Page 4: Historical Events In 1985

Feb 21   On this day in history evert van Benthem wins 13th Friese 11 city skating race   

Feb 21   On this day in history largest NBA crowd to date 44,970 (Atlanta at Detroit)   

Feb 21   In the year 1985 tim Raines is awarded a $12 million salary for 1985 by arbitrator   

Feb 23   Alexander Scourby, actor (Jesus, Shaggy Dog, Giant), dies at 71 in the year 1985.   

Feb 23   Indiana basketball coach Bobby Knight throws a chair during a game in the year 1985.   

Feb 23   US Senate confirms Edwin Meese III as Attorney General in the year 1985.   

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" in the year 1985.   

Feb 26   27th Grammy Awards What's Love Got to Do With It, Cyndi Lauper win on this day in history.   

Feb 27   In the year 1985 david Huffman, actor (FIST, Jane Doe, Firefox, Onion Field), dies   

Feb 27   On this day in history farmers converge in Washington to demand economic relief   

Feb 27   In the year 1985 mauritania's new constitutional charter published   

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

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

Feb 28   On this day in history 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   

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

Mar 01   In the year 1985 liza Minnelli enters Betty Ford Drug Center   

Mar 01   On this day in history pentagon accepts theory that atomic war would cause a nuclear winter   

Mar 02   On this day in history john B Kelly Jr, chairman US Olympic Committee, dies at 57   

Mar 02   US approves screening test for AIDS on this day in history.   

Mar 03   "Moonlighting" with Cybill Shepard & Bruce Willis, premieres on this day in history.   

Mar 03   National Union of Mine Workers in England end a 51 week strike on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Mar 03   Sarah Blanding, 1st US fem college head (Vassar 1946-64), dies at 86 on this day in history.   

Mar 04   Virtual ban on leaded gas ordered by EPA in the year 1985.   

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

Mar 06   In the year 1985 eric Sloane, US artist, dies at 80   

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

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

Mar 06   In the year 1985 yul Brynner appears in his 4,500th performance of "King &I"   

Mar 07   On this day in history george Schick, Czech conductor (Chicago Symphony), dies at 76   

Mar 07   In the year 1985 iBM-PC DOS Version 3.1 (update) released   

Mar 08   Edward Andrews, actor (Broadside), dies at 70 of a heart attack on this day in history.   

Mar 08   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 on this day in history.   

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Apr 30   Ashley Alexandra Dupré, American singer and call girl was born on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Jul 12   In the year 1985 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 in the year 1985.   

Jan 03   Lucien Cailliet, composer, dies at 93 in the year 1985.   

Jan 04   Brian Gwynne Horrocks, English lt-general (A Full Life), dies at 89 on this day in history.   

Jan 05   In the year 1985 death of robert L. Surtees, American Oscar-winning cinematographer (Ben-Hur) (b. 1906   

Jan 06   Robert H W Welch Jr, US founder/leader John Birch Society, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

Jan 07   In the year 1985 johnny Guarnieri, jazz pianist (Morey Amsterdam Show), dies at 67   

Jan 09   Don Brennan, cricket wicketkeeper (England in 2 Tests 1951), dies on this day in history.   

Jan 10   Anton Karas, Austrian zither player and composer (b. 1906) died in the year 1985.