American Tail, Ruthless People and Ferris Bueller's Day Off.
  • Best soccer players in the world.

    Best soccer players in the world

    In 1986, the best soccer players were Igor Belanov, Diego Maradona, Gary Lineker, Emilio Butragueño, Manuel Amoros, Preben Elkjær Larsen, Ian Rush, Oleksandr Zavarov, Helmuth Duckadam, Marco van Basten and Alessandro Altobelli.
  • Platoon.

    Platoon

    The war film "Platoon" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1986.
  • Corazon Aquino.

    Corazon Aquino

    Corazon Aquino was named Time Person of the Year in 1986 for her role in the People Power Revolution in the Philippines.
  • Dionne Warwick - "That's What Friends Are For"

    Dionne Warwick - "That's What Friends Are For"

    "That's What Friends Are For" by Dionne Warwick would go on to win a Grammy for 1986's Song of the Year.
  • The Nintendo Entertainment System.

    The Nintendo Entertainment System

    During the second half of the 1980s, the Nintendo Entertainment System became one of the most popular video game consoles in the world. Releases for the NES included Duck Hunt, The Legend of Zelda, and Super Mario Bros.
  • Mid 1980s fashion.

    Mid 1980s fashion

    Strappy sandals, Keds, kitten-heeled sandals, and pumps were popular footwear in the mid-80s. Fashion became more colorful during this period. Popular clothing included long wool coats, long and bulky sweaters, jumpsuits, large scarves, beanies, leather gloves, long flared skirts, slim miniskirts, slightly tapered pants, and stirrup pants.
  • The Commodore 64.

    The Commodore 64

    The Commodore 64 was dominating the home computer market.
  • Iran-Iraq War.

    Iran-Iraq War

    Between September 1980 and August 1988, an armed conflict was being fought between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Iraqi Republic.
  • Computers are replacing typewriters.

    Computers are replacing typewriters

    Desktop computers were beginning to replace typewriters in offices.
  • TV remotes.

    TV remotes

    Although TV remotes existed, many homes didn't have one. Infrared technology was still relatively new.
  • Wallpaper.

    Wallpaper

    Wallpaper was extremely common in people's homes throughout the 1970s and 1980s. It wasn't until the mid-late 1980s that "modernism" started to creep in.

Personality traits

Check out our personality summary for people who were born on September 12, 1986.

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Events

What happened around this time?

Notable events that happened close to September 12, 1986.

  • August 14, 1986: 14-year-old Jeremy Bright goes missing in Myrtle Point, Oregon.
  • August 15, 1986:
    • Manhunter (1986) is released in cinemas.
    • The Fly (1986) is released in movie theaters.
  • August 17, 1986: Hurricane Charley hits the United States.
  • August 18, 1986: Bon Jovi release their album "Slippery When Wet".
  • August 20, 1986: Postal worker Patrick Sherrill kills 14 of his coworkers during a shooting spree at a post office in Edmond, Oklahoma. The tragic event inspires the phrase "Going postal".
  • August 21, 1986: Lake Nyos disaster: 1,746 people are killed after a limnic eruption occurs at Lake Nyos in northwestern Cameroon.
  • August 22, 1986: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986) is released in movie theaters.
  • August 25, 1986: Hurricane Charley hits Ireland and the United Kingdom.
  • September 5, 1986:
    • "Money for Nothing" by the Dire Straits wins Video of the Year at the 1986 MTV Video Music Awards.
    • Pan Am Flight 73 is hijacked with 358 people on board.
  • September 6, 1986:
    • 22 people are killed after a Palestinian militant opens fire on the Neve Shalom Synagogue in Istanbul, Turkey.
    • NHL player Mark Messier leaves the scene of an accident after he hits three parked cars with his black Turbo Porsche.
  • September 7, 1986: Five people die after a Marxist-Leninist guerrilla organisation called the FPMR attempts to assassinate Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet in a rocket attack.
  • September 8, 1986: The Oprah Winfrey Show debuts on television.
  • This date: September 12, 1986
  • September 16, 1986: The BTK killer murders 28-year-old Vicki Lynn Wegerle in Wichita.
  • September 17, 1986: Seven people are killed after members of the CSPPA throw a bomb onto a shopping street at rue de Rennes in Paris.
  • September 19, 1986: It is announced that 6,000 AIDS patients will be offered an experimental drug called AZT.
  • September 24, 1986: The Name of the Rose (1986) is released.
  • September 26, 1986: Crocodile Dundee (1986) is released in cinemas.
  • September 27, 1986: Metallica bassist Cliff Burton dies in a bus crash while on tour in Sweden.
  • September 29, 1986: Ireland: The first episode of The Den is aired.
  • October 9, 1986:
    • Retired Austrian film director Harald Reinl is stabbed to death by his wife in Tenerife.
    • The Phantom of the Opera premiers for the first time in London.
Zodiac info

