1986 College Baseball All-America Team
An All-American team is an honorary sports team composed of the best amateur players of a specific season for each team position—who in turn are given the honorific "All-America" and typically referred to as "All-American athletes", or simply "All-Americans". Although the honorees generally do not compete together as a unit, the term is used in U.S. team sports to refer to players who are selected by members of the national media. Walter Camp selected the first All-America team in the early days of American football in 1889.


1986 College Baseball All-America Team
The NCAA recognizes two different All-America selectors for the 1986 college baseball season: the American Baseball Coaches Association (since 1947) and Baseball America (since 1981).


1986 College Football All-America Team
The 1986 College Football All-America team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans by various organizations and writers that chose College Football All-America Teams in 1986. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) recognizes five selectors as "official" for the 1986 season.


1986 College Football All-America Team
They are: (1) the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA); (2) the Associated Press (AP) selected based on the votes of sports writers at AP newspapers; (3) the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA); (4) the United Press International (UPI) selected based on the votes of sports writers at UPI newspapers; and (5) the Walter Camp Football Foundation (WC). Other notable selectors included Football News the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), Scripps Howard (SH), and The Sporting News (TSN).


1986 College Football All-America Team, Consensus All-Americans
The following charts identify the NCAA-recognized consensus All-Americans for the year 1986 and displays which first-team designations they received.


1986 Colombian parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Colombia on 9 March 1986 to elect the Senate and Chamber of Representatives. The Liberal Party remained the largest party, but lost its majority in the Chamber.


1986 Colombian parliamentary election, Campaign
The Patriotic Union made alliances with several of the small parties at the regional and constituency level for the elections, including the Communist Party, some Liberal Party and New Liberalism members, and the National Popular Alliance.


1986 Colombian presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Colombia on 25 May 1986. The result was a victory for Virgilio Barco Vargas of the Liberal Party, who received 58.36% of the vote.


1986 Colombian presidential election, Electoral system
The elections were held using first-past-the-post voting and were the first in which the electoral commission counted blank votes as valid votes.


1986 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament
The 1986 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament was held at Harrington Field on the campus of East Carolina in Greenville, North Carolina from May 15 through May 18. The event determined the champion of the Colonial Athletic Association for the 1986 season. It was the first tournament, in the first year that the CAA sponsored baseball. The winner of the tournament, fourth-seeded Richmond, earned the CAA's automatic bid to the 1986 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.


1986 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament, Format and seeding
The top four finishers based on winning percentage from the conference's round robin regular season faced off in a double-elimination tournament.


1986 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament, Most Valuable Player
Kevin Sickinger was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Sickinger was a pitcher and designated hitter for Richmond.


1986 Colorado Buffaloes football team
The 1986 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado at Boulder in the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. Colorado started out the season 0–4, but ended up finishing as the runner-up in the Big Eight Conference; however, they beat Nebraska for the first time since 1967.


1986 Colorado Buffaloes football team, Staff
Ast: Lou Tepper (AHC/DC/ILB), Gerry DiNardo (OC/TE), Gary Barnett (QB/FB), Steve Bernstein (DB), Mike Hankwitz (OLB), Steve Logan (RB), Oliver Lucas (WR), Les Miles (OL), Ron Vanderlinden (DL)


1986 Colorado Buffaloes football team, Game summaries, Nebraska
The fans tore down the goal posts as the Buffaloes defeated Nebraska for the first time since 1967, a streak of 18 games, and the first win in Boulder against them since 1960. "This is a moment in our program we'll always cherish", said Colorado head coach Bill McCartney. "Up to this point I don't think we've beaten a great team. We did today. And I think we have a rivalry now."


1986 Colorado State Rams football team
The 1986 Colorado State Rams football team represented Colorado State University in the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). In its fifth season under head coach Leon Fuller, the team compiled a 6–5 record overall and 4–4 mark against WAC opponents. Colorado State's senior quarterback, Kelly Stouffer, passed for 2,604 yards and 7 touchdown's.


1986 Colorado State Rams football team
Other statistical leaders on the 1986 Colorado State team included Steve Bartalo with 1,419 rushed yards and J. D. Brookhart with 581 receiving yards.


1986 Colorado gubernatorial election
The 1986 Colorado gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1986. Democratic nominee Roy Romer defeated Republican nominee Ted L. Strickland with 58.20% of the vote.


1986 Columbia Lions football team
The 1986 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University during the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Amid a record-setting loss streak, Columbia finished last in the Ivy League.


1986 Columbia Lions football team
In their first season under head coach Larry McElreavy, the Lions compiled an 0–10 record and were outscored 379 to 91. Chris Riga was the team captain.


1986 Columbia Lions football team
The Lions' winless (0–7) conference record was the worst in the Ivy League standings. Columbia was outscored 257 to 28 by Ivy opponents.


1986 Columbia Lions football team
By losing all of their games in 1986, the Lions extended a winless streak and a losing streak that began in 1983. They would not win or tie another game until October 9, 1988, against Princeton, an NCAA Division I record streak at the time. At the end of 1986, the streak stood at 34 games without a win, and 31 straight losses.


1986 Columbia Lions football team
Columbia played its homes games at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium in Upper Manhattan, in New York City.


1986 Commonwealth Final
The 1986 Commonwealth Final was the third running of the Commonwealth Final as part of the qualification for the 1986 Speedway World Championship. The 1986 Final was run on 8 June at the Belle Vue Stadium in Manchester, England, and was part of the World Championship qualifying for riders from the Commonwealth nations.


1986 Commonwealth Final
After being missing from the World Championship from 1981 to 1985, the Commonwealth Final returned to the calendar in 1986. Riders qualified for the re-introduced Final from the Australian, British and New Zealand Championships.


1986 Commonwealth Final, Classification
m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance •  t - exclusion for touching the tapes •  x - other exclusion •  e - retired or mechanical failure •  f - fell •  ns - non-starter •  nc - non-classify


1986 Commonwealth Games
The 1986 Commonwealth Games (Scottish Gaelic: Geamannan a 'Cho-fhlaitheis 1986) were held in Edinburgh, Scotland, between 24 July and 2 August 1986. They were the second Games to be held in Edinburgh.


1986 Commonwealth Games, Organisation
Unlike the 1970 Games in Edinburgh, which were popular and successful, the 1986 Games are ill-famed for the wide political boycott connected with them and the resulting financial mismanagement.


1986 Commonwealth Games, Controversies
Further controversy arose when it was revealed that through this much-reduced participation and the resultant decline in anticipated broadcasting and sponsorship revenues, the Organising Committee was facing a big financial black hole. The boycott ended any prospect of securing emergency government assistance. Businessman Robert Maxwell stepped in to offer funding, taking over as chairman; but although he promised to invest £2m, his contribution was just £250,000.


1986 Commonwealth Games, Controversies
On a budget of £14m, the Games opened with a deficit of £3m, which later grew to £4.3m, and instead of putting enough money into the event to save it, the new chairman of the Games asked creditors to forgo half the payment due to them to keep the event out of liquidation. The debt was finally paid off in 1989, with the city of Edinburgh losing approximately £500,000.


1986 Commonwealth Games, Controversies
Several participants were excluded because they breached the amateurism rules, most notably lawn bowlers Phil Skoglund from New Zealand and Willie Wood from Scotland, both of whom have competed in subsequent Games.


1986 Commonwealth Games, Participating teams
Due to the boycott only 27 teams from across the Commonwealth were represented at the 1986 Games.


1986 Commonwealth Games, Participating teams
^ Note: Bermuda withdrew from the games to join the boycott after the opening day of competition.


1986 Commonwealth Games, Boycott
Thirty two of the eligible fifty nine countries (largely African, Asian and Caribbean states) boycotted the event because of the Thatcher government's policy of keeping Britain's sporting links with apartheid South Africa in preference to participating in the general sporting boycott of that country. Consequently, Edinburgh 1986 witnessed the lowest turnout since Auckland 1950. Bermuda was a particularly late withdrawal, as its athletes had appeared in the opening ceremony and in the opening day of competition before the Bermuda Olympic Association decided to formally withdraw.


1986 Commonwealth Games, Opening ceremony
The theme of the opening ceremony celebrated the "Spirit of Youth" and included 6500 Scottish schoolchildren taking part in a series of large Mass Games-style Gymnastics routines. The theme song "Spirit of Youth" was written by Gerard Kenny. The ceremony began on the esplanade of Edinburgh Castle from which hundreds of schoolchildren ran down the Royal Mile, through Holyrood Park to Meadowbank Stadium.


1986 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
The 1986 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting was the ninth Meeting of the Heads of Government of the Commonwealth of Nations. It was held in London, the United Kingdom, between 3 August 1986 and 5 August 1986, and was hosted by that country's Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher. This was a special meeting held in between the biennial CHOGMs in order to consider the recommendations of the Commonwealth Eminent Persons Group regarding economic sanctions against South Africa due to its policies of apartheid. British prime minister Margaret Thatcher's refusal to support mandatory sanctions resulted in an acrimonious meeting and almost led to a split in the Commonwealth.


1986 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
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1986 Connecticut Huskies football team
The 1986 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Huskies were led by fourth-year head coach Tom Jackson, and completed the season with a record of 8–3.


1986 Connecticut gubernatorial election
The 1986 Connecticut gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 1986. Incumbent Democratic governor Bill O'Neill  won his second full term against Republican assemblywoman Julie Belaga. This election marked the last time a Democrat would win the governorship in Connecticut until the 2010 election, and is to date the last time a Democrat won by a margin of larger than 5 percent.


1986 Cook County, Illinois elections
The Cook County, Illinois general election was held on November 4, 1986.


1986 Cook County, Illinois elections
Elections were held for the offices of Assessor, Clerk, Sheriff, State's Attorney, Superintendent of Education Service Region, Treasurer, President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, all 17 seats of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, both seats of the Cook County Board of Appeals, 3 seats on the Water Reclamation District Board, and judgeships on the Circuit Court of Cook County.


1986 Cook County, Illinois elections, Election information
1986 was a midterm election year in the United States. The primaries and general elections for Cook County races coincided with those for federal (Senate and House) and those for state elections.


1986 Cook County, Illinois elections, Election information, Voter turnout, General election
The general election saw turnout of 55.95%, with 1,476,370 ballots cast. Chicago saw 841,085 ballots cast, and suburban Cook County saw 635,2865 ballots cast.


