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18 May 1986 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 18 May 1986 was a Sunday.
- Kent Music Report No. 1
- The Kent Music Report No. 1 was “Living Doll” by Cliff Richard and The Young Ones.
- Top Film of 1986
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1986 was Top Gun.
- Best-Selling Vehicle of 1986
- Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 1986 was the Ford Falcon.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 18 May is Taurus.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 18 May 1986 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for May is Emerald.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 18 May 1986 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 18 May
- 1977 Likud party wins the 1977 Israeli legislative election, with Menachem Begin, its founder, as the sixth Prime Minister of Israel.
- 1980 Students in Gwangju, South Korea begin demonstrations calling for democratic reforms.
- 1990 In France, a modified TGV train achieves a new rail world speed record of 515.3 km/h (320.2 mph).
- 1991 Northern Somalia declares independence from the rest of Somalia as the Republic of Somaliland.
- 1994 Israeli troops finish withdrawing from the Gaza Strip, ceding the area to the Palestinian National Authority to govern.
Famous people born on 18 May
- Emma Navarro, American tennis player (born 2001)
- Vince Young, American football player (born 1983)
- Nicholas II (1868–1918)
- Tina Fey, American actress, producer, and screenwriter (born 1970)
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Events of 1986 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '1986 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 3 January – Federal Opposition Leader John Howard introduces a four-point plan to reduce interest rates.
- 7 February – Following Lindy Chamberlain's identification of a baby's jacket found near Uluru as being similar to the one worn by her baby Azaria, her case takes a new turn.
- 3 March – The Australia Act 1986 comes into effect at 1600 AEST, granting Australia legal independence from the United Kingdom by removing the power of the Parliament of the United Kingdom to legislate with effect in Australia and its states and territories.
Life in Australia in 1986
Prime Minister
Bob Hawke
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$0.48
Loaf of Bread
$0.90
Average House
$72,000
Weekly Wage
$410.00
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