Page 9: Historical Events In 1985
Thursday, 18 December 2025
May 20 On this day in history uS began broadcasts to Cuba on Radio Marti 


May 22 Real Madrid wins 14th UEFA Cup at Madrid on this day in history. 


May 22 In the year 1985 uS sailor Michael L Walker arrested for spying for USSR 


May 24 On this day in history "View to a Kill" premieres in US 


May 24 Cyclone hits Bangladesh; about 10,000 die on this day in history. 


May 25 On this day in history cyclone ravages Bangladesh; 11,000 killed 


May 25 In the year 1985 harold Hecht, choreographer, dies at 77 of cancer 


May 26 In the year 1985 danny Sullivan wins Indianapolis 500 by 24 seconds following a spin 


May 26 Explosions destroys 2 tankers off of Gibraltar, 30 die on this day in history. 


May 27 Britain agrees to return Hong Kong to China in 1997 in the year 1985. 


May 27 On this day in history inaugural bands parade for President Reagan 


May 27 In the year 1985 kay Campbell, actress (All My Children), dies at 80 


May 28 On this day in history david Jacobsen taken hostage in Beirut Lebanon 


May 28 On this day in history discovery moves to Vandenberg Air Force Base for mating of STS 51-G 


May 29 On this day in history 39, die at Heysel Stadium in Liverpool in a riot prior to soccer match 


May 29 In the year 1985 heysel Stadium Disaster - 39 die and 500 injured in rioting between British & Italians at European Cup soccer; English clubs banned from playing in European competition for five years 


May 29 Thirty-five spectators die when rioting erupts at the European Cup soccer final in Brussels on this day in history. 


May 31 On this day in history 41 Tornados in Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York & Canada kill 88 & injure more than 1,000 


May 31 Guatemala adopts constitution on this day in history. 


May 31 New Orleans Saints are sold for $70,204,000 on this day in history. 


Jun 01 On this day in history richard Greene actor (Adv of Robin Hood), dies at 67 


Jun 01 Richard Greene, actor (Adv of Robin Hood), dies at 67 in the year 1985. 


Jun 04 STS 51-G vehicle moves to the launch pad in the year 1985. 


Jun 04 In the year 1985 supreme Court strikes down Alabama "moment of silence" law 


Jun 06 Body of Nazi criminal, Dr Josef Mengele located & exhumed in the year 1985. 


Jun 06 In the year 1985 brazilian authorities exhume the body later identified as Dr. Josef Mengele, the one responsible for many of the Nazi Holocaust atrocities during World War II. 


Jun 06 Chris Evert wins a grand slam title for 13th straight year (French) on this day in history. 


Jun 06 Siem Devout, Dutch actor, dies at 54 in the year 1985. 


Jun 06 On this day in history soyuz T-13 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 7 space station 


Jun 09 American Thomas Sutherland is kidnapped &held hostage in Lebanon in the year 1985. 


Jun 09 USSR's Vega 1 deposits lander on surface of Venus on this day in history. 


Jun 10 Bob Prince, sportscaster (Monday Night Baseball), dies at 68 in the year 1985. 


Jun 10 Claus von Bulow acquitted on charges he tried to murder his wife on this day in history. 


Jun 10 Coca Cola announces they'd bring back their 99-year-old formula so much for the "New Coke" in the year 1985. 


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