1986 Cook County, Illinois elections, Assessor
In the 1986 Cook County Assessor election, incumbent third-term assessor Thomas Hynes, a Democrat, was reelected.


1986 Cook County, Illinois elections, Assessor, Primaries, Republican
By winning the Republican nomination, Le Roy M. Graham became the first black candidate to run countywide as a Republican nominee.


1986 Cook County, Illinois elections, Clerk
In the 1986 Cook County Clerk election, incumbent third-term clerk Stanley Kusper, a Democrat, was reelected.


1986 Cook County, Illinois elections, Clerk, Primaries, Democratic
The more successful of Kusper's two challengers was Jeanne Quinn, who four years earlier had become the first Democrat to be elected to the Cook County Board of Commissioners from suburban Cook County in half a century. Instead of seeking reelection, she instead opted to launch a challenge to Kusper. Kusper's other challenger was 28-year-old millionaire businessman Patrick M. Finley.


1986 Cook County, Illinois elections, Clerk, Primaries, Republican
Former Illinois state representative Diana Nelson won the Republican primary.


1986 Cook County, Illinois elections, Sheriff
In the 1986 Cook County Sheriff election, incumbent fourth-term sheriff Richard Elrod, a Democrat, was defeated by Republican James E. O'Grady.


1986 Cook County, Illinois elections, Sheriff
O'Grady became the first Republican elected to a countywide executive office in Cook County since Bernard Carey was elected to his final term as Cook County State's Attorney in 1976.


1986 Cook County, Illinois elections, Sheriff, General election
O'Grady won the endorsement of the Chicago Tribune for the general election.


1986 Cook County, Illinois elections, Sheriff, General election
O'Grady's victory came from winning the county's suburbs by a 2-1 margin. He also performed well in some of the ethnically white wards of Chicago, being able to cary 14 of the city's 50 wards.


1986 Cook County, Illinois elections, Superintendent of Education Service Region
In the 1986 Cook County Superintendent of Education Service Region election, incumbent third-term superintendent Richard J. Martwick, a Democrat, was reelected.


1986 Cook County, Illinois elections, Superintendent of Education Service Region, Primaries, Republican
No candidate ran in the Republican primary. The Republican Party ultimately nominated Tony Torres.


1986 Cook County, Illinois elections, Treasurer
In the 1986 Cook County Treasurer election, incumbent third-term treasurer Edward J. Rosewell, a Democrat, was reelected.


1986 Cook County, Illinois elections, President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners
In the 1986 President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners election, incumbent president George Dunne, a Democrat that had held the office since 1969, was reelected.


1986 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners
The 1986 Cook County Board of Commissioners election saw all seventeen seats of the Cook County Board of Commissioners up for election to four-year terms in two sets of elections (ten elected from an election held in the city of Chicago and seven elected from and election held in suburban Cook County).


1986 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners
Democrats lost a seat, and Republicans, conversely, gained a seat.


1986 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners, Suburban Cook County, General election
Republican nominee Bernard Carey was replaced on the ballot by Robert P. Gooley, as Carey opted to instead run for Illinois Attorney General, replacing James T. Ryan as the Republican nominee for that election.


1986 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Appeals
In the 1986 Cook County Board of Appeals election, both seats on the board were up for election. The election was an at-large election.


1986 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Appeals
One incumbent Democrat, Pat Quinn, did not seek reelection, instead running for Illinois Treasurer. The other incumbent Democrat, Harry H. Semrow, sought reelection.


1986 Cook County, Illinois elections, Water Reclamation District Board
In the 1986 Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago election, three of the nine seats on the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago board were up for election in an at-large election. All three Democratic nominees won.


1986 Cook County, Illinois elections, Judicial elections
Partisan elections were held for judgeships on the Circuit Court of Cook County, due to vacancies. Other judgeships had retention elections.


1986 Cook County, Illinois elections, Other elections
Coinciding with the primaries, elections were held to elect both the Democratic and Republican committeemen for the suburban townships.


1986 Copa Banco Galicia
The 1986 Copa Banco Galicia was a men's tennis tournament held in Buenos Aires, Argentina that was part of the 1986 Nabisco Grand Prix. The tournament was held from 10 November through 17 November 1986. Unseeded Jay Berger won the singles title.


1986 Copa Banco Galicia, Finals, Doubles
Loïc Courteau /  Horst Skoff defeated  Gustavo Luza /  Gustavo Tiberti 3–6, 6–4, 6–3


1986 Copa Banco Galicia – Singles
Martín Jaite was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Franco Davín.


1986 Copa Banco Galicia – Singles
Jay Berger won in the final 6–3, 6–3 against Franco Davín.


1986 Copa Interamericana
The 1986 Copa Interamericana was the 10th staging of this competition. The final took place between River Plate (Winners of the 1986 Copa Libertadores) and L.D. Alajuelense (winners of the 1986 CONCACAF Champions' Cup) and was staged over two legs on 21 July 1987 and 16 August 1987. River Plate won their first Copa Interamericana.


1986 Copa Interamericana
The first leg was played in Alajuela on July 21, 1987, and ended in a 0–0 tie. The second leg was held in Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, where River Plate won 3–0 therefore the Argentine side won its first Interamericana Cup.


1986 Copa Libertadores
The 1986 Copa Libertadores was the 27th edition of the Copa Libertadores, CONMEBOL's annual international club tournament. River Plate won the competition for the first time ever.


1986 Copa Libertadores Finals
The 1986 Copa Libertadores Final was a two-legged football match-up to determine the 1986 Copa Libertadores champion.


1986 Copa Libertadores Finals
It was contested by Argentine club River Plate and Colombian club América de Cali. The first leg of the tie was played on October 22 at Pascual Guerrero Stadium of Cali, with the second leg played on October 29 at Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires.


1986 Copa Perú
The 1986 Copa Perú season (Spanish: Copa Perú 1986), the promotion tournament of Peruvian football.


1986 Copa Perú
In this tournament after many qualification rounds, each one of the 24 departments in which Peru is politically divided, qualify a team. Those teams enter in the Regional round (8 groups) by geographical proximity. Some winners went to the Division Intermedia and some others with some runners-up went to the National round and then to the Final round, staged in Lima (the capital).


1986 Copa Perú, Finalists teams
The following list shows the teams that qualified for the Final Stage.


1986 Copa Polla Lan Chile
The 1986 Copa Polla Lan Chile was the 16th edition of the Chilean Cup tournament. The competition started on February 22, 1986 and concluded on June 14, 1986. Only first level teams took part in the tournament. Cobreloa won the competition for their first time, beating Fernández Vial in the finals.


1986 Copa de la Liga
The 1986 Copa de la Liga was the fourth and last edition of Copa de la Liga. The competition started on May 1, 1986 and concluded on June 14, 1986. Due to time constraints, saturation and club pressure, the Copa de la Liga only lasted four years since 1982, being cancelled in 1986.


1986 Copa de la Liga, Format
The Copa de la Liga was played by 18 teams of 1985-86 La Liga and 4 winners of 1985 Copa de la Liga of Segunda División,  Segunda División B and Tercera División. All rounds are played over two legs. The team that has the higher aggregate score over the two legs progresses to the next round.


1986 Copa de la Liga, First round
First leg: 1 and 4 May 1986. Second leg: 8 and 9 May 1986.


1986 Copa de la Liga, Second round
First leg: 11 and 14 May 1986. Second leg: 18 and 21 May 1986.


1986 Copa de la Liga, Quarter-Finals
First leg: 24 and 25 May 1986. Second leg: 29 May 1986.


1986 Copa de la Liga, Semi-Finals
First leg: 4 June 1986. Second leg: 8 June 1986.


1986 Copa del Rey Final
The 1986 Copa del Rey Final was the 84th final of the King's Cup. The final was played at Vicente Calderón Stadium in Madrid, on 26 April 1986, and was won by Zaragoza, who beat Barcelona 1–0.


1986 Copa del Rey de Baloncesto
The 1986 Copa del Rey was the 50th edition of the Spanish basketball Cup. It was organized by the ACB and its Final Eight was played in Barcelona, in the Palau Blaugrana between 17 and 19 December 1986.


1986 Copa del Rey de Baloncesto
This edition was played by the two first qualified teams of the 1986–87 ACB first stage.


1986 Coppa Italia Final
The 1986 Coppa Italia Final was the final of the 1985–86 Coppa Italia. The match was played over two legs on 7 and 14 June 1986 between Roma and  Sampdoria. Roma won 3–2 on aggregate.


1986 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship
The 1986 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 77th staging of the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1909. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 26 January 1986.


1986 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship
On 17 August 1986, Cloughduv won the championship following a 2-12 to 0-11 defeat of Erin's Own in the final at Páirc Uí Chaoimh. This as their fifth championship title overall and their first title since 1983.


1986 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship
Cloughduv's Don O'Leary was the championship's top scorer with 2-27.


1986 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship
The 1986 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship was the 89th staging of the Cork Junior A Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board. The championship began on 14 September 1986 and ended on 26 October 1986.


1986 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship
On 26 October 1986, Ballymartle won the championship following a 3–08 to 2–04 defeat of Meelin in the final. This was their third championship title overall and their first title since 1958.


1986 Cork Senior Football Championship
The 1987 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 99th staging of the Cork Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 26 January 1986. The championship began on 13 April 1986 and ended on 28 September 1986.


1986 Cork Senior Football Championship
On 28 September 1986, Imokilly won the championship following a 2-04 to 0-09 defeat of St. Finbarr's in the final. This was their second championship title overall and their first title since 1984.


1986 Cork Senior Football Championship
Bishopstown's Paul McGrath was the championship's top scorer with 0-24.


1986 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
The 1986 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 98th staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The championship ended on 5 October 1986.


1986 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
On 5 October 1986, Midleton won the championship following a 1-18 to 1-10 defeat of Blackrock in the final. This was their fourth championship title overall and their first in three championship seasons.


1986 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
Midleton's Ger Fitzgerald was the championship's top scorer with 5-17.


1986 Cornell Big Red football team
The 1986 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Cornell finished second in the Ivy League.


1986 Cornell Big Red football team
In its fourth season under head coach Maxie Baughan, the team compiled an 8–2 record and outscored opponents 202 to 103. Team captains were Tom Bernardo, Erik Bernstein and Ken Johnson.


1986 Cornell Big Red football team
Cornell's 6–1 conference record placed second in the Ivy League standings. The Big Red outscored Ivy opponents 153 to 55. Cornell's only league loss was to the league champion, Penn, in a title-deciding game on the last week of the season.


