1986

The year 1986 started on Wednesday, January 1, and ended on Wednesday, December 31. On Sunday, February 9, Halley's Comet had reached its perihelion. The next perihelion of Halley's Comet will occur in the year 2061.

Calendar with holidays
Holidays:
 * New Year's Day: Wednesday, January 1
 * Epiphany: Monday, January 6
 * Martin Luther King Jr. Day: Monday, January 20
 * Super Bowl Sunday: Sunday, January 26
 * Groundhog Day: Sunday, February 2
 * Mardi Gras: Tuesday, February 11
 * Ash Wednesday: Wednesday, February 12
 * Lincoln's Birthday: Wednesday, February 12
 * Valentine's Day: Friday, February 14
 * Washington's Birthday: Monday, February 17
 * Saint Patrick's Day: Monday, March 17
 * Palm Sunday: Sunday, March 23
 * Good Friday: Friday, March 28
 * Easter: Sunday, March 30
 * April Fools' Day: Tuesday, April 1
 * Tax Day: Tuesday, April 15
 * Earth Day: Tuesday, April 22
 * Daylight Saving Time Starts (clocks spring forward): Sunday, April 27 at 2:00 AM, which becomes 3:00 AM
 * Cinco de Mayo: Monday, May 5
 * Mother's Day: Sunday, May 11
 * Armed Forces Day: Saturday, May 17
 * Memorial Day: Monday, May 26
 * Flag Day: Saturday, June 14
 * Father's Day: Sunday, June 15
 * Juneteenth: Thursday, June 19
 * Independence Day: Friday, July 4
 * Labor Day: Monday, September 1
 * National Grandparents' Day: Sunday, September 7
 * Citizenship Day: Wednesday, September 17
 * Columbus Day: Monday, October 13
 * Sweetest Day: Saturday, October 18
 * Daylight Saving Time Ends (clocks fall back): Sunday, October 26 at 2:00 AM, which becomes 1:00 AM
 * Halloween: Friday, October 31
 * Election Day: Tuesday, November 4
 * Veterans Day: Tuesday, November 11
 * Thanksgiving: Thursday, November 27
 * Black Friday: Friday, November 28
 * Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: Sunday, December 7
 * Christmas Eve: Wednesday, December 24
 * Christmas: Thursday, December 25
 * Kwanzaa: Friday, December 26, 1986, to Thursday, January 1, 1987
 * New Year's Eve: Wednesday, December 31