What Happened In March 1986 In History

Historical Events for March, 1986

• 7th » Space Shuttle Challenger disaster Challenger Disaster: Divers from the USS Preserver ARS-8 6 locate the crew cabin of STS-51-L Challenger on the ocean floor.
• 15th » Hotel New World Disaster: Thirty-three people die when the Hotel New World in Singapore collapses.
• 21st » Debi Thomas became the first African-American to win the World Figure Skating Championship
• 24th » The Loscoe gas explosion leads to new UK laws on landfill gas migration and gas protection on landfill sites.
• 27th » A car bomb explodes at Russell Street Bombing or Russell Street Police HQ in Melbourne, killing one police officer and injuring 21 people.
• 31st » Six metropolitan county councils are abolished in England.

Famous Birthdays on March in 1986

• 1st » Big E Langston, American wrestler
• 1st » Jonathan Spector, American soccer player
• 3rd » Jed Collins, American football player
• 3rd » Stacie Orrico, American singer-songwriter
• 3rd » Mehmet Topal, Turkish footballer
• 4th » Filip Benko Swedish actor
• 4th » Tom De Mul, Belgian footballer
• 4th » Margo Harshman, American actress
• 4th » Mike Krieger, Brazilian businessman, co-founded Instagram
• 4th » K. Michelle, American singer-songwriter and pianist
• 4th » Park Min-young, South Korean model and actress
• 4th » José Antonio Olvera, Mexican footballer
• 4th » Siim Roops, Estonian footballer
• 4th » Bohdan Shust, Ukrainian footballer
• 4th » Dominic Telo, South African cricketer
• 4th » Manu Vatuvei, New Zealand rugby player
• 5th » Matty Fryatt, English footballer
• 5th » Kimberlee Green, Australian netball player
• 5th » Ellen Whitaker, English horse rider
• 5th » Carlos Quintero (cyclist), Colombian racing cyclist
• 6th » Traphik, American rapper and actor
• 6th » Jake Arrieta, American baseball player
• 6th » Francisco Cervelli, Italian baseball player
• 6th » Ross Detwiler, American baseball player
• 6th » Eli Marienthal, American actor
• 6th » Charlie Mulgrew, Scottish footballer
• 6th » Markus Puusepp, Estonian orienteer
• 7th » Ben Griffin (footballer) or Ben Griffin, Australian footballer
• 8th » Princess Tsuguko of Takamado
• 9th » Brittany Snow, American actress and singer
• 10th » JC de Vera, Filipino actor
• 11th » Dario Cologna, Swiss skier
• 11th » Mariko Shinoda, Japanese singer and actress
• 12th » Danny Jones, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (McFly (band) e.g McFly)
• 12th » Ben Offereins, Australian runner
• 13th » Shunsuke Daito, Japanese actor
• 14th » Jamie Bell, English actor
• 14th » Elton Chigumbura, Zimbabwean cricketer
• 14th » Andy Taylor (footballer, born 1986) e.g Andy Taylor, English footballer
• 15th » Jai Courtney, Australian actor
• 16th » Joe Denly, English cricketer
• 16th » Toney Douglas, American basketball player
• 16th » Kenny Dykstra, American wrestler
• 16th » T. J. Jordan, American basketball player
• 16th » Boaz Solossa, Indonesian footballer
• 16th » Daisuke Takahashi, Japanese figure skater
• 16th » Nicole Trunfio, Australian model and actress
• 17th » Edin Džeko, Bosnian footballer
• 17th » Miles Kane, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Little Flames, The Rascals (English band) called The Rascals, and The Last Shadow Puppets)
• 17th » Nick Newell, American mixed martial artist
• 17th » Olesya Rulin, Russian-American actress
• 18th » Abdennour Chérif El-Ouazzani, Algerian footballer
• 18th » Kaloyan Ivanov, Bulgarian basketball player
• 18th » Lykke Li, Swedish singer-songwriter
• 19th » Tyler Bozak, Canadian ice hockey player
• 20th » Dean Geyer, South African-Australian singer-songwriter and actor
• 20th » Julián Magallanes, Argentinian footballer
• 20th » Vanessa Morley, Canadian actress
• 20th » Ruby Rose, Australian model, actress, and singer
• 21st » Michu, Spanish footballer
• 21st » Romanos Alyfantis, Greek swimmer
• 21st » Scott Eastwood, American actor and model
• 21st » Joseph Mawle, English actor
• 22nd » Jeon Boram, South Korean singer and actress (T-ara)
• 22nd » David Choi, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
• 23rd » Patrick Bordeleau, Canadian ice hockey player
• 23rd » Andrea Dovizioso, Italian motorcycle racer
• 23rd » Steven Strait, American actor and singer
• 24th » Kohei Hirate, Japanese race car driver
• 24th » Tony McMahon, English footballer
• 25th » Marco Belinelli, Italian basketball player
• 25th » Megan Gibson, American softball player
• 25th » Kyle Lowry, American basketball player
• 26th » Jonny Craig, Canadian-American singer-songwriter (Emarosa, Dance Gavin Dance, and Isles & Glaciers)
• 26th » Emma Laine, Finnish tennis player
• 26th » Misty Stone, American porn actress and model
• 27th » Titus Brown (American football) e.g Titus Brown, American football player
• 27th » Dan Bull, English rapper
• 27th » Boris Grachev, Russian chess player
• 27th » Darren Gribben, Scottish footballer
• 27th » Chris Lofton, American basketball player
• 27th » Ellen Joyce Loo, Canadian-Hong Kong singer-songwriter and guitarist (at17)
• 27th » Xavier Marshall, Jamaican cricketer
• 27th » Manuel Neuer, German footballer
• 27th » Marcus Pode, Swedish footballer
• 27th » Garrett Raboin, American ice hockey player
• 27th » Andrés Silva, Uruguayan hurdler and sprinter
• 27th » Pedro Solberg Salgado, Brazilian volleyball player
• 27th » SoCal Val, American wrestling manager and ring announcer
• 27th » Monica Vera, Spanish porn actress
• 27th » George Whitelock, New Zealand rugby player
• 28th » Abuda (footballer born 1986) named Abuda, Brazilian footballer
• 28th » J-Kwon, American rapper
• 28th » Bowe Bergdahl, American sergeant
• 28th » Lady Gaga, American singer-songwriter, dancer, producer, and actress
• 28th » Yoon Joon-Soo, South Korean footballer
• 28th » Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová, Czech tennis player
• 28th » Denis Matsukevich, Belarusian-Russian tennis player
• 29th » Sylvan Ebanks-Blake, English footballer
• 29th » Luke Eberl, American actor and director
• 29th » Yoo So-young, South Korean actress and model
• 30th » Beni (singer) known as Beni, Japanese-American singer-songwriter
• 30th » Simon R. Baker, Canadian actor
• 30th » Sergio Ramos, Spanish footballer
• 31st » Matthew Collins, Welsh footballer
• 31st » Andreas Dober, Austrian footballer
• 31st » Romeo Filipović, German-Croatian footballer
• 31st » James King (Scottish rugby union player) called James King, Scottish rugby player
• 31st » Paulo Machado, Portuguese footballer
• 31st » Jay Rock, American rapper (Black Hippy)