1986 Cornell Big Red football team
Cornell played its home games at Schoellkopf Field in Ithaca, New York.


1986 Costa Rican general election
General elections were held in Costa Rica on 2 February 1986. Óscar Arias of the National Liberation Party won the presidential election, whilst his party also won the parliamentary election. Voter turnout was 81.8%.


1986 Costa Rican general election
Costa Rica was under a strong two-party system at the time. The country was undergoing military tensions with neighboring Nicaragua due to the recently happened Sandinista Revolution and Nicaragua's dictator Daniel Ortega's fighting of the right-wing Contra rebel guerilla in its southern border disregarding the official limits and confronting Costa Rica's police and security forces. Such skirmishes left one policeman's death and several wounded and both countries at the edge of war. Whilst some people blamed former president Rodrigo Carazo for allowing the FSLN to operate in the Costa Rican northern territory against then dictator Anastasio Somoza, others resented President Luis Alberto Monge's hawkish behavior toward Sandinista Nicaragua and his support of the Contras.


1986 Costa Rican general election
Former minister and deputy Oscar Arias faced former vice president Carlos Manuel Castillo in closed primaries. Castillo had the support of PLN's traditional leadership including former presidents and party's founders José Figueres Ferrer, Daniel Oduber Quirós and Luis Alberto Monge. Arias was seen as a young, alternative candidate and the "underdog" in the election, but managed to earn the majority of votes and popular support.


1986 Costa Rican general election
On the other side of the two-party system former Foreign Minister (under Carazo's administration) Rafael Ángel Calderón Fournier, son of historical leader of Calderonismo Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia, was nominated by the Social Christian Unity Party, then main opposition force. This was Calderón's second attempt to win the Presidency.


1986 Costa Rican general election
During the campaign the topic of peace was central. Calderón tried to present himself as a hawk who felt no quarrels in facing Nicaragua militarily. Arias on the contrary tried to show himself as a man of peace and negotiator who would pacified the region. His slogan was "Paz para mi gente" (Peace for my People). In fact, some analysts also saw Arias' position as a strong criticism of Monge, of his own party, and his hardline position. Monge and Arias would be political enemies ever since.


1986 Costa Rican general election
PLN campaign also focused in showing Calderón as a man of war and remembering old historical periods, blaming Calderonism for the 1948 Civil War and the 1955 Somoza-endorsed Calderonistas' invasion attempt. The party even went so far as to show Calderón in a cartoon as a spoil kid ready for war wearing the clothing of Quico, a popular character from El Chavo del Ocho.


1986 Costa Rican general election, Results, President
1 The People's Alliance was a coalition of the People's Vanguard Party and the Broad Democratic Front.


1986 Cotton Bowl Classic
The 1986 Cotton Bowl Classic was the 50th edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas, on Wednesday, January 1. Part of the 1985–86 bowl game season, it matched the sixteenth-ranked Auburn Tigers of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and the Texas A&M Aggies of the Southwest Conference (SWC). A slight underdog, Texas A&M won by twenty points, 36–16.


1986 Cotton Bowl Classic, Teams, Auburn
Auburn was highlighted by running back Bo Jackson, who rushed for 1,786 yards and won the Heisman Trophy for a team that had at one point was ranked #1 before losing to Tennessee. They finished 8–3, but that was only good for sixth in the SEC, finishing behind the three teams that had beaten them (Tennessee, Florida, and Alabama).


1986 Cotton Bowl Classic, Teams, Texas A&M
Jackie Sherrill was in his fourth year as head coach of the Aggies, his previous three years finishing with a combined 16–16–1. They won the Southwest Conference championship for the first time since 1976; their previous  appearance in the Cotton Bowl was eighteen years earlier in 1968.


1986 Cotton Bowl Classic, Game summary
Televised by CBS, the game kicked off shortly after 12:30 p.m. CST, as did the Fiesta Bowl on NBC.


1986 Cotton Bowl Classic, Game summary
Bo Jackson started the scoring for Auburn with a touchdown run early in the game after a fumble recovery. But A&M responded with their own touchdown run by Harry Johnson, and they scored just three minutes later, but it was only 12–6 A&M, due to a missed extra point and a failed conversion attempt. Jackson stuck back for Auburn by catching a 73-yard touchdown pass from Pat Washington to give Auburn the lead again, though they missed the conversion attempt. Scott Slater kicked a 26-yard field goal to give A&M the lead again at halftime, 15–13.


1986 Cotton Bowl Classic, Game summary
Anthony Toney increased A&M's lead with a two-yard touchdown run early in the third quarter, but another failed conversion attempt meant it was still a one possession lead at 21–13. Auburn mustered a field goal by Chris Johnson to make it 21–16 entering the fourth quarter. Auburn drove to the A&M six-yard line as the fourth quarter began, but they were stuffed four times. Auburn was given another chance when A&M punted, but Jackson was stuffed again at A&M's 27. From that point on, A&M took control. With 2:22 to go, Keith Woodside caught a touchdown pass, as they also succeeded in gaining the two-point conversion. After an interception seconds later, Anthony Toney added on with his second rushing touchdown of the day to make it 36–16 as time expired.


1986 Cotton Bowl Classic, Aftermath
Texas A&M played in the next two Cotton Bowls (1987, 1988), winning the latter. Auburn went on to five more consecutive bowl games under Dye before he resigned after the 1992 season. They returned to the Cotton Bowl 21 years later, and defeated Nebraska, 17–14.


1986 Country Music Association Awards
The 1986 Country Music Association Awards, 20th Ceremony, was held on October 13, 1986, at the Grand Ole Opry House, Nashville, Tennessee, and was hosted by CMA Award winners Kenny Rogers and Anne Murray.


1986 County Championship
The 1986 Britannic Assurance County Championship was the 87th officially organised running of the County Championship. Essex won the Championship title.


1986 County Championship
The Championship was sponsored by Britannic Assurance for the third time and a £1 million, three-year deal was announced.


1986 Coupe de France Final
The 1986 Coupe de France Final was a football match held at Parc des Princes, Paris on April 30, 1986, that saw FC Girondins de Bordeaux defeat Olympique de Marseille 2–1 thanks to goals by Jean Tigana and Alain Giresse.


1986 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
The 1986 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré was the 38th edition of the cycle race and was held from 25 May to 1 June 1986. The race started in Annecy and finished in Nyons. The race was won by Urs Zimmermann of the Carrera team.


1986 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, Teams
Thirteen teams, containing a total of 113 riders, participated in the race:


1986 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season
The 1986 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season was the 20th in the club's history. They competed in the NSWRL's 1986 Winfield Cup premiership as well as the 1986 National Panasonic Cup.


1986 Croydon London Borough Council election
The 1986 Croydon Council election took place on 8 May 1986 to elect members of Croydon London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.


1986 Cuban parliamentary election
Indirect parliamentary elections were held in Cuba on 27 November 1986.


1986 Cuban parliamentary election
On 19 and 26 October voters elected members of the 169 Municipal Assemblies. A total of 6,704,479 votes were cast in the first round (19 October), a turnout of 97.65%. In the second round (26 October) turnout was 93.4%. The elected members of the Municipal Assemblies then elected the 510 members of the National Assembly.


1986 Cupa României Final
The 1986 Cupa României Final was the 48th final of Romania's most prestigious football cup competition. It was disputed between Dinamo București and Steaua București, and was won by Dinamo București after a game with one goal. It was the sixth cup for Dinamo București.


1986 Currie Cup
The 1986 Currie Cup was the 48th edition of the Currie Cup, the premier annual domestic rugby union competition in South Africa.


1986 Currie Cup
The tournament was won by  Western Province for the 27th time; they beat  Transvaal 22–9 in the final in Cape Town.


1986 Currie Cup, Teams
The following teams took part in the 1986 Currie Cup:


1986 Czech legislative election
National Council elections were held in the Czech part of Czechoslovakia on 23 and 24 May 1986.


1986 Czechoslovak parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Czechoslovakia on 23 and 24 May 1986. The National Front put forward a single list of candidates for both the House of the People (the lower house) and the House of Nations (the upper house) and one NF candidate ran in each single member constituency. With a total of 350 seats in the two Houses, 242 were assigned to the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia, 18 to the Czechoslovak People's Party, 18 to the Czechoslovak Socialist Party, four to the Party of Slovak Revival, four to the Freedom Party and 64 to independents. Voter turnout was reported to be 99.39%.


1986 Czechoslovak parliamentary election
Like the other elections of the Communist era, the result was a foregone conclusion. People were afraid not to vote, and when they did so, those who entered a voting booth to modify their ballot paper could expect to be persecuted by the state.


1986 D.C. National Bank Classic
The 1986 D.C. National Bank Classic was a men's tennis tournament and was played on outdoor green clay courts. The event was part of the 1986 Grand Prix circuit. It was the 18th edition of the tournament and was held at Rock Creek Park in Washington, D.C. from July 28 through August 3, 1986. Unseeded Karel Nováček won the singles title after defeating five seeded players and earned $37,400 first-prize money.


1986 D.C. National Bank Classic, Finals, Doubles
Hans Gildemeister /  Andrés Gómez defeated  Ricardo Acioly /  César Kist 6–3, 7–5


1986 D.C. National Bank Classic – Doubles
Hans Gildemeister and Víctor Pecci were the defending champions, but Pecci did not compete this year.


1986 D.C. National Bank Classic – Doubles
Gildemeister teamed up with Andrés Gómez and successfully defended his title, by defeating Ricardo Acioly and César Kist 6–3, 7–5 in the final.


1986 D.C. National Bank Classic – Doubles, Seeds
The first four seeds seeds received a bye into the second round.


1986 D.C. National Bank Classic – Singles
Yannick Noah was the defending champion, but did not compete this year.


1986 D.C. National Bank Classic – Singles
Karel Nováček won the title by defeating Thierry Tulasne 6–1, 7–6(7–4) in the final.


1986 D.C. National Bank Classic – Singles, Seeds
The first eight seeds seeds received a bye into the second round.


1986 DFB-Pokal Final
The 1986 DFB-Pokal Final decided the winner of the 1985–86 DFB-Pokal, the 43rd season of Germany's premier knockout football cup competition. It was played on 3 May 1986 at the Olympiastadion in West Berlin. Bayern Munich won the match 5–2 against VfB Stuttgart to claim their eighth cup title.


