Buhari Ousted in Nigerian Coup by Babangida, August 27, 1985

Bangladesh is hit by a tropical cyclone and storm surge, which kills approximately 10,000 people. Date: May 25, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 25 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Palestine Liberation Front Hijacks MS Achille Lauro, October 7, 1985Aruba…

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 → 📅 Other events on January 1 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Terry Anderson Taken Hostage in…

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 → 📅 Other events on May 5 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Heysel Stadium Disaster: 39…

Coca-Cola changes its formula and releases New Coke. The response is overwhelmingly negative, and the original formula is back on the market in less than three months. Date: April 23, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 23 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More…

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 1985Reagan Meets Gorbachev in Geneva,…