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Events from the year 1986 in the United States.

Incumbents[]

Federal government[]

  • President: Ronald Reagan (R-California)
  • Vice President: George H. W. Bush (R-Texas)
  • Chief Justice: Warren E. Burger (Minnesota) (until September 26), William Rehnquist (Wisconsin) (starting September 26)
  • Speaker of the House of Representatives: Tip O'Neill (D-Massachusetts)
  • Senate Majority Leader: Bob Dole (R-Kansas)
  • Congress: 99th

Events[]

January[]

January 28: Space Shuttle Challenger disaster
  • January 12 – STS-61-C: Space Shuttle Columbia is launched with the first Hispanic-American astronaut, Dr. Franklin Chang Díaz.
  • January 20 – The first federal Martin Luther King Jr. Day, honoring Martin Luther King Jr., is observed.
  • January 23 – The first group of artists are inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, which included Elvis Presley, James Brown, Little Richard, Fats Domino, Ray Charles, Chuck Berry, Sam Cooke, the Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly, and Jerry Lee Lewis.
  • January 24 – The Voyager 2 space probe makes its first encounter with Uranus.
  • January 26 – Super Bowl XX: The Chicago Bears defeat the New England Patriots 46–10 at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana.
  • January 28
    • STS-51-L: Space Shuttle Challenger disintegrates 73 seconds after launch, killing the crew of seven astronauts, including schoolteacher Christa McAuliffe (see Space Shuttle Challenger disaster).
    • President Ronald Reagan postpones for one week the State of the Union address that had been scheduled for the evening and instead addresses the nation on the Challenger disaster.
  • January 31 – Two earthquakes (5.0 Mw and 4.4 Mw ) affected northeastern Ohio causing minor damage and 17 injuries. The shocks in this doublet earthquake occurred almost six hours apart with both having a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI (Strong).[1]

February[]

  • February 3 – Ed Catmull and Alvy Ray Smith found Pixar.
  • February 19 – After waiting 37 years, the United States Senate approves a treaty outlawing genocide.
  • February 25 – People Power Revolution: President Ferdinand Marcos of the Philippines goes into exile in Hawaii after 20 years of rule; Corazon Aquino becomes the first Filipino woman president, first as an interim president. Salvador Laurel becomes her Vice President.
  • February 27 – The United States Senate allows its debates to be televised on a trial basis.

March[]

  • Halley's Comet reaches the closest point to the Earth during its second visit to the solar system in the 20th century. The next time it will be seen is predicted for 2061.
  • March 9 – United States Navy divers find the largely intact but heavily damaged crew compartment of the Space Shuttle Challenger; the bodies of all seven astronauts are still inside.
  • March 24 – The 58th Academy Awards, hosted by Alan Alda, Jane Fonda and Robin Williams, are held at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, with Sydney Pollack's Out of Africa winning Best Picture, Best Director and five other awards out of 11 nominations. The film is tied in nominations by Steven Spielberg's The Color Purple.
  • March 26 – An article in The New York Times charges that Kurt Waldheim, former United Nations Secretary General and candidate for president of Austria, may have been involved in Nazi war crimes during World War II.

April[]

  • April 5 – 1986 West Berlin discotheque bombing: The West Berlin discothèque, a known hangout for United States soldiers, is bombed, killing three and injuring 230; Libya is held responsible.
  • April 15 – Operation El Dorado Canyon: At least 15 people die after United States planes bomb targets in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, and the Benghazi region.
  • April 17 – British journalist John McCarthy is kidnapped in Beirut (released in August 1991) and three others are found dead; Revolutionary Cells (RZ) claims responsibility in retaliation for the U.S. bombing of Libya.
  • April 29
    • Roger Clemens sets the record for the most strikeouts in a 9-inning Major League Baseball game, striking out 20 batters.
    • A major fire at Los Angeles Public Library caused by arson destroys 400,000 volumes.[2]

May[]

May 25: Hands Across America
  • May 16 – Top Gun, an action film featuring naval aviation and starring Tom Cruise, Anthony Edwards, Val Kilmer and Kelly McGillis, debuts in cinemas. It goes on to become the highest-grossing film of the year, netting nearly $177 million in America alone.[3]
  • May 25 – Hands Across America: approximately 6.5 million people form a human chain from New York City to Long Beach, California, to raise money to fight hunger and homelessness.

June[]

  • June 4 – Jonathan Pollard pleads guilty to espionage for selling top secret United States military intelligence to Israel.
  • June 5–11 – Excedrin cyanide tampering crisis (see Stella Nickell).
  • June 8 – The Boston Celtics defeat the Houston Rockets in six games to win the NBA Championship.
  • June 9 – The Rogers Commission Report is released on the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.
  • June 19 – American college basketball player Len Bias suffers a fatal cardiac arrhythmia from a cocaine overdose less than 48 hours after being selected 2nd overall by the Boston Celtics in the 1986 NBA Draft.

July[]

  • July 2 – Walt Disney Feature Animation's 26th feature film, The Great Mouse Detective, is released to positive reviews and financial success, in sharp contrast to the box office underperformance of the previous year's The Black Cauldron. As such, the new senior management of the company were convinced that their animation department was still a viable enterprise, setting the stage for the subsequent Disney Renaissance.
  • July 5 – The Statue of Liberty is reopened to the public after an extensive refurbishing.
  • July 8 – The 6.0 Mw  North Palm Springs earthquake shook Southern California with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong), causing 29–40 injuries and $4.5–6 million in losses.
  • July 13 – The 5.8 Mw  Oceanside earthquake shook the south coast of California with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI (Strong), causing $700,000 in losses and one death.
  • July 21 – The 6.2 Mw  Chalfant Valley earthquake shook eastern California with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI (Strong), causing $2.7 million in losses and two injuries.

August[]

  • August 6 – In Louisville, Kentucky, William J. Schroeder, the second artificial heart recipient, dies after 620 days.
  • August 20 – In Edmond, Oklahoma, United States Postal Service employee Patrick Sherrill guns down 14 of his co-workers before committing suicide.
  • August 31
    • Aeroméxico Flight 498, a Douglas DC-9, collides with a Piper PA-28 over Cerritos, California, killing 67 on both aircraft and 15 on the ground.
    • The cargo ship Khian Sea departs from the docks of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, carrying 14,000 tons of toxic waste. It wanders the seas for the next 16 months trying to find a place to dump its cargo.

September[]

  • September 5 – Pan Am Flight 73, a flight from Bombay, India, to John F. Kennedy Airport in New York, is hijacked. Twenty-one people are killed during the hijacking, including nationals from India, the United States, Pakistan, and Mexico.
  • September 8 – The Oprah Winfrey Show debuts nationally. The show was an instant success, making Oprah one of the most influential people in the world.