1986 DFB-Pokal Final, Route to the final
The DFB-Pokal began with 64 teams in a single-elimination knockout cup competition. There were a total of five rounds leading up to the final. Teams were drawn against each other, and the winner after 90 minutes would advance. If still tied, 30 minutes of extra time was played. If the score was still level, a replay would take place at the original away team's stadium. If still level after 90 minutes, 30 minutes of extra time was played. If the score was still level, a drawing of lots would decide who would advance to the next round.


1986 DFB-Pokal Final, Route to the final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).


1986 DPR Korea Football League
Statistics of DPR Korea Football League in the 1986 season.


1986 Dallas Cowboys season
The 1986 Dallas Cowboys season was the franchise's 27th season in the National Football League. The team finished the regular season at 7–9 and finishing with a losing record for the first time since 1964.


1986 Dallas Cowboys season, Summary
The Cowboys, re-invigorated by the off-season acquisitions of running back Herschel Walker and passing coordinator Paul Hackett, got off to a strong 6–2 start, including a season opening win on Monday night over the eventual Super Bowl champion New York Giants, which saw Walker score the winning touchdown late in the game, and a 30–6 blowout win over the Washington Redskins, which ended the Redskins 5–0 start. Quarterbacks Danny White and Steve Pelluer played well early in the season under Hackett's tutelage, who was brought over from the San Francisco 49ers to breathe new life into the passing game.


1986 Dallas Cowboys season, Summary
However, White broke his wrist on a sack by Carl Banks during a crucial loss to the New York Giants, and was ruled out for the season. Pelluer took over as the starting quarterback, and struggled mightily, throwing 17 interceptions over the course of the season, as well as seeing constant pressure from opposing pass rushers, including being sacked a team record twelve times in a game against San Diego.


1986 Dallas Cowboys season, Summary
The Cowboys lost seven out of their final eight games, and suffered a five-game losing streak to close out the season, including embarrassing losses to the Redskins (41–14) and the Seahawks in the annual Thanksgiving Day game (31–14). It was the Cowboys' first loss on Thanksgiving since 1979. During the third quarter of a late-season loss to the Los Angeles Rams, Tom Landry was forced to leave the field due to a threat against his life. Landry returned to the field later in the game wearing a bulletproof vest.


1986 Dallas Cowboys season, Summary
The Cowboys undoing certainly wasn't because of an inability to move the football, as the team ranked fourth in the NFL in total offense. Running back Herschel Walker rushed for 737 yards, caught 76 passes for 837 yards, and scored 14 touchdowns. Late in the season against the Eagles, Walker had a combined 292 yards rushing and receiving, breaking the team single game record. Running back Tony Dorsett added 748 yards rushing, and even though he was still the team's starting running back, he was clearly unhappy with his reduced role.


1986 Dallas Cowboys season, Summary
This was the first non-strike season he hadn't rushed for 1,000 yards. The passing game flourished under Danny White early in the year, but following White's injury, turnovers and an inability to protect the quarterback neutralized the passing attack. Wide receiver Tony Hill and tight end Doug Cosbie both began to show their age, and Mike Renfro was limited because of injury. Rookie wide receiver Mike Sherrard provided a deep threat, gaining 744 yards on just 41 receptions.


1986 Dallas Cowboys season, Summary
Defensively, the team struggled to stop the run, finishing 23rd against the run, and the secondary, an opportunistic bunch in past seasons, only intercepted 17 passes during the season. The pass rush was still strong, despite defensive tackle Randy White finally beginning to slow down due to age and injury, as fourth year defensive end Jim Jeffcoat stepped up with 14 sacks. Overall, it was mistakes that would plague the team throughout the 1986 season. The offensive line gave up 60 sacks, the offense turned the ball over 41 times, and the team committed 112 penalties.


1986 Dallas Cowboys season, Summary
No Cowboys were selected for the Pro Bowl in 1986.


1986 Dallas Cowboys season, Game summaries, Week 1: vs. New York Giants
Herschel Walker could have arrived at a better time, with Tony Dorsett sidelined with a first half ankle injury, Walker ended his NFL debut by scoring a game-winning touchdown on a 10-yard run with 1:16 to play against the Giants. It was Walker's 2nd TD of the night-a Monday Night in which he ran for 64 yards on 10 tries. Dorsett opened the scoring on a 36-yard toss from Danny White in the second quarter, but New York rallies from 14-0 and 24-21 to claim a 28-24 lead on Phil Simms' third TD pass with 5:24 remaining. Simms threw for 300 yards, but it was Walker having arrived from the USFL that made the difference for Dallas.


1986 Dallas Cowboys season, Awards
For the first time in team history, the Cowboys had no players chosen to play in the Pro Bowl. They also had no players mentioned on the Associated Press' All-NFL team.


1986 Damascus bombings
The 1986 Damascus bombings were a series of terrorist attacks perpetrated in Damascus, Syria in 1986. They were the deadliest acts of terrorism against civilians since the quelling of the Islamist uprising in Syria in 1982. The bombings appeared to be aimed at destabilizing the Syrian government under Hafez al-Assad with links being between the suspected perpetrators and Iraq.


1986 Damascus bombings, Bombings
On 13 March 1986, a truck bomb detonated under a bridge in a Damascus suburb, killing 60 people and injuring 100 more. A month later, 144 were killed by a series of bombings in five towns and cities across Syria, including Damascus, with buses being a prime target.


1986 Damascus bombings, Alleged perpetrators
Immediately after the March bombing, the Syrian government placed the blame on Iraq, citing their desire to destabilize the regime. After the April 1986 bombings claimed the lives of an additional 144 people, a previously unknown group with pro-Iraq sympathies calling themselves the 17 October Group for the Liberation of the Syrian People, claimed responsibility. The BBC reported in 2008 that "pro-Iraqi militants" were "believed" to be responsible for both the March and April bombings.


1986 Danish 1st Division
The 1986 Danish 1st Division season was the 41st season of the Danish 1st Division league championship, governed by the Danish Football Association.


1986 Danish 1st Division
The Danish champions qualified for the European Cup 1987-88 qualification, while the second placed team qualified for the qualification round of the UEFA Cup 1987-88. The two lowest placed teams of the tournament was directly relegated to the Danish 2nd Division. Likewise, the Danish 2nd Division champions and runners-up were promoted to the 1st Division.


1986 Danish Single European Act referendum
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1986 Danish Single European Act referendum
A non-binding referendum on the Single European Act was held in Denmark on 27 February 1986. It was approved by 56.2% of voters, with a voter participation of 75.4%.


1986 Danish Single European Act referendum
The referendum was held by the government of the Prime Minister of Denmark, Poul Schlüter. The government was in favour of Denmark ratifying the Single European Act, but a majority in parliament was against it. The referendum was the last Europe-related referendum in which parties such as the Social Democrats and the Social Liberal Party recommended against ratification.


1986 Dartmouth Big Green football team
The 1986 Dartmouth Big Green football team was an American football team that represented Dartmouth College during the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Big Green finished fourth in the Ivy League.


1986 Dartmouth Big Green football team
In its ninth and final season under head coach  Joe Yukica, the team compiled a 3–6–1 record and was outscored 272 to 188. David Gabianelli and Russell Gardner were the team captains.


1986 Dartmouth Big Green football team
The Big Green's 3–3–1 conference record placed fourth in the Ivy League standings. Dartmouth outscored Ivy opponents 169 to 113.


1986 Dartmouth Big Green football team
Dartmouth played its home games at Memorial Field on the college campus in Hanover, New Hampshire.


1986 Davis Cup
The 1986 Davis Cup (also known as the 1986 Davis Cup by NEC for sponsorship purposes) was the 75th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. This year's tournament marked the introduction of the Africa Zone, which served as a qualifying sub-round for the Europe Zone. 71 teams would enter the competition, 16 in the World Group, 33 in the Europe Zone (including 9 in the Africa Zone), 13 in the Eastern Zone, and 9 in the Americas Zone. Bangladesh, Ivory Coast, Libya, Malta and Syria made their first appearances in the tournament.


1986 Davis Cup
Australia defeated the two-time defending champions Sweden in the final, held at the Kooyong Stadium in Melbourne, Australia, on 26–28 December, to win their 26th Davis Cup title.


1986 Davis Cup Africa Zone
The Africa Zone served as a qualifying round to the 1986 Davis Cup Europe Zone.


1986 Davis Cup Africa Zone
Teams from 9 African nations competed for 2 places in the Europe Zone main draws. Zimbabwe and Nigeria were the winners of the Africa Zone and qualified for the Europe Zone main draws.


1986 Davis Cup Americas Zone
The Americas Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1986 Davis Cup.


1986 Davis Cup Americas Zone
9 teams entered the Americas Zone in total, with the winner promoted to the following year's World Group. Argentina defeated Chile in the final and qualified for the 1987 World Group.


1986 Davis Cup Eastern Zone
The Eastern Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1986 Davis Cup.


1986 Davis Cup Eastern Zone
13 teams entered the Eastern Zone in total, with the winner promoted to the following year's World Group. South Korea defeated Japan in the final and qualified for the 1987 World Group.


1986 Davis Cup Europe Zone
The Europe Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1986 Davis Cup.


1986 Davis Cup Europe Zone
A new Africa Zone was contested for the first time, which served as a qualifying round for the Europe Zone. Teams from 9 African nations competed for 2 places in the Europe Zone main draws, joining an additional 24 teams. The winner of each sub-zone was then promoted to the following year's World Group.


1986 Davis Cup Europe Zone
France defeated Austria in the Zone A final, and Israel defeated Switzerland in the Zone B final, resulting in both France and Israel being promoted to the 1987 World Group.


1986 Davis Cup World Group
The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 1986.


1986 Davis Cup World Group
Australia won the title, defeating the two-time defending champions Sweden in the final, 3–2. The final was held at the Kooyong Stadium in Melbourne, Australia, from 26 to 28 December. It was the Australian team's first Davis Cup title since 1983 and their 26th Davis Cup title overall.


1986 Davis Cup World Group, Relegation play-offs
The first-round losers played in the Relegation Play-offs. The winners of the play-offs advanced to the 1987 Davis Cup World Group, and the losers were relegated to their respective Zonal Regions.


1986 Daytona 500
The 1986 Daytona 500, the 28th running of the event, was held February 16 at Daytona International Speedway, in Daytona Beach, Florida. it was the first race of 29 in the 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup season. Defending race winner Bill Elliott won the pole for the second year in a row, and outside pole sitter Geoffrey Bodine won the race and led 101 laps, including the final 34.


