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November 21, 1986

On November 21, 1986, national Security Council member Oliver North and his secretary start to shred documents allegedly implicating them in the Iran–Contra affair. 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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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 November 21, 1986

  1. 1986 National Security Council member Oliver North and his secretary start to shred documents allegedly implicating them in the Iran–Contra affair.

    American military figure (born 1943)

    Oliver Laurence North is an American political commentator, television host, military historian, author, and retired United States Marine Corps lieutenant colonel.

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Born on November 21, 1986

Colleen Ballinger 1986– American comedian and social media personality (born 1986)
Ben Bishop 1986– American ice hockey player (born 1986)
Kristof Goddaert 1986– Belgian cyclist
Sam Palladio 1986– English actor and musician

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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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