Date in year · 1985 · The 1980s
March 15, 1985 On March 15, 1985, eva Amurri 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
Farewells
Died on March 15, 1985 AA Alan A. Freeman British record producer (1920–1985)
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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