Historical Events
- "Papa Don't Preach" goes #1 for 2 weeks
#1 in the Charts
Madonna's "True Blue" album goes #1 for 5 weeks & her single
- Sudan rebels shoot a Fokker's F-27 down, 57 killed
Famous Birthdays
- Shawn Pyfrom, American actor, born in Tampa, Florida
- Yu Darvish [Farid Yu Darvishsefat], Iranian-Japanese NPB and MLB baseball pitcher, 10X All-Star (Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, 2005-11; Texas Rangers, 2012-17; San Diego Padres, and 2 other teams), born in Habikino, Osaka, Japan
Famous Deaths
- Jaime Saenz, Bolivian poet, novelist, and short story writer (b. 1921)
- John Hurley, songwriter (Son of a Preacher Man), dies at 45
- Werner Fussan, German composer (Heiteres Aquarium) and educator, dies at 73
1986 Highlights
About August 16, 1986
Day of the Week: Saturday
How Long Ago? 36 years, 5 months and 12 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Millennial
Chinese Zodiac: Tiger
Star Sign: Leo
Music Charts
#1 Song: Papa Don't Preach - Madonna
#1 Song: The Lady In Red - Chris De Burgh
