Page 15: Historical Events In 1985

Oct 10   Orson Welles actor (Citizen Kane), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

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

Oct 10   On this day in history 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   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   Tex Williams, country-western singer, dies at 68 of cancer on this day in history.   

Oct 12   Challenger moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS 61A mission on this day in history.   

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

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

Oct 15   Meret Oppenheim, writer, dies at 72 in the year 1985.   

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   On this day in history claude Stroud, actor (Hobart-Ted Knight Show, Duke), dies at 78   

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 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   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 in the year 1985.   

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

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   Phil Silvers, comedic actor (Sgt Bilko), dies in his sleep at 73 on this day in history.   

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

Nov 06   In the year 1985 general Jaruzelski elected Poland's head of state   

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 on this day in history.   

May 22   Tranquillo Barnetta, Swiss footballer was born in the year 1985.   

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

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   On this day in history birth of natasha Poly, Russian supermodel   

Jan 01   Kamatari Fujiwara, Japanese actor (b. 1905) died in the year 1985.   

Jan 03   Lucien Cailliet, composer, dies at 93 in the year 1985.   

Jan 04   On this day in history 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   In the year 1985 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   In the year 1985 death of anton Karas, Austrian zither player and composer (b. 1906)