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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in December 1985.
The US president was Ronald Reagan (Republican), the UK Prime Minister was Margaret Thatcher (Conservative), Pope St John Paul II was leading the Catholic Church.

But much more happened on December 1985: find out below

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Historical Events

Which were the important events of December 1985?


Events

  • 01 Dec 1985 STS 61-C vehicle moves to launch pad
  • 02 Dec 1985 Mystery of Edwin Drood opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 608 performances
  • 03 Dec 1985 23rd Shuttle Mission (61-B) - Atlantis 2 lands at Edwards AFB
  • 04 Dec 1985 Les Miserables opens at Palace Theatre, London
  • 05 Dec 1985 Dow Jones Industrial Average rises above the 1500 level for first time.
  • 06 Dec 1985 United Kingdom joins US Strategic Defence Initiative project.
  • 07 Dec 1985 51st Heisman Trophy Award: Bo Jackson, Auburn (RB).
  • 08 Dec 1985 Laurie Rinker / Larry Rinker wins LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic
  • 09 Dec 1985 Jerry Rice begins NFL streak of 100+ consecutive game receptions
  • 10 Dec 1985 Bill to balance the US federal budget passed by Congress.
  • 11 Dec 1985 Computer store owner in Sacramento California killed by package bomb
  • 12 Dec 1985 248 US soldiers and 8 crew members die in Arrow Air charter crash
  • 13 Dec 1985 Test debut of Merv Hughes, Geoff Marsh and Bruce Reid (vs. India)
  • 14 Dec 1985 US Foreign Minister George Shultz arrives in West Berlin
  • 15 Dec 1985 Sylvester Stallone and Brigitte Nielson wed
  • 16 Dec 1985 Challenger moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS 51-L mission
  • 17 Dec 1985 US President Ronald Reagan signs the Gold Bullion Coin Act of 1985 (Public Law 99-185) directing Treasury to issue 0.9167 fine gold bullion coins: $50 (one ounce), $25 (half ounce), $10 (quarter ounce), $5 (tenth ounce). The gold is to be acquired from natural deposits in the US or territory or possession when possible, and when not, from the US reserves. Profits from sales would be used to pay down the national debt.
  • 19 Dec 1985 Wind in the Willows opens at Nederlander Theater NYC for 4 performances
  • 20 Dec 1985 Denis Potvin passes Bobby Orr as NHL defenseman scorer (916 points).
  • 21 Dec 1985 Alice Miller / Don January wins LPGA Mazda Golf Championship
  • 22 Dec 1985 Wind in the Willows closes at Nederlander Theater NYC after 4 performances
  • 24 Dec 1985 Right wing extremist David Lewis Rice murders civil rights attorney Charles Goldmark as well as Goldmark's wife and two children in Seattle, Washington.
  • 27 Dec 1985 Terrorists kill 20 andwound 110 attacking El Al at Rome andVienna airports, President Reagan blames Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi
  • 28 Dec 1985 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
  • 30 Dec 1985 IBM-PC DOS Version 3.2 released

Famous Birthday

Famous Deaths

  • Zoologist (Gorillas in the Mist), murdered at 53.

  • American singer/actor (Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet), dies at age 45 (born 1940).

  • Anne Baxter

    American author, actress and noted family, the daughter of Frank Lloyd Wright.

  • Scottish-British musician and rock star, a behind-the-scenes founding member of The Rolling Stones.

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Music charts

Which were the top hits in December 1985?
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Top #5 songs in the USA

  1. - Separate Lives
  2. - Broken Wingsyoutube
  3. - Say You, Say Meyoutube
  4. - We Built This Cityyoutube
  5. - Party All The Time

Top #5 songs in the UK

  1. - The Power Of Love
  2. - Saving All My Love For You
  3. - A Good Heart
  4. - Merry Christmas Everyone
  5. - Take On Me

Movies

Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?
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The Color Purple

The Color Purple

Release year: 1985

Directed by: Steven Spielberg

Starring: Danny Glover, Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey, Margaret Avery

Country: United States of America

The Trip to Bountiful

The Trip to Bountiful

Release year: 1985

Directed by: Peter Masterson

Starring: Geraldine Page, John Heard, Carlin Glynn, Richard Bradford

A Room with a View

A Room with a View

Release year: 1985

Directed by: James Ivory

Starring: Maggie Smith, Helena Bonham Carter, Denholm Elliott, Julian Sands

Country: United States of America

Clue

Clue

Release year: 1985

Directed by: Jonathan Lynn

Starring: Eileen Brennan, Tim Curry, Madeline Kahn, Christopher Lloyd

Country: United States of America

Out of Africa

Out of Africa

Release year: 1985

Directed by: Sydney Pollack

Starring: Meryl Streep, Robert Redford, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Michael Kitchen

Country: United States of America

Books

Which were the most popular books released in December 1985?
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The Mammoth Hunters by Jean M. Auel

The Mammoth Hunters

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Jean M. Auel once again opens the doors of a time past to reveal an era of wonder and danger at dawn of modern man's race.

Charles & Diana by Ralph G. Martin

Charles & Diana

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This intimate portrait of future royalty of England is illustrated with 32 pages of photos. It draws from interviews with friends, family, confidants and associates of royal couple.

Skeleton Crew by Stephen King

Skeleton Crew

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Stephen King's brilliant collection of twenty-two stories is a treasure trove of imagination. It contains stories that will take you on paths only Stephen King could have imagined ...?. A supermarket becomes the last place humanity stands against.

Only One Woof by James Herriot

Only One Woof

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Gyp, a happy but quiet sheepdog, surprises everyone during championship sheepdog trials with his uncharacteristic behavior.

Galapagos by Kurt Vonnegut

Galapagos

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"A wild genealogical adventure. . . Vonnegut is a postmodern Mark Twain ."--The New York Times Book ReviewGalapagos transports the reader back one billion years to A.D.