What Happened on September 7, 1986

Historical Events

Cleveland Browns become 1st team in NFL history to have a play reviewed by instant replay, Chicago 41, Browns 31

Dan Marino throws his 100th career touchdown pass, the fastest QB in NFL history to do so

Desmond Tutu becomes Anglican Archbishop of Capetown

Failed assassination attempt on Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet, kills 5 people

US Open Men's Tennis: In an all-Czech final Ivan Lendl retains his title; beats Miloslav Mečíř 6-4, 6-2, 6-0

Colin Delaney, American professional wrestler, born in Rochester, New York
Jodie Turner-Smith, English actress (Nightflyers), born in Peterborough, England
Spectacular Blue Smith, American hip-hop and R&B singer and musician (Pretty Ricky), and social media entrepreneur (Adwizar), born in Miami, Florida

Ruth Polsky, American record promoter, dies after being run over by a cab at 30
Vladimir Alexandrovich Vlasov, Russian-Soviet conductor and composer, dies at 83

Day of the Week: Sunday
How Long Ago? 37 years, 7 months and 20 days
Leap Year: No

Generation: Millennial
Chinese Zodiac: Tiger
Star Sign: Virgo

#1 Song: Take My Breath Away (Love Theme From "Top Gun") - Berlin
#1 Song: Don't Leave Me This Way - The Communards with Sarah-Jane Morris