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May 20, 1985

On May 20, 1985, radio Martí, part of the Voice of America service, begins broadcasting to Cuba. The year's #1 song was "Careless Whisper" by George Michael. Daniel Murphy, Beth Tweddle, Barkhad Abdi would arrive in the same year.

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1985

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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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What happened

On May 20, 1985

  1. 1985 Radio Martí, part of the Voice of America service, begins broadcasting to Cuba.

    US radio, television broadcaster to Cuba

    S. Agency for Global Media. It transmits its programs in Spanish to Cuba and its broadcasts can also be heard and viewed worldwide through their website and on shortwave radio frequencies.

Arrivals

Born on May 20, 1985

Chris Froome 1985– British cyclist (born 1985)
Brendon Goddard 1985– Australian rules footballer, born 1985

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Other moments from 1985

The class of 1985

Others born in 1985

Daniel Murphy 1985– American baseball player
Beth Tweddle 1985– English gymnast
Barkhad Abdi 1985– Somali-American actor and director
Willo Flood 1985– Irish footballer
Jesús Gámez 1985– Spanish footballer
Dion Phaneuf 1985– Canadian ice hockey player

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