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1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar.
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February 9 - Comet Halley reaches its perihelion, the closest point to the Sun, during its second visit to the solar system in the 20th Century.
February 25 - Egyptian military police, protesting bad salaries, enter 4 luxury hotels near the pyramids, set fire to them and loot them.
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October
October 10 - The bodies of 2 girls are found in Wild Park on the Mouselcoomb estate in Brighton, Sussex, England. They are confirmed as those of 9-year-olds Nicola Fellows and Karen Hadaway, who were reported missing yesterday.
October 28 - Jeremy Bamber is found guilty of the murder of his parents, sister and twin nephews and sentenced to life imprisonment with a recommendation by the trial judge that he should serve at least 25 years before being considered for parole.
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November
November 12 - Australian singer John Farnham releases the album Whispering Jack, which becomes the highest selling album in Australia's history.
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December
December 23 - Voyager completes the first nonstop circumnavigation of the earth by air without refueling in 9 days, 3 minutes and 44 seconds.
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