Page 15: Historical Events In 1985

Oct 10   Yul Brynner actor (King and I), dies of cancer at 70   

Oct 11   Atlantis returns to Kennedy Space Center via Kelly AFB.   

Oct 11   Pres Reagan bans importation of South African Krugerrands.   

Oct 11   Tex Williams, country-western singer, dies at 68 of cancer.   

Oct 12   Challenger moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS 61A mission.   

Oct 12   Intl Physicians for Prevention of Nuclear War receives Nobel Prize.   

Oct 12   Johnny Olsen, TV announcer (Price is Right), dies at 75.   

Oct 13   Jack Wilson, cricketer (Test for Australia, 0-39 and 1-25, DNB), dies   

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

Oct 15   Meret Oppenheim, writer, dies at 72.   

Oct 15   Shelley Taylor of Australia makes quickest swim ever around Manhattan Island, doing it in 6 hours 12 minutes 29 seconds.   

Oct 15   Shuttle Columbia carries Spacelab into orbit   

Oct 16   Claude Stroud, actor (Hobart-Ted Knight Show, Duke), dies at 78   

Oct 16   Intel introduces 32-bit 80386 microcomputer chip(more power more power!!)   

Oct 18   Benjamin Moloisi, South African poet/Anc'er, hanged at 30   

Oct 25   Elsa Moranet, writer, dies at 67.   

Oct 25   Kosmos 1700 communications satellite placed in geostationary orbit.   

Oct 26   Montreal constable Jacinthe Fyfe is the inaugural 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.   

Oct 27   Thieves steal 9 paintings, including 5 Monet's and 2 Renoir's.   

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   

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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)