October[]

  • October 1 – U.S. President Ronald Reagan signs the Goldwater–Nichols Act into law, making official the largest reorganization of the United States Department of Defense since the Air Force was made a separate branch of service in 1947.
  • October 9
    • United States District Court Judge Harry E. Claiborne becomes the fifth federal official to be removed from office through impeachment.
    • The Fox Broadcasting Company (then abbreviated as FBC; now Fox) launches as the United States' fourth commercial broadcast television network, the first such attempt since 1967.
  • October 11 – Cold War: Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev meet in Reykjavík, Iceland, to continue discussions about scaling back their intermediate missile arsenals in Europe (the talks break down in failure).
  • October 22 – In New York City, WNBC Radio's traffic helicopter crashes into the Hudson River, killing traffic reporter Jane Dornacker. The last words heard on-the-air were Dornacker's screams of terror, "Hit the water! Hit the water! Hit the water!"
  • October 27
    • World Series: The New York Mets defeat the Boston Red Sox in 7 games. This is the second world series title in the Mets franchise. It is also remembered for Game 6, when Bill Buckner lets an easy ground ball hit by Mookie Wilson roll through his legs, letting the Mets win and pull even with the Red Sox in the series.
    • Great Basin National Park is established.
  • October 28 – The centennial of the Statue of Liberty's dedication is celebrated in New York Harbor.

November[]

  • November 3 – Iran–Contra affair: The Lebanese magazine Ash-Shiraa reports that the United States has been selling weapons to Iran in secret, in order to secure the release of seven American hostages held by pro-Iranian groups in Lebanon.
  • November 4
    • Democrats regain control of the United States Senate for the first time in six years. In California, Chief Justice Rose Bird and two colleagues are removed by voters from the Supreme Court of California for opposing capital punishment.
    • The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands officially becomes a territory of the United States.
  • November 21 – Iran-Contra Affair: National Security Council member Oliver North and his secretary, Fawn Hall, start shredding documents implicating them in selling weapons to Iran and channeling the proceeds to help fund the Contra rebels in Nicaragua.
  • November 22 – Mike Tyson wins his first world boxing title by defeating Trevor Berbick in Las Vegas, becoming the youngest heavyweight champion ever at age 20.
  • November 25 – Iran-Contra Affair: U.S. Attorney General Edwin Meese announces that profits from covert weapons sales to Iran were illegally diverted to the anti-communist Contra rebels in Nicaragua.
  • November 26 – Iran-Contra Affair: U.S. President Ronald Reagan announces that as of December 1, former Senator John Tower, former Secretary of State Edmund Muskie, and former National Security Adviser Brent Scowcroft will serve as members of the Special Review Board looking into the scandal (they became known as the Tower Commission). Reagan denies involvement in the scandal.

December[]

  • December – The unemployment rate drops to 6.6%, the lowest since March 1980.
  • December 20 – Three African Americans are assaulted by a group of white teens in the Howard Beach neighborhood of Queens, New York. One of the victims, Michael Griffith, is run over and killed by a motorist while attempting to flee the attackers.
  • December 26 – After 35 years on the airwaves and holding the title of longest-running non-news program on network television, NBC airs the final episode of daytime drama Search for Tomorrow.
  • December 31 – A fire at the Dupont Plaza Hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico, kills 97 and injures 140.

Ongoing[]

Births[]

Those born in the year 1986 are considered millennials (Generation Y or Gen Y).

January[]

Christopher Celiz
Jessy Schram
Becca Tobin
Mischa Barton
Matt Heafy
Drew Tyler Bell
  • January 1
    • Ramses Barden, Professional Football Player
    • Glen Davis, Basketball Player
  • January 2 – Trombone Shorty, Trumpet Player and Composer
  • January 3 – Lloyd, Urban Musician
  • January 4
    • Deon Butler, Professional Football Player
    • Maria Lamb, Olympic Speed Skater
    • Steve Slaton, Professional Football Player
    • Emilia Sykes, Politician
    • Charlyne Yi, Actress
  • January 5
    • J. P. Arencibia, Professional Baseball Player
    • Jesse Draper, Talk Show Host
  • January 6
    • Mike Teel, American Football Player
    • Shane Sweet, Actor
  • January 7 – Baby DC, Rapper
  • January 8 – Ben Yu, Professional Poker Player
  • January 10 – Marcus Freeman, Professional Football Player and Coach
  • January 12 – Christopher Celiz, U.S. Army Sergeant and Medal of Honor Recipient (d. 2018)
  • January 13 – Aaron Pixton, Mathematician
  • January 14
    • Gary Brolsma, Musician and Singer
    • Matt Riddle, Professional Wrestler and Mixed Martial Artist
  • January 15
    • Glover Quin, Professional Football Player
    • Jessy Schram, Actress
  • January 16
    • Gerald Cadogan, Professional Football Player
    • Mason Gamble, Actor
    • Mark Trumbo, Professional Baseball Player
  • January 17
    • Max Adler, Actor
    • Dan Campbell, Singer and Frontman for The Wonder Years
    • Chloe Lattanzi, Singer and Actress
  • January 18
    • Chedda Da Connect, Rapper
    • Devin Kelley, Actress
    • Eugene Lee Yang, Filmmaker, Actor and internet celebrity
    • Becca Tobin, Actress and Singer
  • January 19
    • Julian Cyr, Politician
    • Sara Mearns, Ballerina
    • Sal Stowers, Actress
  • January 20
    • Derek Fathauer, Professional Golfer
    • Bryan Lerg, Professional Hockey Player
  • January 21
    • Peyton Hillis, Professional Football Player
    • Phil Loadholt, Professional Football Player
    • Jonathan Quick, Professional Hockey Player
  • January 23 – Michael Stevens, YouTuber and Educator
  • January 24
    • Mischa Barton, British-born Actress
    • Jack Hillen, Professional Hockey Player
  • January 25 – Brian McClellan, Epic Fantasy Author
    • Andy Dirks, Professional Baseball Player
  • January 26
    • Gerald Green, Basketball Player
    • Matt Heafy, Musician and Frontman for Trivium
  • January 27
    • Iana Kasian, Ukrainian-born Prosecutor and Murder Victim (d. 2016)
    • Kendall Langford, Professional Football Player
  • January 29
    • Drew Tyler Bell, Actor and Dancer
    • Bryce Davison, American-born Canadian Olympic Pair Figure Skater
    • Sarah Jaffe, Singer
    • Todd Peck, Professional Stock Car Racer
  • January 30
    • Ashley Buccille, Actress
    • Andrew Giuliani, Political Adviser and Political Candidate
    • Jordan Pacheco, Professional Baseball Player
  • January 31 – Walter Dix, Professional Sprinter

February[]

