Page 2: Historical Events In 1985

Jan 18   Mahmoud Taha, Sudanese Moslem leader, hanged at 76   

Jan 18   US renounces jurisdiction of World Court despite previous promise   

Jan 19   "Born In The USA" by Bruce Springsteen peaked at #9.   

Jan 19   4 die in a car and train crash in Buda IL.   

Jan 20   Cold front strikes US, at least 40 die (-27ºF (-33ºC) in Chicago).   

Jan 20   Jo Juda, Dutch musician, dies at 75   

Jan 21   -19ºF (-28ºC), Caesar's Head SC (state record).   

Jan 21   -34ºF (-37ºC), Mt Mitchell NC (state record)   

Jan 21   Barbara Cowsill, rocker (Cowsills), dies of emphysema   

Jan 21   Bomb attack on Borobudur temple in Java.   

Jan 21   Dennis Potvin ties Bobby Orr's career record of 270 NHL goals.   

Jan 22   A cold wave damaged 90 percent of the Florida citrus crop   

Jan 23   Britains House of Lords debate inaugural televised.   

Jan 24   15th Space Shuttle (51-C) Mission-Discovery 3 is launched   

Jan 24   Penny Harrington is sworn in as the inaugural woman police chief of a major American city (Portland, OR).   

Jan 24   The space shuttle 'Discovery' is launched on its inaugural military mission   

Jan 25   "We are the World" is recorded.   

Jan 25   Test debut of Wasim Akram, vs New Zealand at Auckland (2-105).   

Jan 26   42th Golden Globes Amadeus claims   

Jan 26   Edmonton Oiler Wayne Gretzky scores 50th goal in 49th game of season   

Jan 26   James Cameron, journalist, dies.   

Jan 27   15th Space Shuttle (51-C) Mission-Discovery 3 returns to Earth   

Jan 29   In this year, New Brunswick Premier Richard Hatfield are discovered not guilty of possession of marijuana, claims it was planted?.   

Jan 29   Jari Kurri of Edmonton Oilers scores 100th point of season in game 39.   

Jan 30   In Ottawa Federal government states that metric measurement will continue to be mandatory, but retailers can use the imperial system at the same time(typically Canadian).   

Jan 30   Ken Mayers, actor (Robbie Robertson-Space Patrol), dies at 67   

Jan 31   South African President PW Botha offers to free Mandela if he denounces violence   

Feb 01   -61ºF (-52ºC), Maybell CO (state record).   

Feb 01   -69ºF (-56ºC), Peter's Sink UT (state record)   

Feb 01   Azharuddin scores 3rd Test century in 3rd Test Cricket (122 vs England)   

Feb 01   US female Figure Skating championship won by Tiffany Chin.   

Feb 02   US male Figure Skating championship won by Brian Boitano   

Feb 03   "Harrigan 'n Hart" closes at Longacre Theater NYC after 5 performances   

Feb 04   20 countries (but not US) sign UN treaty outlawing torture   

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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)