September 7th, 1986

What happened?

What happened on 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.

Music charts.

These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on September 7th, 1986.

• United States: Venus - Bananarama
• United Kingdom: I Want To Wake Up With You - Boris Gardner

Take me back to September 7th, 1986!

Let's take a stroll down memory lane!

The date is September 7th, 1986, and it's a Sunday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Virgo. People are currently enjoying their weekend. However, because it's a Sunday, some are dreading the week ahead.

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 the United States, Labor Day of 1986 has recently come and passed. To many, this means that the summer is officially over. In America, the song Venus by Bananarama is at the 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 the President of the United States, and the movie The Fly 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 "Cagney & Lacey", "The Cosby Show", "Murder, She Wrote", and "Charles in Charge". 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. People are playing video games such as "Pac-Man", "Mario Bros.", "Tetris", and "Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar". Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood", "Muppet Babies", "Thomas the Tank Engine", and "Adventures of the Gummi Bears".

Children are playing with toys such as Fisher-Price Little People (Farm), My Little Pony (figures), Pound Puppies, and Teddy Ruxpin.

News topics, nostalgic fads, and pop culture events.

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on September 7th, 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:

• This date fell on a weekend.
• 36 years, 8 months, and 21 days have passed since September 7th, 1986.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 36 of 1986.
• Leap Year: 1986 was not a leap year.
• Age: People born on September 7th, 1986, are now 36 years old.
• Generation: People born in 1986 belong to the Generation Y (Millennial) generation.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 526431600.

Personality traits.

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Around this time.

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around September 7th, 1986.

• 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.
• 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.
• This date: September 7th, 1986
• 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.
• September 26th, 1986: Crocodile Dundee (1986) is released in cinemas.
• September 27th, 1986: Metallica bassist Cliff Burton dies in a bus crash while on tour in Sweden.
• September 29th, 1986: Ireland: The first episode of The Den is aired.

Horoscope, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on September 7th, 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 22.
• Native American Zodiac: September 7th, 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.

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 September 7th, 1992, instead.

Weather on September 7th, 1986.

Historical weather information for September 7th, 1986.

• Dublin, Ireland: It was 17.0 degrees Celsius. It was a dry day. It was a sunny day.
• New York, USA: Temperature: 56.4 degrees Fahrenheit. 13.56 degrees Celsius. Rain fell. Precipitation: 1.02cm.
• London, England: Temperature: 13.72 degrees Celsius.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on September 7th, 1986 was most likely conceived around December 15th, 1985.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on September 7th, 1986 is close to May 31st, 1987.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about September 7th, 1986.

• A total of 13,412 days have passed since this date.
• 1,916 weeks have passed.
• 1,158,796,800 seconds have passed since the September 7th, 1986.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 1,351,929,600 times.
• Since September 7th, 1986, the Earth has travelled approximately 597,939,148,800 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 193,132,800 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 99,656,525 steps. That's about 44,292 miles!
• Since this date, 13,905,562 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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