August 26th, 1986.

Born on August 26th, 1986.

People who were born on this exact date.

• Cassie Ventura: Singer.

Music charts.

Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on August 26th, 1986.

• United States: Higher Love - Steve Winwood
• United Kingdom: I Want To Wake Up With You - Boris Gardner

Take me back to August 26th, 1986!

Let's take a stroll down memory lane!

The date is August 26th, 1986 and it's a Tuesday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Virgo. The summer of 1986 is coming to an end and fall is just around the corner.

In America, the song Higher Love by Steve Winwood is on top of the singles charts. Over in the UK, I Want To Wake Up With You by Boris Gardner is the number one hit song. Ronald Reagan is currently the President of the United States and the movie The Fly is at the top of the Box Office.

In the United Kingdom, Margaret Thatcher is the current Prime Minister. In fashion, women are currently 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 be still alive. On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "Last of the Summer Wine", "Magnum, P.I.", "Kate & Allie" and "The Golden Girls". Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Missile Command", "Tetris", "Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar" and "Gauntlet".

Children and teenagers are currently watching television shows such as "Inspector Gadget", "He-Man and the Masters of the Universe", "Adventures of the Gummi Bears" and "Jem and the Holograms". If you're a kid or a teenager, then you're probably playing with toys such as Lite-Brite, Speak & Spell, Mr Frosty and Teddy Ruxpin.

News topics, fads & culture.

Trending news stories and fads that were prevalent at this time. These are news stories and events that would have been in the media on August 26th, 1986.

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  People are buying waterbeds.

  In the late 1980s, waterbeds reached their height in popularity. 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.

  From the mid-80s onward, VCRs started to become a common household item. 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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  Who were the best football players in 1986?

  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 as the 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 the likes of 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 become 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 dominated the home computer market during this period.

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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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  People are using wallpaper to decorate their homes.

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

Basic facts.

Basic facts and information about this date.

• 35 years, 5 months and 1 days have passed since August 26th, 1986.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 35 of 1986.
• Leap Year: 1986 was NOT a leap year.
• Age: Anyone born on August 26th, 1986, will be 35 years of age.
• Generation: People born in 1986 belong to the Generation Y (Millennial) generation.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 525394800.

Around this time.

Notable events that occurred around August 26th, 1986.

• July 30th, 1986: Flight of the Navigator (1986) is released.
• August 1st, 1986: The horror movie Jason Lives: Friday the 13th Part VI (1986) is released.
• August 2nd, 1986: American lawyer Roy Cohn passes away due to complications from AIDS.
• August 6th, 1986: A record-breaking 13 inches of rain falls on Sydney, Australia in one day.
• August 8th, 1986: The film "Stand by Me" is released in movie theaters.
• August 8th, 1986: The Transformers: The Movie (1986) is released.
• August 14th, 1986: 14-year-old Jeremy Bright goes missing in Myrtle Point, Oregon.
• August 15th, 1986: Manhunter (1986) is released in cinemas.
• August 15th, 1986: The Fly (1986) is released in movie theaters.
• August 17th, 1986: Hurricane Charley hits the United States.
• August 18th, 1986: Bon Jovi release their album "Slippery When Wet".
• August 20th, 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 21st, 1986: Lake Nyos disaster: 1,746 people are killed after a limnic eruption occurs at Lake Nyos in northwestern Cameroon.
• August 22nd, 1986: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986) is released in movie theaters.
• August 25th, 1986: Hurricane Charley hits Ireland and the United Kingdom.
• This date: August 26th, 1986
• September 5th, 1986: "Money for Nothing" by the Dire Straits wins Video of the Year at the 1986 MTV Video Music Awards.
• September 5th, 1986: Pan Am Flight 73 is hijacked with 358 people on board.
• September 6th, 1986: 22 people are killed after a Palestinian militant opens fire on the Neve Shalom Synagogue in Istanbul, Turkey.
• September 6th, 1986: NHL player Mark Messier leaves the scene of an accident after he hits three parked cars with his black Turbo Porsche.
• September 7th, 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 8th, 1986: The Oprah Winfrey Show debuts on television.
• September 16th, 1986: The BTK killer murders 28-year-old Vicki Lynn Wegerle in Wichita.
• September 17th, 1986: Seven people are killed after members of the CSPPA throw a bomb onto a shopping street at rue de Rennes in Paris.
• September 19th, 1986: It is announced that 6,000 AIDS patients will be offered an experimental drug called AZT.
• September 24th, 1986: The Name of the Rose (1986) is released.

Personality traits.

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Horoscope, birthstone & birth flower information.

Zodiac & Birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on August 26th, 1986, will have the star sign Virgo.
• However, if you are going by the new star sign system that was discovered in 2020, then the sign for this date is actually Leo.
• 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 22.
• Native American Zodiac: August 26th, 1986 falls under the Bear.
• Birthstone: Anyone born during the month of August will have the birthstone Peridot.
• Birth flower (August): The Gladiolus and the Poppy.

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 from their early childhood.

If you are looking for some childhood nostalgia, then check out August 26th, 1992 instead.

Weather on August 26th, 1986.

Historical weather information for August 26th, 1986.

• Dublin, Ireland: It was 12.3 degrees Celsius. There was heavy rain. It was a windy day. It was a cloudy day.
• New York, USA: Temperature: 68.6 degrees Fahrenheit. 20.33 degrees Celsius. Fog was reported. There was thunder. Precipitation: 0cm.
• London, England: Temperature: 14.06 degrees Celsius. Rain fell. Precipitation: 16cm.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on August 26th, 1986 was most likely conceived around December 3rd, 1985.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on August 26th, 1986 is close to May 19th, 1987.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about August 26th, 1986.

• A total of 12,938 days have passed since this date.
• 1,848 weeks have passed.
• 1,117,846,800 seconds have passed since the August 26th, 1986.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 1,304,154,600 times.
• Since August 26th, 1986, the earth has travelled approximately 576,808,948,800 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 186,307,800 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 96,134,825 steps. That's about 42,727 miles!
• Since this date, 13,414,162 meteors have entered the earth's atmosphere!

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