At A Glance

8 August 1986 at a glance

Day of the week
8 August 1986 was a Friday.
Irish Chart Song in 1986
The Irish chart song for 1986 was “Don't Leave Me This Way” by Communards.
Top Film of 1986
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1986 was Top Gun.
Star sign
The star sign for 8 August is Leo.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 8 August 1986 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
Birthstone
The birthstone for August is Peridot.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 8 August 1986 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 8 August

  • 1988 The first night baseball game in the history of Chicago's Wrigley Field (game was rained out in the fourth inning).
  • 1989 Space Shuttle program: STS-28 Mission: Space Shuttle Columbia takes off on a secret five-day military mission.
  • 1990 Iraq occupies Kuwait and the state is annexed to Iraq. This would lead to the Gulf War shortly afterward.
  • 1991 The Warsaw radio mast, then the tallest construction ever built, collapses.
  • 1993 The 7.8 Mw Guam earthquake shakes the island with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), causing around $250 million in damage and injuring up to 71 people.

Famous people born on 8 August

  • Ryan Garcia, American boxer (born 1998)
  • Roger Federer, Swiss tennis player (born 1981)
  • Dustin Hoffman, American actor and director (born 1937)
  • A'ja Wilson, American basketball player (born 1996)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 1986 in Ireland

A selection from Wikipedia's '1986 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.

  • 17 January – A centre lifting span of the Rice Bridge at Waterford collapsed into the River Suir during installation; however, the bridge was fully completed in the Spring.
  • 11 February – Ireland's new association football team manager, Jack Charlton, arrived in Dublin.
  • 18 March – Irish citizenship was conferred on Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Tip O'Neill, for inspiring constitutional nationalists to launch an initiative for a new Ireland.
More events of 1986 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Life in Ireland in 1986

Taoiseach

Garret FitzGerald

Petrol (per litre)

£1.20/gal

Loaf of Bread

£0.47

Average House

£28,500

Weekly Wage

£70

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