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October 26, 1985

On October 26, 1985, the Australian government returns ownership of Uluru to the local Pitjantjatjara Aboriginals. 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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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 October 26, 1985

  1. 1985 The Australian government returns ownership of Uluru to the local Pitjantjatjara Aboriginals.

    Sandstone monolith in the Northern Territory, Australia

    Uluru, also known as Ayers Rock and officially gazetted as Uluru / Ayers Rock, is a large sandstone monolith. It crops out near the centre of Australia in the southern part of the Northern Territory, 335 km (208 mi) south-west of Alice Springs.

Arrivals

Born on October 26, 1985

Andrea Bargnani 1985– Italian basketball player (born 1985)
Kafoumba Coulibaly 1985– Ivorian footballer
Monta Ellis 1985– American basketball player (born 1985)
Kieran Read 1985– New Zealand rugby union player (born 1985)

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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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