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October 29, 1985

On October 29, 1985, major General Samuel K. Doe is announced as the winner of the first multi-party election in Liberia. 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 29, 1985

  1. 1985 Major General Samuel K. Doe is announced as the winner of the first multi-party election in Liberia.

    Leader of Liberia from 1980 to 1990

    Samuel Kanyon Doe was a Liberian politician and military officer who served as the 21st President of Liberia from 1986 until his execution in 1990. He ruled Liberia as Chairman of the People's Redemption Council (PRC) from 1980 to 1986 and then as the first native president from 1986 to 1990.

Arrivals

Born on October 29, 1985

Cal Crutchlow 1985– British motorcycle racer
Ximena Sariñana 1985– Mexican singer-songwriter and actress
Vijender Singh 1985– Indian boxer (born 1985)

Farewells

Died on October 29, 1985

Evgeny Lifshitz Soviet physicist (1915–1985)

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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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