Lauren Conrad
Dane DeHaan
Stephen Colletti
Valorie Curry
Tiffany Thornton
Justin Berfield
  • February 1
    • Christopher Abbott, Actor
    • Lauren Conrad, TV Personality, Fashion Designer and Author
    • Justin Deeley, Actor and Model
    • Karl Girolamo, Actor
    • Justin Sellers, Professional Baseball Player
  • February 2 – Tiffany Vise, Figure Skater
  • February 4 – Vin Gerard, Professional Wrestler
  • February 5
    • Kevin Gates, Hip-Hop Musician and Entrepreneur
    • Madison Rayne, Professional Wrestler
    • Reed Sorenson, Professional Stock Car Racing Driver
    • Ryan Webb, Professional Baseball Player
  • February 6
    • Jamaal Anderson, Professional Football Player
    • Dane DeHaan, Actor
    • Alice Greczyn, Actress and Model
    • Reshard Langford, Professional Football Player
  • February 7
    • Stephen Colletti, Actor and Television Personality
    • James Deen, Pornographic Actor and Director
    • T.J. Dillashaw, Professional Mixed Martial Artist
    • Joey Mantia, Olympic Speed Skater
    • Timothy Reifsnyder, Actor
  • February 8
    • Anderson Paak, Musician and Record Producer
    • Tom Rogan, English-Born Journalist
    • Nick Waterhouse, Singer/Songwriter
  • February 9 – Noah Strycker, Professional Birdwatcher
  • February 10 – Roger Allen III, Professional Football Player
  • February 11 – P. J. Brennan, Actor
  • February 12
    • Brandon Allen, Professional Baseball Player
    • Eric Brunner, Professional Soccer Player
    • Todd Frazier, Professional Baseball Player
    • Valorie Curry, Actress
  • February 13
    • Susan Dunklee, Olympic Biathlete
    • Aqib Talib, Professional Football Player
  • February 14
    • Tiffany Thornton, Actress, TV Personality, and Singer
    • Tim VanNewhouse, Professional Boxer and Boxing Manager
  • February 15
    • Nick Eversman, Actor
    • Amber Riley, Actress, Singer and Author
  • February 16 – Shawne Williams, Professional Basketball Player
  • February 17
    • Brett Kern, Professional Football Player
    • Daphne Oz, Television Host, Food Writer, and Chef
    • Jon Weeks, Professional Football Player
  • February 19 – Michael Schwimer, Professional Baseball Player and Businessman
  • February 21 – Marco Vidal, Professional Soccer Player
  • February 22 – Miko Hughes, Actor
  • February 23
    • Skylar Grey, Pop Singer
    • Jerod Mayo, Professional Football Player
  • February 24 – Bryce Papenbrook, Voice Actor
  • February 25
    • Callum Black, American-born Irish Rugby Player
    • Justin Berfield, Actor, Writer, and Producer
  • February 25
    • JWoww, Television Personality
    • Tony Perry, Mexican-born Guitarist for Pierce the Veil
  • February 27
    • Daniel Gibson, Professional Basketball Player
    • J. T. Wyman, Professional Hockey Player
  • February 28
    • Olivia Palermo, Entrepreneur, Model, Fashion Influencer, and Television Personality
    • Eugene Puryear, Journalist, Author, Activist, and Political Candidate

March[]

Margo Harshman
Brittany Snow
Alexandra Daddario
Scott Eastwood
Brett Eldredge
Steven Strait
Bowe Bergdahl
Lady Gaga
  • March 1
    • Big E, Professional Wrestler, Voice Actor, Football Player, and Powerlifter
    • Jonathan Spector, Soccer Player
  • March 2 – Ethan Peck, Actor
  • March 3
    • Jed Collins, Professional Football Player
    • Stacie Orrico, Singer
  • March 4
    • Margo Harshman, Actress
    • Mike Krieger, Brazilian-born Entrepreneur, Software Engineer, and Co-founder of Instagram
    • Caesar Rayford, Professional Football Player
  • March 5
    • Corey Brewer, Basketball Player
    • Jason Fuchs, Actor and Screenwriter
    • Julie Henderson, Model
    • Andrew Jenks, Film Maker
    • Sarah J. Maas, Novelist
  • March 6
    • Evan Bush, Soccer Player
    • Eli Marienthal, Actor
  • March 8 – Chad Gable, Professional Wrestler
  • March 9
    • Jason DeSantis, Professional Hockey Player
    • Brittany Snow, Actress
  • March 12 – Joey Butler, Professional Baseball Player
  • March 15
    • Natalie Prass, Singer/Songwriter
    • Chilo Rachal, Professional Football Player
    • Darell Scott, Professional Football Player
  • March 16
    • Alexandra Daddario, Actress
    • Ken Doane, Professional Wrestler
    • T.J. Jordan, Professional Basketball Player
    • Mickey Storey, Professional Baseball Player
  • March 17
    • Olesya Rulin, Russian-born Actress
    • Zach Villa, Actor, Singer/Songwriter, Dancer, and Musician
  • March 18
    • Darius Butler, Professional Football Player
    • Simon Curtis, Singer-Songwriter, Record Producer, and Actor
    • Jared Gaither, Professional Football Player
    • Eric Wood, Professional Football Player
  • March 20
    • Cecil Newton, Football Player
    • Sammus, Rapper
    • Justin Wedes, Entrepreneur, Community Organizer, and Activist
  • March 21 – Scott Eastwood, Actor
  • March 22
    • Matt Bush, Actor
    • David Choi, Music and Internet Personality
    • Dexter Fowler, Professional Baseball Player
  • March 23
    • Brett Eldredge, Country Music Singer
    • Steven Strait, Actor
    • Lisa Surihani, Malaysian-born Actress
  • March 24
    • Kyle Maynard, Motivational Speaker, Author, No Excuses CrossFit Gym Owner
    • Jake Varner, Olympic Wrestler
  • March 25
    • Megan Gibson, Softball Player
    • Kyle Lowry, Basketball Player
  • March 26 – Misty Stone, Pornographic Actress
  • March 27
    • Bonnie Gordon, Actress and Singer
    • SoCal Val, Professional Wrestling Personality
  • March 28
    • Mustafa Ali, Professional Wrestler
    • Bowe Bergdahl, US Army Soldier and Deserter Captured by the Taliban
    • Lady Gaga, Pop Singer and Songwriter
    • J-Kwon, Rapper
    • Evan Rankin, Professional Hockey Player
    • Young Scooter, Rapper
  • March 29 – Lucas Elliot Eberl, Actor and Director
  • March 30 – Tessa Ferrer, Actress
  • March 31 – Peter Silberman, Guitarist and Vocalist for The Antlers

April[]

