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 in the year 1985.   

Jun 14   Lebanese Shiite Moslem gunmen hijack TWA 847 after Athens' takeoff in the year 1985.   

Jun 15   En route to Halley's Comet, USSR's Vega 2 drops lander on Venus on this day in history.   

Jun 15   On this day in history len Hopwood, cricketer (took 0-155 in two Tests Eng v Aust 1934), dies   

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

Jun 17   On this day in history piet De Somer, Belgian rector of University of Louvain, dies at 67   

Jun 19   Reggie Jackson hits his 513th HR to move into 10th place on this day in history.   

Jun 21   American, Brazilian &West German forensic pathologists confirm skeletal remains exhumed in Brazil were Nazi Dr Josef Mengele in the year 1985.   

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

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

Jun 24   Challenger moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS 51-F 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 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 wife of exiled Soviet author Alexander Solzhenitsyn became a U.S. citizen.   

Jun 25   On this day in history fireworks factory near Hallett, OK explodes (21 die)   

Jun 27   First hotel strike in NY on this day in history.   

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

Jun 28   On this day in history james Craig, actor (Human Comedy, Kismet), dies of lung cancer at 74   

Jun 29   NASA launches Intelsat VA on this day in history.   

Jun 29   In the year 1985 sTS 51-F vehicle moves to the launch pad   

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

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

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

Jul 02   European Space Agency launches Giotto to Halley's Comet in the year 1985.   

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

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

Jul 03   On this day in history 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   

Jul 04   John de Quay, Dutch premier (1959-63), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

Jul 04   On this day in history tinker Bell's nightly flight begins   

Jul 05   On this day in history 117ø F (47ø C), St George, Utah (state rec) (103ø spread, UT 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   Boris Becker at 17 beats Kevin Curren for Wimbeldon title 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   In the year 1985 birth of tranquillo Barnetta, Swiss footballer   

May 22   Caridee English, American Model was born in the year 1985.   

May 22   On this day in history birth of marc-Antoine Pouliot, Canadian ice hockey player   

Jun 07   Charlie Simpson, British pop singer was born in the year 1985.   

Jul 08   Jamie Cook, British musician (Arctic Monkeys) was born on this day in history.   

Jul 12   In the year 1985 birth of luiz Ejlli, Albanian singer   

Jul 12   On this day in history birth of natasha Poly, Russian supermodel   

Jan 01   On this day in history death of kamatari Fujiwara, Japanese actor (b. 1905)   

Jan 03   Lucien Cailliet, composer, dies at 93 on this day in history.   

Jan 04   On this day in history brian Gwynne Horrocks, English lt-general (A Full Life), dies at 89   

Jan 05   In the year 1985 death of robert L. Surtees, American Oscar-winning cinematographer (Ben-Hur) (b. 1906   

Jan 06   Robert H W Welch Jr, US founder/leader John Birch Society, dies at 85 in the year 1985.   

Jan 07   On this day in history johnny Guarnieri, jazz pianist (Morey Amsterdam Show), dies at 67   

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

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