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1985 Calendar
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1985 Historical Event(s)
- January 1, 1985 – The Internet’s Domain Name System is created.
- February 19, 1985 – Iberia Airlines Boeing 727 crashes into Mount Oiz in Spain, killing 148.
- February 20, 1985 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Wood Ox in Chinese astrology.
- March 8, 1985 – A failed assassination attempt on Sayyed Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah in Beirut, Lebanon, kills at least 45 and injures 175 others.
- March 11, 1985 – Mikhail Gorbachev becomes General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
- May 11, 1985 – Bradford City stadium fire: Fifty-six spectators die and more than 200 are injured in a flash fire at Valley Parade football ground during a match against Lincoln City in Bradford, England.
- May 25, 1985 – Bangladesh is hit by a tropical cyclone and storm surge, which kills approximately 10,000 people.
- June 30, 1985 – Thirty-nine American hostages from the hijacked TWA Flight 847 are freed in Beirut after being held for 17 days.
- September 6, 1985 – Midwest Express Airlines Flight 105, a Douglas DC-9 crashes just after takeoff from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, killing 31.
- November 13, 1985 – Xavier Suarez is sworn in as Miami, Florida’s first Cuban-born mayor.
Who Were Born On 1985?
- January 16, 1985 – Jonathan Richter, Danish footballer
- February 5, 1985 – Lindsey Cardinale, American singer
- April 8, 1985 – Patrick Schliwa, German rugby player
- May 5, 1985 – Marcos Rogério, Brazilian footballer
- July 5, 1985 – Stephanie McIntosh, Australian singer and actress
- July 29, 1985 – Simon Santoso, Indonesian badminton player
- September 3, 1985 – Scott Carson, English footballer
- September 7, 1985 – Rafinha, Brazilian footballer
- December 19, 1985 – Lady Sovereign, English musician
- December 24, 1985 – David Ragan, American race car driver