Kid Ink
Amanda Bynes
Leighton Meester
Amber Heard
Marshawn Lynch
Kellin Quinn
Jenna Ushkowitz
Dianna Agron
  • April 1
    • Ellen Hollman, Actress
    • Kid Ink, Hip-Hop Singer
    • Hillary Scott, Country Singer/Songwriter and Lead Singer for Lady Antebellum
  • April 2
    • Lee DeWyze, Rock Musician
    • Drew Van Acker, Actor
  • April 3
    • Amanda Bynes, Actress
    • Whitney Reynolds, Television Talk Show Host, Podcast Host, Producer, and Philanthropist
  • April 4
    • Anthony Carter, Professional Baseball Player
    • Louis Coleman, Professional Baseball Player
  • April 5
    • Steve Clevenger, Professional Baseball Player
    • Charlotte Flair, Professional Wrestler, Authoress and Actress
    • Erica Rhodes, Actress and Comedian
  • April 7
    • Dustin J. Lee, Marine Dog Handler and IED Detector (d. 2007)
    • Ashlee Palmer, Professional Football Player
    • Joe Radinovich, Politician
  • April 8
    • Cliff Avril, Professional Football Player
    • Slamtana, Dominican-born Professional Baseball Player
    • Aviva Silverman, Artist and Activist
    • Javarris Williams, Professional Football Player
  • April 9
    • Paul Fanaika, Professional Football Player
    • Jeff Lerg, Professional Hockey Player
    • Jordan Masterson, Actor
    • Leighton Meester, Actress
  • April 10
    • Jamie Watson, Professional Soccer Player and Television Match Analyst
    • Kara Winger, Olympic Javelin Thrower
  • April 11
    • Connor Barth, Professional Football Player
    • Stephanie Pratt, Television Personality
  • April 12
    • Brad Brach, Professional Baseball Player
    • Matt McGorry, Actor and Activist
    • Dan Strauss, Politician
  • April 13 – Lorenzo Cain, Professional Baseball Player
  • April 14 – Max Unger, Professional Football Player
  • April 16
    • Sufe Bradshaw, Actress
    • Jenn Wasner, Musician
  • April 18 – Maurice Edu, Footballer
  • April 19
    • Antoine Caldwell, Professional Football Player
    • Candace Parker, Basketball Player
  • April 20 – Jess Todd, Professional Baseball Player
  • April 22
    • Amanda Berry, Author and Abduction Survivor
    • Darren Fells, Professional Football Player
    • Amber Heard, Actress
    • Marshawn Lynch, Football Player
    • Chuck Taylor, Professional Wrestler
  • April 23
    • Neako, Rapper
    • Jason Williams, Professional Football Player
  • April 24
    • Brian Barnwell, Politician
    • Michael Chandler, Professional Mixed Martial Artist
    • Kellin Quinn, Singer and Frontman for Sleeping With Sirens
  • April 25
    • John DeLuca, Actor and Singer
    • Gwen Jorgensen, Triathlete
    • Derek Thorn, Professional Stock Car Racing Driver
    • Joy Villa, Singer/Songwriter
  • April 26
    • Sean Evans, YouTuber and Producer
    • Braden Gellenthien, Professional Compound Bow Archer
    • Mortty Ivy, Professional Football Player
    • Aaron Meeks, Actor
  • April 27 – Trindon Holliday, Professional Football Player
  • April 28
    • Collin Cowgill, Professional Baseball Player
    • Dillon Gee, Professional Baseball Player
    • Jenna Ushkowitz, South Korean-born actress, singer and podcast host
    • Ryan Saunders, NBA Basketball Coach
  • April 29
    • Renee Alway, Fashion Model
    • Sean Backman, Professional Hockey Player
    • Dustin Hazelett, Mixed Martial Artist
  • April 30 – Dianna Agron, Actress, Singer and Dancer

May[]

Lena Dunham
Drew Roy
Megan Fox
Molly Ephraim
Ryan Coogler
Mark Ballas
Seth Rollins
Hornswoggle
Waka Flocka Flame
  • May 1 – Cassie Jaye, Actress and Film Director
  • May 2
    • Emily Hart, Actress and Voice Actress
    • Thomas McDonell, Actor, Musician, and Artist
  • May 3 – Homer Bailey, Professional Baseball Player
  • May 5 – Bart Baker, Internet Personality and Entertainer
  • May 6
    • Sam Alvey, Professional Mixed Martial Artist
    • C. J. Spillman, Professional Football Player
    • Sasheer Zamata, Actress and Comedian
  • May 7
    • Nate Prosser, Professional Hockey Player
    • Frances Quinlan, Singer/Songwriter
    • Craig Steltz, Professional Football Player
  • May 8
    • Laura Spencer, Actress
    • Garrett Temple, Professional Basketball Player
    • Marvell Wynne, Professional Soccer Player
  • May 9
    • FPSRussia, Podcaster and YouTuber
    • Grace Gummer, Actress
    • John Pfeiffer, Politician
    • Daniel Schlereth, Baseball Player
  • May 10 – Roberto Wallace, Panamanian-born Professional Football Player
  • May 11 – Jacob Wukie, Olympic Archer
  • May 12
  • May 13
    • Jared Boll, Professional Hockey Player
    • Lena Dunham, Actress and Producer
  • May 14
    • Madi Diaz, Singer/Songwriter
    • Lawrence Timmons, Professional Football Player
    • Jackson Williams, Professional Baseball Player
  • May 15 – Andy Levitre, Professional Football Player
  • May 16
    • Drew Roy, Actor
    • Jacob Zachar, Actor
    • Megan Fox, Actress and Model
  • May 17
    • Tahj Mowry, Actor
    • Eric Lloyd, Actor, Comedian, Musician and Producer
  • May 18 – Tony Succar, Peruvian-born Musician, Producer, and Composer
  • May 19
    • Brandon Carr, Professional Football Player
    • Mario Chalmers, Professional Basketball Player
    • Danny Havoc, Professional Wrestler (d. 2020)
    • Eric Lloyd, Actor, Comedian, Musician and Producer
  • May 20
  • May 21
    • Omar Hussein, Content Creator and Media and Communications Consultant
    • Ricardo Lockette, Football Player
  • May 22
    • Julian Edelman, Professional Football Player
    • Molly Ephraim, Actress
    • Sean Rad, Entrepreneur and Co-Founder of Tinder
    • Shann Schillinger, Professional Football Player
    • A. Q. Shipley, Professional Football Player
    • , Woodworker and Installation Artist
  • May 23
    • Nico Colaluca, Professional Footballer
    • Ryan Coogler, Film Director, Producer, and Screenwriter
    • Chad Hall, Professional Football Player
    • Tim Hightower, Professional Football Player
    • Jordan Zimmermann, Professional Baseball Player
  • May 24 – Mark Ballas, Dancer, Actor, and Musician
  • May 25 – Andrew Golden, School Shooter and Perpetrator of the Westside School Shooting (d. 2019)
  • May 26
    • Beau Bell, Football Player
    • Tyler Haskins, Professional Hockey Player
    • Jeremy Stephens, Professional Mixed Martial Artist
  • May 28
    • Joseph Cross, Actor
    • Bryant Dunston, Professional Basketball Player[4]
    • Britt McHenry, Sports Reporter
    • Seth Rollins, Professional Wrestler
  • May 29
    • Hornswoggle, Professional Wrestler and Actor
    • Mike Windt, Professional Football Player
  • May 30
    • Jade Novah, Singer and Internet Personality
    • Will Peltz, Actor
  • May 31
    • Brooke Castile, Figure Skater
    • Waka Flocka Flame, Rapper

June[]

