Date: June 17, 1985
The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, the regional intergovernmental organization and geopolitical union in South Asia, is established. Date: December 8, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 8 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Super Mario Bros. Released in Japan…
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 1985Jonathan Pollard Arrested for Spying for Israel, November 21, 1985Anglo-Irish…
Penang Bridge, the longest bridge in Malaysia, connecting the island of Penang to the mainland, opens to traffic. Date: September 14, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 14 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Japan Launches Sakigake, First Interplanetary Spacecraft -…
The volcano Nevado del Ruiz erupts and melts a glacier, causing a lahar (volcanic mudslide) that buries Armero, Colombia, killing approximately 23,000 people. Date: November 13, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 13 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Valparaíso Region…
Serial killer Richard Ramirez, aka the "Night Stalker", commits the first two murders in his Los Angeles murder spree. Date: March 17, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 17 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Reagan Visits Bitburg and Bergen-Belsen, Speaks…
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 → 📅 Other events on March 4 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Eastern…