Page 15: Historical Events In 1985
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Oct 10 Orson Welles actor (Citizen Kane), dies at 70 in the year 1985. 


Oct 10 Orson Welles, actor/dir (Citizen Kane), dies of heart attack at 70 on this day in history. 


Oct 10 US fighter jets force Egyptian plane carrying hijackers of Italian ship Achille Lauro to land in Italy, gunmen are placed in custody on this day in history. 


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 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 In the year 1985 challenger moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS 61A mission 


Oct 12 On this day in history intl Physicians for Prevention of Nuclear War receives Nobel Prize 


Oct 12 Johnny Olsen, TV announcer (Price is Right), dies at 75 in the year 1985. 


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 In the year 1985 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 Shuttle Columbia carries Spacelab into orbit on this day in history. 


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!!) on this day in history. 


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 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 in the year 1985. 


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 Kirby Grant, actor/singer (Sky King), dies in an auto accident at 74 in the year 1985. 


Nov 01 Phil Silvers, comedic actor (Sgt Bilko), dies in his sleep at 73 on this day in history. 


Nov 03 Two French agents found guilty of sinking the Greenpeace ship 'Rainbow Warrior' on this day in history. 


Nov 06 In the year 1985 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 in the year 1985. 


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


Nov 06 Joel Crothers, actor (Edge of Night), dies of a heart attack at 44 on this day in history. 


Nov 07 On this day in history 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 on this day in history. 


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