ZZ Ward
Keegan Bradley
Shia LaBeouf
Kat Dennings
Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen
Dreama Walker
Solange Knowles
Drake Bell
Kellie Pickler
  • June 2
    • Curtis Lofton, American Football Player
    • ZZ Ward, Singer-Songwriter
    • J. T. Wise, Professional Baseball Player
  • June 3
    • Brenden Jefferson, Actor
    • Zach Lutz, Professional Baseball Player
    • Josh Segarra, Actor
  • June 4
    • Michael Johnson, Professional Mixed Martial Artist
    • Albert McClellan, Professional Football Player
  • June 5 – Vernon Gholston, Football Player
  • June 6
    • Danesha Adams, Professional Soccer Player
    • Justin Allgaier, Race car driver
    • Collin Balester, Professional Baseball Player
    • Leslie Carter, Pop Singer (d. 2012)
    • Rachelle Dekker, Novelist
    • David Karp, Web Developer and Entrepreneur, Founder of Tumblr
  • June 7 – Keegan Bradley, Professional Golfer
  • June 10
    • Brian Connelly, Professional Hockey Player
    • Joey Zimmerman, Actor and Musician
  • June 11
    • Andrew Cray, LGBT Rights Activist (d. 2014)
    • Shia LaBeouf, Actor
  • June 12
    • Matt Van Buren, Professional Mixed Martial Artist
    • Jessica Keenan Wynn, Actress
  • June 13
    • Denise Bidot, Model
    • Kat Dennings, Actress
    • Clyde Gates, Professional Football Player
    • Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, Actresses and Fashion Designers
  • June 14 – Haley Hudson, Actress
  • June 15
    • Trevor Plouffe, Professional Baseball Player
    • Sean West, Professional Baseball Player
  • June 16 – Josh Sitton, Professional Football Player
  • June 17 – Quinn Wolcott, MLB Umpire
  • June 18
    • Natasha Allegri, Animation Creator, Writer, and Comic Book Artist
    • Caleb Joseph, Professional Baseball Player
    • Brandon Lang, Professional Football Player
    • Crystal Renn, Model and Author
    • Claire Thomas, Food Enthusiast, Blogger, and Television Show Host
  • June 19
    • Erin Mackey, Actress and Singer
    • Marvin Williams, Basketball Player
  • June 20
    • Allie Quigley, Professional Basket Player
    • Dreama Walker, Actress
  • June 21 – Zachary Rhyner, USAF Combat Controller and Air Force Cross Recipient
  • June 22
    • Bob the Drag Queen, Drag Queen and Television Personality
    • Marlon Favorite, Professional Football Player
  • June 23
    • Christy Altomare, Actress and Singer/Songwriter
    • Sonya Balmores, Actress, Model, Surfer, and Pageant Winner
  • June 24
    • Phil Hughes, Baseball Player
    • Solange Knowles, Actress and Singer
    • Shea Salinas, Professional Soccer Player
    • Brandon Underwood, Professional Football Player
  • June 25
    • Charlie Davies, Professional Soccer Player
    • Gabriele Grunewald, Track-and-Field Athlete (d. 2019)
  • June 26
    • Brittney Karbowski, Voice Actress
    • Angelina Pivarnick, television personality, model, and singer
  • June 27
    • Drake Bell, Actor, Singer/Songwriter and Multi-instrumentalist
    • LaShawn Merritt, Sprinter
    • Kristal Uzelac, Artistic Gymnast
  • June 28
    • Matteo Lane, Comedian, Opera Singer, and Oil Painter
    • Kellie Pickler, Singer
    • Z Berg, Singer
  • June 29
    • Serena Deeb, Professional Wrestler
    • Disasterpeace, Musician and Composer
  • June 30
    • Demetrius Byrd, Professional Football Player
    • Mike Carp, Professional Baseball Player
    • Alicia Fox, Professional Wrestler and Model
    • Kevin Jurovich, Professional Football Player

July[]

Lindsay Lohan
Sevyn Streeter
Wyatt Russell
Mojo Rawley
Betty Gilpin
  • July 1
    • Garrett Adelstein, Professional Poker Player
    • Rachel Summerlyn, Professional Wrestler
  • July 2 – Lindsay Lohan, Actress, Pop Singer and Model
  • July 3
    • Jerome Felton, Professional Football Player
    • Nick Schaus, Professional Hockey Player
  • July 4
    • Shane Barnett, Politician
    • Jaclyn Betham, Actress and Ballet Dancer
  • July 6
    • Leon Frierson, Actor and Comedian
    • Derrick Williams, Football player
  • July 7
    • Jerome Singleton, Paralympic Athlete
    • Sevyn Streeter, Singer
  • July 8 – Jake McDorman, Actor
  • July 9
    • Antoine Cason, Professional Football Player
    • Dominic Cervi, Soccer Player
    • Katie Stam, Miss America 2009
    • Brandon Uranowitz, Actor
    • Kiely Williams, Actress and Singer
  • July 10 – Wyatt Russell, Actor
  • July 11 – Geoff Schwartz, Professional Football Player
  • July 12 – Etchu Tabe, Cameroonian-born Soccer Player
  • July 14 – Jeff Williams, Professional Poker Player
  • July 15 – Brandon Sumrall, Professional Football Player
  • July 17
    • Jason Aalon Butler, Singer and Political Activist
    • Brando Eaton, Actor
    • Mojo Rawley, Professional Wrestler and Former Professional Football Player
    • Lacey Von Erich, Professional Wrestler
  • July 18 – Angel Deradoorian, Musician
  • July 21
    • Betty Gilpin, Actress
    • Diane Guerrero, Actress
    • Wesley Woodyard, Professional Football Player
  • July 22
    • Sean Lee, Professional Football Player
    • Kellyn Taylor, Professional Long Distance Runner
  • July 24 – Scott Van Slyke, Professional Baseball Player
  • July 25 – Gabriele Grunewald, Professional Middle-Distance Runner (d. 2019)
  • July 26 – Monica Raymund, Actress
  • July 27
    • Maebe A. Girl, Drag Queen and Politician
    • DeMarre Carroll, Professional Basketball Player
  • July 28
    • Alexandra Chando, Actress
    • Darin Ruf, Baseball Player
  • July 30 – Danielle Keaton, Actress
  • July 31 – Markice Moore, Actor and Television Personality

August[]

