Page 3: Historical Events In 1985

Feb 04   Naval exercises canceled when US refuses to tell New Zealand of nuclear weapons.   

Feb 06   Charles Briggs, actor (13 Frightened Girls, Capt Newman), dies at 53.   

Feb 07   "New York, New York" became the official anthem of New York NY   

Feb 07   Albert Dondeyne, Belgian philosopher/theologist, dies at 83   

Feb 08   Bruce Morris, Marshall University, makes a 92' 5¼" basketball shot.   

Feb 08   inaugural-class cricket debut of Jimmy Adams (age 17), Jamaica vs Barbados.   

Feb 08   Marvin Miller, actor (Michael Anthony-Millionaire), dies at 71   

Feb 08   Opposition leader Kim Dae Jung returns to South-Korea   

Feb 08   The Dukes of Hazzard ended its 6-1/2 year run on CBS television\.   

Feb 09   Madonna's "Like a Virgin," album goes #1 for 3 weeks.   

Feb 10   -61ºF (-52ºC), Maybell CO (state record)   

Feb 10   Challenger moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS 51-E mission   

Feb 10   USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR   

Feb 11   Heinz Eric Roemheld, composer, dies of pneumonia at 83.   

Feb 11   Jordan king Hussein and PLO leader Arafat sign accord.   

Feb 11   Wasim Akram takes 10 wickets in his 2nd Test Cricket, New Zealand still claims.   

Feb 12   Defence Minister Robert Coates steps down news reports reveal he visited a nightclub featuring nude dancers and prostitutes while on ministry business in West Germany.   

Feb 12   Nicholas Colssanto, actor (Coach-Cheers), dies at 61   

Feb 13   Dow Jones closes at 1297.92 (record high) after topping 1300 earlier.   

Feb 13   Polish police arrests 7 Solidarity leaders   

Feb 14   Hostage CNN reporter Jeremy Levin is released in Beirut.   

Feb 15   STS 51-E vehicle moves to launch pad.   

Feb 15   World chess championship match abandoned-Karpov 25, Kasparov 23   

Feb 16   Larry Ward, actor (Frank Ragan-Dakotas), dies at 69.   

Feb 16   Livingston Bramble defeats Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini to win WBA champion   

Feb 17   Wanda Perry, actress (Roberta, Death of a Salesman), dies at 67   

Feb 19   150 killed when a Spanish jetliner crashed approaching Bilbao, Spain.   

Feb 19   ADM of Amsterdam declares bankruptcy   

Feb 19   Canned and bottled Cherry Coke introduced by Coca-Cola.   

Feb 19   Elizabeth Julesberg, author (Dick and Jane), dies.   

Feb 19   Mickey Mouse welcomed in China.   

Feb 20   Clarence Nash, voice (Donald Duck), dies at 80 of leukemia, in Calif.   

Feb 21   Eric Herfst, Dutch cabaret performer (Floris), dies at 47   

Feb 21   In this year, Evert van Benthem claims 13th Friese 11 city skating race   

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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)