June 1986

Wednesday 04:

Jonathan Pollard pleads guilty to espionage for selling top secret United States military intelligence to Israel.

Thursday 05:

A 52-year old man in Auburn, Washington, United States, dies after taking an Excedrin capsule laced with cyanide; this is the first of two Excedrin deaths.

Sunday 08:

Former United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim is elected president of Austria.

Monday 09:

The Rogers Commission releases its report on the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.

Sunday 22:

The All Jharkhand Students Union is founded, in order to fight for autonomy for tribal peoples in India.

Friday 27:

International Court of Justice finds against the United States in its judgement in the Nicaragua v. United States.

Sunday 29:

Argentina wins the {{Wc|1986}}