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Steve Norman and the Kemp Brothers of Spandau Ballet escape serious injury when their car crashes in West Berlin, Germany, Europe.
One of four reactors in the nuclear power plant at Chernobyl in the Ukraine, explodes. 57 deaths are caused directly by the accident itself, and the eventual death toll caused by radiation runs into the thousands. This horrific incident will inspire the 1988 song Red Alert by British heavy metal band Saxon, who were touring nearby when the Chernobyl event took place.
Sledgehammer by Peter Gabriel, recorded at Real World Studios, Box, enters the UK pop singles chart, where it will peak at No4.
Morrissey and Johnny Marr of The Smiths are listening to BBC Radio 1 at lunchtime when they are horrified by a news report about the Chernobyl nuclear plant disaster in Poland, Europe. Immediately after the news, the deejay plays I'm Your Man by Wham! This bizarre contrast inspires Morrissey and Marr to write the song Panic.