Page 16: Historical Events In 1985

Nov 10   Pelle Lindbergh, goalie (Phila Flyers), dies in drunk driving accident.   

Nov 12   STS 61-B vehicle moves to the launch pad   

Nov 12   The province of Ontario looses its Standard and Poors triple A credit rating   

Nov 13   Nevado del Ruiz volcano erupts in Colombia, results in the deaths of 25000.   

Nov 14   Armero tragedy in Colombia killing 23000 people   

Nov 15   Spencer W Kimball, US head of mormon church, dies at 90.   

Nov 16   John J Sparkmann, (Sen-D-Ala), dies at 85.   

Nov 17   Jimmy Ritz, actor (Ritz Brothers), dies of heart failure at 81   

Nov 19   Lall Singh, cricketer (Test for India 1932), dies.   

Nov 19   President Reagan andSoviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev meet for inaugural time   

Nov 20   Bill Scott, cartoon voice (Mr Peabody, Bullwinkle), dies at 65.   

Nov 21   Ramnath Kenny, cricketer (5 Tests for India 1958-60), dies   

Nov 22   Columbia moves to the Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS 61-C.   

Nov 22   Lee Iacocca, the CEO of the Chrysler Corporation, presided over the largest swearing-in ceremony for new U.S. citizens in American history.   

Nov 22   Microsoft signed an agreement with Apple, allowing Microsoft to copy visual characteristics of Apple's Macintosh in its Microsoft Windows software   

Nov 23   58 die as Egyptian commandos storm hijacked Egyptair jet in Malta   

Nov 23   Retired CIA analyst Larry Wu-tai Chin, arrested of spying for China   

Nov 24   Cees Buddingh', Dutch poet/writer/interpreter/translator, dies at 67.   

Nov 26   23rd Space Shuttle Mission (61-B)-Atlantis 2-is launched.   

Nov 26   Ransom Sherman, comedian (Father of Bride), dies at 87.   

Nov 27   Republic of Ireland gains consultative role in Northern Ireland.   

Nov 28   Fernand Braudel, French historian, dies at 83   

Nov 29   Rik Jacobs, Flemish stage manager, dies at 71.   

Dec 02   Alex Courtney, actor (Sword of Justice), dies.   

Dec 03   23rd Shuttle Mission (61-B)-Atlantis 2-lands at Edwards AFB   

Dec 03   Sam Gillman, actor (Sam-Shane), dies at 70   

Dec 04   Marcel Boereboom, Belgian musicologist, dies at 83   

Dec 04   President Reagan appoints Vice Admiral John Poindexter as security adviser   

Dec 05   Beverly McLachlin is the inaugural woman appointed to the B.C. Court of Appeal, the province's highest court.   

Dec 05   Dow Jones Industrial Average rose above the 1500 level for inaugural time   

Dec 06   Burleigh Grimes, US baseball pitcher, dies at 92   

Dec 06   John Cougar Mellencamp promised 24000 people at a New York City concert that he would refund their $17.50 tickets. A power outage had caused a 20-minute interruption during this, his debut concert   

Dec 06   UK joins US Star Wars project   

Dec 07   Atlantis returns to Kennedy Space Center via Kelly AFB   

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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)