Page 15: Historical Events In 1985

Oct 29   John Lodge, actor (Sensation, In Like Flint)/(gov-R-CT), dies at 82.   

Oct 30   22nd Space Shuttle Mission (61-A)-Challenger 9-launched.   

Oct 30   Kirby Grant, actor/singer (Sky King), dies in an auto accident at 74.   

Nov 01   Phil Silvers, comedic actor (Sgt Bilko), dies in his sleep at 73.   

Nov 03   Two French agents are discovered guilty of sinking the Greenpeace ship 'Rainbow Warrior'   

Nov 06   22nd Space Shuttle Mission (61A) -Challenger 9- lands at Edwards AFB   

Nov 06   Exploratory well at Ranger TX, explodes spilling 6.3 m gallons of oil.   

Nov 06   General Jaruzelski elected Poland's head of state.   

Nov 06   Joel Crothers, actor (Edge of Night), dies of a heart attack at 44   

Nov 07   Colombian troops end 27-hr siege of Bogota's Palace of Justice   

Nov 08   Atlantis moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS 61-B mission   

Nov 09   Gary Kasparov (USSR) is recorded as becoming World Chess Champion at age of 22   

Nov 09   Helen Rose, costume designer, dies at 81.   

Nov 10   Pelle Lindbergh Philadelphia Flyer's goalie, dies in drunk driving accident.   

Nov 10   Pelle Lindbergh, goalie (Phila Flyers), dies in drunk driving accident.   

Nov 12   STS 61-B vehicle moves to the launch pad.   

Nov 12   The province of Ontario looses its Standard and Poors triple A credit rating   

Nov 13   Nevado del Ruiz volcano erupts in Colombia, results in the deaths of 25000.   

Nov 14   Armero tragedy in Colombia killing 23000 people   

Nov 15   Spencer W Kimball, US head of mormon church, dies at 90.   

Nov 16   John J Sparkmann, (Sen-D-Ala), dies at 85.   

Nov 17   Jimmy Ritz, actor (Ritz Brothers), dies of heart failure at 81   

Nov 19   Lall Singh, cricketer (Test for India 1932), dies.   

Nov 19   President Reagan andSoviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev meet for inaugural time.   

Nov 20   Bill Scott, cartoon voice (Mr Peabody, Bullwinkle), dies at 65   

Nov 21   Ramnath Kenny, cricketer (5 Tests for India 1958-60), dies   

Nov 22   Columbia moves to the Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS 61-C   

Nov 22   Lee Iacocca, the CEO of the Chrysler Corporation, presided over the largest swearing-in ceremony for new U.S. citizens in American history.   

Nov 22   Microsoft signed an agreement with Apple, allowing Microsoft to copy visual characteristics of Apple's Macintosh in its Microsoft Windows software.   

Nov 23   58 die as Egyptian commandos storm hijacked Egyptair jet in Malta   

Nov 23   Retired CIA analyst Larry Wu-tai Chin, arrested of spying for China.   

Nov 24   Cees Buddingh', Dutch poet/writer/interpreter/translator, dies at 67.   

Nov 26   23rd Space Shuttle Mission (61-B)-Atlantis 2-is launched   

Nov 26   Ransom Sherman, comedian (Father of Bride), dies at 87.   

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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)