Sri Lankan Tamil Politicians M. Alalasundaram and V. Dharmalingam Killed, September 2, 1985

Fifty-six spectators die and more than 200 are injured in the Bradford City stadium fire. Date: May 11, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 11 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Galaxy Airlines Flight 203 Crashes Near Reno, Killing 70 -…

United States–Canada tornado outbreak: Forty-one tornadoes hit Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, and Ontario, leaving 76 dead. Date: May 31, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 31 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Radio Martí Begins Broadcasting to Cuba May 20, 1985Mikhail…

Five member nations of the European Economic Community sign the Schengen Agreement establishing a free travel zone with no border controls. Date: June 14, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 14 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Bangladesh Tropical Cyclone Kills…

Radio Martí, part of the Voice of America service, begins broadcasting to Cuba. Date: May 20, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 20 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Rome and Carthage Mayors Sign Friendship Treaty, February 5, 1985Josef Mengele Grave…

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 1985Rick Hansen Begins Wheelchair World…

Sandinista Daniel Ortega becomes president of Nicaragua and vows to continue the transformation to socialism and alliance with the Soviet Union and Cuba. Date: January 10, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 10 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Japan Launches…