276 notable events from 1986 — murders, air crashes and wars. Page 1 of 3.
- Chernobyl disaster
Apr 26, 1986 · Ukraine · Industrial & structural disaster
- Torikabuto jiken
May 19, 1986 · Japan · Murder & homicide
- Space Shuttle Challenger disaster
Jan 28, 1986 · United States · Aviation accident
- Lee Choon-jae
Feb 8, 1986–Jan 13, 1994 · South Korea · Murder & homicide
- Marc Dutroux
Jan 1, 1986 · Belgium · Murder & homicide
- Sergey Golovkin
Jan 1, 1986–Jan 1, 1992 · Russian Federation · Murder & homicide
- Paul Bernardo
Jan 1, 1986–Jan 1, 1992 · Canada · Attack (other)
- François Vérove
May 5, 1986–Jun 6, 1990 · Murder & homicide
- Friday magazine attack incident
Dec 9, 1986 · Japan · Attack (other)
- Murder of Anita Cobby
Feb 2, 1986 · Australia · Murder & homicide
- Hannibal Directive
1986–2016 · Israel · Terrorism
- Gary M. Heidnik
Nov 26, 1986–Mar 19, 1987 · Attack (other)
- Todd Kohlhepp
Nov 25, 1986–Aug 31, 2016 · United States · Shooting
- Lake Nyos disaster
Aug 21, 1986 · Cameroon · Natural disaster
- Murder of Sherri Rasmussen
Feb 24, 1986 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Pan Am Flight 73
Sep 5, 1986 · Pakistan · Aviation accident
- Adolfo Constanzo
Jan 1, 1986–Jan 1, 1989 · Mexico · Murder & homicide
- Balloonfest '86
Sep 27, 1986 · United States · Scandal & controversy
- People Power Revolution
Feb 22, 1986–Feb 25, 1986 · Philippines · War & armed conflict
- 1986 FBI Miami shootout
Apr 11, 1986 · United States · Shooting
- 1986 United States bombing of Libya
Apr 15, 1986 · Libya · War & armed conflict
- James Aren Duckett
May 7, 1986–Sep 19, 1987 · Murder & homicide
- Aeroméxico Flight 498
Aug 31, 1986 · United States · Aviation accident
- Disappearance of Suzy Lamplugh
Jul 28, 1986 · United Kingdom · Disappearance
- Sara Aldrete
Jan 1, 1986–Jan 1, 1989 · Murder & homicide
- Murder of Cara Knott
Dec 27, 1986 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Chernobyl Mi-8 helicopter crash
Oct 2, 1986 · Ukraine · Aviation accident
- Assassination of Olof Palme
Feb 28, 1986 · Sweden · Murder & homicide
- Jacques Rançon
Jun 28, 1986–Jun 16, 1998 · Murder & homicide
- Edmond post office shooting
Aug 20, 1986 · United States · Shooting
- Hadden Clark
Jan 1, 1986–Jan 1, 1992 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Babes in the Wood murders (Brighton)
Oct 9, 1986 · United Kingdom · Crime & justice
- Fukui girl murder case
Mar 1986 · Japan · Murder & homicide
- Pozzetto massacre
Dec 4, 1986 · Colombia · Massacre
- Japan Air Lines Cargo Flight 1628
Nov 17, 1986 · United States · Aviation accident
- Howard Ault
Jan 1, 1986–Jan 1, 1996 · Murder & homicide
- 1986 K2 disaster
1986 · Pakistan · Natural disaster
- Aeroflot Flight 6502
Oct 20, 1986 · Russian Federation · Aviation accident
- Hwaseong serial murders
Jan 1, 1986 · South Korea · Crime & justice
- Konstantin Cheryomushkin
Jan 1, 1986–Jan 1, 1989 · Russian Federation · Shooting
- Ronald Gray
Apr 27, 1986–Jan 6, 1987 · United States · Attack (other)
- Savings and loan crisis
1986–1995 · United States · Crisis
- Murder of Helle Crafts
Nov 19, 1986 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Murder of Cécile Bloch
May 5, 1986 · France · Murder & homicide
- Colonial Parkway murders
1986–1989 · Murder & homicide
- West Berlin discotheque bombing
Apr 5, 1986 · Germany · Bombing & explosion
- Anthony Allen Shore
Sep 26, 1986–Jul 6, 1995 · United States · Attack (other)
- Mexicana de Aviación Flight 940
Mar 31, 1986 · Mexico · Aviation accident
- Jeltoqsan
Dec 16, 1986–Dec 19, 1986 · Kazakhstan · Massacre
- 1986 Cokeville Elementary School hostage crisis
May 16, 1986 · United States · Terrorism
- Disappearance of Juan Pedro Martínez