1986 Daytona 500, Race Recap
On lap 116, a major accident (such crashes are now known as "The Big One") in turn 4 involved several cars, including some contenders for the win. 1980 winner Buddy Baker, Neil Bonnett (already several laps down after earlier problems), defending race winner Bill Elliott, Tommy Ellis, Harry Gant, Kyle Petty, Joe Ruttman, Lake Speed, & four-time 500 winner Cale Yarborough were involved in the crash, but Elliott, Ellis, Petty, and Speed were able to continue the race.


1986 Daytona 500, Race Recap
Geoff Bodine won this race on fuel mileage after engaging in a long feud with Dale Earnhardt. Earnhardt was forced to pit for gas with three laps to go, then blew the engine leaving the pits. This allowed Bodine to cruise to victory by a margin of over 11 seconds. It was the first of many hard luck finishes for Dale Earnhardt that would last until the 1998 race.


1986 Daytona 500, Race Recap
Prior to the race, the drivers paid tribute to the astronauts who were killed in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, which was several miles away from the track 19 days ago. They would do so again for the 2003 Daytona 500, which took place two weeks after the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster.


1986 Daytona 500, Results, Box Score
(5) Indicates 5 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading 1 lap(10) Indicates 10 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading 1 lap & leading the most laps (W) denotes former Daytona 500 winner(R) denotes series rookie


1986 Delaware 500
The 1986 Delaware 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that was held on September 14, 1986, at Dover Downs International Speedway in Dover, Delaware.


1986 Delaware 500
The most dominant drivers in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series during the 1980s were Bill Elliott, Darrell Waltrip, Terry Labonte, Bobby Allison, and Dale Earnhardt.


1986 Delaware 500, Background
Dover Downs International Speedway, now called Dover International Speedway, is one of five short tracks to hold NASCAR races; the others are Bristol Motor Speedway, Richmond International Raceway, Martinsville Speedway, and Phoenix International Raceway. The NASCAR race makes use of the track's standard configuration, a four-turn short track oval that is 1 mile (1.6 km) long. The track's turns are banked at twenty-four degrees, and both the front stretch (the location of the finish line) and the backstretch are banked at nine degrees.


1986 Delaware 500, Race report
There were 41 drivers who originally qualified for this race; only George Wiltshire failed to make the final 40-car starting grid. All but one of the drivers were born in the United States of America; Cliff Hucul was born in Canada.


1986 Delaware 500, Race report
This race lasted 500-laps or four hours and twenty-two minutes. Mike Potter was the first victim of engine failure on lap 22. Ricky Rudd finally gets a win on a big track, leading 141 laps en route to victory by defeating Neil Bonnet. Neil Bonnett scored his best result of the season so far in second, leading 12 laps. Buddy Baker scored his first of 5 straight top-5 finishes for the #88 team to close out the season, finishing a lap down in fourth. Alan Kulwicki recovered from an early crash and capitalized on attrition to finish in seventh, three laps off the pace. Bobby Hillin Jr. continued his methodical pace that had become custom throughout the season, finishing five laps down in ninth.


1986 Delaware 500, Race report
Morgan Shepherd had another strong run with the RahMoc #75, leading 36 laps but fading towards the end. He came home seven laps down in tenth. Richard Petty ran midpack much of the day, finishing seven laps down in twelfth. Rusty Wallace led 39 laps and ran with the leaders all day until a late crash knocked him out of contention. He would crawl home nine laps down in thirteenth. Darrell Waltrip struggled with mechanical issues all race, yet still finished ahead of his other title contenders in fourteenth, 10 laps off the pace. Buddy Arrington scored a second straight top-15 finish, coming home 16 laps down in fourteenth. Michael Waltrip never really recovered from an early spin, finishing sixteenth, 29 laps down.


1986 Delaware 500, Race report
Johnny Coy Jr. made his first start of the 1986 season in James Hylton's #48 entry. He was incredibly slow, finishing 31 laps down in seventeenth. This would ultimately be his best career finish. Joe Booher made his second start of the season in the #6 D.K. Ulrich entry. He was easily the slowest car on track, finishing 35 laps down in eighteenth. Dale Earnhardt was knocked out of contention by a late crash, finishing 68 laps down in twenty-first. He did manage to lead three laps, which was crucial in the points chase.


1986 Delaware 500, Race report
Rudd's Ford Thunderbird performed like a flawless machine from lap 200 to the checkered flag. Out of the 56 racing events that Ricky Rudd did at Dover International Speedway, his average start was 13th place while his average finish was 14th-place with four confirmed victories. Rudd was also proficient at the road courses in addition to Rockingham and Pocono.


1986 Delaware 500, Race report
Bobby Allison was stuck in the garage for many laps after an early crash, ultimately coming home 39 laps down in twentieth.


1986 Delaware 500, Race report
The pole position of the race would end up going to Geoffrey Bodine for travelling up to 146.205 miles per hour (235.294 km/h) during his solo qualifying runs. Tim Richmond ended up being the lowest-placed driver to actually make it through the race. Only Ricky Rudd, Neil Bonnett, and Kyle Petty would finish the race in the lead lap. Kyle Petty also surprised many with his strong third-place run; leading four laps in the process. Tommy Ellis turned in a solid run and finishes eighth, the second-best finish of his Cup career. This was his best run during his tenure in Eric Freedlander's #18 Freedlander Financial Chevrolet. ASA star Mark Martin made his third start of the 1986 season and scored his best finish in eleventh, 7 laps down.


1986 Delaware 500, Race report
Notable crew chiefs who actively participated in the race included Junie Donlavey, Robin Pemberton, Joey Arrington, Dale Inman, Larry McReynolds, Harry Hyde, Bud Moore, Kirk Shelmerdine among others.


1986 Delaware 500, Race report
Terry Labonte's led 85 laps and looked assured for a top-10 until a blown engine sidelined him after 461 laps. However, Labonte would have to earn this middle-of-the-road finish by dueling against Ricky Rudd for 138 laps. Bryan Baker, Roy Lee Hendrick, and Howard Rose would make their only appearances during this event. Cliff Hucul makes his second and final Cup series start and it results in the former USAC Champ Car racer's best finish with a 31st.


1986 Delaware 500, Race report
Winnings for this racing event varied from a then-awesome $51,500 ($120,120 when adjusted for inflation) to a humble $850 ($1,983 when adjusted for inflation). The total prize purse for this racing event totalled at exactly $314,000 ($732,381 when adjusted for inflation).


1986 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team
The 1986 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware in the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. It was the program's first year as a member of the Yankee Conference, after having been an independent for the previous 16 seasons. Delaware was led by Tubby Raymond, who was in his 21st season as head coach of the Fightin' Blue Hens. Quarterback Rich Gannon was a senior, and followed this season with an 18-year NFL career. The team played its home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware.


1986 Denver Broncos season
The 1986 Denver Broncos season was the franchise's 27th year in professional football and its 17th with the National Football League (NFL). They finished the regular season with a record of 11–5, returned to the playoffs after a one-year absence, won the AFC Championship over the Cleveland Browns, and lost Super Bowl XXI to the New York Giants, the first of back to back Super Bowl losses for the team.


1986 Denver Broncos season, Regular season
The Broncos won their first six games of the season, before being defeated by the then-5-1 New York Jets on Monday Night Football. They won two more games to improve to 8–1, tied with the Jets for the best record in the league. Although they would go 3–4 down the stretch, alternating wins and losses, Denver still finished ahead of the Seahawks and Chiefs in first place in the AFC West.


1986 Denver Broncos season, Playoffs
They won their divisional playoff game against the Patriots at home 22–17. They then played the Cleveland Browns in Cleveland for the AFC Championship. The game culminated in the famous "Drive", where John Elway led a 98-yard drive for a touchdown pass to Mark Jackson to tie the game and send it to overtime, where they won by a field goal, 23–20.


1986 Denver Broncos season, Playoffs, AFC Championship Game
This game is best remembered for The Drive when the Broncos drove 98 yards to tie the game with 37 seconds left in regulation, and Denver kicker Rich Karlis made the game-winning 33-yard field goal 5:38 into overtime.


1986 Denver Broncos season, Playoffs, AFC Championship Game
The Browns scored first when quarterback Bernie Kosar threw a 6-yard touchdown pass to running back Herman Fontenot at the end of an 86-yard drive. But the Broncos then scored 10 unanswered points: Karlis' 19-yard field goal and running back Gerald Willhite's 1-yard rushing touchdown. Cleveland kicker Mark Moseley's 29-yard field goal before halftime tied the score, 10–10. The teams exchanged punts before Kosar completed a 48-yard touchdown pass to Brian Brennan with 5:43 remaining in regulation. Elway then led his team from their own 2-yard line to tie the game on wide receiver Mark Jackson's 5-yard touchdown reception with 37 seconds left in regulation. Karlis' game-winning field goal in overtime capped a 60-yard drive after the Browns were forced to punt.


1986 Denver Broncos season, Playoffs, AFC Championship Game, The Drive Play by Play
The Browns had jumped to a 20–13 lead and the Broncos had muffed the ensuing kickoff when Elway took over, first-and-10 on their own 2-yard line, with 5:32 to play in the game.


1986 Denver Broncos season, Playoffs, AFC Championship Game, The Drive Play by Play
1. – First down and 10, Denver 2-yard line. Sammy Winder 5-yard pass from Elway.


1986 Denver Broncos season, Playoffs, AFC Championship Game, The Drive Play by Play
2. – Second down and 5, Denver 7-yard line. Winder 3-yard run.


1986 Denver Broncos season, Playoffs, AFC Championship Game, The Drive Play by Play
3. – Third down and 2, Denver 10-yard line. Winder 2-yard run.


1986 Denver Broncos season, Playoffs, AFC Championship Game, The Drive Play by Play
4. – First down and 10, Denver 12-yard line. Winder 3-yard run.


1986 Denver Broncos season, Playoffs, AFC Championship Game, The Drive Play by Play
5. – Second down and 7, Denver 15-yard line. Elway 11-yard run.


1986 Denver Broncos season, Playoffs, AFC Championship Game, The Drive Play by Play
6. – First down and 10, Denver 26-yard line. Steve Sewell 22-yard pass from Elway.


1986 Denver Broncos season, Playoffs, AFC Championship Game, The Drive Play by Play
7. – First down and 10, Denver 48-yard line. S. Watson 12-yard pass from Elway.


