Page 15: 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 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history challenger moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS 61A mission   

Oct 12   Intl Physicians for Prevention of Nuclear War receives Nobel Prize in the year 1985.   

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

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

Oct 14   In the year 1985 on Mon Night football, Jets retire Joe Namath's #12, beat Miami 23-7   

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   On this day in history shuttle Columbia carries Spacelab into orbit   

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

Oct 16   Intel introduces 32-bit 80386 microcomputer chip(more power more power!!) in the year 1985.   

Oct 18   Benjamin Moloisi, South African poet/Anc'er, hanged at 30 on this day in history.   

Oct 25   In the year 1985 elsa Moranet, writer, dies at 67   

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 on this day in history.   

Oct 26   In the year 1985 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 in the year 1985.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

Nov 06   In the year 1985 exploratory well at Ranger TX, explodes spilling 6.3 m gallons of oil   

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

Nov 06   Joel Crothers, actor (Edge of Night), dies of a heart attack at 44 in the year 1985.   

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   On this day in history birth of caridee English, American Model   

May 22   Marc-Antoine Pouliot, Canadian ice hockey player was born in the year 1985.   

Jun 07   On this day in history birth of charlie Simpson, British pop singer   

Jul 08   Jamie Cook, British musician (Arctic Monkeys) was born in the year 1985.   

Jul 12   On this day in history birth of luiz Ejlli, Albanian singer   

Jul 12   Natasha Poly, Russian supermodel was born in the year 1985.   

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 in the year 1985.   

Jan 06   On this day in history robert H W Welch Jr, US founder/leader John Birch Society, dies at 85   

Jan 07   Johnny Guarnieri, jazz pianist (Morey Amsterdam Show), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 10   On this day in history death of anton Karas, Austrian zither player and composer (b. 1906)