Historical Events In 1985

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

Sep 17   Soyuz T-14 carries 3 cosmonauts to Salyut 7 space station in the year 1985.  

Sep 19   On this day in history 9,500 die in Mexico's earthquake (6.9)  

Sep 19   In the year 1985 italo Calvino, sci-fi author (T-Zero, Mr Palomar), dies at 61  

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

Sep 20   Walt Disney World's 200-millionth guest on this day in history.  

Sep 21   In the year 1985 michael Spinks becomes first light heavyweight to defeat the reigning heavyweight champion, he defeats Larry Holmes  

Sep 22   In the year 1985 axel Springer, German newspaper magnate (Bild Zeitung), dies at 73  

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

Sep 22   Rock & country musicians participate in FarmAid in Champaign, Ill in the year 1985.  

Sep 23   Mickey Simpson, actor (Wagonmaster), dies of a heart attack at 72 in the year 1985.  

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   On this day in history akali Dal wins Punjab State election in India  

Sep 25   In the year 1985 albert Moeschinger, composer, dies at 88  

Sep 27   On this day in history hurricane Gloria's 130 MPH wind hits the Atlantic coast  

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

Sep 28   In the year 1985 nASA launches Intelsat VA  

Sep 29   First of 5 cyanide-laced Tylenol victims dies on this day in history.  

Sep 30   Charles F Richter, US seismologist (scale of R), dies at 85 on this day in history.  

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

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

Oct 02   George Savalas, actor (Kojak), dies at 58 in the year 1985.  

Oct 02   Rock Hudson actor (MacMillian & Wife), dies at 59 of aids on this day in history.  

Oct 02   On this day in history sidney Clute actor (Lou Grant, Cagney & Lacey), dies at 69  

Oct 03   In the year 1985 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   In the year 1985 grambling's Eddie Robinson wins record 324th football game  

Oct 07   First Space Shuttle Mission (51-J)-Atlantis 1 lands at Edwards AFB in the year 1985.  

Oct 07   Lynette Woodward, chosen as First woman on the Harlem Globetrotters in the year 1985.  

Oct 07   In the year 1985 pLO terrorists seize Italian cruise liner Achille Lauro  

Oct 08   Leon Klinghoffer, hijackers of Achille Lauro, threw him off boat on this day in history.  

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

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

May 22   On this day in history birth of tranquillo Barnetta, Swiss footballer  

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

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

Jun 07   In the year 1985 birth of charlie Simpson, British pop singer  

Jul 08   In the year 1985 birth of jamie Cook, British musician (Arctic Monkeys)  

Jul 12   Luiz Ejlli, Albanian singer was born in the year 1985.  

Jul 12   In the year 1985 birth of natasha Poly, Russian supermodel  

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

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   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 on this day in history.  

Jan 09   Don Brennan, cricket wicketkeeper (England in 2 Tests 1951), dies on this day in history.  

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