Page 10: Historical Events In 1985

Jun 10   On this day in history the Israeli army ends its 1,099 day occupation of Lebanon.   

Jun 11   Karen Ann Quinlan, comatose patient, dies in Morris Plains NJ at 31 on this day in history.   

Jun 14   In the year 1985 lebanese Shiite Moslem gunmen hijack TWA 847 after Athens' takeoff   

Jun 15   En route to Halley's Comet, USSR's Vega 2 drops lander on Venus in the year 1985.   

Jun 15   Len Hopwood, cricketer (took 0-155 in two Tests Eng v Aust 1934), dies in the year 1985.   

Jun 17   In the year 1985 18th Space Shuttle Mission (51-G)-Discovery 5 launched   

Jun 17   Piet De Somer, Belgian rector of University of Louvain, dies at 67 in the year 1985.   

Jun 19   In the year 1985 reggie Jackson hits his 513th HR to move into 10th place   

Jun 21   American, Brazilian &West German forensic pathologists confirm skeletal remains exhumed in Brazil were Nazi Dr Josef Mengele on this day in history.   

Jun 23   In the year 1985 bomb destroys Air India Boeing 747 in air near Ireland, 329 die   

Jun 24   18th Space Shuttle Mission (51-G)-Discovery 5 returns to Earth on this day in history.   

Jun 24   Challenger moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS 51-F on this day in history.   

Jun 24   The motion picture " Cocoon", directed by Ron Howard, grossed some $7.9 million during its opening weekend across the country. "Cocoon", which had a brilliant cast, including screen legend Don Ameche, beat out "Rambo First Blood, Part II" starring Sylvester Stallone, in firstweekend receipts in the year 1985.   

Jun 24   On this day in history the motion picture " Cocoon", directed by Ron Howard, grossed some $7.9 million during its opening weekend across the country. "Cocoon", which had a brilliant cast, including screen legend Don Ameche, beat out "Rambo: First Blood, Part II" starring Sylvester Stallone, in firstweekend receipts   

Jun 24   The wife of exiled Soviet author Alexander Solzhenitsyn became a U.S. citizen on this day in history.   

Jun 25   In the year 1985 fireworks factory near Hallett, OK explodes (21 die)   

Jun 27   In the year 1985 first hotel strike in NY   

Jun 28   Discovery ferried back to Kennedy Space Center via Bergstrom AFB, Tx in the year 1985.   

Jun 28   James Craig, actor (Human Comedy, Kismet), dies of lung cancer at 74 in the year 1985.   

Jun 29   In the year 1985 nASA launches Intelsat VA   

Jun 29   On this day in history sTS 51-F vehicle moves to the launch pad   

Jun 29   On this day in history vancouver businessman Jimmy Pattison pays $2.229,000 for a yellow Rolls-Royce formerly owned by the Beatles   

Jun 30   On this day in history 39 remaining hostages from Flight 847 are freed in Beirut   

Jun 30   James Dewar, inventor (Twinkie), dies on this day in history.   

Jul 02   In the year 1985 european Space Agency launches Giotto to Halley's Comet   

Jul 02   Proto launched to Halley's Comet on this day in history.   

Jul 03   In the year 1985 cBS announces a 21% stock buy-back to thwart Ted Turner's takeover   

Jul 03   In the New Britian Region a 7.4 quake damage (VII), landslides and ground cracks on New Ireland and in the Rabaul area, New Britain. A 1.3-meter tsunami was observed in Rabaul's harbor in the year 1985.   

Jul 04   On this day in history john de Quay, Dutch premier (1959-63), dies at 83   

Jul 04   In the year 1985 tinker Bell's nightly flight begins   

Jul 05   117ø F (47ø C), St George, Utah (state rec) (103ø spread, UT 1985) in the year 1985.   

Jul 05   On this day in history gerard Schmook, Flemish literature historian/custodian, dies at 86   

Jul 05   Nicholas Mark Sanders (England) begins circumnavigation of the globe, covering 13,035 road miles in 78 days, 3 hr, 30 min in the year 1985.   

Jul 07   On this day in history boris Becker at 17 beats Kevin Curren for Wimbeldon title   

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Apr 30   Ashley Alexandra Dupré, American singer and call girl was born in the year 1985.   

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

May 22   Caridee English, American Model was born on this day in history.   

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

Jun 07   In the year 1985 birth of charlie Simpson, British pop singer   

Jul 08   Jamie Cook, British musician (Arctic Monkeys) was born in the year 1985.   

Jul 12   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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 in the year 1985.   

Jan 06   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 10   On this day in history death of anton Karas, Austrian zither player and composer (b. 1906)