Josh Harder
Katie Sowers
Peyton List
Miesha Tate
Armie Hammer
Lea Michele
Ryan Kelley
  • August 1
    • Josh Harder, Politician
    • Elijah Kelley, Actor, Singer, and Dancer
  • August 2 – Kesha Ram, Politician
  • August 3
    • Remy Le Boeuf, Instrumentalist, Musician, and Composer
    • Andrew McFarlane, Actor
  • August 4 – Nick Augusto, Drummer for Trivium (2009-2014) and Light the Torch (2016-2017)
  • August 5
    • Maria D'Luz, Mexican-born Singer/Songwriter
    • Paula Creamer, Golfer
    • Tyler Herron, Professional Baseball Player (d. 2021)
    • Blake Masters, Venture Capitalist, Author, Political Candidate, and President of the Thiel Foundation
  • August 7
    • Keahu Kahuanui, Actor
    • Katie Sowers, NFL Football Coach
  • August 8
    • Peyton List, Actress
    • Chris Pressley, Professional Football Player
  • August 9 – Telle Smith, Singer and Frontman for The Word Alive
  • August 10 – Ketia Swanier, Professional Basketball Player
  • August 11
    • Colby Rasmus, Professional Baseball Player
    • Pablo Sandoval, Venezuelan-born Professional Baseball Player
  • August 13
    • Demetrius Johnson, Professional Mixed Martial Artist
    • Wesley Taylor, Actor and Writer
  • August 14 – Keiland Williams, Professional Football Player
  • August 15 – Katie Gallagher, Fashion Designer
  • August 16 – Shawn Pyfrom, Actor and Singer
  • August 17
    • Graham Bensinger, Journalist
    • Bryton James, Actor
    • Tyrus Thomas. Professional Basketball Player
  • August 18
    • Lisa Chesson, Professional Hockey Player
    • Sam Mehran, Pop and Rock Musician for the Band Test Icicles (d.2018)
    • Miesha Tate, Professional Mixed Martial Artist
  • August 19
    • JTM, Rapper
    • Christina Perri, Pop and Rock Musician
    • Sam Vaghar, English-born Entrepreneur and Co-Founder of the Millennium Campus Network
  • August 21 – Brooks Wheelan, Actor, Comedian and Writer
  • August 23
    • Ayron Jones, Musician
    • Neil Cicierega, Internet Artist
  • August 24
    • Nick Adenhart, Professional Baseball Player (d. 2009)
    • Arian Foster, Professional Football Player
    • Aaron Lee Tasjan, Singer/Songwriter
    • TaQuita Thorns, Singer/Songwriter
  • August 26
    • Big K.R.I.T., Rapper
    • Cassie Ventura, Singer, Songwriter, Model, Actress and Dancer
    • Brett Wallace, Professional Baseball Player
  • August 27 – Joe Fitzgibbon, Politician
  • August 28
    • Armie Hammer, Actor
    • Anna Webber, Photographer
  • August 29
    • Lea Michele, Actress, Singer and Author
    • Torri Williams, Professional Football Player
    • Jarius Wynn, Professional Football Player
  • August 30 – Ryan Ross, Guitarist for Panic! At the Disco
  • August 31
    • Ryan Kelley, Actor
    • Blake Wheeler, Professional Hockey Player

September[]

Shaun White
Xavier Woods
Emmy Rossum
Heidi Montag
Kyla Pratt
Peter Vack
Aldis Hodge
Lindsey Stirling
Kaylee DeFer
Ki Hong Lee
  • September 1
    • Calais Campbell, Professional Football Player
    • Sidney Rice, Professional Football player
  • September 2 – Dimple Ajmera, Indian-born Politician
  • September 3
    • Brandon Beachy, Professional Baseball Player
    • Lorenz Larkin, Professional Mixed Martial Artist
    • Shaun White, Snowboarder
  • September 4
    • Jaclyn Hales, Actress
    • Xavier Woods, Professional Wrestler
  • September 5
    • Nicholas Ciarelli, Journalist
    • Raphael Cruz, Acrobat and Actor (d. 2018)
    • Brittany Furlan, Internet Personality and Comedian
    • Ezra Furman, Singer/Songwriter and Frontman for Ezra Furman and the Harpoons
    • Nate Ness, Professional Football Player
  • September 6 – Raven Riley, Pornographic Actress
  • September 7
    • Colin Delaney, Professional Wrestler
    • Troy Nolan, Professional Football Player
  • September 8
    • Leah LaBelle, Singer/Songwriter (d. 2018)
    • Jake Sandvig, Actor
    • Logan Schafer, Baseball Player
  • September 9
    • Jason Lamy-Chappuis, American-born, French Olympic Skier
    • Brittney Reese, Olympic Long Jumper
    • Keith Yandle, Professional Hockey Player
  • September 10
    • Greg Garbowsky, Musician
    • Traci Stumpf, Actress and Comedian
  • September 11
    • Dwayne Jarrett, Professional Football Player
    • LaToya Sanders, Professional Basketball Player
    • Cletus Seldin, Professional Boxer
  • September 12
    • Andre Ricks, Former Basketball Player and Owner of Rawimpact Clothing Brand
    • Emmy Rossum, Actress and Singer
    • Kyle Weiland, Professional Baseball Player
  • September 14
    • Dane Fletcher, Professional Football Player
    • Harrison Greenbaum, Comedian
    • A. J. Trauth, Actor and Musician
  • September 15
    • Heidi Montag, Television Personality
    • George Watsky, Rapper
  • September 16
    • Gordon Beckham, Professional Baseball Player
    • Ian Harding, German-born Actor
    • Kyla Pratt, Actress and Musician
    • Nikko Jenkins, Spree Killer
  • September 17
    • Wes Allen, Professional Soccer Player
    • Abby Rosmarin, Model and Writer
  • September 18 – Danielle Jonas, Reality Television Personality
  • September 19
    • Stephanie Allynne, Actress, Writer, and Comedian
    • Mandy Musgrave, Actress
    • Ryan Succop, Professional Football player
    • Peter Vack, Actor
  • September 20
    • Aldis Hodge, Actor
    • A.J. Ramos, Professional Baseball Player
  • September 21
    • Robby Blackwell, Singer/Songwriter, Producer, and Instrumentalist
    • Grete Eliassen, American-born Norwegian Olympic Freestyle Skier
    • Lindsey Stirling, Violinist, Dancer, Performance Artist, and Composer
  • September 22
    • Heather Dorff, Actress, Writer and Producer
    • Wesley Harris, Politician
    • Artemio Reyes, Professional Boxer
    • Chris Schwinden, Professional Baseball Player
  • September 23 – Kaylee DeFer, Actress
  • September 24
    • Leah Dizon, Singer and Model
    • Eloise Mumford, Actress
  • September 25 – Steve Forrest, Drummer
  • September 26
    • Sean Doolittle, Professional Baseball Player
    • Scot Kerns, Politician
  • September 27
    • Matt Shoemaker, Professional Baseball Player
    • Arielle Vandenberg, Actress, Television Host, and Model
    • Ross Ventrone, Professional Football Player
  • September 29
    • Lo Bosworth, Television Personality and CEO of Love Wellness
    • Matt Lashoff, Professional Hockey Player
    • Jordan Norwood, Professional Football Player
    • Zac Robinson, Professional Football Player and Coach
    • Zach Stewart, Professional Baseball Player
  • September 30 – Ki Hong Lee, South Korean-born Actor

October[]

