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1985 Historical Event(s)
January 13, 1985
– A passenger train plunges into a ravine in Ethiopia, killing 428 in the worst railroad disaster in Africa.
January 28, 1985
– Supergroup USA for Africa (United Support of Artists for Africa) records the hit single We Are the World, to help raise funds for Ethiopian famine relief.
February 20, 1985
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Wood Ox in Chinese astrology.
March 15, 1985
– The first Internet domain name is registered (symbolics.com).
April 23, 1985
– Coca-Cola changes its formula and releases New Coke. The response is overwhelmingly negative, and the original formula is back on the market in less than 3 months.
June 24, 1985
– STS-51-G Space Shuttle Discovery completes its mission, best remembered for having Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the first Arab and first Muslim in space, as a Payload Specialist.
July 10, 1985
– Greenpeace vessel Rainbow Warrior is bombed and sunk in Auckland, New Zealand harbour by French DGSE agents, killing Fernando Pereira.
October 10, 1985
– United States Navy F-14 fighter jets intercept an Egyptian plane carrying the Achille Lauro cruise ship hijackers and force it to land at a NATO base in Sigonella, Sicily where they are arrested.
November 13, 1985
– Xavier Suarez is sworn in as Miami, Florida’s first Cuban-born mayor.
December 16, 1985
– Mafia: In New York City, Paul Castellano and Thomas Bilotti are shot dead on the orders of John Gotti, who assumes leadership of the Gambino family.
Who Were Born On 1985?
February 25, 1985
– Benji Marshall, New Zealand rugby league footballer
March 7, 1985
– Thomas Erak, American guitarist
March 11, 1985
– Hakuhō Shō, Mongolian sumo wrestler, the 69th Yokozuna
May 2, 1985
– Ashley Harkleroad, American tennis player
May 28, 1985
– Colbie Caillat, American singer-songwriter
July 2, 1985
– Jurgen Roelandts, Belgian cyclist
July 9, 1985
– Ashley Young, English footballer
September 3, 1985
– Kelvin Wilson, English footballer
October 23, 1985
– Luca Spinetti, Italian footballer
November 19, 1985
– Alex Mack, American football player