1986 — memory beta

timeline

years:	1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 (stardates from 1986.0^[1], or reference stardate -1/86^[2])
decades:	1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s
centuries:	19th century - 20th century - 21st century

1986 was, on Earth's calendar, the 87th year of the 20th century, and the seventh year of the 1980s decade. Although this was a time period before Human formulation of stardates, this era begins with stardate 1986.0^[1] or reference stardate -1/86^[2].

Events

28 January: The space shuttle Challenger explodes shortly after liftoff, killing all seven crew members.^[4]^[5]
June

Following the "attack" by the Cetacean Probe in 2286, Admiral James T. Kirk and the former crew of the late USS Enterprise travel to San Francisco to take two humpback whales, George and Gracie, with them back to the future.^[6]^[7]
Shortly afterwards, Detective Chizum of the San Francisco Police Department was assigned to investigate Gillian Taylor's disappearance as well as Pavel Chekov's escape from Mercy Hospital. Chizum investigated both matters and discovered that Taylor was involved in Chekov's escape from the hospital. This investigation led Chizum to discover many strange, but linked, occurrences in the San Francisco area, including Taylor's conversation with a strange man in North Bay Pizza who claimed to be from the 23rd century. All the signs led to the landing place of the HMS Bounty in Golden Gate Park, where impressions left by the ship in the grass were still visible. Chizum determined that the actions were carried out by people from the future and found it reassuring that Humanity would still be around by then. After this determination, he moved the case to the inactive list because he would never be able to inform his superiors without being laughed out of his job.^[8]

10 June: A. Bartlett Oiamatti becomes president of professional baseball's National League.^[4]^[9]
5 July: When Jeffrey Carlson, who was present at the interrogation of the Ferengi that crashed in Area 51 in July 1947, gets a hold of the Klingon disruptor and the communicator that Chekov leaves behind on the USS Enterprise (CVN-65), he has his protégé, Shannon O'Donnel examine it. However, before she arrives to do so, she is stopped by Gary Seven, who tells her that mankind is not yet ready for such technology.^[10]

Gary Seven stops a group of Soviet conspirators who plotted to assassinate Mikhail Gorbachev. He is unwillingly aided by Khan Noonien Singh.^[10]
Using the materials that Seven discovered, Roberta Lincoln, disguised as a translator, saves Gorbachev's life during his talks with President Ronald Reagan in Reykjavik.^[10]

Spock takes the ISS Enterprise back in time to 1986 so as to retrieve some humpback whales who could then respond to the probe.^[11]

other notable people: Chesley Bonestell • Brickman • Chizum • Lady Gaga • Averell Harriman • Harry • Jason • Joe • Anastasia Komananov • Mike • A. Bartlett Oiamatti • Tommy Raymond • Rogerson • Hyman Rickover

Title	Series	Date	Media	Notes	Image
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home Chapters 5 - 12	The Original Series	25 to 27 June 1986	movie novelization	Dating of HMS Bounty's arrival in 20th century established in TOS novel Elusive Salvation.
Elusive Salvation "One Last Thing": Chapter 32	The Original Series	25 June 1986	novel	Roberta Lincoln is alerted to arrival of Admiral Kirk's stolen Klingon Blird-of-Prey in the year 1986.
Strange New Worlds VI Whales Weep Not	The Original Series	1986	short story
The Eugenics Wars The Rise and Fall of Khan Noonien Singh, Volume 1 Chapters 31 - 33	The Original Series	5 July to 10 October 1986	novel