1986 Denver Broncos season, Playoffs, AFC Championship Game, The Drive Play by Play
8. – First down and 10, Cleveland 40-yard line (1:59 remaining). Incomplete pass by Elway, intended for Vance Johnson.


1986 Denver Broncos season, Playoffs, AFC Championship Game, The Drive Play by Play
9. – Second down and 10, Cleveland 40-yard line (1:52 remaining). Dave Puzzilli sack of Elway, 8-yard loss.


1986 Denver Broncos season, Playoffs, AFC Championship Game, The Drive Play by Play
10. – Third down and 18, Cleveland 48-yard line (1:47 remaining). Mark Jackson 20-yard pass from Elway.


1986 Denver Broncos season, Playoffs, AFC Championship Game, The Drive Play by Play
11. – First down and 10, Cleveland 28-yard line (1:19 remaining). Incomplete pass by Elway, intended for Watson.


1986 Denver Broncos season, Playoffs, AFC Championship Game, The Drive Play by Play
12. – Second down and 10, Cleveland 28-yard line (1:10 remaining). Steve Sewell 14-yard pass from Elway.


1986 Denver Broncos season, Playoffs, AFC Championship Game, The Drive Play by Play
13. – First down and 10, Cleveland 14-yard line (:57 remaining). Incomplete pass by Elway, intended for Watson.


1986 Denver Broncos season, Playoffs, AFC Championship Game, The Drive Play by Play
14. – Second down and 10, Cleveland 14-yard line (:42 remaining). John Elway 9-yard run (scramble).


1986 Denver Broncos season, Playoffs, AFC Championship Game, The Drive Play by Play
15. – Third down and 1, Cleveland 5-yard line (:39 remaining). Mark Jackson 5-yard pass from Elway for the touchdown. Rich Karlis then adds the extra point to tie the game.


1986 Denver Broncos season, Playoffs, Super Bowl XXI
They played the Giants in Super Bowl XXI, losing 20–39, the first of Elway's five Super Bowls and the first of his three losses. Despite leading 10–9 at halftime, the Broncos collapsed in the second half as the Giants scored 30 points to Denver's ten.


1986 Denver Broncos season, Statistics, Team stats
Denver scored 378 points during the year, sixth in the NFL. They gave up 327 points, 15th in the league.


1986 Denver Broncos season, Statistics, Team stats
The Broncos were 17th in the league in total offense, with 5,489 yards. They had 3,811 passing yards and 1,678 rushing yards. They had 22 passing touchdowns and 17 rushing touchdowns.


1986 Denver Broncos season, Statistics, Team stats
They were 17th in the league with 3,755 passing yards given up and 15th with 1,891 rushing yards given up. They were 21st in overall defense with 5,646 yards given up.


1986 Denver Broncos season, Statistics, Team stats
The team's 11–5 record is their sixth-best 16-game season in franchise history.


1986 Derby City Council election
The 1986 Derby City Council election took place on 8 May 1986 to elect members of Derby City Council in England. Local elections were held in the United Kingdom in 1986. This was on the same day as other local elections. 15 of the council's 44 seats were up for election. The Labour Party retained control of the council.


1986 Detroit Grand Prix
The 1986 Detroit Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on June 22, 1986, in Detroit, Michigan.


1986 Detroit Grand Prix, Summary
Lotus-Renault star Ayrton Senna started on the pole and came away with a hard-earned win, the fourth of his career. The young Brazilian charged through the field after dropping to eighth with a deflating tire for his first USGP victory. The race saw six lead changes among five drivers, and the victory for Senna began a streak that would see him take five United States Grand Prix wins in six years.


1986 Detroit Grand Prix, Summary
American Eddie Cheever, in his only F1 race of the season, was taking Patrick Tambay's seat in the Carl Haas Lola, as Tambay had not fully recovered from his Montreal injuries. Haas had attempted to get the legendary Mario Andretti, but, apparently because of a FISA-CART feud, Andretti's application for an FIA Super Licence was denied (allegedly Haas then tried for Michael Andretti on Mario's suggestion but his bid for the license was also denied). Cheever, who was racing in the 1986 World Sportscar Championship for the TWR Jaguar team, already had the required licence and had no such issues qualified tenth, out-qualifying temporary teammate Alan Jones by almost 3 seconds. His race ended at just over half-distance with a broken wheel peg.


1986 Detroit Grand Prix, Summary
As expected, the drivers had difficulty finding grip in Friday's sessions, as the temporary street circuit needed time to get some rubber down. Williams-Honda driver Nigel Mansell was the only one under 1:40, putting in two outstanding laps on race tires. On a gorgeous Saturday, Mansell and Senna bided their time, waiting until halfway through the one-hour session to take the track. Senna came out on qualifiers, managed to get a clear track, and clocked a course record 1:38.301. Mansell was balked on his run on the fragile qualifying tires when Alain Prost crashed in the chicane, and Senna had the pole by more than half a second.


1986 Detroit Grand Prix, Summary
Sunday was hot and humid with a chance of rain. At the start, Senna led Mansell into the first corner, and René Arnoux's Ligier-Renault jumped ahead of Nelson Piquet in the second Williams.


1986 Detroit Grand Prix, Summary
Beginning lap 3, Senna missed a gear entering Turn One, and Mansell's Williams shot by into the lead.


1986 Detroit Grand Prix, Summary
By the end of lap 5, Mansell's lead was 4.3 seconds, but that was as big as it got. His rear brake pads were too cool and had become glazed, and Senna was able to draw back up to him. By lap seven, he was right on his gearbox, and on lap 8, he retook the lead.


1986 Detroit Grand Prix, Summary
Senna immediately began to draw away, while Mansell slipped back through the field. On lap 14, with a 6.5 second lead, Senna suddenly ducked into the pits with a slowly deflating right rear tire. Despite a quick change, he re-entered in eighth place, twenty seconds behind the new leader, René Arnoux.


1986 Detroit Grand Prix, Summary
Arnoux held the lead for just three laps before having to pit for new rubber. His Ligier teammate Jacques Laffite, running with harder compound Pirelli rear tires, moved to the top of the score sheet. At age 42, it was Laffite's first time to lead a race in more than three years,and the last time in his career.


1986 Detroit Grand Prix, Summary
After his stop on lap 14, Senna had begun to carve his way back to the front, overtaking, not back markers, but the best drivers of the era. He passed  the struggling Ferraris of Michele Alboreto on lap 15, and Stefan Johansson on lap 17. He then passed Arnoux when he made his tire stop on lap 18, Prost's McLaren-TAG on lap 28, and Mansell on lap 31. Piquet passed Laffite to become the race's fifth different leader. Senna reached second just 1.7 seconds behind Piquet by passing Laffite, who then pitted for tires.


1986 Detroit Grand Prix, Summary
With the two of them in front on their own, and Piquet leading by up to 3.5 seconds, Senna was content for the time being to follow his countryman. After eight laps in the lead, Piquet pitted for tires. Senna regained first place and then also pitted. Piquet's 18.4 second stop was even slower than teammate Mansell's had been, but when he returned to the track, the two-time champion got the bit between his teeth. Running second behind Senna, Piquet set the fastest lap of the race on lap 41, but with a pit stop ten seconds quicker than Piquet's, Senna was able to retain the lead.


1986 Detroit Grand Prix, Summary
On the very next lap, the 42nd, Piquet pushed a bit too much, and crashed hard at the left-hand corner before the last chicane. He ended up in the tire barrier, unhurt, but with his car in a very precarious position. The crane, present for just that reason, was unable to move the car. Arnoux, now 16.6 seconds behind in second, took a second a lap off Senna's lead for five laps while a yellow was displayed in the corner where Piquet had crashed. As soon as the yellow flag was gone, Arnoux went wide and hit Piquet's abandoned Williams! The Frenchman decided that his car was not damaged, and attempted to rejoin the field, but did so right in front of Thierry Boutsen's Arrows-BMW, sidelining both cars.


1986 Detroit Grand Prix, Summary
Very uncharacteristic of a street race, these three – Piquet, Arnoux and Boutsen – were the only drivers all afternoon to retire due to accidents.


1986 Detroit Grand Prix, Summary
With 17 laps to go, Senna led Prost by 27 seconds, but the McLaren's TAG engine was cutting out under braking. Laffite was able to close as Prost struggled, and quickly the Ligier moved by into second place. Senna came home 30 seconds in front for his first victory in the United States, and the only American win for the Renault.


1986 Detroit Lions season
The 1986 Detroit Lions season was their 57th in the league. The team failed to improve upon their previous season's output of 7–9 and missed the playoffs for the third straight year with a 5–11 record. The highlight of the season was first round draft choice Chuck Long’s first pass for a TD against Tampa Bay. Long would start in a Monday Night game against the Chicago Bears.


1986 Detroit Tigers season
The Detroit Tigers' 1986 season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Detroit Tigers attempting to win the AL East.


1986 Detroit Tigers season, Player stats, Batting
Note: Pos= Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1986 Detroit Tigers season, Player stats, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = at bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1986 Detroit Tigers season, Player stats, Starting pitchers
Note; G = Games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1986 Detroit Tigers season, Player stats, Other pitchers
Note; G = Games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1986 Detroit Tigers season, Player stats, Relief pitchers
Note; G = Games; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1986 Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft
The 1986 Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft was the third season of premier German touring car championship and also first season under the moniker of Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft.


1986 Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft, Championship standings, Scoring system
Points were awarded to the top eighteen classified finishers. Only the best eight round results were retained.


1986 Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft, Teams and drivers
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1986 Dominican Republic general election
General elections were held in the Dominican Republic on 16 May 1986. Joaquín Balaguer of the Social Christian Reformist Party (PRSC) won the presidential election, whilst the PRSC-led alliance won the Congressional elections. Voter turnout was 72%.


1986 Dominican Republic general election, Presidential candidates
The incumbent Salvador Jorge Blanco was standing down after a four-year term. Although he was constitutionally allowed to run for a second term, his Dominican Revolutionary Party had a strict anti-re-election ideology.


1986 Dominican Republic general election, Presidential candidates, Dominican Revolutionary Party
Since the PRD had a strict anti-re-election stance, it was assumed that Jacobo Majluta was next in line for his party's nomination. Majluta was Vice President under Antonio Guzmán Fernández and had served as President for 43 days after Guzmán committed suicide. After having been defeated by Jorge Blanco for the nomination in 1982, he was given the candidacy for Santo Domingo Senator and President of the Senate (a similar deal had been done by Blanco and Guzmán in 1978) which he won.


