1986
From top to bottom, left to right: the Chernobyl disaster becomes the world's worst nuclear power plant accident; the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster kills all seven crew members shortly after launch; Halley's Comet makes its closest approach to Earth; the 1986 FIFA World Cup is held in Mexico and won by Argentina; the People Power Revolution forces Ferdinand Marcos from power in the Philippines; Olof Palme is assassinated in Stockholm, Sweden; the Lake Nyos disaster kills 1,746 people and 3,500 livestock in Cameroon; the 1986 United States bombing of Libya targets Libya; and Mir is launched as the first modular space station.
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1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1986th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 986th year of the 2nd millennium, the 86th year of the 20th century, and the 7th year of the 1980s decade.
The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations.