Historical Events In 1985

Oct 10   Orson Welles actor (Citizen Kane), dies at 70 in the year 1985.   

Oct 10   On this day in history orson Welles, actor/dir (Citizen Kane), dies of heart attack at 70   

Oct 10   US fighter jets force Egyptian plane carrying hijackers of Italian ship Achille Lauro to land in Italy, gunmen are placed in custody on this day in history.   

Oct 10   Yul Brynner actor (King & I), dies of cancer at 70 on this day in history.   

Oct 11   Atlantis returns to Kennedy Space Center via Kelly AFB on this day in history.   

Oct 11   Pres Reagan bans importation of South African Krugerrands in the year 1985.   

Oct 11   On this day in history tex Williams, country-western singer, dies at 68 of cancer   

Oct 12   Challenger moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS 61A mission on this day in history.   

Oct 12   Intl Physicians for Prevention of Nuclear War receives Nobel Prize in the year 1985.   

Oct 12   On this day in history johnny Olsen, TV announcer (Price is Right), dies at 75   

Oct 13   On this day in history jack Wilson, cricketer (Test for Australia, 0-39 & 1-25, DNB), dies   

Oct 14   On this day in history on Mon Night football, Jets retire Joe Namath's #12, beat Miami 23-7   

Oct 15   Meret Oppenheim, writer, dies at 72 in the year 1985.   

Oct 15   On this day in history shelley Taylor of Australia makes fastest swim ever around Manhattan Island, doing it in 6 hours 12 minutes 29 seconds   

Oct 15   On this day in history shuttle Columbia carries Spacelab into orbit   

Oct 16   In the year 1985 claude Stroud, actor (Hobart-Ted Knight Show, Duke), dies at 78   

Oct 16   Intel introduces 32-bit 80386 microcomputer chip(more power more power!!) on this day in history.   

Oct 18   Benjamin Moloisi, South African poet/Anc'er, hanged at 30 in the year 1985.   

Oct 25   Elsa Moranet, writer, dies at 67 in the year 1985.   

Oct 25   Kosmos 1700 communications satellite placed in geostationary orbit in the year 1985.   

Oct 26   Montreal constable Jacinthe Fyfe is the first Canadian female police officer killed on duty on this day in history.   

Oct 26   In the year 1985 the Mutijuli Aboriginal Community is granted freehold title to Ayers Rock and the Uluru National Park in the Northern Territory.   

Oct 27   On this day in history thieves steal 9 paintings, including 5 Monet's & 2 Renoir's   

Oct 29   John Lodge, actor (Sensation, In Like Flint)/(gov-R-CT), dies at 82 on this day in history.   

Oct 30   22nd Space Shuttle Mission (61-A)-Challenger 9-launched in the year 1985.   

Oct 30   In the year 1985 kirby Grant, actor/singer (Sky King), dies in an auto accident at 74   

Nov 01   In the year 1985 phil Silvers, comedic actor (Sgt Bilko), dies in his sleep at 73   

Nov 03   Two French agents found guilty of sinking the Greenpeace ship 'Rainbow Warrior' on this day in history.   

Nov 06   On this day in history 22nd Space Shuttle Mission (61A) -Challenger 9- lands at Edwards AFB   

Nov 06   On this day in history exploratory well at Ranger TX, explodes spilling 6.3 m gallons of oil   

Nov 06   In the year 1985 general Jaruzelski elected Poland's head of state   

Nov 06   Joel Crothers, actor (Edge of Night), dies of a heart attack at 44 in the year 1985.   

Nov 07   In the year 1985 colombian troops end 27-hr siege of Bogota's Palace of Justice   

Nov 08   On this day in history atlantis moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS 61-B mission   

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Apr 30   On this day in history birth of ashley Alexandra Dupré, American singer and call girl   

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

May 22   Caridee English, American Model was born in the year 1985.   

May 22   Marc-Antoine Pouliot, Canadian ice hockey player was born on this day in history.   

Jun 07   On this day in history birth of charlie Simpson, British pop singer   

Jul 08   Jamie Cook, British musician (Arctic Monkeys) was born in the year 1985.   

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

Jul 12   Natasha Poly, Russian supermodel was born in the year 1985.   

Jan 01   Kamatari Fujiwara, Japanese actor (b. 1905) died on this day in history.   

Jan 03   In the year 1985 lucien Cailliet, composer, dies at 93   

Jan 04   Brian Gwynne Horrocks, English lt-general (A Full Life), dies at 89 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1985.   

Jan 07   Johnny Guarnieri, jazz pianist (Morey Amsterdam Show), dies at 67 in the year 1985.   

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 in the year 1985.