Page 15: Historical Events In 1985

Oct 10   On this day in history orson Welles actor (Citizen Kane), dies at 70   

Oct 10   On this day in history orson Welles, actor/dir (Citizen Kane), dies of heart attack at 70   

Oct 10   US fighter jets force Egyptian plane carrying hijackers of Italian ship Achille Lauro to land in Italy, gunmen are placed in custody in the year 1985.   

Oct 10   On this day in history yul Brynner actor (King & I), dies of cancer at 70   

Oct 11   Atlantis returns to Kennedy Space Center via Kelly AFB in the year 1985.   

Oct 11   Pres Reagan bans importation of South African Krugerrands on this day in history.   

Oct 11   In the year 1985 tex Williams, country-western singer, dies at 68 of cancer   

Oct 12   In the year 1985 challenger moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS 61A mission   

Oct 12   Intl Physicians for Prevention of Nuclear War receives Nobel Prize on this day in history.   

Oct 12   Johnny Olsen, TV announcer (Price is Right), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

Oct 13   Jack Wilson, cricketer (Test for Australia, 0-39 & 1-25, DNB), dies in the year 1985.   

Oct 14   On Mon Night football, Jets retire Joe Namath's #12, beat Miami 23-7 on this day in history.   

Oct 15   In the year 1985 meret Oppenheim, writer, dies at 72   

Oct 15   Shelley Taylor of Australia makes fastest swim ever around Manhattan Island, doing it in 6 hours 12 minutes 29 seconds on this day in history.   

Oct 15   Shuttle Columbia carries Spacelab into orbit on this day in history.   

Oct 16   In the year 1985 claude Stroud, actor (Hobart-Ted Knight Show, Duke), dies at 78   

Oct 16   On this day in history intel introduces 32-bit 80386 microcomputer chip(more power more power!!)   

Oct 18   Benjamin Moloisi, South African poet/Anc'er, hanged at 30 in the year 1985.   

Oct 25   Elsa Moranet, writer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

Oct 25   In the year 1985 kosmos 1700 communications satellite placed in geostationary orbit   

Oct 26   On this day in history montreal constable Jacinthe Fyfe is the first Canadian female police officer killed on duty.   

Oct 26   The Mutijuli Aboriginal Community is granted freehold title to Ayers Rock and the Uluru National Park in the Northern Territory in the year 1985.   

Oct 27   In the year 1985 thieves steal 9 paintings, including 5 Monet's & 2 Renoir's   

Oct 29   John Lodge, actor (Sensation, In Like Flint)/(gov-R-CT), dies at 82 in the year 1985.   

Oct 30   In the year 1985 22nd Space Shuttle Mission (61-A)-Challenger 9-launched   

Oct 30   Kirby Grant, actor/singer (Sky King), dies in an auto accident at 74 in the year 1985.   

Nov 01   In the year 1985 phil Silvers, comedic actor (Sgt Bilko), dies in his sleep at 73   

Nov 03   Two French agents found guilty of sinking the Greenpeace ship 'Rainbow Warrior' on this day in history.   

Nov 06   22nd Space Shuttle Mission (61A) -Challenger 9- lands at Edwards AFB in the year 1985.   

Nov 06   Exploratory well at Ranger TX, explodes spilling 6.3 m gallons of oil on this day in history.   

Nov 06   General Jaruzelski elected Poland's head of state on this day in history.   

Nov 06   In the year 1985 joel Crothers, actor (Edge of Night), dies of a heart attack at 44   

Nov 07   In the year 1985 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 in the year 1985.   

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Apr 30   Ashley Alexandra Dupré, American singer and call girl was born on this day in history.   

May 22   Tranquillo Barnetta, Swiss footballer was born on this day in history.   

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

May 22   On this day in history birth of marc-Antoine Pouliot, Canadian ice hockey player   

Jun 07   Charlie Simpson, British pop singer was born in the year 1985.   

Jul 08   On this day in history birth of jamie Cook, British musician (Arctic Monkeys)   

Jul 12   Luiz Ejlli, Albanian singer was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 01   Kamatari Fujiwara, Japanese actor (b. 1905) died on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Lucien Cailliet, composer, dies at 93 on this day in history.   

Jan 04   On this day in history brian Gwynne Horrocks, English lt-general (A Full Life), dies at 89   

Jan 05   On this day in history 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   On this day in history johnny Guarnieri, jazz pianist (Morey Amsterdam Show), dies at 67   

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 in the year 1985.