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Personality summary image

  • Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on September 12, 1986, will have the star sign Virgo.
  • Zodiac Element: Earth.
  • Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1986 was the year of the Tiger (Yang Fire).
  • The Life Path Number for this date is 9.
  • Native American Zodiac: September 12, 1986 falls under the Bear.
  • Birthstone: A person during the month of September will have the birthstone Sapphire.
  • Birth flower (September): The Aster and the Morning Glory.

Mid-1980s fashion

Photographs of mid-1980s fashion and hairstyles.

Mid-1980s fashion

Television shows

TV series on September 12, 1986

TV audiences were watching the following shows on September 12, 1986:

TV shows from September 1986.

MacGyver
MacGyver
The Equalizer
The Equalizer
The Golden Girls
The Golden Girls
Moonlighting
Moonlighting
Charles in Charge
Charles in Charge
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
Miami Vice
Miami Vice
Who's the Boss?
Who's the Boss?
The Cosby Show
The Cosby Show
The Transformers
The Transformers
Punky Brewster
Punky Brewster
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes
Kate & Allie
Kate & Allie
Night Court
Night Court
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
The A-Team
The A-Team
'Allo 'Allo!
'Allo 'Allo!
Cheers
Cheers
Family Ties
Family Ties
Cagney & Lacey
Cagney & Lacey
Only Fools and Horses
Only Fools and Horses
Magnum, P.I.
Magnum, P.I.
Knots Landing
Knots Landing
The Facts of Life
The Facts of Life
Dallas
Dallas
The Love Boat
The Love Boat
Last of the Summer Wine
Last of the Summer Wine

Cars in 1986

1986 saw the introduction of cars such as the Acura Legend, the Ford Taurus, the Nissan Pintara, the Mercury Sable, the Dodge Shadow, the Cadillac Allanté, and the Ford Festiva.

Cars in 1986.

Children TV shows

Kids TV shows on September 12, 1986

Cartoons and TV shows that children and teenagers were watching on this day in 1986:

SilverHawks
SilverHawks
The Flintstone Kids
The Flintstone Kids
Pingu
Pingu

Growing Pains
Growing Pains
The Care Bears
The Care Bears
Adventures of the Gummi Bears
Adventures of the Gummi Bears
The Wuzzles
The Wuzzles
She-Ra: Princess of Power
She-Ra: Princess of Power
ThunderCats
ThunderCats
Heathcliff & the Catillac Cats
Heathcliff & the Catillac Cats
Thomas the Tank Engine
Thomas the Tank Engine
The Cosby Show
The Cosby Show
The Transformers
The Transformers
Snorks
Snorks
Muppet Babies
Muppet Babies
Voltron
Voltron
Heathcliff
Heathcliff
Alvin and the Chipmunks
Alvin and the Chipmunks
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
Fraggle Rock
Fraggle Rock
Inspector Gadget
Inspector Gadget
Danger Mouse
Danger Mouse
The Smurfs
The Smurfs
Cockleshell Bay
Cockleshell Bay
Diff'rent Strokes
Diff'rent Strokes
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
The Bugs Bunny Show
The Bugs Bunny Show
Toys

Popular toys and games in 1986

Toys and games that were popular in 1986:

