Page 15: Historical Events In 1985

Oct 10   In the year 1985 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   On this day in history uS fighter jets force Egyptian plane carrying hijackers of Italian ship Achille Lauro to land in Italy, gunmen are placed in custody   

Oct 10   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1985 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   In the year 1985 jack Wilson, cricketer (Test for Australia, 0-39 & 1-25, DNB), dies   

Oct 14   In the year 1985 on Mon Night football, Jets retire Joe Namath's #12, beat Miami 23-7   

Oct 15   On this day in history meret Oppenheim, writer, dies at 72   

Oct 15   Shelley Taylor of Australia makes fastest swim ever around Manhattan Island, doing it in 6 hours 12 minutes 29 seconds in the year 1985.   

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   In the year 1985 intel introduces 32-bit 80386 microcomputer chip(more power more power!!)   

Oct 18   Benjamin Moloisi, South African poet/Anc'er, hanged at 30 in the year 1985.   

Oct 25   In the year 1985 elsa Moranet, writer, dies at 67   

Oct 25   On this day in history kosmos 1700 communications satellite placed in geostationary orbit   

Oct 26   Montreal constable Jacinthe Fyfe is the first Canadian female police officer killed on duty on this day in history.   

Oct 26   The Mutijuli Aboriginal Community is granted freehold title to Ayers Rock and the Uluru National Park in the Northern Territory on this day in history.   

Oct 27   In the year 1985 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   Kirby Grant, actor/singer (Sky King), dies in an auto accident at 74 in the year 1985.   

Nov 01   Phil Silvers, comedic actor (Sgt Bilko), dies in his sleep at 73 in the year 1985.   

Nov 03   In the year 1985 two French agents found guilty of sinking the Greenpeace ship 'Rainbow Warrior'   

Nov 06   On this day in history 22nd Space Shuttle Mission (61A) -Challenger 9- lands at Edwards AFB   

Nov 06   Exploratory well at Ranger TX, explodes spilling 6.3 m gallons of oil in the year 1985.   

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   Atlantis moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS 61-B mission in the year 1985.   

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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   Marc-Antoine Pouliot, Canadian ice hockey player was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

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

Jan 03   Lucien Cailliet, composer, dies at 93 in the year 1985.   

Jan 04   Brian Gwynne Horrocks, English lt-general (A Full Life), dies at 89 in the year 1985.   

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 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 10   Anton Karas, Austrian zither player and composer (b. 1906) died in the year 1985.