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1985 Calendar

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•  January 13, 1985 – A passenger train plunges into a ravine in Ethiopia, killing 428 in the worst railroad disaster in Africa.
•  February 20, 1985 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Wood Ox in Chinese astrology.
•  March 7, 1985 – The song “We Are the World” has its international release.
•  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 14, 1985 – TWA Flight 847 is hijacked by Hezbollah shortly after take-off from Athens, Greece.
•  July 15, 1985 – The Nintendo Entertainment System, the best-selling game console of its time, is released in Japan.
•  September 19, 1985 – Tipper Gore and other political wives form the Parents Music Resource Center as Frank Zappa and other musicians testify at U.S. Congressional hearings on obscenity in rock music.
•  October 26, 1985 – The Australian government returns ownership of Uluru to the local Pitjantjatjara Aborigines.
•  October 29, 1985 – Major General Samuel K. Doe is announced the winner of the first multi-party election in Liberia.

•  February 6, 1985 – Yang Yu, Chinese swimmer
•  May 20, 1985 – Chris Froome, British cyclist
•  October 4, 1985 – Thorsten Wiedemann, German rugby player
•  October 14, 1985 – Alexandre Sarnes Negrão, Brazilian racing driver
•  November 5, 1985 – Koki Tanaka, Japanese singer (KAT-TUN)
•  December 2, 1985 – Dorell Wright, American basketball player
•  December 11, 1985 – Shelby Holliday, Television personality
•  December 12, 1985 – Pat Calathes, Greek-American basketball player
•  December 23, 1985 – Luke O'Loughlin, Australian actor
•  December 26, 1985 – Beth Behrs, American actress