Hezbollah Founded in Lebanon, February 16, 1985
Date: February 16, 1985
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Date: February 16, 1985
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An Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-154 stalls and crashes near Uchkuduk, Uzbekistan (then part of the Soviet Union), killing all 200 people on board in the USSR's worst-ever airline disaster. Date: July 10, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on July 10 ๐ Events on this day in 1985 ๐ On This Day (Today)…
Space Shuttle Challenger launches on STS-51-F. The shuttle ends up in a lower orbit than planned due to an engine failure during ascent. Date: July 29, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on July 29 ๐ Events on this day in 1985 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Rainbow Warrior…
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 โ ๐ Other events on November 15 ๐ Events on this day in 1985 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Bar Harbor Airlines Flight 1808 Crash…
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 โ ๐ Other events on June 6 ๐ Events on…
A magnitude 8.3 earthquake strikes the Valparaรญso Region of Chile, killing 177 and leaving nearly a million people homeless. Date: March 3, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on March 3 ๐ Events on this day in 1985 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Mexico City Earthquake Kills Thousands, Destroys…
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 โ ๐ Other events on November 9 ๐ Events on this day in 1985 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Sudanese President Gaafar Nimeiry Ousted in…