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July 9, 1986

On July 9, 1986, the New Zealand Parliament passes the Homosexual Law Reform Act legalising homosexuality in New Zealand. The year's #1 song was "That's What Friends Are For" by Dionne and Friends (Dionne Warwick, Gladys Knight, Elton John and Stevie Wonder). Nikolaos Kourtidis, Hillary Scott, Olivia Borlée would arrive in the same year.

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1986

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The year in brief

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.

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On July 9, 1986

  1. 1986 The New Zealand Parliament passes the Homosexual Law Reform Act legalising homosexuality in New Zealand.

    Supreme unicameral legislature of New Zealand

    The New Zealand Parliament is the unicameral legislature of New Zealand, consisting of the monarch and the New Zealand House of Representatives. It was established in 1854 and is one of the oldest continuously functioning legislatures in the world. It was bicameral until the abolition of the New Zealand Legislative Council at the end of 1950.

Arrivals

Born on July 9, 1986

Sébastien Bassong 1986– Cameroonian professional footballer (born 1986)
Simon Dumont 1986– American freestyle skier
Kiely Williams 1986– American singer

Farewells

Died on July 9, 1986

Patriarch Nicholas VI of Alexandria (born 1915) Greek Patriarch of Alexandria from 1968 to 1986

Elsewhere that year

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The class of 1986

Others born in 1986

Nikolaos Kourtidis 1986– Greek weightlifter
Hillary Scott 1986– American country singer-songwriter
Olivia Borlée 1986– Belgian sprinter
Fernando Gago 1986– Argentine footballer and manager
Corey Kluber 1986– American baseball pitcher
Vincent Kompany 1986– Belgian footballer and manager

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