Page 10: Historical Events In 1985

Jun 10   In the year 1985 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   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   Len Hopwood, cricketer (took 0-155 in two Tests Eng v Aust 1934), dies on this day in history.   

Jun 17   On this day in history 18th Space Shuttle Mission (51-G)-Discovery 5 launched   

Jun 17   In the year 1985 piet De Somer, Belgian rector of University of Louvain, dies at 67   

Jun 19   On this day in history 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 in the year 1985.   

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

Jun 24   In the year 1985 18th Space Shuttle Mission (51-G)-Discovery 5 returns to Earth   

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

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 on this day in history.   

Jun 24   In the year 1985 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   In the year 1985 first hotel strike in NY   

Jun 28   On this day in history discovery ferried back to Kennedy Space Center via Bergstrom AFB, Tx   

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

Jun 29   NASA launches Intelsat VA in the year 1985.   

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

Jun 29   In the year 1985 vancouver businessman Jimmy Pattison pays $2.229,000 for a yellow Rolls-Royce formerly owned by the Beatles   

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

Jun 30   On this day in history james Dewar, inventor (Twinkie), dies   

Jul 02   European Space Agency launches Giotto to Halley's Comet on this day in history.   

Jul 02   In the year 1985 proto launched to Halley's Comet   

Jul 03   On this day in history cBS announces a 21% stock buy-back to thwart Ted Turner's takeover   

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

Jul 04   Tinker Bell's nightly flight begins on this day in history.   

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

Jul 05   Gerard Schmook, Flemish literature historian/custodian, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1985 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   On this day in history birth of tranquillo Barnetta, Swiss footballer   

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

May 22   In the year 1985 birth of marc-Antoine Pouliot, Canadian ice hockey player   

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

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

Jul 12   Luiz Ejlli, Albanian singer was born in the year 1985.   

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

Jan 01   Kamatari Fujiwara, Japanese actor (b. 1905) died on this day in history.   

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   Robert H W Welch Jr, US founder/leader John Birch Society, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

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   Anton Karas, Austrian zither player and composer (b. 1906) died in the year 1985.