Date: August 22, 1985
Space Shuttle program: STS-51-G mission: Space Shuttle Discovery launches carrying Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the first Arab and first Muslim in space, as a payload specialist. Date: June 17, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 17 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day…
Palestinian guerrillas kill eighteen people inside the airports of Rome, Italy, and Vienna, Austria. Date: December 27, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 27 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Covenant, Sword, and Arm of the Lord Surrenders in Arkansas, April…
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 1985Ras Burqa Mass Shooting Kills…
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 1985Ras Burqa Mass Shooting Kills Seven Israeli Vacationers October 5, 1985Aeroflot…
Signing of the Assam Accord, an agreement between representatives of the Government of India and the leaders of the Assam Movement to end the movement. Date: August 15, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 15 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
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 1985Sudanese…