Laser Tag
Laser Tag
The Nintendo Entertainment System
The Nintendo Entertainment System
Teddy Ruxpin
Teddy Ruxpin
Sylvanian Families
Sylvanian Families
Mr Frosty
Mr Frosty
Garbage Pail Kids (trading cards)
Garbage Pail Kids (trading cards)
Pogo ball / Lolo ball
Pogo ball / Lolo ball
Transformers
Transformers
Pound Puppies
Pound Puppies
Turnin' Turbo Dashboard
Turnin' Turbo Dashboard
My Little Pony (figures)
My Little Pony (figures)
The Commodore 64
The Commodore 64
Fisher-Price Little People (Farm)
Fisher-Price Little People (Farm)
Space Lego
Space Lego
Fischer Price cassette player
Fischer Price cassette player
Monchhichi / Chicaboo
Monchhichi / Chicaboo
The Big Wheel (tricycle)
The Big Wheel (tricycle)
The Snoopy Sno-Cone Machine
The Snoopy Sno-Cone Machine
Screwball Scramble
Screwball Scramble
Cabbage Patch Kids
Cabbage Patch Kids
Speak & Spell
Speak & Spell
Water Ring Toss
Water Ring Toss
Dungeons & Dragons
Dungeons & Dragons
Lite-Brite
Lite-Brite
Operation
Operation
The Easy-Bake Oven
The Easy-Bake Oven
Video games

Video games

Popular video games that people were playing in September 1986.

The Legend of Zelda 1986
The Legend of Zelda
Gauntlet 1985
Gauntlet
Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar 1985
Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar
Super Mario Bros. 1985
Super Mario Bros.
Boulder Dash 1985
Boulder Dash
Tetris 1984
Tetris
Duck Hunt 1984
Duck Hunt
Mario Bros. 1983
Mario Bros.
Donkey Kong 1981
Donkey Kong
Missile Command 1980
Missile Command
Pac-Man 1980
Pac-Man
Asteroids 1979
Asteroids
Space Invaders 1978
Space Invaders

Were you born on September 12, 1986?

If you were born on this date, then it is unlikely that you will remember anything from the year 1986.

This is because humans find it difficult to retrieve memories of their early childhood.

If you are looking for some childhood nostalgia, then you should check out September 12, 1992, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on September 12.

Barry White

Barry White

Singer Deceased
Born on September 12, 1944
He turned 42 on this day in 1986.

Bertie Ahern

Bertie Ahern

Irish Prime Minister
Born on September 12, 1951
He turned 35 on this day in 1986.

Joe Pantoliano

Joe Pantoliano

Actor
Born on September 12, 1951
He turned 35 on this day in 1986.

Hans Zimmer

Hans Zimmer

Film composer
Born on September 12, 1957
He turned 29 on this day in 1986.

Paul Walker

Paul Walker

Actor Deceased
Born on September 12, 1973
He turned 13 on this day in 1986.

Yao Ming

Yao Ming

Basketball player
Born on September 12, 1980
He turned 6 on this day in 1986.

Druski

Druski

Internet personality
Born on September 12, 1994
He was born exactly 8 years after this date.

RM

RM

BTS member
Born on September 12, 1994
He was born exactly 8 years after this date.

Sydney Sweeney

Sydney Sweeney

Actress
Born on September 12, 1997
She was born exactly 11 years after this date.

USA

US President

Ronald Reagan was the President of the United States on September 12, 1986.

UK

UK Prime Minister

Margaret Thatcher was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Ireland

Irish Taoiseach

Garret FitzGerald was the Taoiseach of Ireland.

Conception

Conception dates

Conception estimates for this date.

  • A baby that was born on September 12, 1986 was most likely conceived around December 20, 1985.
  • The due date for a baby that was conceived on September 12, 1986 is close to June 5, 1987.

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Stats for September 12, 1986

Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about September 12, 1986:

  • 13,713 days have passed since this date.
  • 1,959 weeks have passed.
  • 1,184,806,800 seconds have passed since September 12, 1986.
  • If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 1,382,274,600 times.
  • Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 611,360,308,800 miles through space.
  • If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 197,467,800 times.
  • You have taken approximately 101,893,385 steps. That's roughly 45,286 miles!
  • Since this date, 14,217,682 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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