1986 Dominican Republic general election, Presidential candidates, Dominican Revolutionary Party
From this position he engaged a fierce battle with the faction of the party led by Blanco and so the latter tried putting Secretary of State Hatuey Decamps against Majluta for the nomination but someone so close to the unpopular government could not stop Majluta who had become the most vocal critic of the administration. Blanco supporters then turned to party leader and Mayor of Santo Domingo, the popular José Francisco Peña Gómez.


1986 Dominican Republic general election, Presidential candidates, Dominican Revolutionary Party
At first he did not accept it (neither declined it) but after surviving a heart attack he believed it was his destiny to become President and so he decided to run against his once closest party colleague. The race was extremely close and divisive, even causing a shoot out at the Concorde Hotel but when results came in, Majluta was declared the winner.


1986 Dominican Republic general election, Presidential candidates, Dominican Revolutionary Party
The post-convention process was traumatizing and many PRD members refused to endorse Majluta. Some Gomez supporters even went as far as to endorse Juan Bosch. Carlos Andrés PérezPresident of Venezuela and strong activist of Socialist International campaigned for Gomez to be included on the ticket as Vice President but Majluta said he preferred to lose than to win alongside Peña Gomez who he felt had betrayed him by competing against him. A deal similar to the one Guzmán had made with Blanco and the latter with Majluta was offered to Gomez but he declined calling it a "cursed gift". Ultimately Nicolas Vargas of Santiago was chosen as running mate.


1986 Dominican Republic general election, Presidential candidates, PRSC
Ever since the foundation of the Reformist Party, Joaquín Balaguer had been its candidate in the presidential elections, a position which continued after the merger with the Christian Social Revolutionary Party to create the Christian Social Reformist Party. This caused some disgust among young reformers like Victor Gomez Berges and Fernando Alvarez Bogaert who claimed that Balaguer was too old (80) to run for the presidency, but he ultimately achieved the nomination with only token opposition from Julio Cesar Castaños Espaillat who only received one vote (his own). Balaguer chose Carlos Morales Troncoso, a successful businessman as his running mate.


1986 Dominican Republic general election, Presidential candidates, PLD
Juan Bosch received no opposition for the nomination of the Dominican Liberation Party, which he had founded after splitting from the PRD in 1973. His running mate was former rector of the University of Santo Domingo, Jose Joaquin Bido Medina.


1986 Dominican Republic general election, Presidential candidates, Minor parties
Narciso Isa Conde was candidate for Dominican Communist Party and famous lawyer Vincho Castillo was the candidate of his National Progressive Force.


1986 Dominican Republic general election, Campaign
After eight years of PRD governments, the once great popularity of the white party was becoming mild while former President Joaquín Balaguer was surging as an alternative among the new voters and Juan Bosch was attracting dissatisfied PRD voters.


1986 Dominican Republic general election, Campaign
Bosch campaigned hard against alleged corruption in the Guzmán and Jorge Blanco administration even publishing what his party called the "corruption album" which consisted of pictures that were claimed to be proof of illicit enrichment of his former party mates. Attacks were also directed towards Balaguer bringing up the deaths of "the 12 years". A popular slogan during the PLD campaign was "Juan Bosch ni robo ni mato!" a reference to the lack of corruption or political murders during Juan Bosch's Presidency in 1963.


1986 Dominican Republic general election, Campaign
The PRD was quick to answer with "Juan Bosch ni robo ni mato...porque tiempo no le dio" poking fun at the fact that Bosch was only in government for 7 months and therefore lacked the time to do the things he accused his opponents of.


1986 Dominican Republic general election, Campaign
Due to the unpopularity of the Jorge Blanco administration and therefore the PRD party itself, Majluta created the Liberal Party of the Dominican Republic which would form an alliance with the PRD so that he could try to get voters who detested the incumbent party. His candidacy was also supported by Constitutional Action Party and Nationalist Democratic Party. Negotiations were also held with Elías Wessin y Wessin leader of the Democratic Quisqueya Party but these fell apart and Wessin ultimately supported Balaguer, whom he had tried to overthrow in 1971 and was exiled for it.


1986 Dominican Republic general election, Campaign
Balaguer conducted a vigorous campaign which attracted many young voters and old foes. Besides Wessin, he was now also supported by Donald Reid Cabral ex-President of the triumvirate that ruled the country while Balaguer was in exile, Mario Read Vittini, and many communists who had fought him in the past, including Tacito Perdomo.


1986 Dominican Republic general election, Campaign
After a bloody riot in 1984 which resulted in the deaths of hundreds of people, the PRD could no longer attack Balaguer for the dark past of his previous governments which enabled him to get much of the youth vote.


1986 Dominican Republic general election, Campaign
Balaguer supporters chanted "vuelve y vuelve!" at the political rallies as their victory chant referring to his possible return to the Presidency. The 80-year-old caudillo was attacked due to his blindness during the campaign to which he responded As President I will not be asked to thread needles.


1986 Dominican Republic general election, Campaign
Since Majluta's picture would be on four different party's ballots he feared that the less enlightened voters who made up the PRD's core would cast votes for him in all four and thus spoiling the vote. He spent precious time campaigning to educate voters to only cast a vote for him on one ballot.


1986 Dominican Republic general election, Results, President
What Majluta so greatly feared came to be when vote counts showed a great number of invalid votes. Balaguer had a lead over him but the number of invalid votes was bigger than that of the margin of victory. Jacobo tried to get the ballots counted since the great majority of these were ballots that had his face marked multiple times on the PRD and Liberal Party tickets and therefore were undeniable cast for him.


1986 Dominican Republic general election, Results, President
On 19 May, with 92% of the votes counted, the vote count was halted and guards were placed outside the Central Elections Board and Majluta declared himself the winner despite being behind Balaguer in the tally. After appeals from Salvador Jorge Blanco, the vote counting was resumed on 21 May, only to be stopped again the following day.


1986 Dominican Republic general election, Results, President
A month passed and there was still uncertainty over who had really won the election but Balaguer's margin had grown and ended up surpassing the number of invalid votes. Jacobo faced with the lack of support from his own party, popular impatience growing and Balaguer recognized as the winner by the PLD finally conceded and Balaguer after being declared a political corpse and his political career seen as a thing of the past became President for a fourth time.


1986 Donnay Indoor Championships
The 1986 Donnay Indoor Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Forest National in Brussels, Belgium the event was part of the 1986 Nabisco Grand Prix. It was the sixth edition of the tournament and was held from 13 March until 23 March 1986. First-seeded Mats Wilander won the singles title.


1986 Donnay Indoor Championships, Finals, Doubles
Boris Becker /  Slobodan Živojinović defeated  John Fitzgerald /  Tomáš Šmíd, 7–6, 7–5


1986 Donnay Indoor Championships – Doubles
Stefan Edberg and Anders Järryd were the defending champions, but Edberg did not participate this year. Järryd partnered with Guy Forget, losing in the semifinals.


1986 Donnay Indoor Championships – Doubles
Boris Becker and Slobodan Živojinović won the title, defeating John Fitzgerald and Tomáš Šmíd 7–6, 7–5 in the final.


1986 Donnay Indoor Championships – Singles
Anders Järryd was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals this year.


1986 Donnay Indoor Championships – Singles
Mats Wilander won the title, defeating Broderick Dyke 6–2, 6–3 in the final.


1986 Duke Blue Devils football team
The 1986 Duke Blue Devils football team represented the Duke Blue Devils of Duke University during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season.


1986 Dunedin mayoral election
The 1986 Dunedin mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1986, elections were held for the Mayor of Dunedin plus other local government positions including twelve city councillors. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.


1986 Dunedin mayoral election, Background
Mayor Cliff Skeggs was re-elected for a record fourth term. Skeggs split from the Citizens' ticket but was re-elected as an independent candidate. Councillor Bill Christie stood as the official Citizens' candidate, polling third, with Labour's Steve Alexander placing second.


1986 Dunedin mayoral election, Background
Electoral reforms were implemented at the 1986 municipal elections, the method of electing councillors at large which had been used for decades was replaced with a ward system of local electoral districts.


1986 Dunedin mayoral election, Results, Results by ward
Cliff Skeggs polled the highest in all four of Dunedin's electoral wards.


1986 Dunedin mayoral election, Ward results
Candidates were also elected from wards to the Dunedin City Council.


1986 Dunhill Cup
The 1986 Dunhill Cup was the second Dunhill Cup. It was a team tournament featuring 16 countries, each represented by three players. The Cup was played 25–28 September at the Old Course at St Andrews in Scotland. The sponsor was the Alfred Dunhill company. The Australian team of Rodger Davis, David Graham, and Greg Norman beat the Japanese team of Tsuneyuki Nakajima, Naomichi Ozaki, and Tateo Ozaki in the final. It was the second win for the Australian team.


1986 Dunhill Cup, Format
The Cup was played as a single-elimination, match play event played over four days. The top eight teams were seeded with the remaining teams randomly placed in the bracket. In each match, the three players were paired with their opponents and played 18 holes at medal match play. Tied matches were extended to a sudden-death playoff only if they affected the outcome between the two teams.


1986 Dutch Open (tennis)
The 1986 Dutch Open was a Grand Prix men's tennis tournament staged in Hilversum, Netherlands. The tournament was played on outdoor clay courts and was held from 28 July until 3 August 1986. It was the 29th edition of the tournament. Seventh-seeded Thomas Muster, who entered on a wildcard, won the singles title.


1986 Dutch Open (tennis), Finals, Doubles
Miloslav Mečíř /  Tomáš Šmíd defeated  Tom Nijssen /  Johan Vekemans 6–4, 6–2


1986 Dutch TT
The 1986 Dutch TT was the sixth round of the 1986 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 26–28 June 1986 at the TT Circuit Assen located in Assen, Netherlands.


1986 Dutch general election
General elections were held in the Netherlands on 21 May 1986. The Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) emerged as the largest party, winning 54 of the 150 seats in the House of Representatives.


1986 Dutch general election
The incumbent CDA-VVD coalition maintained exactly the same number of seats as they had achieved at the last general election and continued working together in government with the CDA's Ruud Lubbers as Prime Minister.


1986 Dwars door België
The 1986 Dwars door België was the 41st edition of the Dwars door Vlaanderen cycle race and was held on 23 March 1986. The race started and finished in Waregem. The race was won by Eric Vanderaerden.


