The first comic of Calvin and Hobbes is published in ten newspapers. Date: November 18, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 18 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Anglo-Irish Agreement is signed at Hillsborough Castle by British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and Irish Taoiseach Garret FitzGerald. Date: November 15, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 15 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today)
A research assistant is injured when a package from the Unabomber addressed to a University of Michigan professor explodes. Date: November 15, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 15 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today)
Xavier Suárez is sworn in as Miami's first Cuban-born mayor. Date: November 13, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 13 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today)
The volcano Nevado del Ruiz erupts and melts a glacier, causing a lahar (volcanic mudslide) that buries Armero, Colombia, killing approximately 23,000 people. Date: November 13, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 13 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today)
A Dassault Falcon 50 and a Piper PA-28 Cherokee collide in mid-air over Fairview, New Jersey, killing six people and injuring eight. Date: November 10, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 10 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today)
Garry Kasparov, 22, of the Soviet Union, becomes the youngest World Chess Champion by beating fellow Soviet Anatoly Karpov. Date: November 9, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 9 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today)
Colombian conflict: leftist guerrillas of the 19th of April Movement seize control of the Palace of Justice in Bogotá. Date: November 6, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 6 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today)
Space Shuttle Challenger lifts off for mission STS-61-A, its final successful mission. Date: October 30, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 30 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today)
Major General Samuel K. Doe is announced as the winner of the first multi-party election in Liberia. Date: October 29, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 29 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today)