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March 4, 1986

On March 4, 1986, the Soviet Vega 1 begins returning images of Halley's Comet and the first images of its nucleus. 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 March 4, 1986

  1. 1986 The Soviet Vega 1 begins returning images of Halley's Comet and the first images of its nucleus.

    Country in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991

    The Soviet Union, officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 until its dissolution in 1991. It was the world's third-most populous country, the largest by area, and bordered twelve countries. A diverse multinational state, it was organized as a federal union of national republics, with the largest and most populous being the Russian SFSR.

Arrivals

Born on March 4, 1986

Steven Burke 1986– English cyclist (born 1988)
Tom De Mul 1986– Belgian footballer
Margo Harshman 1986– American actress (born 1986)
Mike Krieger 1986– Brazilian entrepreneur and software engineer (born 1986)
Park Min-young 1986– South Korean actress (born 1986)
Siim Roops 1986– Estonian footballer
Bohdan Shust 1986– Ukrainian footballer (born 1986)

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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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