Historical Events In 1985

Sep 17   In the year 1985 laura Ashley, Welsh fashion designer, dies by accident  

Sep 17   In the year 1985 soyuz T-14 carries 3 cosmonauts to Salyut 7 space station  

Sep 19   In the year 1985 9,500 die in Mexico's earthquake (6.9)  

Sep 19   Italo Calvino, sci-fi author (T-Zero, Mr Palomar), dies at 61 on this day in history.  

Sep 20   On this day in history curtis Strong is convicted for selling cocaine to pro baseball players  

Sep 20   On this day in history walt Disney World's 200-millionth guest  

Sep 21   Michael Spinks becomes first light heavyweight to defeat the reigning heavyweight champion, he defeats Larry Holmes in the year 1985.  

Sep 22   Axel Springer, German newspaper magnate (Bild Zeitung), dies at 73 on this day in history.  

Sep 22   Michael Spinks beats Larry Holmes to become Heavyweight Boxing Champ in the year 1985.  

Sep 22   On this day in history rock & country musicians participate in FarmAid in Champaign, Ill  

Sep 23   In the year 1985 mickey Simpson, actor (Wagonmaster), dies of a heart attack at 72  

Sep 24   Apollo Computer Inc. lays off 300 employees on this day in history.  

Sep 24   On this day in history fastest English Channel crossing by a relay team set (15h 30m)  

Sep 25   In the year 1985 akali Dal wins Punjab State election in India  

Sep 25   Albert Moeschinger, composer, dies at 88 on this day in history.  

Sep 27   Hurricane Gloria's 130 MPH wind hits the Atlantic coast on this day in history.  

Sep 27   In the year 1985 lloyd Nolan, actor (Dr Chegley-Julia), dies of lung cancer at 83  

Sep 28   On this day in history nASA launches Intelsat VA  

Sep 29   In the year 1985 first of 5 cyanide-laced Tylenol victims dies  

Sep 30   Charles F Richter, US seismologist (scale of R), dies at 85 in the year 1985.  

Oct 01   Charlotte White, US author (New Yorker, Charlotte's Web), dies at 86 in the year 1985.  

Oct 02   In the year 1985 george Savalas actor (Kojak), dies at 58  

Oct 02   In the year 1985 george Savalas, actor (Kojak), dies at 58  

Oct 02   Rock Hudson actor (MacMillian & Wife), dies at 59 of aids in the year 1985.  

Oct 02   Sidney Clute actor (Lou Grant, Cagney & Lacey), dies at 69 in the year 1985.  

Oct 03   On this day in history charles Collingwood, newscaster (Chronicles), dies at 68  

Oct 04   In the year 1985 henry G Perry completes 157 day, 14,021 mile bicycle tour of Australia  

Oct 04   In the year 1985 shite Muslims claim to have killed hostage William Buckley  

Oct 05   Grambling's Eddie Robinson wins record 324th football game in the year 1985.  

Oct 07   On this day in history first Space Shuttle Mission (51-J)-Atlantis 1 lands at Edwards AFB  

Oct 07   In the year 1985 lynette Woodward, chosen as First woman on the Harlem Globetrotters  

Oct 07   PLO terrorists seize Italian cruise liner Achille Lauro on this day in history.  

Oct 08   Leon Klinghoffer, hijackers of Achille Lauro, threw him off boat in the year 1985.  

Oct 09   Hijackers of the cruise liner Achille Lauro surrender after the ship arrives in Port Said, Egypt on this day in history.  

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Apr 30   Ashley Alexandra Dupré, American singer and call girl was born in the year 1985.  

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

May 22   Caridee English, American Model was born on this day in history.  

May 22   Marc-Antoine Pouliot, Canadian ice hockey player was born in the year 1985.  

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

Jul 08   Jamie Cook, British musician (Arctic Monkeys) was born on this day in history.  

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   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   In the year 1985 brian Gwynne Horrocks, English lt-general (A Full Life), dies at 89  

Jan 05   Robert L. Surtees, American Oscar-winning cinematographer (Ben-Hur) (b. 1906 died on this day in history.  

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   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.