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1985 Calendar
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1985 Historical Event(s)
- January 10, 1985 – Sandinista Daniel Ortega becomes president of Nicaragua and vows to continue the transformation to socialism and alliance with the Soviet Union and Cuba; American policy continues to support the Contras in their revolt against the Nicaraguan government.
- February 16, 1985 – Hezbollah is founded.
- February 20, 1985 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Wood Ox in Chinese astrology.
- March 4, 1985 – The Food and Drug Administration approves a blood test for AIDS, used since then for screening all blood donations in the United States.
- June 30, 1985 – Thirty-nine American hostages from the hijacked TWA Flight 847 are freed in Beirut after being held for 17 days.
- July 7, 1985 – Boris Becker becomes the youngest player ever to win Wimbledon at age 17
- July 20, 1985 – The government of Aruba passes legislation to secede from the Netherlands Antilles.
- 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.
- November 20, 1985 – Microsoft Windows 1.0 is released.
Who Were Born On 1985?
- March 1, 1985 – J Leman, American football player
- March 10, 1985 – Lassana Diarra, French footballer
- April 19, 1985 – Jan Zimmermann, German goalkeeper
- June 14, 1985 – Andy Soucek, Spanish racing driver
- June 22, 1985 – Rosa Kato, Italian-Japanese model and actress
- July 10, 1985 – Park Chu-Young, South Korean footballer
- July 16, 1985 – Taryn Southern, American actress and singer
- July 21, 1985 – Vanessa Lengies, Canadian actress
- December 6, 1985 – Shannon Bobbitt, American basketball player
- December 12, 1985 – Chris Jennings, American football player