Historical Events In 1985

Oct 10   In the year 1985 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   Yul Brynner actor (King & I), dies of cancer at 70 in the year 1985.   

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 in the year 1985.   

Oct 11   On this day in history tex Williams, country-western singer, dies at 68 of cancer   

Oct 12   Challenger moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS 61A mission in the year 1985.   

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 in the year 1985.   

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

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

Oct 15   On this day in history meret Oppenheim, writer, dies at 72   

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

Oct 15   In the year 1985 shuttle Columbia carries Spacelab into orbit   

Oct 16   Claude Stroud, actor (Hobart-Ted Knight Show, Duke), dies at 78 in the year 1985.   

Oct 16   Intel introduces 32-bit 80386 microcomputer chip(more power more power!!) on this day in history.   

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

Oct 25   On this day in history elsa Moranet, writer, dies at 67   

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

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

Oct 26   The Mutijuli Aboriginal Community is granted freehold title to Ayers Rock and the Uluru National Park in the Northern Territory on this day in history.   

Oct 27   Thieves steal 9 paintings, including 5 Monet's & 2 Renoir's on this day in history.   

Oct 29   On this day in history john Lodge, actor (Sensation, In Like Flint)/(gov-R-CT), dies at 82   

Oct 30   22nd Space Shuttle Mission (61-A)-Challenger 9-launched on this day in history.   

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

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

Nov 03   In the year 1985 two French agents found guilty of sinking the Greenpeace ship 'Rainbow Warrior'   

Nov 06   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Nov 06   General Jaruzelski elected Poland's head of state in the year 1985.   

Nov 06   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Nov 08   On this day in history atlantis moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS 61-B mission   

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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 on this day in history.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1985.   

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

Jan 09   In the year 1985 don Brennan, cricket wicketkeeper (England in 2 Tests 1951), dies   

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