1986 (MCMLXXXVI)was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar (dominical letter E), the 1986th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 986th year of the 2nd millennium, the 86th year of the 20th century, and the 7th year of the 1980s decade.The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations.