Timeline November 1986

Events in November 1986 7

• 1890 – 1986 Vyacheslav Molotov (1890-1986) Died 8 November 1986, aged 96 Soviet statesman who served as foreign minister under Stalin and lent his name to the 1939 Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact with Nazi Germany. He was later expelled from the Communist Party leadership by Khrushchev during de-Stalinization. He was readmitted to the party shortly before his death.
• 1904 – 1986 Cary Grant (1904-1986) Died 29 November 1986, aged 82 English-born Hollywood actor known for his suave leading roles in films such as North by Northwest and Bringing Up Baby. He became one of the defining film stars of the twentieth century across a career spanning four decades. He suffered a stroke while on a speaking tour and died in Iowa.
• 1986 Hank Marvin moves to Australia Perth, "Nivram Studios" Hank Marvin relocated to Perth, Australia in November 1986, where he built a private recording studio he named "Nivram Studios" — his own surname spelled backwards.
• 1986 Iran-Contra affair revealed Secret US arms-for-hostages scheme exposed A Lebanese magazine revealed that the Reagan administration had secretly sold arms to Iran and diverted proceeds to fund Contra rebels in Nicaragua, in violation of a congressional embargo. The disclosure triggered congressional hearings and a criminal investigation that implicated senior White House officials. It became the biggest political scandal of the Reagan presidency.
• 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act US law grants amnesty and penalizes employers of undocumented workers The United States enacted a major immigration law that granted legal status to roughly three million undocumented immigrants who had resided in the country since 1982. It also introduced sanctions against employers who knowingly hired undocumented workers. The act remains a reference point in later US immigration debates.
• 1986 Mike Tyson becomes youngest heavyweight champion 20-year-old defeats Trevor Berbick for the WBC title Mike Tyson knocked out Trevor Berbick in the second round in Las Vegas to become the youngest world heavyweight boxing champion in history at age 20. The victory launched Tyson to global fame. He went on to unify the heavyweight titles the following year.
• 1986 Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home The most accessible and commercially successful of the original-cast films. Kirk and crew travel back to 1986 San Francisco to retrieve humpback whales and save the future Earth. Fish-out-of-water comedy combined with environmental message. Directed by Leonard Nimoy. Budget: $21 million. Gross: $133 million.