Date: February 19, 1985
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…
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…
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) More events from 1985Mexico City Earthquake Kills Thousands, Destroys…
Serial killer Richard Ramirez, aka the "Night Stalker", commits the first two murders in his Los Angeles murder spree. Date: March 17, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 17 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Val di Stava Dam Collapse Kills…
Supergroup USA for Africa (United Support of Artists for Africa) records the hit single We Are the World, to help raise funds for Ethiopian famine relief. Date: January 28, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 28 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
Braathens SAFE Flight 139 is hijacked on approach to Oslo Airport, Fornebu. Special forces arrest the hijacker and there are no fatalities. Date: June 21, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 21 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1985William J. Schroeder…