Historical Events In 1985

Jun 10   In the year 1985 the Israeli army ends its 1,099 day occupation of Lebanon.  

Jun 11   On this day in history karen Ann Quinlan, comatose patient, dies in Morris Plains NJ at 31  

Jun 14   In the year 1985 lebanese Shiite Moslem gunmen hijack TWA 847 after Athens' takeoff  

Jun 15   In the year 1985 en route to Halley's Comet, USSR's Vega 2 drops lander on Venus  

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

Jun 17   18th Space Shuttle Mission (51-G)-Discovery 5 launched in the year 1985.  

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 in the year 1985.  

Jun 23   In the year 1985 bomb destroys Air India Boeing 747 in air near Ireland, 329 die  

Jun 24   18th Space Shuttle Mission (51-G)-Discovery 5 returns to Earth on this day in history.  

Jun 24   Challenger moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS 51-F in the year 1985.  

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 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 in the year 1985.  

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

Jun 25   On this day in history fireworks factory near Hallett, OK explodes (21 die)  

Jun 27   On this day in history first hotel strike in NY  

Jun 28   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Jun 29   On this day in history nASA launches Intelsat VA  

Jun 29   STS 51-F vehicle moves to the launch pad in the year 1985.  

Jun 29   In the year 1985 vancouver businessman Jimmy Pattison pays $2.229,000 for a yellow Rolls-Royce formerly owned by the Beatles  

Jun 30   On this day in history 39 remaining hostages from Flight 847 are freed in Beirut  

Jun 30   In the year 1985 james Dewar, inventor (Twinkie), dies  

Jul 02   European Space Agency launches Giotto to Halley's Comet in the year 1985.  

Jul 02   On this day in history proto launched to Halley's Comet  

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

Jul 03   In the year 1985 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  

Jul 04   In the year 1985 john de Quay, Dutch premier (1959-63), dies at 83  

Jul 04   On this day in history tinker Bell's nightly flight begins  

Jul 05   117ø F (47ø C), St George, Utah (state rec) (103ø spread, UT 1985) on this day in history.  

Jul 05   On this day in history gerard Schmook, Flemish literature historian/custodian, dies at 86  

Jul 05   Nicholas Mark Sanders (England) begins circumnavigation of the globe, covering 13,035 road miles in 78 days, 3 hr, 30 min on this day in history.  

Jul 07   On this day in history boris Becker at 17 beats Kevin Curren for Wimbeldon title  

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Apr 30   In the year 1985 birth of ashley Alexandra Dupré, American singer and call girl  

May 22   In the year 1985 birth of tranquillo Barnetta, Swiss footballer  

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

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

Jun 07   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 01   In the year 1985 death of kamatari Fujiwara, Japanese actor (b. 1905)  

Jan 03   Lucien Cailliet, composer, dies at 93 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1985.  

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

Jan 07   In the year 1985 johnny Guarnieri, jazz pianist (Morey Amsterdam Show), dies at 67  

Jan 09   On this day in history don Brennan, cricket wicketkeeper (England in 2 Tests 1951), dies  

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