Page 13: Historical Events In 1985

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

Aug 24   Paul Creston [Giuseppe/Joseph Guttoveggio], US composer, dies at 78.   

Aug 24   STS 51-I mission scrubbed at T -5m because of bad weather   

Aug 25   Samantha Smith, actress (Elizabeth-Lime Street), dies in plane at 13   

Aug 25   STS 51-I scrubbed at T -9m because of an onboard computer problem.   

Aug 26   Pieter Jongeling, Dutch MP/editor (GPV, Netherlands Daily), dies at 76   

Aug 26   Ryan White, the 13-year-old AIDS patient barred from attending school in Kokomo, Indiana, begins attending middle school via computer   

Aug 27   20th Space Shuttle Mission (51-I)-Discovery 6-launched   

Aug 28   Launch of Aussat, Australia's inaugural domestic communications satellite   

Aug 28   Ruth Gordon, actress (Big Bus), dies of a stroke in her sleep at 88.   

Aug 29   Alexander Abramsky, composer, dies at 87.   

Aug 29   Atlantis moves to launch pad for the 51-J mission   

Aug 31   Night Stalker suspect that terrorized S Calif captured in East LA   

Sep 01   After 73 years the wreck of the 'Titanic' is are discovered by Dr Robert Ballard.   

Sep 01   US-French expedition locates wreckage of Titanic off Newfoundland.   

Sep 02   A joint US-French expedition locates the wreckage of the ill-fated HMS Titanic   

Sep 02   Abe Lenstra, Dutch soccer star, dies at 64   

Sep 03   20th Space Shuttle Mission (51-I)-Discovery 6-returns to Earth   

Sep 03   Joe Jones, drummer, dies at 73.   

Sep 04   George O'Brien, actor (Daniel Boone, Salute), dies of a stroke at 85.   

Sep 06   Jane Frazee, singer/actress (Alice-Beulah), dies at 67 of pneumonia   

Sep 08   "USA Weekend's" 1st issue, appears in 255 newspapers.   

Sep 08   7 die in a car and train crash in San Jose Calif.   

Sep 08   Discovery flies back to Kennedy Space Center via Kelly AFB   

Sep 10   Alexa Kenin, actress (Mousie-Coed Fever), dies at 23   

Sep 11   Intl Cometary Explorer (ISEE 3) passes Giacobini-Zinner by 7900 km   

Sep 11   William Alwyn, composer, dies at 79   

Sep 12   Flight readiness firing of Atlantis' main engines; 20 seconds   

Sep 13   Dane Rudhyar, composer, dies at 90   

Sep 13   John Williams introduces the new Today Show theme   

Sep 14   Eli Hosen is born   

Sep 17   Laura Ashley, Welsh fashion designer, dies by accident.   

Sep 17   Soyuz T-14 carries 3 cosmonauts to Salyut 7 space station.   

Sep 19   9500 die in Mexico's earthquake (6.9).   

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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)