Historical Events In 1985

Sep 17   Laura Ashley, Welsh fashion designer, dies by accident in the year 1985.  

Sep 17   Soyuz T-14 carries 3 cosmonauts to Salyut 7 space station on this day in history.  

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   Curtis Strong is convicted for selling cocaine to pro baseball players on this day in history.  

Sep 20   In the year 1985 walt Disney World's 200-millionth guest  

Sep 21   On this day in history michael Spinks becomes first light heavyweight to defeat the reigning heavyweight champion, he defeats Larry Holmes  

Sep 22   Axel Springer, German newspaper magnate (Bild Zeitung), dies at 73 in the year 1985.  

Sep 22   On this day in history michael Spinks beats Larry Holmes to become Heavyweight Boxing Champ  

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

Sep 23   On this day in history mickey Simpson, actor (Wagonmaster), dies of a heart attack at 72  

Sep 24   Apollo Computer Inc. lays off 300 employees in the year 1985.  

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

Sep 25   Akali Dal wins Punjab State election in India on this day in history.  

Sep 25   Albert Moeschinger, composer, dies at 88 in the year 1985.  

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   NASA launches Intelsat VA on this day in history.  

Sep 29   First of 5 cyanide-laced Tylenol victims dies in the year 1985.  

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

Oct 01   On this day in history charlotte White, US author (New Yorker, Charlotte's Web), dies at 86  

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

Oct 02   On this day in history george Savalas, actor (Kojak), dies at 58  

Oct 02   On this day in history rock Hudson actor (MacMillian & Wife), dies at 59 of aids  

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

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   On this day in history 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   First Space Shuttle Mission (51-J)-Atlantis 1 lands at Edwards AFB in the year 1985.  

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   On this day in history leon Klinghoffer, hijackers of Achille Lauro, threw him off boat  

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

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

Jul 12   In the year 1985 birth of luiz Ejlli, Albanian singer  

Jul 12   Natasha Poly, Russian supermodel was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 03   In the year 1985 lucien Cailliet, composer, dies at 93  

Jan 04   In the year 1985 brian Gwynne Horrocks, English lt-general (A Full Life), dies at 89  

Jan 05   In the year 1985 death of robert L. Surtees, American Oscar-winning cinematographer (Ben-Hur) (b. 1906  

Jan 06   In the year 1985 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   Don Brennan, cricket wicketkeeper (England in 2 Tests 1951), dies on this day in history.  

Jan 10   In the year 1985 death of anton Karas, Austrian zither player and composer (b. 1906)