Historical Events In 1985

Jun 10   On this day in history the Israeli army ends its 1,099 day occupation of Lebanon.   

Jun 11   In the year 1985 karen Ann Quinlan, comatose patient, dies in Morris Plains NJ at 31   

Jun 14   Lebanese Shiite Moslem gunmen hijack TWA 847 after Athens' takeoff in the year 1985.   

Jun 15   En route to Halley's Comet, USSR's Vega 2 drops lander on Venus in the year 1985.   

Jun 15   On this day in history len Hopwood, cricketer (took 0-155 in two Tests Eng v Aust 1934), dies   

Jun 17   18th Space Shuttle Mission (51-G)-Discovery 5 launched on this day in history.   

Jun 17   On this day in history piet De Somer, Belgian rector of University of Louvain, dies at 67   

Jun 19   In the year 1985 reggie Jackson hits his 513th HR to move into 10th place   

Jun 21   American, Brazilian &West German forensic pathologists confirm skeletal remains exhumed in Brazil were Nazi Dr Josef Mengele on this day in history.   

Jun 23   Bomb destroys Air India Boeing 747 in air near Ireland, 329 die on this day in history.   

Jun 24   In the year 1985 18th Space Shuttle Mission (51-G)-Discovery 5 returns to Earth   

Jun 24   In the year 1985 challenger moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS 51-F   

Jun 24   On this day in history the motion picture " Cocoon", directed by Ron Howard, grossed some $7.9 million during its opening weekend across the country. "Cocoon", which had a brilliant cast, including screen legend Don Ameche, beat out "Rambo First Blood, Part II" starring Sylvester Stallone, in firstweekend receipts   

Jun 24   On this day in history the motion picture " Cocoon", directed by Ron Howard, grossed some $7.9 million during its opening weekend across the country. "Cocoon", which had a brilliant cast, including screen legend Don Ameche, beat out "Rambo: First Blood, Part II" starring Sylvester Stallone, in firstweekend receipts   

Jun 24   The wife of exiled Soviet author Alexander Solzhenitsyn became a U.S. citizen in the year 1985.   

Jun 25   Fireworks factory near Hallett, OK explodes (21 die) on this day in history.   

Jun 27   First hotel strike in NY in the year 1985.   

Jun 28   In the year 1985 discovery ferried back to Kennedy Space Center via Bergstrom AFB, Tx   

Jun 28   James Craig, actor (Human Comedy, Kismet), dies of lung cancer at 74 in the year 1985.   

Jun 29   NASA launches Intelsat VA on this day in history.   

Jun 29   On this day in history sTS 51-F vehicle moves to the launch pad   

Jun 29   On this day in history vancouver businessman Jimmy Pattison pays $2.229,000 for a yellow Rolls-Royce formerly owned by the Beatles   

Jun 30   39 remaining hostages from Flight 847 are freed in Beirut in the year 1985.   

Jun 30   James Dewar, inventor (Twinkie), dies in the year 1985.   

Jul 02   European Space Agency launches Giotto to Halley's Comet on this day in history.   

Jul 02   Proto launched to Halley's Comet in the year 1985.   

Jul 03   On this day in history cBS announces a 21% stock buy-back to thwart Ted Turner's takeover   

Jul 03   In the New Britian Region a 7.4 quake damage (VII), landslides and ground cracks on New Ireland and in the Rabaul area, New Britain. A 1.3-meter tsunami was observed in Rabaul's harbor on this day in history.   

Jul 04   John de Quay, Dutch premier (1959-63), dies at 83 in the year 1985.   

Jul 04   Tinker Bell's nightly flight begins in the year 1985.   

Jul 05   117ø F (47ø C), St George, Utah (state rec) (103ø spread, UT 1985) in the year 1985.   

Jul 05   Gerard Schmook, Flemish literature historian/custodian, dies at 86 in the year 1985.   

Jul 05   In the year 1985 nicholas Mark Sanders (England) begins circumnavigation of the globe, covering 13,035 road miles in 78 days, 3 hr, 30 min   

Jul 07   Boris Becker at 17 beats Kevin Curren for Wimbeldon title on this day in history.   

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Apr 30   Ashley Alexandra Dupré, American singer and call girl was born in the year 1985.   

May 22   Tranquillo Barnetta, Swiss footballer was born in the year 1985.   

May 22   On this day in history birth of caridee English, American Model   

May 22   In the year 1985 birth of marc-Antoine Pouliot, Canadian ice hockey player   

Jun 07   In the year 1985 birth of charlie Simpson, British pop singer   

Jul 08   On this day in history birth of jamie Cook, British musician (Arctic Monkeys)   

Jul 12   Luiz Ejlli, Albanian singer was born in the year 1985.   

Jul 12   Natasha Poly, Russian supermodel was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   On this day in history death of kamatari Fujiwara, Japanese actor (b. 1905)   

Jan 03   Lucien Cailliet, composer, dies at 93 in the year 1985.   

Jan 04   In the year 1985 brian Gwynne Horrocks, English lt-general (A Full Life), dies at 89   

Jan 05   Robert L. Surtees, American Oscar-winning cinematographer (Ben-Hur) (b. 1906 died on this day in history.   

Jan 06   Robert H W Welch Jr, US founder/leader John Birch Society, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

Jan 07   On this day in history johnny Guarnieri, jazz pianist (Morey Amsterdam Show), dies at 67   

Jan 09   Don Brennan, cricket wicketkeeper (England in 2 Tests 1951), dies on this day in history.   

Jan 10   Anton Karas, Austrian zither player and composer (b. 1906) died on this day in history.