Jurnee Smollett
Camilla Belle
Lauren Underwood
Olivia Thirlby
Holland Roden
Amber Stevens West
Kyle Gallner
Drake
  • October 1 – Jurnee Smollett, Actress
  • October 2
  • Camilla Belle, Actress
  • Stu Bickel, Professional Hockey Player
  • October 4
    • Stephen Fife, Professional Baseball Player
    • Lauren Underwood, Politician
  • October 5
    • Tanner Roark, Baseball Player
    • Joaquin Wilde, Professional Wrestler
  • October 6 – Olivia Thirlby, Actress
  • October 7
    • Jairus Byrd, Professional Football Player
    • Bret Lockett, Professional Football Player
    • Bree Olson, Former Pornographic Actress
    • Holland Roden, Actress
    • Amber Stevens West, Actress and Model
    • Ryan Wyatt, Gaming Executive and Esports Commentator
  • October 8 – Will Brooks, Professional Mixed Martial Artist
  • October 9 – Chaz Roe, Professional Baseball Player
  • October 10
    • Cedric Peerman, Professional Football Player
    • Rachel Yurkovich, Olympic Javelin Thrower
  • October 12
    • Jackie Bates, Professional Football Player
    • Trevor Bell, Professional Baseball Player
    • Tyler Blackburn, Actor, Singer and Model
    • Marcus T. Paulk, Actor, Rapper and Dancer
  • October 13
    • Isabella Boylston, Ballerina
    • Raquel Lee, Actress
    • Julia McIlvaine, Actress
  • October 14
    • Wesley Matthews, Professional Basketball Player
    • Skyler Shaye, Actress
  • October 15
    • Paul Walter Hauser, Actor and Comedian
    • Khama Worthy, Professional Mixed Martial Artist
  • October 16 – Jordan Larson, Professional Volleyball Player
  • October 17 – Chris Motionless, Frontman for Motionless in White
  • October 18 – Josh Romanski, Professional Baseball Player
  • October 19 – Moses Stone, Hip-Hop Artist, Music Producer, Entrepreneur, and Actor
  • October 20 – Ryan Bedford, Olympic Speed Skater
  • October 21
    • Natalie Holloway, Young Female who went Missing in Aruba in 2005
    • Riley Skinner, Professional Football Player
    • Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Russian-born Terrorist (d. 2013)
  • October 22
  • October 23
    • Briana Evigan, Actress and Dancer
    • LoLa Monroe, Rapper, Model and Actress
    • Jessica Stroup, Actress
  • October 24 – Kion Wilson, Professional Football Player
  • October 25
    • Antwon, Rapper
    • Kyle Moore, Football Player
    • Eloy Pérez, Professional Boxer (d. 2019)
  • October 26 – Schoolboy Q, Rapper
  • October 27
    • Casanova, Rapper
    • Erica Dasher, Actress
    • Crystal Langhorne, Professional Basketball Player
    • Lou Williams, Professional Basketball Player
  • October 28
    • Dorrough, Rapper
    • Tamar Kaprelian, Musician and Singer
  • October 29 – Derek Theler, Actor
  • October 30
    • Jessica Walsh, Designer, Art Director, Illustrator and Educator
    • Tamera Young, Professional Basketball Player
  • October 31 – Sean Paul Lockhart, Porn Actor and Director

November[]

Penn Badgley
Katie Leclerc
Aaron Swartz
Josh Peck
Cory Michael Smith
Ashley Fink
Katie Cassidy
Max Rose
  • November 1
    • Penn Badgley, Actor
    • Michelle Sechser, Olympic Rower
  • November 2 – Jade Jolie, Drag Queen and Television Personality
  • November 3
    • Davon Jefferson, Basketball Player
    • Jasmine Trias, Singer
    • Yael Averbuch West, Professional Soccer Player
    • Alex Wilson, Professional Baseball Player
  • November 4 – Amanda Blumenherst, Professional Golfer
  • November 6
    • Katie Leclerc, Actress
    • Miguel Mena, Peruvian-born Jockey (d. 2021)
    • Ben Rector, Singer/Songwriter and Record Producer
  • November 7
    • Caleb Bonham, Businessman and Television Personality
    • James Ferraro, Musician and Contemporary Artist
    • Andy Hull, Singer and Frontman for Manchester Orchestra
    • Patrick Trahan, Professional Football Player
  • November 8
    • Ilya Serov, Russian-born Trumpeter and Singer
    • Aaron Swartz, Computer Programmer and Internet Activist (d. 2013)
  • November 9 – Justin Yoder, Handicapped Soap Box Racer who Challenged the Regulations to Allow Children with Disabilities to Use Handbrakes in Soapbox Derby's
  • November 10
    • Aaron Crow, Professional Baseball Player
    • Andy Mientus, Actor, Singer, Composer and Writer
    • Josh Peck, Actor, Voice Actor, Comedian
    • Eric Thames, Professional Baseball Player
  • November 11
    • Jon Batiste, Musician and Television Personality
    • Anthony Purpura, Professional Rugby Player
    • Mark Sanchez, Professional Football Player
    • Ryan Zapolski, Professional Hockey Player
  • November 13 – Evan Strong, Paralympic Snowboard Cross Racer
  • November 14
    • Matthew Bogusz, Politician
    • Cory Michael Smith, Actor
    • Kalisto, Professional Wrestler and Luchador
    • Sophie von Haselberg, Actress
    • Joe Webb, Professional Football Player
    • Cindy Yen, Singer/Songwriter, Actress, Composer, and Producer
  • November 15
    • Coye Francies, Professional Football Player
    • Jerry Roush, Metalcore Singer
    • Devin Thomas, Professional Football Player
    • Jason Trost, Actor and Filmmaker
  • November 16 – Omar Mateen, Islamic Terrorist, Mass Murderer and Perpetrator of the Orlando nightclub shooting[5]
  • November 17
    • Erik Lorig, Professional Football Player
    • Emily Willoughby, Paleoartist, Illustrator, and Writer
  • November 18 – Joseph Ashton, Former Actor ***
  • November 19
    • Zane Beadles, Football Player
    • Erin Hamlin, Olympic Luger
    • Veronica Scott, Fashion Designer
  • November 20
    • Ashley Fink, Actress and Singer
    • Djuan Trent, YouTuber and Pageant Winner
  • November 21
    • Colleen Ballinger, Internet Personality, Youtuber, and Comedian
    • Ben Bishop, Professional Hockey Player
  • November 22 – Claire Lutz, Professional Kite Surfer
  • November 24
    • Jimmy Graham, Football Player
    • Mohamed Massaquoi, Football Player
    • Kenny Phillips, Football Player
  • November 25
    • Katie Cassidy, Actress
    • Cole Escola, Comedian, Actor, and Singer
    • Jason Rae, Politician
  • November 26
    • Antonella Barba, Singer
    • Trevor Morgan, Actor
    • Lauren Nelson, Beauty Queen and Pageant Winner
  • November 26 – Tiffany Pham, Entrepreneur, Model, Television Personality, Author, and Founder and CEO of Mogul
  • November 28
    • Trevor Hall, Singer/Songwriter and Guitarist
    • Max Rose, Politician
    • Johnny Simmons, Actor
  • November 30 – Jordan Farmar, Basketball Player

December[]

