January 18 » An X-ray generating machine is exhibited for the first time by H. L. Smith.
February 1 » La bohème premieres in Turin at the Teatro Regio (Turin), conducted by the young Arturo Toscanini.
May 27 » The F4-strength St. Louis–East St. Louis tornado hits in St. Louis, Missouri, and East St. Louis, Illinois, killing at least 255 people and causing over $10-million in damage.
September 22 » Queen Victoria surpasses her grandfather King George III as the longest reigning monarch in British history.
November 1 » A picture showing the bare breasts of a woman appears in National Geographic magazine for the first time.
November 17 » The Western Pennsylvania Hockey League, which later became the first ice hockey league to openly trade and hire players, began play at Pittsburgh's Schenley Park Casino.
Day of death August 5, 1986
The temperature on August 5, 1986 was between 9.4 °C and 19.8 °C and averaged 15.2 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 10.0 hours of sunshine (65%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
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.
March 27 » A car bomb explodes outside Russell Street Police HQ in Melbourne, Australia, killing one police officer and injuring 21 people.
June 4 » Jonathan Pollard pleads guilty to espionage for selling top secret United States military intelligence to Israel.
October 21 » In Lebanon, pro-Iran kidnappers claim to have abducted American writer Edward Tracy (he is released in August 1991).
November 6 » Sumburgh disaster: A British International Helicopters Boeing 234LR Chinook crashes 2⁄2 miles east of Sumburgh Airport killing 45 people. It is the deadliest civilian helicopter crash on record.
November 22 » Mike Tyson from Brooklyn, New York becomes the youngest heavyweight champion in boxing history at age 20.
November 26 » Iran–Contra affair: U.S. President Ronald Reagan announces the members of what will become known as the Tower Commission.
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