Famous Deaths for March 1986

• 3rd » Peter Capell, German actor (b. 1912)
• 4th » Howard Greenfield, American songwriter (b. 1936)
• 4th » Albert L. Lehninger, American biochemist (b. 1917)
• 4th » Edward MacLysaght, Irish genealogist (b. 1887)
• 4th » Richard Manuel, Canadian singer-songwriter and pianist (The Band and The Revols) (b. 1943)
• 4th » Elizabeth Smart (author) known as Elizabeth Smart, Canadian poet and author (b. 1913)
• 4th » John Spence (politician) e.g John Spence, English politician (b. 1920)
• 7th » Jacob K. Javits, American politician, 58th New York State Attorney General (b. 1904)
• 8th » Kersti Merilaas, Estonian author and poet (b. 1913)
• 10th » Ray Milland, Welsh actor and director (b. 1905)
• 11th » Sonny Terry, American singer and harmonica player (b. 1911)
• 15th » Alexandru Giugaru, Romanian actor (b. 1897)
• 18th » Bernard Malamud, American author (b. 1914)
• 19th » Sabino Barinaga, Spanish footballer and manager (b. 1922)
• 22nd » Olive Deering, American actress (b. 1918)
• 22nd » Mark Dinning, American singer (b. 1933)
• 22nd » Charles Starrett, American actor (b. 1903)
• 28th » Virginia Gilmore. American actress (b. 1919)
• 29th » Ritz Brothers e.g Harry Ritz, Austrian-American actor (b. 1907)
• 30th » James Cagney, American actor and dancer (b. 1899)
• 30th » John Ciardi, American poet and etymologist (b. 1916)
• 31st » Jerry Paris, American actor and director (b. 1925)

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