Page 15: Historical Events In 1985

Oct 10   On this day in history orson Welles actor (Citizen Kane), dies at 70   

Oct 10   Orson Welles, actor/dir (Citizen Kane), dies of heart attack at 70 in the year 1985.   

Oct 10   US fighter jets force Egyptian plane carrying hijackers of Italian ship Achille Lauro to land in Italy, gunmen are placed in custody on this day in history.   

Oct 10   In the year 1985 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   Challenger moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS 61A mission on this day in history.   

Oct 12   On this day in history 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   Jack Wilson, cricketer (Test for Australia, 0-39 & 1-25, DNB), dies in the year 1985.   

Oct 14   On Mon Night football, Jets retire Joe Namath's #12, beat Miami 23-7 on this day in history.   

Oct 15   Meret Oppenheim, writer, dies at 72 in the year 1985.   

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

Oct 15   On this day in history shuttle Columbia carries Spacelab into orbit   

Oct 16   On this day in history 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   Elsa Moranet, writer, dies at 67 in the year 1985.   

Oct 25   Kosmos 1700 communications satellite placed in geostationary orbit on this day in history.   

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

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   On this day in history 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 in the year 1985.   

Oct 30   22nd Space Shuttle Mission (61-A)-Challenger 9-launched on this day in history.   

Oct 30   Kirby Grant, actor/singer (Sky King), dies in an auto accident at 74 on this day in history.   

Nov 01   Phil Silvers, comedic actor (Sgt Bilko), dies in his sleep at 73 on this day in history.   

Nov 03   Two French agents found guilty of sinking the Greenpeace ship 'Rainbow Warrior' in the year 1985.   

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

Nov 06   On this day in history exploratory well at Ranger TX, explodes spilling 6.3 m gallons of oil   

Nov 06   On this day in history general Jaruzelski elected Poland's head of state   

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

Nov 08   In the year 1985 atlantis moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS 61-B mission   

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Apr 30   On this day in history birth of ashley Alexandra Dupré, American singer and call girl   

May 22   Tranquillo Barnetta, Swiss footballer was born on this day in history.   

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   Charlie Simpson, British pop singer was born on this day in history.   

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

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

Jul 12   In the year 1985 birth of natasha Poly, Russian supermodel   

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

Jan 03   In the year 1985 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   In the year 1985 johnny Guarnieri, jazz pianist (Morey Amsterdam Show), dies at 67   

Jan 09   On this day in history don Brennan, cricket wicketkeeper (England in 2 Tests 1951), dies   

Jan 10   In the year 1985 death of anton Karas, Austrian zither player and composer (b. 1906)