Historical Events
Video Music Awards
3rd MTV Video Music Awards: Whitney Houston wins
- Hijacking of aircraft Pan Am 73 at Karachi airport, Pakistan, 20 passengers killed
- NASA awards study contracts to 5 aerospace firms
- NASA launches DoD-1 (classified Department of Defense satellite)
Famous Birthdays
- Francis Ngannou, Cameroonian-French mixed martial artist and boxer, born in BatiƩ, Cameroon
About September 5, 1986
Day of the Week: Friday
How Long Ago? 37 years, 7 months and 24 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Millennial
Chinese Zodiac: Tiger
Star Sign: Virgo
Music Charts
- #1 Song: Venus - Bananarama
- #1 Song: I Want To Wake Up With You - Boris Gardiner