1986
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"In the beginning, there was Jack. And Jack had a groove. And from this groove came the groove of all grooves." --"Can You Feel It" (1986) by Mr. Fingers |
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1986 was the 986th year of the 2nd millennium, the 86th year of the 20th century, and the 7th year of the 1980s decade.
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Events
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Art and culture
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Visual arts
- The Butcher Boys by Jane Alexander
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Literature
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Fiction
- Nothing Natural by Jenny Diski
- Mirrorshades by Bruce Sterling
- La plus belle paire de seins du monde, a collection of stories by Roland Topor
- Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
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Non-fiction
- Incredibly Strange Films by V. Vale and Andrea Juno
- Lequeu : An Architectural Enigma by Philippe Duboÿ
- Idols of Perversity by Bram Dijkstra
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Film
- Blue Velvet by David Lynch
- Vamp by Richard Wenk
- Betty Blue by Jean-Jacques Beineix
- The Name of the Rose by Jean-Jacques Annaud
- The Singing Detective by Jon Amiel
- Sid and Nancy by Alex Cox
- 9½ Weeks by Adrian Lyne
- She's Gotta Have It by Spike Lee
- Round Midnight by Bertrand Tavernier
- At Close Range by James Foley
- The Hitcher by Robert Harmon
- Hannah and Her Sisters by Woody Allen
- Ruthless People by David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and Jerry Zucker
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Short film
- Precious Images by by Chuck Workman
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Music
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Singles
- Can You Feel It? by Mr. Fingers
- Love Missile F1-11 by Sigue Sigue Sputnik
- Love Can't Turn Around by Farley Jackmaster Funk
- Move Your Body by Marshall Jefferson
- Set Fire to Me by Willie Colon
- Musique Non-Stop by Kraftwerk
- Call Me Rambo by Ackie & Chesse Roots
- Ma Foom Bey by Cultural Vibe
- Kaw-Liga by The Residents
- Zamina mina (Zangalewa) by the Golden Sounds
- What I Like by Anthony & The Camp
- Baby I Love You So by Colourbox
- Schoolbell/Treehouse by Indian Ocean (Arthur Russell)
- Let's Go Swimming by Arthur Russell
- Flesh by A Split Second
- Gotta Find a Way by Russ Brown
- Donnie by The It
- I Can't Wait by Nu Shooz
- Let's Go by X Ray (Derrick May and Juan Atkins)
- Serious by Serious Intention
- Your Love by Jamie Principle and Frankie Knuckles
- Paranoimia by Art of Noise
- R U Hot Enough by Virgo
- N'Sel Fik by Fadela & Sahrawi
- Shake the Mind by C Cat Trance
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Albums
- Battle Of Armagideon (Millionaire Liquidator) by Lee Perry
- Licensed to Ill by Beastie Boys
- Rough & Rugged by Shinehead
- World of Echo by Arthur Russell
- Music For Fireworks by Polar Praxis
- Green by Hiroshi Yoshimura
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Births
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Deaths
- February 26 - Pasquale Festa Campanile, Italian director (The Libertine) (b. 1927)
- April 10 – Linda Creed, American singer-songwriter (b. 1948)
- Simone de Beauvoir (1908 - 1986)
- Joseph Beuys (1921 - 1986)
- Jorge Luis Borges (1899 - 1986)
- Jean Genet (1910 - 1986)
- Yasuzo Masumura (1924 - 1986)
- Otto Preminger, film director, born in Vienna
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