The grave of "Wolfgang Gerhard" is opened in Embu, Brazil; the exhumed remains are later proven to be those of Josef Mengele, Auschwitz's "Angel of Death"; Mengele is thought to have drowned while swimming in February 1979. Date: June 6, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 6 📅 Events on…
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)
Amputee Steve Fonyo completes cross-Canada marathon at Victoria, British Columbia, after 14 months. Date: May 29, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 29 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)
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)
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)
Police bomb MOVE headquarters in Philadelphia, killing six adults and five children, and destroying the homes of 250 city residents. Date: May 13, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 13 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)
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)
Space Shuttle Challenger is launched on STS-51-B. Date: April 29, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 29 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today)