January 23rd, 1986

Born on January 23rd, 1986.

People who were born on this exact date.

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Popular songs.

On January 23rd, 1986, the following songs were at the top of the music charts in the USA and the UK.

• United States: That's What Friends Are For - Dionne Warwick & Friends
• United Kingdom: The Sun Always Shines On Tv - A-Ha

Take me back to January 23rd, 1986!

Let's take a walk down memory lane.

The date is January 23rd, 1986, and it's a Thursday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Aquarius. In America, the song That's What Friends Are For by Dionne Warwick & Friends is at the top of the singles charts.

Over in the UK, The Sun Always Shines On Tv by A-Ha is the number-one hit song. Ronald Reagan is the President of the United States, and the movie Iron Eagle is at the top of the box office. Margaret Thatcher is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

On television, people are watching popular shows such as "Trapper John, M.D.", "Knots Landing", "The Golden Girls", and "The Equalizer". 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 Christa McAuliffe, Len Bias, Cliff Burton, and Gia Carangi would all still be alive. People are playing video games such as "Missile Command", "The Way of the Exploding Fist", "Back to the Future", and "Gauntlet". Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Cockleshell Bay", "Danger Mouse", "He-Man and the Masters of the Universe", and "Alvin and the Chipmunks".

Children are playing with toys such as the Easy-Bake Oven, Speak & Spell, Space Lego, and My Little Pony (figures).

News topics, nostalgic fads, and pop culture events.

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on January 23rd, 1986.

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  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.

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  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.

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  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.

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  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.

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  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.

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  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.

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  Platoon.

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

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  Corazon Aquino.

  Corazon Aquino was named Time Person of the Year in 1986 for her role in the People Power Revolution in the Philippines.

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  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.

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  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.

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  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.

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  The Commodore 64.

  The Commodore 64 was dominating the home computer market.

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  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.

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  Computers are replacing typewriters.

  Desktop computers were beginning to replace typewriters in offices.

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  TV remotes.

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

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  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.

Facts.

Basic facts and information about this date:

• 37 years, 4 months, and 4 days have passed since January 23rd, 1986.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 4 of 1986.
• Leap Year: 1986 was not a leap year.
• Age: People born on January 23rd, 1986, are now 37 years old.
• Generation: People born in 1986 belong to the Generation Y (Millennial) generation.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 506822400.

Personality traits.

Check out our personality summary for people who were born on January 23rd, 1986.

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Around this time.

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around January 23rd, 1986.

• December 27th, 1985: American primatologist Dian Fossey is found murdered in Rwanda.
• December 27th, 1985: 19 people are killed in the Rome and Vienna airport attacks.
• January 4th, 1986: Thin Lizzy singer Phil Lynott dies.
• January 11th, 1986: The Gateway Bridge in Brisbane, Australia, is opened.
• January 20th, 1986: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is celebrated as a US federal holiday for the first time.
• This date: January 23rd, 1986
• January 26th, 1986: Super Bowl XX: The Chicago Bears defeat the New England Patriots by 46-10 at the Louisiana Superdome.
• January 28th, 1986: The space shuttle Challenger explodes 73 seconds after launch, killing all crew members onboard.
• January 29th, 1986: Soccer: Terry Gibson joins Manchester United.
• February 8th, 1986: 23 people are killed when a passenger train collides with a freight train near Hinton in Alberta, Canada.
• February 21st, 1986: The Legend of Zelda is released.

Horoscope, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on January 23rd, 1986, will have the star sign Aquarius.
• Zodiac Element: Air.
• Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1986 was the year of the Tiger (Yang Fire).
• The Life Path Number for this date is 3.
• Native American Zodiac: January 23rd, 1986 falls under the Otter.
• Birthstone: A person during the month of January will have the birthstone Garnet.
• Birth flower (January): The Carnation and the Snowdrop.

Photos of mid-1980s fashion.

Photographs of mid-1980s fashion and hairstyles.

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.

Were you born on this date?

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 January 23rd, 1992, instead.

Weather on January 23rd, 1986.

Historical weather information for January 23rd, 1986.

• Dublin, Ireland: It was 5.0 degrees Celsius. It was a wet day. It was a windy day. It was a mostly sunny day.
• New York, USA: Temperature: 24.0 degrees Fahrenheit. -4.44 degrees Celsius. Snow was reported. Precipitation: 0.25cm.
• London, England: Temperature: 5.89 degrees Celsius. Rain fell. Precipitation: 0.51cm.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on January 23rd, 1986 was most likely conceived around May 2nd, 1985.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on January 23rd, 1986 is close to October 16th, 1986.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about January 23rd, 1986.

• A total of 13,639 days have passed since this date.
• 1,948 weeks have passed.
• 1,178,406,000 seconds have passed since the January 23rd, 1986.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 1,374,807,000 times.
• Since January 23rd, 1986, the Earth has travelled approximately 608,057,496,000 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 196,401,000 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 101,342,916 steps. That's about 45,041 miles!
• Since this date, 14,140,872 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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