Historical Events In 1985

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

Feb 21   Largest NBA crowd to date 44,970 (Atlanta at Detroit) in the year 1985.   

Feb 21   Tim Raines is awarded a $12 million salary for 1985 by arbitrator on this day in history.   

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

Feb 23   In the year 1985 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   On this day in history birendra, Bir Bikram Shah Dev crowned King of Nepal   

Feb 24   On this day in history yul Brynner reprised his role in "The King & I"   

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

Feb 27   On this day in history david Huffman, actor (FIST, Jane Doe, Firefox, Onion Field), dies   

Feb 27   Farmers converge in Washington to demand economic relief on this day in history.   

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

Feb 27   On this day in history uS dollar is worth ƒ3.9355 (Netherlands)   

Feb 28   On this day in history 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   Eugene List, US concert pianist, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

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

Mar 01   Pentagon accepts theory that atomic war would cause a nuclear winter on this day in history.   

Mar 02   In the year 1985 john B Kelly Jr, chairman US Olympic Committee, dies at 57   

Mar 02   US approves screening test for AIDS in the year 1985.   

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

Mar 03   On this day in history national Union of Mine Workers in England end a 51 week strike   

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 in the year 1985.   

Mar 04   On this day in history virtual ban on leaded gas ordered by EPA   

Mar 04   In the year 1985 war veterans returned to the "Bridge over the River Kwai"   

Mar 06   On this day in history eric Sloane, US artist, dies at 80   

Mar 06   In the year 1985 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 on this day in history.   

Mar 06   On this day in history yul Brynner appears in his 4,500th performance of "King &I"   

Mar 07   In the year 1985 george Schick, Czech conductor (Chicago Symphony), dies at 76   

Mar 07   IBM-PC DOS Version 3.1 (update) released on this day in history.   

Mar 08   On this day in history edward Andrews, actor (Broadside), dies at 70 of a heart attack   

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   In the year 1985 birth of ashley Alexandra Dupré, American singer and call girl   

May 22   Tranquillo Barnetta, Swiss footballer was born in the year 1985.   

May 22   In the year 1985 birth of caridee English, American Model   

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

Jun 07   On this day in history birth of charlie Simpson, British pop singer   

Jul 08   In the year 1985 birth of jamie Cook, British musician (Arctic Monkeys)   

Jul 12   Luiz Ejlli, Albanian singer was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 01   In the year 1985 death of kamatari Fujiwara, Japanese actor (b. 1905)   

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

Jan 04   In the year 1985 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   Johnny Guarnieri, jazz pianist (Morey Amsterdam Show), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

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

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