Title
WikiProject Years
Scope
This WikiProject aims primarily to formalise the unofficial standard used for creating year pages
Parentage
The parent of this WikiProject is the WikiProject Time.
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Similar Wikiprojects
The similar WikiProjects are WikiProject Centuries and WikiProject Millenia.
Participants
Template
Note: This template contains things that don't apply to certain years. If something here doesn't apply, such as 'this year in television', just leave it out.
Centuries: 19th century - 20th century - 21st century
Decades: 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s - 1980s - 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s
Years: 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 - 1986 - 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991
Events
- January 1 - Spain and Portugal enter the European Community
- January 1 - Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands and is separated from the Netherlands Antilles.
- etc.
- The Iran-Contra affair is publicly exposed in October and November
- Commonly considered the start date of the golden age of old school rap
Art, Culture & Fashion
- 1986 in film
- 1986 in literature
- February 26 - Robert Penn Warren, named poet laureate of the United States
- 1986 in music
- January 23 - The first induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (Chuck Berry, James Brown, Ray Charles, Fats Domino, Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis and Elvis Presley)
- 1986 in sports
- 1986 in television
- May 22 - Cher calls David Letterman an "A**hole" on the air during a taping of Late Night with David Letterman.
- October ? The FOX Broadcasting Company becomes the United States' fourth television network.
Births
- February 21 - Charlotte Church, singer
- April 3 - Amanda Bynes, teen actress and show host
- etc.
Deaths
- January 14 - Donna Reed, actress
- January 24 - L. Ron Hubbard, science fiction writer, founder of Scientology
- etc.
- Physics- Ernst Ruska, Gerd Binnig, Heinrich Rohrer
- Chemistry - Dudley R Herschbach, Yuan T Lee, John C Polanyi
- Medicine - Stanley Cohen, Rita Levi-Montalcini
- Literature - Wole Soyinka
- Peace - Elie Wiesel
- Economics - James Buchanan Jr
Discussion
I think that the section "this year in art, culture, and fashion" should be left out. I prefer the frame that has links to those pages. LittleDan 16:48 16 Jun 2003 (UTC)