United States-Canada Tornado Outbreak Kills 76 in Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Ontario, May 31, 1985
Date: May 31, 1985
Date: May 31, 1985
Braathens SAFE Flight 139 is hijacked on approach to Oslo Airport, Fornebu. Special forces arrest the hijacker and there are no fatalities. Date: June 21, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 21 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Heysel Stadium Disaster:…
Sudanese President Gaafar Nimeiry is ousted from power in a coup d'état led by Field Marshal Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab. Date: April 6, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 6 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Narita Airport Bombing and Air…
The Val di Stava dam collapses killing 268 people in Val di Stava, Italy. Date: July 19, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 19 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Philadelphia MOVE Bombing Kills 11, Destroys Homes May 13, 1985Narita Airport…
A magnitude 8.3 earthquake strikes the Valparaíso Region of Chile, killing 177 and leaving nearly a million people homeless. Date: March 3, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 3 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Richard Ramirez Begins Los Angeles Murder…
A terrorist bomb explodes at Narita International Airport near Tokyo, killing two and injuring four. An hour later, the same group detonates a second bomb aboard Air India Flight 182, bringing the Boeing 747 down off the coast of Ireland killing all 329 aboard. Date: June 23, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other…
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 → 📅 Other events on March 20 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1985USA for Africa Records “We Are the World” for Ethiopian…