Page 12: Historical Events In 1985

Aug 01   5 die in a train crash in Westminster Colo   

Aug 01   Frank Faylen vaudevillian, dies at 79 of pneumonia   

Aug 01   Joseph Walker, cameraman, dies at 92.   

Aug 01   NASA launches space vehicle S-209.   

Aug 02   5 die in a train crash in Westminster Colo   

Aug 02   Frank Faylen, vaudevillian, dies of pneumonia at 79.   

Aug 02   NASA launches space vehicle S-209.   

Aug 04   Zbynek Vostrak, composer, dies at 65   

Aug 05   Flexible-wing glider altitude record set   

Aug 05   Theodore Sturgeon, sci-fi author (Hugo, It, Caviar), dies at 67.   

Aug 06   19th space shuttle mission (51-F), Challenger 8, lands at Edwards AFB.   

Aug 07   Grayson Hall, actor (Dark Shadows), dies of cancer at 58   

Aug 08   Japan launches Planet A, a probe to Halley's comet   

Aug 08   Louise Brooks, actress (Pandora's Box), dies of a heart attack at 78.   

Aug 10   Kenny Backer, comedian (Time Bandits), dies of a heart attack at 72   

Aug 10   Michael Jackson buys ATV Music (every Beatle songs) for $47 million.   

Aug 11   Challenger flies to Kennedy Space Center via Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz.   

Aug 12   Japanese Boeing 747 crashes, 520 die (worst in-flight toll).   

Aug 12   Marcel Mihalovici, composer, dies at 86.   

Aug 13   Marion Martin, actress (Dakota Lil, Queen of Burlesque), dies at 67.   

Aug 14   Gale Sondergaard, actress (Letter), dies of cerebral thrombosis at 86.   

Aug 15   Richard Yardumian, US composer (Creator Spirit), dies at 68.   

Aug 16   Singer Madonna weds actor Sean Penn.   

Aug 17   Dave Kingman hits his 400th HR   

Aug 17   Rajiv Gandhi announces Punjab state elections in India   

Aug 19   Japan launches its 2nd probe of Halley's Comet, Suisei   

Aug 20   Harchand Singh Longowai, Sikh leader, shot by Sikh extremists   

Aug 20   Israel ships 96 TOWs to Iran on behalf of the US   

Aug 21   Near Coast of Northern Peru a 6.3 quake injured at least 100 people, 60 homes destroyed and damage to other buildings in the Chimbote area   

Aug 21   Premier Neville Wran ratifies legislation in NSW to make AIDS a notifiable disease   

Aug 22   Ginty Lush, cricketer (NSW quickie of 30's), dies   

Aug 23   In the Southern Xinjiang, China region a 7.3 quake killed at least 71, 162 injured, about 15000 homeless and about 85 percent of the buildings destroyed in the Wuqia-Shufu area.   

Aug 23   Paul Hornung awarded $1160000 by a Louisville court against NCAA who barred him as a college football analyst for betting on games.   

Aug 23   Said Aouita of Morroco sets the 1.5k record (3 29.46) in Berlin   

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Apr 30   Ashley alexandra dupré: American singer and call girl   

May 22   Tranquillo barnetta: Swiss footballer   

May 22   Caridee english: American model   

May 22   Marc-antoine pouliot: Canadian ice hockey player   

Jun 07   Charlie simpson: British pop singer   

Jul 08   Jamie cook: British musician (arctic monkeys)   

Jul 12   Luiz ejlli: Albanian singer   

Jul 12   Natasha poly: Russian supermodel   

Jan 01   Kamatari fujiwara: Japanese actor (b. 1905)   

Jan 03   Lucien cailliet: Composer,   

Jan 04   Brian gwynne horrocks: English lt-general (a full life),    

Jan 05   Robert l. surtees: American oscar-winning cinematographer (ben-hur) (b. 1906   

Jan 06   Robert h w welch jr: Us founder/leader john birch society,   

Jan 07   Johnny guarnieri: Jazz pianist (morey amsterdam show),   

Jan 09   Don brennan: Cricket wicketkeeper (england in 2 tests 1951),    

Jan 10   Anton karas: Austrian zither player and composer (b. 1906)