Historical Events In 1985

Oct 10   In the year 1985 orson Welles actor (Citizen Kane), dies at 70  

Oct 10   Orson Welles, actor/dir (Citizen Kane), dies of heart attack at 70 in the year 1985.  

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

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

Oct 11   In the year 1985 atlantis returns to Kennedy Space Center via Kelly AFB  

Oct 11   On this day in history pres Reagan bans importation of South African Krugerrands  

Oct 11   On this day in history 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   In the year 1985 intl Physicians for Prevention of Nuclear War receives Nobel Prize  

Oct 12   In the year 1985 johnny Olsen, TV announcer (Price is Right), dies at 75  

Oct 13   On this day in history jack Wilson, cricketer (Test for Australia, 0-39 & 1-25, DNB), dies  

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

Oct 15   Meret Oppenheim, writer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1985.  

Oct 16   Claude Stroud, actor (Hobart-Ted Knight Show, Duke), dies at 78 on this day in history.  

Oct 16   In the year 1985 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 in the year 1985.  

Oct 25   Kosmos 1700 communications satellite placed in geostationary orbit in the year 1985.  

Oct 26   Montreal constable Jacinthe Fyfe is the first Canadian female police officer killed on duty in the year 1985.  

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

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

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

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   On this day in history general Jaruzelski elected Poland's head of state  

Nov 06   In the year 1985 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 in the year 1985.  

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

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

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

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 on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1985 birth of natasha Poly, Russian supermodel  

Jan 01   On this day in history death of kamatari Fujiwara, Japanese actor (b. 1905)  

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

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

Jan 05   Robert L. Surtees, American Oscar-winning cinematographer (Ben-Hur) (b. 1906 died on this day in history.  

Jan 06   Robert H W Welch Jr, US founder/leader John Birch Society, dies at 85 in the year 1985.  

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.