1985

Centuries: 19th century - 20th century - 21st century

Decades: 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s - 1980s - 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s

Years: 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 - 1985 - 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990

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Events

• February 11 - Wasim Akram takes 10 wickets in his 2nd Test Cricket match, but New Zealand still wins.
• First syndication of Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson
• GNU Manifesto first written by Richard Stallman
• October 7 - The passenger ship Achille Lauro is hijacked by Palestinians.
• Ethiopian famine continues -- Live Aid attempts to raise funds for famine relief

Births

• August 24 - Galen Daniel Maly

Deaths

• February 11 - Heinz Eric Roemheld, composer.
• February 11 - Henry Hathaway actor/director.
• February 11 - Ulysses Simpson Kay, composer.
• October 11 - Orson Welles, movie director
• August 12 - Manfred Winkelhock, auto racing driver

Sport

• January 20 - Super Bowl XIX San Francisco 49ers (38) def. Miami Dolphins (16)

Nobel Prizes

• Physics - Klaus von Klitzing
• Chemistry - Herbert A Hauptman, Jerome Karle
• Medicine - Michael S Brown, Joseph L Goldstein
• Literature -Claude Simon
• Peace- International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War
• Economics - Franco Modigliani

Books