Historical Events In 1985

Feb 21   In the year 1985 evert van Benthem wins 13th Friese 11 city skating race  

Feb 21   In the year 1985 largest NBA crowd to date 44,970 (Atlanta at Detroit)  

Feb 21   On this day in history tim Raines is awarded a $12 million salary for 1985 by arbitrator  

Feb 23   On this day in history alexander Scourby, actor (Jesus, Shaggy Dog, Giant), dies at 71  

Feb 23   On this day in history indiana basketball coach Bobby Knight throws a chair during a game  

Feb 23   US Senate confirms Edwin Meese III as Attorney General on this day in history.  

Feb 24   Birendra, Bir Bikram Shah Dev crowned King of Nepal in the year 1985.  

Feb 24   Yul Brynner reprised his role in "The King & I" on this day in history.  

Feb 26   27th Grammy Awards What's Love Got to Do With It, Cyndi Lauper win in the year 1985.  

Feb 27   David Huffman, actor (FIST, Jane Doe, Firefox, Onion Field), dies on this day in history.  

Feb 27   In the year 1985 farmers converge in Washington to demand economic relief  

Feb 27   Mauritania's new constitutional charter published on this day in history.  

Feb 27   US dollar is worth ƒ3.9355 (Netherlands) on this day in history.  

Feb 28   In the year 1985 charita Bauer, actress (Mary-Aldrich Family), dies at 62 in NYC  

Feb 28   In Toronto Ontario, publisher Ernst Zundel convicted for distributing hate literature in a book that said the mass extermination of Jews in Germany in World War II never occurred in the year 1985.  

Mar 01   On this day in history eugene List, US concert pianist, dies at 66  

Mar 01   On this day in history liza Minnelli enters Betty Ford Drug Center  

Mar 01   In the year 1985 pentagon accepts theory that atomic war would cause a nuclear winter  

Mar 02   John B Kelly Jr, chairman US Olympic Committee, dies at 57 in the year 1985.  

Mar 02   In the year 1985 uS approves screening test for AIDS  

Mar 03   "Moonlighting" with Cybill Shepard & Bruce Willis, premieres in the year 1985.  

Mar 03   National Union of Mine Workers in England end a 51 week strike in the year 1985.  

Mar 03   Near Coast of Central Chile a 7.8earthquate killed at least 177 people killed, 2,575 injured and extensive damage in central Chile, including the cities of San Antonio, Valparaiso, Vina del Mar, Santiago and Rancagua in the year 1985.  

Mar 03   In the year 1985 sarah Blanding, 1st US fem college head (Vassar 1946-64), dies at 86  

Mar 04   Virtual ban on leaded gas ordered by EPA on this day in history.  

Mar 04   War veterans returned to the "Bridge over the River Kwai" on this day in history.  

Mar 06   Eric Sloane, US artist, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

Mar 06   On this day in history méxican authorities find body of US drug agent Enrique C Salaazar  

Mar 06   In the year 1985 mike Tyson KOs Hector Mercedes in 1 round in his first pro fight  

Mar 06   Yul Brynner appears in his 4,500th performance of "King &I" on this day in history.  

Mar 07   George Schick, Czech conductor (Chicago Symphony), dies at 76 in the year 1985.  

Mar 07   On this day in history iBM-PC DOS Version 3.1 (update) released  

Mar 08   In the year 1985 edward Andrews, actor (Broadside), dies at 70 of a heart attack  

Mar 08   On this day in history the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) taxed themselves to discover that 407,700 Americans were millionaires -- more than double the total of just five years before.  

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Apr 30   Ashley Alexandra Dupré, American singer and call girl was born in the year 1985.  

May 22   Tranquillo Barnetta, Swiss footballer was born on this day in history.  

May 22   Caridee English, American Model was born in the year 1985.  

May 22   Marc-Antoine Pouliot, Canadian ice hockey player was born in the year 1985.  

Jun 07   Charlie Simpson, British pop singer was born in the year 1985.  

Jul 08   Jamie Cook, British musician (Arctic Monkeys) was born on this day in history.  

Jul 12   On this day in history birth of luiz Ejlli, Albanian singer  

Jul 12   Natasha Poly, Russian supermodel was born in the year 1985.  

Jan 01   Kamatari Fujiwara, Japanese actor (b. 1905) died on this day in history.  

Jan 03   On this day in history lucien Cailliet, composer, dies at 93  

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   On this day in history johnny Guarnieri, jazz pianist (Morey Amsterdam Show), dies at 67  

Jan 09   In the year 1985 don Brennan, cricket wicketkeeper (England in 2 Tests 1951), dies  

Jan 10   Anton Karas, Austrian zither player and composer (b. 1906) died on this day in history.