October 3rd, 1986, was a Friday. It was day 276 of 1986. The decade was the Eighties.
36 years, 5 months and 24 days have passed since October 3rd, 1986.
The zodiac star sign for this date is Libra.
Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on October 3rd, 1986.
These were the top five songs from the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
The movie "Top Gun" was at the top of the Box Office on October 3rd, 1986.
Let's take a stroll down memory lane!
The date is October 3rd, 1986, and it's a Friday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Libra. Currently, people have "that Friday feeling" and are looking forward to the weekend.
The summer is long gone. Temperatures have started to become much cooler and the evenings are beginning to get darker. Fallen leaves have carpeted driveways, lawns, pathways and sidewalks and there's a fresh earthy scent in the ear. In America, the song Stuck With You by Huey Lewis & the News is on top of the singles charts.
Over in the UK, Don't Leave Me This Way by Communards is the number one hit song. Ronald Reagan is currently the President of the United States, and the movie Top Gun 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 Gia Carangi, Liberace, Andy Warhol and Fred Astaire would all be still alive.
On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "Dallas", "Only Fools and Horses", "Family Ties" and "The Equalizer". Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Missile Command", "Mario Bros.", "Boulder Dash" and "The Legend of Zelda". Children and teenagers are currently watching television shows such as "Inspector Gadget", "Alvin and the Chipmunks", "Snorks" and "The Transformers".
If you're a kid or a teenager, then you're probably playing with toys such as Operation, Snoopy Sno-Cone Machine, Fluppy Dogs and Popples.
These are trending news stories and fads that were prevalent at this time. These are topics that would have been in the media on October 3rd, 1986.
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.
Popular music artists in 1986 included Dionne Warwick, Lionel Richie, Klymaxx, Patti LaBelle, Whitney Houston, Survivor, Mr. Mister, Robert Palmer and Atlantic Starr.
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.
The best NBA players in 1986 were Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Dominique Wilkins, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Isiah Thomas.
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.
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.
The war film "Platoon" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1986.
Corazon Aquino was named as the Time Person of the Year in 1986 for her role in the People Power Revolution in the Philippines.
"That's What Friends Are For" by Dionne Warwick would go on to win a Grammy for 1986's Song of the Year.
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.
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.
The Commodore 64 dominated the home computer market during this period.
Between September, 1980 and August, 1988, an armed conflict was being fought between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Iraqi Republic.
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.
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News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around October 3rd, 1986.
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Television shows that people were watching in October, 1986.
Matlock
Legal drama starring Andy Griffith.
MacGyver
TV show about a resourceful secret agent who can solve almost any problem using the mundane objects around him.
The Equalizer
Series about a retired secret agent called Robert McCall.
The Golden Girls
Television series about four mature women who live together in Miami, Florida.
Moonlighting
Comedy-drama starring Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd as private detectives.
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 baseball player who relocates to work as a live-in housekeeper.
The Cosby Show
American television sitcom starring Bill Cosby.
The Transformers
Animated series about an ongoing war between shape-shifting robots.
Punky Brewster
Sitcom series about a young girl being raised by a foster parent.
Sherlock Holmes
Starring Jeremy Brett.
Kate & Allie
Comedy TV series.
Night Court
Sitcom about a night court in Manhattan.
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Starring Kate Jackson and Bruce Boxleitner.
The A-Team
Action TV series with characters such as "Mr. T" and John "Hannibal" Smith.
'Allo 'Allo!
BBC sitcom starring Gorden Kaye.
Cheers
Sitcom starring Ted Danson.
Family Ties
Sitcom starring Michael J. Fox.
Cagney & Lacey
Police drama starring Sharon Gless and Tyne Daly.
Only Fools and Horses
British television comedy.
Magnum, P.I.
Starring Tom Selleck as Private Investigator Thomas Magnum.
Knots Landing
American soap opera.
The Facts of Life
Sitcom about a girls boarding school in Peekskill, New York. Starring Charlotte Rae as housemother Edna Garrett.
Dallas
Soap opera.
The Love Boat
Television series that was set on a cruise ship. Starring Gavin MacLeod as Captain Merrill Stubing.
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.
Cartoons and TV shows that children and teenagers were watching on this day in 1986.
Dennis the Menace
ALF
The New Adventures of Jonny Quest
Pound Puppies
Popples
The Real Ghostbusters
SilverHawks
The Flintstone Kids
Pingu
Jem and the Holograms
Growing Pains
The Care Bears
Adventures of the Gummi Bears
The Wuzzles
She-Ra: Princess of Power
ThunderCats
Heathcliff & the Catillac Cats
Thomas the Tank Engine
The Cosby Show
The Transformers
Snorks
Muppet Babies
Voltron
Heathcliff
Alvin and the Chipmunks
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
Fraggle Rock
Inspector Gadget
Danger Mouse
The Smurfs
Cockleshell Bay
Diff'rent Strokes
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
The Bugs Bunny Show
Toys and games that were popular on this date in 1986.
Popples
Fluppy Dogs
Laser Tag
The Nintendo Entertainment System
Teddy Ruxpin
Sylvanian Families
Mr Frosty
Garbage Pail Kids (trading cards)
Pogo ball / Lolo ball
Transformers
Pound Puppies
Turnin' Turbo Dashboard
My Little Pony (figures)
The Commodore 64
Fisher-Price Little People (Farm)
Space Lego
Fischer Price cassette player
Monchhichi / Chicaboo
Big wheel (tricycle)
Snoopy Sno-Cone Machine
Screwball Scramble
Cabbage Patch Kids
Speak & Spell
Water Ring Toss
Popular video games that people were playing in October of 1986.
The Legend of Zelda
An adventure game that was released on the Nintendo Entertainment System.
Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar
Role-playing game.
Boulder Dash
Arcade game developed by Data East.
Tetris
Tile-matching puzzle video game.
Duck Hunt
Light gun shooter game.
Mario Bros.
Arcade game developed by Nintendo.
Donkey Kong
Arcade game released by Nintendo.
Missile Command
Arcade game developed by Atari.
Pac-Man
Maze arcade game.
Asteroids
Space-themed shooter arcade game.
Space Invaders
Shooter arcade game.
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 October 3rd, 1992, instead.
Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on October 3rd.
Musician. Deceased
Born on October 3rd, 1954
He turned 32 on this day in 1986.
Activist.
Born on October 3rd, 1954
He turned 32 on this day in 1986.
Drummer.
Born on October 3rd, 1962
He turned 24 on this day in 1986.
Singer.
Born on October 3rd, 1969
She turned 17 on this day in 1986.
Backstreet Boys.
Born on October 3rd, 1971
He turned 15 on this day in 1986.
Actress.
Born on October 3rd, 1973
She turned 13 on this day in 1986.
Singer.
Born on October 3rd, 1975
She turned 11 on this day in 1986.
Soccer player.
Born on October 3rd, 1981
He turned 5 on this day in 1986.
Singer.
Born on October 3rd, 1984
She turned 2 on this day in 1986.
Actor.
Born on October 3rd, 2004
He was born exactly 18 years after this date.
National holidays and famous events that fall on the 3rd of October.
Historical weather information for October 3rd, 1986.
Ronald Reagan was the President of the United States on October 3rd, 1986.
Margaret Thatcher was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Garret FitzGerald was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
Conception estimates for this date.
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