About the day » Thursday January 2, 1986Calender converter

• Jurgen van Ark, Harderwijk († 1986)
• Henrike Benjamins, Alteveer, Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Nederland
• Heater Johanna Saaltink, Richmond, B.C. Canada († 2008)
• Jim Willem SMITHUIS, Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland

• Antonie Adriaan Eland (76), Raamsdonkveer, Noord Brabant, The Netherlands
• Christiaan van Bekkum (83), Purmerend
• Anna Maria Catharina Wauters (75), Leuven
• Adriana Pieternella Magdalena Groeneveld (44)
• Berdina Maria van der Putten (89), Mount Isa Qld, Australië
• Cornelia Uiterlinden (88), Zeist, Utrecht, Nederland
• Cornelia Sinke (73)
• Amelia Rosalia Riteco (83), Vlijmen, Noord-Brabant, NL
• Arendje Petronella de Ligt (81), Vlaardingen
• Alphonse Michel Vanden Bogaerde (89), Brugge

• 1975 » Reuben Thorne, New Zealand rugby player
• 1977 » Brian Boucher, American ice hockey player and sportscaster
• 1977 » Stefan Koubek, Austrian tennis player
• 1979 » Jonathan Greening English footballer
• 1981 » Maxi Rodríguez, Argentinian footballer
• 1983 » Kate Bosworth, American actress
• 1987 » Robert Milsom, English footballer
• 1988 » Damien Tussac, French-German rugby player
• 1992 » Korbin Sims, Australian-Fijian rugby league player
• 1992 » Paulo Gazzaniga, Argentinian footballer, goalkeeper

• 1977 » Erroll Garner, American pianist and composer (b. 1921)
• 1986 » Una Merkel, American actress (b. 1903)
• 1987 » Harekrushna Mahatab, Indian journalist and politician, 1st Chief Minister of Odisha (b. 1899)
• 1989 » Safdar Hashmi, Indian actor, director, and playwright (b. 1954)
• 1990 » Alan Hale Jr., American film and television actor (b. 1921)
• 1990 » Evangelos Averoff, Greek historian and politician, Greek Minister for National Defence (b. 1910)
• 1994 » Dixy Lee Ray, American biologist and politician; 17th Governor of Washington (b. 1914)
• 1994 » Pierre-Paul Schweitzer, French lawyer and businessman (b. 1915)
• 1995 » Nancy Kelly, American actress (b. 1921)
• 1995 » Siad Barre, Somalian general and politician; 3rd President of Somalia (b. 1919)

1. Mark
2. Michael
3. Jan
4. Kevin
5. Robert
6. Thomas
7. Jeroen
8. Peter
9. David
10. Sander
11. Bart
12. Willem
13. Johannes
14. Maarten
15. Hendrik
16. Patrick

1. Maria
2. Laura
3. Linda
4. Kim
5. Sanne
6. Jessica
7. Johanna
8. Marjolein
9. Jennifer
10. Charlotte
11. Amanda
12. Stephanie
13. Anna
14. Esther
15. Joyce
16. Sarah

• Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, November 4, 1982 to Monday, July 14, 1986 the cabinet Lubbers I, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 4, 1986 to Tuesday, November 7, 1989 the cabinet Lubbers II, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 14.5 million citizens.
• January 12 » Space Shuttle program: Congressman Bill Nelson lifts off from Kennedy Space Center aboard Columbia on mission STS-61-C as a payload specialist.
• January 13 » A month-long violent struggle begins in Aden, South Yemen between supporters of Ali Nasir Muhammad and Abdul Fattah Ismail, resulting in thousands of casualties.
• January 28 » Space Shuttle program: STS-51-L mission: Space Shuttle Challenger disintegrates after liftoff, killing all seven astronauts on board.
• May 2 » Chernobyl disaster: The City of Chernobyl is evacuated six days after the disaster.
• October 3 » TASCC, a superconducting cyclotron at the Chalk River Laboratories in Canada, is officially opened.
• November 26 » The trial of John Demjanjuk, accused of committing war crimes as a guard at the Nazi Treblinka extermination camp, starts in Jerusalem.

The temperature on January 2, 1986 was between -1.6 °C and 4.6 °C and averaged 2.3 °C. There was 8.7 mm of rain during 11.9 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south.