Bradford City Stadium Fire Kills 56, Injures 200+ – May 11, 1985
Date: May 11, 1985
Date: May 11, 1985
Libby Riddles becomes the first woman to win the 1,135-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Date: March 20, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 20 π Events on this day in 1985 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Josef Mengele Grave Exhumed in Brazil, June 6, 1985Ethiopia Train…
The grave of "Wolfgang Gerhard" is opened in Embu, Brazil; the exhumed remains are later proven to be those of Josef Mengele, Auschwitz's "Angel of Death"; Mengele is thought to have drowned while swimming in February 1979. Date: June 6, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 6 π Events on…
The first British mobile phone call is made by Michael Harrison to his father Sir Ernest Harrison, chairman of Vodafone. Date: January 1, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 1 π Events on this day in 1985 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Rome and Carthage Mayors Sign…
Ronald Reagan visits the military cemetery at Bitburg and the site of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, where he makes a speech. Date: May 5, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 5 π Events on this day in 1985 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1985ATF and FBI Siege…
The Food and Drug Administration approves a blood test for HIV infection, used since then for screening all blood donations in the United States. Date: March 4, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 4 π Events on this day in 1985 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Rome…
The Provisional Irish Republican Army carries out a mortar attack on the Royal Ulster Constabulary police station at Newry, killing nine officers. Date: February 28, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 28 π Events on this day in 1985 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Bangladesh Tropical Cyclone…