About the day » Wednesday April 16, 1986Calender converter
April 15, 1986Died on Wednesday April 16, 1986
- Agatha Susanna Joubert (43), Frankfort, Free State, South Africa
- Dirk Oosterbaan (73), Monnickendam, Noord Holland, Nederland
- Cornelia Piers Cnossen (75), De Hommerts, Friesland, Nederland
- * Maria Francisca (Mies) Rombout (68), Eindhoven
- Alice Govaert (73), Brugge, België
- Cornelis Bartholomeus Dionisius (78), Oudewater, Utrecht, Nederland
- Cornelis Loose (93), Zevenbergsehoek
- Clasina Elisabeth Tant (90), Beilen, Drenthe, Nederland
- Clasina Johanna Tant (90), Beilen, Drenthe, Nederland
- Anna, Maria Wastyn (91), Lille, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Friesland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from April 16, 1986 at Delpher
Born on April 16
- 1985 » Benjamín Rojas, Argentinian singer-songwriter and actor
- 1985 » Brendon Leonard, New Zealand rugby player
- 1985 » Luol Deng, Sudanese-English basketball player
- 1985 » Taye Taiwo, Nigerian footballer
- 1986 » Epke Zonderland, Dutch gymnast
- 1986 » Paul di Resta, Scottish racing driver
- 1986 » Peter Regin, Danish ice hockey player
- 1986 » Shinji Okazaki, Japanese footballer
- 1987 » Aaron Lennon, English international footballer
- 1987 » Cenk Akyol, Turkish basketball player
Died on April 16
- 1980 » Morris Stoloff, American composer (b. 1898)
- 1985 » Scott Brady, American actor (b. 1924)
- 1988 » Khalil al-Wazir, Palestinian commander, founded Fatah (b. 1935)
- 1988 » Youri Egorov, Russian pianist (b. 1954)
- 1989 » Hakkı Yeten, Turkish footballer and manager (b. 1910)
- 1989 » Jocko Conlan, American baseball player and umpire (b. 1899)
- 1989 » Kaoru Ishikawa Japanese author and educator (b. 1915)
- 1989 » Miles Lawrence, English cricketer (b. 1940)
- 1991 » David Lean, English director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1908)
- 1992 » Neville Brand, American actor (b. 1920)
Names that were popular for boys in 1986
- Johannes
- Jan
- Michael
- Cornelis
- Willem
- Hendrik
- Thomas
- Mark
- Robert
- Pieter
- Maria
- David
- Peter
- Alexander
- Jeroen
- Kevin
Names that were popular for girls in 1986
- Maria
- Johanna
- Marie
- Elisabeth
- Laura
- Elizabeth
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Adriana
- Linda
- Anne
- Catharina
- Louise
- Nicole
- Charlotte
- Kim
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1986
- 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 20 » In the United States, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is celebrated as a federal holiday for the first time.
- April 15 » The United States launches Operation El Dorado Canyon, its bombing raids against Libyan targets in response to a discotheque bombing in West Germany that killed two U.S. servicemen.
- April 25 » Mswati III is crowned King of Swaziland, succeeding his father Sobhuza II.
- June 4 » Jonathan Pollard pleads guilty to espionage for selling top secret United States military intelligence to Israel.
- July 9 » The New Zealand Parliament passes the Homosexual Law Reform Act legalising homosexuality in New Zealand.
- September 23 » Houston Astros' Jim Deshaies sets a record, striking out the first eight batters he faces against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The weather on Wednesday April 16, 1986
The temperature on April 16, 1986 was between 5.6 °C and 13.7 °C and averaged 8.8 °C. There was 1.1 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 5.0 hours of sunshine (36%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI