December 1st, 1986

Born on December 1st, 1986.

People who were born on this exact date.

• Natasha O'Keeffe: Actress.
• Andrew Tate: Internet personality.

Music charts.

Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on December 1st, 1986.

• United States: The Next Time I Fall - Peter Cetera & Amy Grant
• United Kingdom: The Final Countdown - Europe

Take me back to December 1st, 1986!

Let's take a stroll down memory lane!

The date is December 1st, 1986, and it's a Monday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Sagittarius. The weekend has just passed, so some people are feeling a bit down. Others are tired after partying too much.

In America, Thanksgiven Day and Black Friday have recently come and passed. People are now beginning to look forward to Christmas. The Christmas season of 1986 has begun. In America, the song The Next Time I Fall by Peter Cetera & Amy Grant is at the top of the singles charts.

Over in the UK, The Final Countdown by Europe is the number-one hit song. Ronald Reagan is the President of the United States, and the movie Crocodile Dundee 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 "Columbo", "Knots Landing", "The Transformers", and "Miami Vice". 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 Liberace, Andy Warhol, Fred Astaire, and Lee Marvin would all still be alive. People are playing video games such as "Asteroids", "Duck Hunt", "Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar", and "Paperboy". Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "Snorks", "ThunderCats", "Growing Pains", and "Jem and the Holograms".

Children are playing with toys such as Turnin' Turbo Dashboard, Pound Puppies, Garbage Pail Kids (trading cards), and the Nintendo Entertainment System.

News topics, nostalgic fads, and pop culture events.

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on December 1st, 1986.

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  Christmas 1986 has begun.

  The Christmas holiday season of 1986 had just begun. Retailers were starting to play festive music, and decorations were beginning to spring up.

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  The Iran-Contra affair.

  News of the Iran-Contra affair began to break at the start of November 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:

• 36 years, 5 months, and 26 days have passed since December 1st, 1986.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 49 of 1986.
• Leap Year: 1986 was not a leap year.
• Age: People born on December 1st, 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 533779200.

Personality traits.

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Around this time.

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around December 1st, 1986.

• November 3rd, 1986: Iran-Contra affair: The Lebanese magazine Ash-Shiraa reports that the United States has been selling weapons to Iran in secret.
• November 6th, 1986: Football: Alex Ferguson is appointed as the manager of Manchester United.
• November 15th, 1986: The Beastie Boys release their debut studio album "Licensed to Ill".
• November 18th, 1986: American model Gia Carangi passes away due to AIDS-related complications.
• November 20th, 1986: Soccer: Vinnie Jones joins Wimbledon.
• November 21st, 1986: The animated movie An American Tail (1986) is released.
• November 22nd, 1986: Mike Tyson becomes the youngest heavyweight champion in boxing history after he defeats Trevor Berbick with a second-round knockout.
• November 26th, 1986: Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) is released.
• November 26th, 1986: Ukrainian-American John Demjanjuk goes on trial in Israel on charges of committing war crimes and being a Nazi camp guard.
• November 26th, 1986: US President Ronald Reagan announces the formation of a new commission to investigate the Iran-Contra affair.
• November 29th, 1986: Hollywood actor Cary Grant passes away at the age of 82.
• This date: December 1st, 1986
• December 14th, 1986: A concrete sarcophagus is placed over the fourth reactor in Chernobyl.
• December 14th, 1986: Football: Dennis Bergkamp makes his debut.
• December 17th, 1986: US Marine Eugene Hasenfus is pardoned and released by the Nicaraguan government.
• December 19th, 1986: The movie Platoon (1986) is released.
• December 19th, 1986: Little Shop of Horrors (1986), starring Rick Moranis, is released in movie theaters.
• December 31st, 1986: 98 people lose their lives after three disgruntled employees set fire to the Dupont Plaza Hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Horoscope, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on December 1st, 1986, will have the star sign Sagittarius.
• Zodiac Element: Fire.
• Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1986 was the year of the Tiger (Yang Fire).
• The Life Path Number for this date is 1.
• Native American Zodiac: December 1st, 1986 falls under the Owl.
• Birthstone: A person during the month of December will have the birthstones Tanzanite, Zircon and Turquoise.
• Birth flower (December): The Narcissus and the Holly.

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 December 1st, 1992, instead.

Weather on December 1st, 1986.

Historical weather information for December 1st, 1986.

• Dublin, Ireland: It was 12.6 degrees Celsius. It was a dry day. It was a windy day. It was a cloudy day.
• New York, USA: Temperature: 24.9 degrees Fahrenheit. -3.94 degrees Celsius. Precipitation: 0cm.
• London, England: Temperature: 10.22 degrees Celsius.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on December 1st, 1986 was most likely conceived around March 10th, 1986.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on December 1st, 1986 is close to August 24th, 1987.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about December 1st, 1986.

• A total of 13,327 days have passed since this date.
• 1,903 weeks have passed.
• 1,151,449,200 seconds have passed since the December 1st, 1986.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 1,343,357,400 times.
• Since December 1st, 1986, the Earth has travelled approximately 594,147,787,200 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 191,908,200 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 99,024,631 steps. That's about 44,011 miles!
• Since this date, 13,817,390 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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