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November 10, 1985

On November 10, 1985, a Dassault Falcon 50 and a Piper PA-28 Cherokee collide in mid-air over Fairview, New Jersey, killing six people and injuring eight. 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 (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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On November 10, 1985

  1. 1985 A Dassault Falcon 50 and a Piper PA-28 Cherokee collide in mid-air over Fairview, New Jersey, killing six people and injuring eight.

    Midsize three engine long range business jet

    The Dassault Falcon 50 is a French super-midsize, long-range business jet, featuring a trijet layout with an S-duct air intake for the central engine. It has the same fuselage cross-section and similar capacity as the earlier twin-engined Falcon 20, but was a new design that is area ruled and includes a more advanced wing design.

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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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