1986

The following events occured in the year 1986:

Events

 * Slytherin wins the House Cup.
 * Bill Weasley is made a prefect.

Deaths
7 Muggle astronauts

Muggle events

 * Space Shuttle Challenger explodes killing 7 astronauts.
 * The Chernobyl nuclear disaster in the Soviet Union.
 * The New York Mets win their second title in a seven game series after first winning game six by a score of six to five over the Red Sox of Boston. What made this significant is that the Mets were down to their last strike and their last out when they did so.