The Australian government returns ownership of Uluru to the local Pitjantjatjara Aboriginals. Date: October 26, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 26 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today)
US Navy aircraft intercept an Egyptian airliner carrying the perpetrators of the Achille Lauro hijacking, and force it to land in Italy. Date: October 10, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 10 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today)
Four men from the Palestine Liberation Front hijack the MS Achille Lauro off the coast of Egypt. Date: October 7, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 7 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Mameyes landslide kills almost 200 people in Puerto Rico. Date: October 7, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 7 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today)
Police constable Keith Blakelock is murdered as riots erupt in the Broadwater Farm suburb of London. Date: October 6, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 6 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today)
Seven Israeli vacationers, including four children, are killed in a mass shooting at Ras Burqa in the Sinai Peninsula by an Egyptian soldier. Date: October 5, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 5 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Free Software Foundation is founded. Date: October 4, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 4 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Space Shuttle Atlantis makes its maiden flight, carrying two DSCS-III Satellites on STS-51-J. Date: October 3, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 3 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today)
Israel-Palestinian conflict: Israel attacks the Palestine Liberation Organization's Tunisia headquarters during Operation Wooden Leg. Date: October 1, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 1 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today)
3 civilians killed by alleged supporters of the Palestine Liberation Organization in Larnaca yacht killings. Date: September 25, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 25 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today)