Date: June 23, 1985
Members of the Revolutionary Party of Central American Workers, dressed as Salvadoran soldiers, attack the Zona Rosa area of San Salvador. Date: June 19, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 19 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Eastern Air Lines Flight…
A Soviet Air Force Antonov An-12 is shot down near Menongue in Angola's Cuando Cubango Province, killing 21. Date: November 25, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 25 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Failed Fadlallah Assassination Attempt in Beirut Kills…
Mikhail Gorbachev is elected to the position of General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, making Gorbachev the USSR's de facto, and last, head of state. Date: March 11, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 11 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day…
Aeroflot Flight 101/435 is hijacked to China by its first officer. Date: December 19, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 19 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Ras Burqa Mass Shooting Kills Seven Israeli Vacationers October 5, 1985Delta Air Lines Flight…
China Airlines Flight 006 experiences an aircraft upset over the Pacific Ocean, injuring 24. Date: February 19, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 19 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Richard Ramirez Begins Los Angeles Murder Spree March 17, 1985USA for…
Heysel Stadium disaster: Thirty-nine association football fans die and hundreds are injured when a dilapidated retaining wall collapses. Date: May 29, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 29 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Space Shuttle Challenger Launches STS-51-B, April 29,…