Historical Events In 1985
Saturday, 07 September 2024
Oct 10 On this day in history orson Welles actor (Citizen Kane), dies at 70
Oct 10 On this day in history orson Welles, actor/dir (Citizen Kane), dies of heart attack at 70
Oct 10 In the year 1985 uS fighter jets force Egyptian plane carrying hijackers of Italian ship Achille Lauro to land in Italy, gunmen are placed in custody
Oct 10 In the year 1985 yul Brynner actor (King & I), dies of cancer at 70
Oct 11 In the year 1985 atlantis returns to Kennedy Space Center via Kelly AFB
Oct 11 Pres Reagan bans importation of South African Krugerrands in the year 1985.
Oct 11 On this day in history tex Williams, country-western singer, dies at 68 of cancer
Oct 12 In the year 1985 challenger moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS 61A mission
Oct 12 On this day in history intl Physicians for Prevention of Nuclear War receives Nobel Prize
Oct 12 Johnny Olsen, TV announcer (Price is Right), dies at 75 in the year 1985.
Oct 13 On this day in history jack Wilson, cricketer (Test for Australia, 0-39 & 1-25, DNB), dies
Oct 14 On Mon Night football, Jets retire Joe Namath's #12, beat Miami 23-7 on this day in history.
Oct 15 Meret Oppenheim, writer, dies at 72 in the year 1985.
Oct 15 In the year 1985 shelley Taylor of Australia makes fastest swim ever around Manhattan Island, doing it in 6 hours 12 minutes 29 seconds
Oct 15 Shuttle Columbia carries Spacelab into orbit on this day in history.
Oct 16 In the year 1985 claude Stroud, actor (Hobart-Ted Knight Show, Duke), dies at 78
Oct 16 Intel introduces 32-bit 80386 microcomputer chip(more power more power!!) in the year 1985.
Oct 18 In the year 1985 benjamin Moloisi, South African poet/Anc'er, hanged at 30
Oct 25 On this day in history elsa Moranet, writer, dies at 67
Oct 25 Kosmos 1700 communications satellite placed in geostationary orbit in the year 1985.
Oct 26 On this day in history montreal constable Jacinthe Fyfe is the first Canadian female police officer killed on duty.
Oct 26 On this day in history the Mutijuli Aboriginal Community is granted freehold title to Ayers Rock and the Uluru National Park in the Northern Territory.
Oct 27 On this day in history thieves steal 9 paintings, including 5 Monet's & 2 Renoir's
Oct 29 John Lodge, actor (Sensation, In Like Flint)/(gov-R-CT), dies at 82 on this day in history.
Oct 30 22nd Space Shuttle Mission (61-A)-Challenger 9-launched in the year 1985.
Oct 30 In the year 1985 kirby Grant, actor/singer (Sky King), dies in an auto accident at 74
Nov 01 On this day in history phil Silvers, comedic actor (Sgt Bilko), dies in his sleep at 73
Nov 03 On this day in history two French agents found guilty of sinking the Greenpeace ship 'Rainbow Warrior'
Nov 06 22nd Space Shuttle Mission (61A) -Challenger 9- lands at Edwards AFB in the year 1985.
Nov 06 On this day in history exploratory well at Ranger TX, explodes spilling 6.3 m gallons of oil
Nov 06 In the year 1985 general Jaruzelski elected Poland's head of state
Nov 06 In the year 1985 joel Crothers, actor (Edge of Night), dies of a heart attack at 44
Nov 07 Colombian troops end 27-hr siege of Bogota's Palace of Justice in the year 1985.
Nov 08 On this day in history atlantis moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS 61-B mission
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