Mandela Barnes
DeSean Jackson
Kate Voegele
Lauren Boebert
Noël Wells
Ana Brenda Contreras
Chris Gronkowski
Caity Lotz
Jeff Ward
  • December 1
    • Mandela Barnes, Politician and 45th Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin
    • DeSean Jackson, Professional Football Player
    • Andrew Tate, British-born Professional Kickboxer
  • December 2
    • Mardy Gilyard, Professional Football Player
    • Lorenzo Washington, Professional Football Player (d. 2021)
  • December 3
    • Evan Beard, Entrepreneur and Co-Founder of A Plus
    • Joshua Friedel, Chess Grandmaster
    • James Laurinaitis, Professional Football Player
  • December 4
    • Koby Clemens, Professional Baseball Player
    • Martell Webster, Basketball Player
  • December 5
    • Zach Avery, Actor and Convicted Felon
    • LeGarrette Blount, Professional Football Player
    • Justin Smoak, Professional Baseball Player
  • December 6 – Matt Niskanen, Professional Hockey Player
  • December 7
    • Nita Strauss, Rock Musician and Guitarist
    • Michael Wilhoite, Professional Football Player
  • December 8
    • Enzo Amore, Professional Wrestler
    • Kate Voegele, Musician and Actress
  • December 10
    • Kahlil Bell, Professional Football Player
    • Elaine Welteroth, Journalist
    • Edwin Williams, Professional Football Player
  • December 11
  • December 12
    • Sam Cronin, Professional Soccer Player
    • John Napier, Olympic Bobsleigher
    • Cam Thomas, Professional Football Player
    • T.J. Ward, Professional Football Player
  • December 13
    • Dennis Bermudez, Professional Mixed Martial Artist
    • Zachary Laoutides, Actor, Screenwriter, and Filmmaker
    • Sunita Mani, Actress
    • Jonathan B. Wright, Actor
    • McCall Zerboni, Professional Soccer Player
  • December 14 – Stephen Keech, Singer/Songwriter
  • December 15
    • Lauren Boebert, Politician
    • Ester Dean, Singer
    • Jane Park, Professional Golfer
  • December 16 – Ryan Lollis, Professional Baseball Player
  • December 17
    • Emma Bell, Actress
    • Austin Gibbs, Singer and Musician
    • Vanessa Zima, Actress
  • December 18
    • 3D Na'Tee, Rapper
    • Ron Brace, Professional Football Player (d. 2016)
    • Bill Stull, Professional Football Player
  • December 19
    • Adam Amin, Sportscaster
    • Chris Brooks, Professional Gymnast
    • Ingrid Burley, Rapper and Songwriter
    • Tyrell Sutton, Professional Football Player
  • December 20 – Tori Hall, Television Personality and Pageant Winner
  • December 22
    • Camille Thurman, Jazz Musician
    • Jeffery Wood, Actor
  • December 23 – Noël Wells, actress and comedian
  • December 24
    • Darrius Barnes, Professional Soccer Player
    • Chris Cockrum, Professional Stock Car Racing Driver
    • Ana Brenda Contreras, American-born Mexican Actress and Singer
    • Tim Elliott, Mixed Martial Artist
  • December 25 – Josh Baker, Professional Football Player
  • December 26
    • Joe Alexander, Basketball Player
    • Josh Beech, Singer/Songwriter
    • Chris Gronkowski, Professional Football Player
  • December 27 – Jamaal Charles, Football Player
  • December 28
    • Armon Bassett, Professional Basketball Player
    • Lauren Stephens, Professional Cyclist
  • December 29 – Ally Maki, Actress
  • December 30
    • Caity Lotz, Actress, Dancer, and Singer
    • Jeff Ward, Actor
  • December 31
    • Adam Chanler-Berat, Actor and Singer
    • Nate Freiman, Professional Baseball Player

Full date unknown[]

  • Jes Baker, Writer, Photographer, and Activist
  • Michelle Chamuel, Singer/Songwriter and Producer
  • Tanner Cohen, Actor and Singer
  • Tom Demmer, Politician
  • Edgar Flores, Politician
  • Andrea Lo, Internet Entrepreneur
  • Pidgeon Pagonis, Intersex Activist
  • Omar Suleiman, Muslim Scholar, Civil Rights Leader, Writer, and Public Speaker
  • Aly Tadros, Singer/Songwriter
  • Cassie Taylor, Singer/Songwriter
  • Jeffery Thompson, Former Football Player, Comic Book Author, Filmmaker, and Entrepreneur
  • Melissa VanFleet, Singer/Songwriter
  • Christian Wentz, Electrical Engineer and Entrepreneur
  • Phillip B. Williams, Poet
  • Aaron Yazzie, Mechanical Engineer at NASA's JPL
  • Wanees Zarour, Palestinian-born Musician and Composer

Deaths[]

See also: Deaths in 1986
  • January 24 – L. Ron Hubbard, science fiction author, founder of Scientology (b. 1911)[6]
  • January 28 – crew of the Space Shuttle Challenger on mission STS-51-L:
Gregory Jarvis, astronaut and engineer (b. 1944)[7]
Christa McAuliffe, school teacher (b. 1948)[7]
Ronald E. McNair, astronaut and physicist (b. 1950)[7]
Ellison Onizuka, astronaut (b. 1946)[7]
Judith Resnik, astronaut and engineer (b. 1949)[7]
Francis R. Scobee, astronaut (b. 1939)[7]
Michael J. Smith, astronaut (b. 1945)[7]
  • February 11 – Frank Herbert, writer (b. 1920)
  • March 6 – Georgia O'Keeffe, American artist (b. 1887)
  • March 18 – Bernard Malamud, novelist and short story writer (b. 1914)
  • March 28 – Virginia Gilmore, actress and wife of Yul Brynner (b. 1919)
  • March 30 – James Cagney, actor (b. 1899)
  • May 25 – Chester Bowles, American politician (b. 1901)
  • May 26 – Gian-Carlo Coppola, American film producer (b. 1963)
  • May 30 – Perry Ellis, American fashion designer (b. 1940)
  • June 19 - Len Bias, Basketball player (b. 1963)
  • July 3 – Rudy Vallée, radio show host, bandleader, singer, actor (b. 1901)
  • September 27 – Cliff Burton, former Metallica bassist (b. 1962)
  • November 29 – Cary Grant, British actor (b. 1904)
  • December 2 – Desi Arnaz, Cuban-born American actor, bandleader, musician and television producer; co-founder of Desilu Productions (b. 1917)

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Stover, C. W.; Coffman, J. L. (1993), Seismicity of the United States, 1568–1989 (Revised), U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1527, United States Government Printing Office, pp. 328, 330
  2. ^ Orlean, Susan (2018). The Library Book. New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-1-4767-4018-8.
  3. ^ "Top Gun: By The Numbers". ByTheNumbers.com. Retrieved June 12, 2011.
  4. ^ ["Bryant Dunston Stats". Basketball-Reference.com.
  5. ^ Detman, Gary (June 16, 2016). "Omar Mateen had behavioral issues in school, records show". WPEC.
  6. ^ Clarke, Peter (March 2004). Encyclopedia of New Religious Movements. Routledge. p. 281. ISBN 978-1-134-49970-0.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g "Space Shuttle Challenger Fast Facts". CNN. Retrieved 4 December 2021.

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