Hisdates•ComHistorical Events In 1985
Tuesday, 03 December 2024
May 08 20th Academy of Country Music Awards: Alabama & Judds win in the year 1985. 
May 08 Dolph Sweet, actor (Gil McGowan-Another World), dies at 74 in the year 1985.
May 08 On this day in history france performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
May 09 Edmond O'Brien, actor (Moon Pilot, Wild Bunch), dies at 69 in the year 1985.
May 10 In the year 1985 challenger transports back to Kennedy Space Center via Kelly Air Force Base
May 10 In the New Britian Region a7.3 quake resulted in one person killed. Damage in the Bialla-Hoskins area. Extensive landslides, debris flows and fallen trees in the Nakanai Mountains on this day in history.
May 11 In the year 1985 40 die & 150 injured in fire at Bradford City football ground
May 11 On this day in history booby trap bomb kills 86 people in India
May 11 On this day in history chester Gould, cartoonist (Dick Tracy), dies at 84
May 11 On this day in history madonna's "Crazy For You" single goes #1
May 11 Pope John Paul II arrives in Netherlands in the year 1985.
May 12 In the year 1985 amy Eilberg is ordained in New York as first woman Conservative rabbi
May 12 Jean Debuffet, French painter/sculptor, dies on this day in history.
May 13 Laura Elena Martinez-Herring, 21, (Texas), crowned 34th Miss USA on this day in history.
May 13 Leatrice Joy, silent screen star, dies in Riverdale (Bronx) NYC at 91 in the year 1985.
May 13 On this day in history philadelphia Police bomb a house held by group "Move", kills 11
May 14 In the year 1985 mohammed Munir, Indonesian worker's union leader, executed
May 14 Northwest of Madagascar a6.4 quake was felt at Mtwara and Newala, Tanzania and in the Mocimbao da Praia area, Mozambique. Believed to be the largest instrumentally located hypocenter in this area on this day in history.
May 15 Jackie Curtis, actor (Underground USA), dies of a drug overdose at 38 in the year 1985.
May 16 On this day in history actress Margaret Hamilton, who portrayed the Wicked witch of the West in the MGM film The Wizard of Oz, dies of a heart attack at age 82
May 16 In the year 1985 margaret Hamilton, actress (Wicked Witch-Wizard of Oz), dies at 82
May 16 On this day in history michael Jordan named NBA Rookie of Year
May 16 In the year 1985 pope John Paul II arrives in Belgium
May 16 Sinn Fein wins its first seats in the Northern Ireland local elections on this day in history.
May 17 In the year 1985 bobby Ewing, (Patrick Duffy) killed off on Dallas
May 17 In the year 1985 les Anderson, catches record 97 lb 4 oz Chinook Salmon, off Alaska
May 18 "One Night In Bangkok" by Murray Head hits #3 on this day in history.
May 18 Tex Terry, actor (Apache Rose, Timberjack), dies at 82 on this day in history.
May 18 The first remote location for "Nightline" (South Africa) on this day in history.
May 20 Dow Jones industrial average closes above 1300 for first time on this day in history.
May 20 On this day in history fBI arrests John A Walker Jr, convicted of spying for USSR
May 20 On this day in history george Memmoli, actor (Earl-Hello Larry), dies at 46
May 20 On this day in history israel exchanges 1150 Lebanese/Palestinian prisoners for 3 Israeli soldiers
May 20 In the year 1985 larry Holmes beats Carl Williams in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
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