Date: March 21, 1985
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) More events from 1985Ethiopia Train Plunges Into Ravine, Killing…
Space Shuttle Discovery launches on STS-51D to deploy two communications satellites. Date: April 12, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 12 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Ethiopia Passenger Train Ravine Disaster Kills 428, January 13, 1985Space Shuttle Challenger Launches STS-51-B,…
Heysel Stadium disaster: Thirty-nine association football fans die and hundreds are injured when a dilapidated retaining wall collapses. Date: May 29, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 29 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1985Boris Becker Youngest Wimbledon Champion at 17,…
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) More events from 1985Aruba Passes Secession Legislation from Netherlands Antilles, July 20, 1985Parents…
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) More events from 1985Calvin and…
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) More events from 1985Daniel Ortega Becomes Nicaragua President, Vows Socialism…