Date in year · 1985 · The 1980s
August 10, 1985 On August 10, 1985, enrico Cortese is born. The year's #1 song was "Careless Whisper" by George Michael. Daniel Murphy, Beth Tweddle, Barkhad Abdi would arrive in the same year.
Around 1985
The year in brief 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1985th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 985th year of the 2nd millennium, the 85th year of the 20th century, and the 6th year of the 1980s decade.
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#1 song of 1985
Careless Whisper
George Michael
Arrivals
Born on August 10, 1985 EC Enrico Cortese 1985– Italian footballer (born 1985)
Roy O'Donovan 1985– Irish footballer (born 1985) Kakuryū Rikisaburō 1985– Japanese sumo wrestler JS Julia Skripnik 1985– Estonian tennis player (born 1985)
Farewells
Died on August 10, 1985 Nate Barragar American football player (1907–1985) Elsewhere that year
Other moments from 1985 April 12 Space Shuttle Discovery launches on STS-51D to deploy two communications satellites. April 19 Two hundred ATF and FBI agents lay siege to the compound of the white supremacist survivalist group The Covenant, the Sword, and the Arm of the Lord in Arkansas; the CSA surrenders two days later. April 20 University of California, Riverside 1985 laboratory raid: Animal Liberation Front rescues 467 animals being tested in a lab at University of California, Riverside in Riverside, California, causing $700,000 in damages to the laboratory, in advocacy for animal rights. April 21 The compound of the militant group The Covenant, The Sword, and the Arm of the Lord surrenders to federal authorities in Arkansas after a two-day government siege. April 23 Coca-Cola changes its formula and releases New Coke. The response is overwhelmingly negative, and the original formula is back on the market in less than three months. April 29 Space Shuttle Challenger is launched on STS-51-B. The class of 1985
Others born in 1985 DM Daniel Murphy 1985– American baseball player
BT Beth Tweddle 1985– English gymnast BA Barkhad Abdi 1985– Somali-American actor and director
WF Willo Flood 1985– Irish footballer
JG Jesús Gámez 1985– Spanish footballer
DP Dion Phaneuf 1985– Canadian ice hockey player
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