Jun 25, 1986 · Spain · Disappearance
- Ray and Faye Copeland
Jan 1, 1986–Jan 1, 1989 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Lori Erica Ruff
Oct 1, 1986 · United States · Disappearance
- András Pándy
Jan 1, 1986–Jan 1, 1990 · Belgium · Murder & homicide
- Allan Legere
Jun 21, 1986–Nov 24, 1989 · Canada · Murder & homicide
- Howard Beach racial attack
Dec 20, 1986 · United States · Attack (other)
- Captain Midnight broadcast signal intrusion
Apr 27, 1986 · United States · Crime & justice
- Hinton train collision
Feb 8, 1986 · Canada · Rail accident
- Baby M
Jan 1, 1986 · United States · Crime & justice
- Ahmad Suradji
Jan 1, 1986–Jan 1, 1997 · Indonesia · Shooting
- Disappearance of Philip Cairns
Oct 23, 1986 · Ireland · Disappearance
- 1986 Mount Hood disaster
May 13, 1986 · United States · Death & funeral
- Oscar Ray Bolin
Jan 1, 1986–Jan 1, 1987 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Operation Black Thunder
Apr 30, 1986–May 18, 1988 · India · Terrorism
- Killing of Malik Oussekine
Dec 6, 1986 · France · Murder & homicide
- Disappearance of Anthonette Cayedito
Apr 6, 1986 · United States · Disappearance
- PL Gakuen High School baseball club bullying death incident
Jun 1986 · Japan · Incident
- Collapse of Hotel New World
Mar 15, 1986 · Singapore · Industrial & structural disaster
- Andrew Urdiales
Jan 1, 1986–Jan 1, 1996 · War & armed conflict
- David Misch
Jan 1, 1986–Jan 1, 1989 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Yuri Tsiuman
Jan 1, 1986–Jan 1, 1991 · Russian Federation · Murder & homicide
- South Yemeni crisis
Jan 13, 1986–Jan 24, 1986 · Yemen · War & armed conflict
- Ralph Menzies
Feb 23, 1986 · Murder & homicide
- Swift Current Broncos bus crash
Dec 30, 1986 · Canada · Road accident
- Attempted assassination of Augusto Pinochet
Sep 7, 1986 · Chile · Murder & homicide
- Ivan Hill
Jan 1, 1986–Jan 1, 1994 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Sandoz chemical spill
Nov 1, 1986 · Germany · Industrial & structural disaster
- Vladimir Retunsky
Jan 1, 1986–Jan 1, 1996 · Russian Federation · Murder & homicide
- Troy Kell
Jan 1, 1986 · Murder & homicide
- Joseph Danks
Dec 25, 1986–Jan 20, 1987 · United States · Murder & homicide
- 1986 Mozambican Tupolev Tu-134 crash
Oct 19, 1986 · Eswatini · Aviation accident
- Lutz Reinstrom
Jan 1, 1986–Jan 1, 1988 · Germany · Murder & homicide
- McDonald's boys case
May 14, 1986 · Disappearance
- Murder of Jeanne Clery
Apr 5, 1986 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Dupont Plaza Hotel arson
Dec 31, 1986 · Puerto Rico · Fire
- Louis van Schoor
Jan 1, 1986–Jan 1, 1989 · Murder & homicide
- 1986 italian methanol wine scandal
Mar 17, 1986 · Italy · Epidemic & disease
- Russell Street bombing
Mar 27, 1986 · Australia · Bombing & explosion
- Jeong Du-yeong
Jan 1, 1986–Jan 1, 2000 · South Korea · Murder & homicide
- Kurt Waldheim affair
1986 · Austria · Scandal & controversy
- Roberto José Carmona
Jan 1, 1986–Jan 1, 2022 · Murder & homicide
- Ingrid Superstar
Dec 7, 1986 · United States · Disappearance
- Kidnapping of Nobuyuki Wakaōji
Nov 15, 1986 · Philippines · Kidnapping & hostage
- Air Lanka Flight 512
May 3, 1986 · Sri Lanka · Aviation accident
- Thai Airways International Flight 620
Oct 26, 1986 · Japan · Bombing & explosion
- Harrison Graham
Jan 1, 1986–Jan 1, 1987 · United States · Murder & homicide
- 1986 Dakar Rally aircraft crash
Jan 14, 1986 · Mali · Aviation accident
- 1986 Grand Canyon mid-air collision
Jun 18, 1986 · United States · Aviation accident
- Norman Afzal Simons
Jan 1, 1986–Jan 1, 1994 · Murder & homicide
- 1986 Jamaica floods
May 24, 1986 · Jamaica · Natural disaster