Date: January 28, 1985
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 1985Super Mario Bros. Released in Japan for NES, Launching Series September 13,…
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 1985Josef Mengele Grave Exhumed in…
Associated Press newsman Terry Anderson is taken hostage in Beirut; he is not released until December 1991. Date: March 16, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 16 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Hans Tiedge Defects to East Germany, August 23,…
Eastern Air Lines Flight 980 crashes into Mount Illimani in Bolivia, killing all 29 aboard. 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 1985FDA Approves HIV Blood Test for Donation Screening March 4,…
A magnitude 8.3 earthquake strikes the Valparaíso Region of Chile, killing 177 and leaving nearly a million people homeless. Date: March 3, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 3 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Space Shuttle Discovery Launches STS-51D Communications…
British Airtours Flight 28M suffers an engine fire during takeoff at Manchester Airport. The pilots abort but due to inefficient evacuation procedures 55 people are killed, mostly from smoke inhalation. Date: August 22, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 22 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This…