Page 8: Historical Events In 1985
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May 08 In the year 1985 20th Academy of Country Music Awards: Alabama & Judds win 


May 08 On this day in history dolph Sweet, actor (Gil McGowan-Another World), dies at 74 


May 08 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island in the year 1985. 


May 09 Edmond O'Brien, actor (Moon Pilot, Wild Bunch), dies at 69 in the year 1985. 


May 10 Challenger transports back to Kennedy Space Center via Kelly Air Force Base on this day in history. 


May 10 On this day in history in the New Britian Region a7.3 quake resulted in one person killed. Damage in the Bialla-Hoskins area. Extensive landslides, debris flows and fallen trees in the Nakanai Mountains 


May 11 40 die & 150 injured in fire at Bradford City football ground on this day in history. 


May 11 Booby trap bomb kills 86 people in India on this day in history. 


May 11 On this day in history chester Gould, cartoonist (Dick Tracy), dies at 84 


May 11 Madonna's "Crazy For You" single goes #1 in the year 1985. 


May 11 Pope John Paul II arrives in Netherlands on this day in history. 


May 12 On this day in history amy Eilberg is ordained in New York as first woman Conservative rabbi 


May 12 In the year 1985 jean Debuffet, French painter/sculptor, dies 


May 13 Laura Elena Martinez-Herring, 21, (Texas), crowned 34th Miss USA on this day in history. 


May 13 In the year 1985 leatrice Joy, silent screen star, dies in Riverdale (Bronx) NYC at 91 


May 13 On this day in history philadelphia Police bomb a house held by group "Move", kills 11 


May 14 On this day in history mohammed Munir, Indonesian worker's union leader, executed 


May 14 On this day in history northwest of Madagascar a6.4 quake was felt at Mtwara and Newala, Tanzania and in the Mocimbao da Praia area, Mozambique. Believed to be the largest instrumentally located hypocenter in this area 


May 15 In the year 1985 jackie Curtis, actor (Underground USA), dies of a drug overdose at 38 


May 16 On this day in history actress Margaret Hamilton, who portrayed the Wicked witch of the West in the MGM film The Wizard of Oz, dies of a heart attack at age 82 


May 16 On this day in history margaret Hamilton, actress (Wicked Witch-Wizard of Oz), dies at 82 


May 16 Michael Jordan named NBA Rookie of Year on this day in history. 


May 16 Pope John Paul II arrives in Belgium in the year 1985. 


May 16 In the year 1985 sinn Fein wins its first seats in the Northern Ireland local elections 


May 17 In the year 1985 bobby Ewing, (Patrick Duffy) killed off on Dallas 


May 17 Les Anderson, catches record 97 lb 4 oz Chinook Salmon, off Alaska in the year 1985. 


May 18 On this day in history "One Night In Bangkok" by Murray Head hits #3 


May 18 Tex Terry, actor (Apache Rose, Timberjack), dies at 82 on this day in history. 


May 18 The first remote location for "Nightline" (South Africa) on this day in history. 


May 20 In the year 1985 dow Jones industrial average closes above 1300 for first time 


May 20 In the year 1985 fBI arrests John A Walker Jr, convicted of spying for USSR 


May 20 In the year 1985 george Memmoli, actor (Earl-Hello Larry), dies at 46 


May 20 Israel exchanges 1150 Lebanese/Palestinian prisoners for 3 Israeli soldiers on this day in history. 


May 20 Larry Holmes beats Carl Williams in 15 for heavyweight boxing title on this day in history. 


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