A passenger train plunges into a ravine in Ethiopia, killing 428 in the worst railroad disaster in Africa. Date: January 13, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 13 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency launches Sakigake, Japan's first interplanetary spacecraft and the first deep space probe to be launched by any country other than the United States or the Soviet Union. Date: January 7, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 7 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On…
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)
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)