1986 E3 Prijs Vlaanderen
The 1986 E3 Harelbeke was the 29th edition of the E3 Harelbeke cycle race and was held on 22 March 1986. The race started and finished in Harelbeke. The race was won by Eric Vanderaerden of the Panasonic team.


1986 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
The 1986 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 25th tournament in league history. It was played between March 7 and March 15, 1986. Quarterfinal games were played at home team campus sites, while the 'final four' games were played at the Boston Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. By winning the tournament, Cornell received the ECAC's automatic bid to the 1986 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.


1986 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Format
The tournament featured three rounds of play. The four teams that finish below eighth place in the standings are not eligible for tournament play. In the quarterfinals the first seed and eighth seed, the second seed and seventh seed, the third seed and sixth seed and the fourth seed and fifth seed played a two-game series to determine the winner.


1986 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Format
In the two games no overtime was permitted and if the two teams remained tied after the two games then a 10-minute mini-game would be played where a sudden-death overtime was allowed if the scheduled time did not produce a victor. After the opening round every series becomes a single-elimination game. In the semifinals, the highest seed plays the lowest remaining seed while the two remaining teams play with the winners advancing to the championship game and the losers advancing to the third place game. The tournament champion receives an automatic bid to the 1986 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.


1986 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Conference Standings
Note: GP = Games Played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against


1986 ECAC Metro Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1986 ECAC Metro Men's Basketball Tournament (now known as the Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament) was held March 4–6. All three rounds of the tournament were played at Charles L. Sewall Center in Moon Township, Pennsylvania.


1986 ECAC Metro Men's Basketball Tournament
Marist defeated Fairleigh Dickinson in the championship game, 57–56 in overtime, to win the school's first ECAC Metro men's basketball tournament title. The Red Foxes earned the automatic bid to the 1986 NCAA Tournament.


1986 ECAC North Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1986 America East Men's Basketball Tournament was hosted by the higher seeds in head-to-head matchups. The final was held at Matthews Arena on the campus of the Northeastern University. Only the top-8 schools made it to the 1986 tournament, therefore excluding both Colgate and Hartford. Northeastern gained its third consecutive and fifth overall America East Conference Championship and an automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament with its win over Boston University. Northeastern was given the 13th seed in the East Regional of the NCAA Tournament and lost in the first round to Oklahoma 80–74. Boston University gained a bid to the NIT and lost in the first round to Providence 72–69.


1986 Ealing London Borough Council election
The 1986 Ealing Council election took place on 8 May 1986 to elect members of Ealing London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party gained overall control of the council.


1986 East Antrim by-election
The 1986 East Antrim by-election was one of the fifteen 1986 Northern Ireland by-elections held on 23 January 1986, to fill vacancies in the Parliament of the United Kingdom caused by the resignation in December 1985 of all sitting Unionist Members of Parliament (MPs). The MPs, from the Ulster Unionist Party, Democratic Unionist Party and Ulster Popular Unionist Party, did this to highlight their opposition to the Anglo-Irish Agreement. Each of their parties agreed not to contest seats previously held by the others, and each outgoing MP stood for re-election.


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1986 East Carolina Pirates football team
The 1986 East Carolina Pirates football team was an American football team that represented East Carolina University as an independent during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Art Baker, the team compiled a 3–8 record.


1986 East Coast Conference (Division I) Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1986 East Coast Conference (Division I) Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 1–3, 1986. The champion gained and an automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament.


1986 East German general election
General elections were held in East Germany on 8 June 1986. 500 deputies were elected to the Volkskammer, with all of them being candidates of the single-list National Front. 703 Front candidates were put forward, with 500 being elected and 203 becoming substitute deputies. At its first session on 16 June, the Volkskammer re-elected Willi Stoph as Chairman of the Council of Ministers, while Erich Honecker, General Secretary of the ruling Socialist Unity Party, was also re-elected Chairman of the State Council.


1986 East Londonderry by-election
The 1986 East Londonderry by-election was one of the fifteen 1986 Northern Ireland by-elections held on 23 January 1986, to fill vacancies in the Parliament of the United Kingdom caused by the resignation in December 1985 of all sitting Unionist Members of Parliament (MPs). The MPs, from the Ulster Unionist Party, Democratic Unionist Party and Ulster Popular Unionist Party, did this to highlight their opposition to the Anglo-Irish Agreement. Each of their parties agreed not to contest seats previously held by the others, and each outgoing MP stood for re-election.


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1986 East Texas State Lions football team
The 1986 East Texas State Lions football team represented East Texas State University in the 1986 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by head coach Eddie Vowell in his first season as head coach. The Lions played their home games at Memorial Stadium and were members of the Lone Star Conference. The Lions finished sixth in the Lone Star Conference and posted only their second losing record in 20 years.


1986 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team
The 1986 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference (GCAC) during the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Al Molde, the Panthers played their home games at O'Brien Stadium in Charleston, Illinois. Eastern Illinois finished the season with an overall record of 11–2 and won the GCAC title with a mark of 5–1 in conference play. The team was invited to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they beat Murray State in the first round before losing to Eastern Kentucky in the quarterfinals.


1986 Eastern League season
The 1986 Eastern League season began on approximately April 1 and the regular season ended on approximately September 1.


1986 Eastern League season
The Vermont Reds defeated the Reading Phillies three games to two to win the Eastern League Championship Series.


1986 Eastern League season, Playoffs, Semi-Finals Series
Reading Phillies defeated Glens Falls Tigers 3 games to 1.


1986 Eastern Michigan Hurons football team
The 1986 Eastern Michigan Hurons football team represented Eastern Michigan University in the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth season under head coach Jim Harkema, the Hurons compiled a 6–5 record (4–4 against conference opponents), finished in a tie for fifth place in the Mid-American Conference, and were outscored by their opponents, 228 to 222. The team's statistical leaders included Ron Adams with 1,995 passing yards, Gary Patton with 1,058 rushing yards, and Don Vesling with 653 receiving yards.


1986 Ebel U.S. Pro Indoor
The 1986 Ebel U.S. Pro Indoor was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts that was part of the 1986 Nabisco Grand Prix. It was the 19th edition of the tournament and was played at the Wachovia Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States from January 27 to February 3, 1986. First-seeded Ivan Lendl won the singles title.


1986 Ebel U.S. Pro Indoor, Finals, Doubles
Scott Davis /  David Pate defeated  Stefan Edberg /  Anders Järryd 7–6, 3–6, 6–3, 7–5


1986 Ebel U.S. Pro Indoor – Doubles
Joakim Nyström and Mats Wilander were the defending champions, but did not participate this year.


1986 Ebel U.S. Pro Indoor – Doubles
Scott Davis and Stefan Edberg won the title, defeating Anders Järryd and Danie Visser 7–6, 3–6, 6–3, 7–5 in the final.


1986 Ebel U.S. Pro Indoor – Singles
John McEnroe was the defending champion, but did not participate this year.


1986 Ebel U.S. Pro Indoor – Singles
Ivan Lendl won the title when Tim Mayotte withdrew prior to the final.


1986 Eckerd Open
The 1986 Eckerd Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Bardmoor Country Club in Largo, Florida in the United States and was part of the 1986 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the 14th edition of the tournament and was held from September 15 through September 21, 1986. Unseeded Lori McNeil won the singles title and earned $25,000 first-prize money.


1986 Eckerd Open, Finals, Doubles
Elise Burgin /  Rosalyn Fairbank defeated  Gigi Fernández /  Kim Sands 7–5, 6–2


1986 Ecuadorian parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Ecuador on 4 June 1986. Only the 59 district members of the House of Representatives were elected. The Democratic Left emerged as the largest party, winning 14 of the 59 seats.


1986 Ecuadorian referendum
A referendum on allowing the election of independents was held in Ecuador on 2 June 1986 alongside provincial elections. The proposal was rejected by 69% of voters.


1986 Ecuadorian referendum
The same question was later asked in a 1994 referendum, with voters voting in favour.


1986 Ecuadorian referendum, Results
Do you want independent citizens to have every right to be elected without being affiliated to any political party, thus confirming the equality of all Ecuadorians before the law?


1986 Edgbaston Cup
The 1986 Edgbaston Cup was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts that was part of the 1986 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the 5th edition of the event and the last to be named the "Edgbaston Cup" before the tournament's name was changed to "The Dow Chemical Classic". It took place at the Edgbaston Priory Club in Birmingham, United Kingdom, from 9 June until 15 June 1986. First-seeded Pam Shriver won the singles title, her third consecutive at the event.


1986 Edgbaston Cup, Finals, Doubles
Elise Burgin /  Rosalyn Fairbank defeated  Elizabeth Smylie /  Wendy Turnbull 6–2, 6–4


1986 Edgbaston Cup – Singles
Pam Shriver was the two-time defending champion and won in the final against Manuela Maleeva, 6–2, 7–6.


1986 Edgbaston Cup – Singles, Seeds
The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.


1986 Edmonton municipal election
The 1986 municipal election was held October 20, 1986 to elect a mayor and twelve aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council, nine trustees to sit on the public school board, and seven trustees to sit on the separate school board.


1986 Edmonton municipal election
This was the last election in which school trustees were elected at large. Beginning in 1989, both districts introduced a ward system.


1986 Edmonton municipal election
The fifty-seven candidates for the public school board remains the most in Edmonton's history.


1986 Edmonton municipal election, Voter turnout
There were 134020 ballots cast out of 396004 eligible voters, for a voter turnout of 33.8%.


1986 Egyptian conscripts riot
On February 25, 1986, around 25,000 Egyptian conscripts of the Central Security Forces (CSF), Egyptian paramilitary force, staged violent protests in and around Cairo. The riot came as a reaction to the rumour that their three-year compulsory service would be prolonged by one additional year without any additional benefits or rank promotion.


1986 Egyptian conscripts riot
The incited conscripts targeted tourist areas and destroyed two hotels. The regime of Mubarak relied on the Egyptian Army to crush the mutiny, thus when the poorly paid and poorly armed CSF mutinied, the Army was sent in to restore order. The Army deployed tanks and armoured personnel carriers and commando snipers to hunt down the rebelling conscripts, most of whom were unarmed or armed only with shields, batons, and assault rifles. In Upper Egypt and near Giza, the Army Aviation and the Air Force used helicopters and fighter jets to attack the rebelling conscripts, causing many deaths. At least four to five helicopters, and three fighter jets, were used in the operation. The Air Force officer in command of the operation was Ahmed Shafik, as commander of all MiG-21 fleets in the Central Military Zone.