Historical Events In 1985

Feb 21   Evert van Benthem wins 13th Friese 11 city skating race in the year 1985.   

Feb 21   On this day in history largest NBA crowd to date 44,970 (Atlanta at Detroit)   

Feb 21   On this day in history tim Raines is awarded a $12 million salary for 1985 by arbitrator   

Feb 23   On this day in history alexander Scourby, actor (Jesus, Shaggy Dog, Giant), dies at 71   

Feb 23   On this day in history indiana basketball coach Bobby Knight throws a chair during a game   

Feb 23   US Senate confirms Edwin Meese III as Attorney General in the year 1985.   

Feb 24   Birendra, Bir Bikram Shah Dev crowned King of Nepal in the year 1985.   

Feb 24   Yul Brynner reprised his role in "The King & I" in the year 1985.   

Feb 26   In the year 1985 27th Grammy Awards What's Love Got to Do With It, Cyndi Lauper win   

Feb 27   David Huffman, actor (FIST, Jane Doe, Firefox, Onion Field), dies on this day in history.   

Feb 27   Farmers converge in Washington to demand economic relief on this day in history.   

Feb 27   On this day in history mauritania's new constitutional charter published   

Feb 27   US dollar is worth ƒ3.9355 (Netherlands) in the year 1985.   

Feb 28   Charita Bauer, actress (Mary-Aldrich Family), dies at 62 in NYC on this day in history.   

Feb 28   On this day in history in Toronto Ontario, publisher Ernst Zundel convicted for distributing hate literature in a book that said the mass extermination of Jews in Germany in World War II never occurred   

Mar 01   On this day in history eugene List, US concert pianist, dies at 66   

Mar 01   In the year 1985 liza Minnelli enters Betty Ford Drug Center   

Mar 01   Pentagon accepts theory that atomic war would cause a nuclear winter on this day in history.   

Mar 02   On this day in history john B Kelly Jr, chairman US Olympic Committee, dies at 57   

Mar 02   On this day in history uS approves screening test for AIDS   

Mar 03   On this day in history "Moonlighting" with Cybill Shepard & Bruce Willis, premieres   

Mar 03   In the year 1985 national Union of Mine Workers in England end a 51 week strike   

Mar 03   In the year 1985 near Coast of Central Chile a 7.8earthquate killed at least 177 people killed, 2,575 injured and extensive damage in central Chile, including the cities of San Antonio, Valparaiso, Vina del Mar, Santiago and Rancagua   

Mar 03   On this day in history sarah Blanding, 1st US fem college head (Vassar 1946-64), dies at 86   

Mar 04   Virtual ban on leaded gas ordered by EPA on this day in history.   

Mar 04   On this day in history war veterans returned to the "Bridge over the River Kwai"   

Mar 06   Eric Sloane, US artist, dies at 80 in the year 1985.   

Mar 06   On this day in history méxican authorities find body of US drug agent Enrique C Salaazar   

Mar 06   On this day in history mike Tyson KOs Hector Mercedes in 1 round in his first pro fight   

Mar 06   On this day in history yul Brynner appears in his 4,500th performance of "King &I"   

Mar 07   On this day in history george Schick, Czech conductor (Chicago Symphony), dies at 76   

Mar 07   On this day in history iBM-PC DOS Version 3.1 (update) released   

Mar 08   On this day in history edward Andrews, actor (Broadside), dies at 70 of a heart attack   

Mar 08   The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) taxed themselves to discover that 407,700 Americans were millionaires -- more than double the total of just five years before on this day in history.   

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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 on this day in history.   

May 22   In the year 1985 birth of caridee English, American Model   

May 22   On this day in history birth of marc-Antoine Pouliot, Canadian ice hockey player   

Jun 07   Charlie Simpson, British pop singer was born on this day in history.   

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

Jul 12   Luiz Ejlli, Albanian singer was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 01   Kamatari Fujiwara, Japanese actor (b. 1905) died in the year 1985.   

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

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

Jan 05   In the year 1985 death of robert L. Surtees, American Oscar-winning cinematographer (Ben-Hur) (b. 1906   

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

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   On this day in history death of anton Karas, Austrian zither player and composer (b. 1906)