Unix Timestamp: 516585600
Friday, May 16. 1986, 12:00:00 AM UTC

"Hands Across America": At least 5,000,000 people form a human chain from New York City to Long Beach, California, to raise money to fight hunger and homelessness.

The Bangladeshi double decked ferry "Shamia" capsizes in the Meghna River, southern Barisal, Bangladesh, killing at least 600.

The Seville Statement on Violence is adopted by an international meeting of scientists, convened by the Spanish National Commission for UNESCO, in Seville, Spain.