July 1985 calendar

July 1985
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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in July 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 July 1985: find out below

Historical Events

Which were the important events of July 1985?

Events

01 Jul 1985 The Convention on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons enters into force.
02 Jul 1985 Andrei Gromyko is appointed the chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union.
03 Jul 1985 CBS announces a 21 percent stock buy-back to thwart Ted Turner's takeover.
05 Jul 1985 Premier Mugabe wins Zimbabwe elections
07 Jul 1985 92nd Wimbledon Womens Tennis: M Navratilova beats C Evert (46 63 62)
08 Jul 1985 99th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Boris Becker beats K Curren (63 67 76 64)
09 Jul 1985 The Liberty-Ellis Island Commemorative Coin Act and Silver Bullion Coin Act of 1985 become law, authorizing a one-ounce 0.999 fine silver bullion coin.
10 Jul 1985 Coca-Cola Co announces it will resume selling old formula Coke
11 Jul 1985 Refurbished Columbia moves overland from Palmdale to Dryden
12 Jul 1985 STS 51-F launch scrubbed at T -3s because of main engine shutdown
13 Jul 1985 Live Aid concert raises over $70 million for African famine relief
14 Jul 1985 Columbia returns to Kennedy Space Center via Offutt AFB, Neb
15 Jul 1985 Deborah Carthy-Deu, of Puerto Rico, crowned 34th Miss Universe
16 Jul 1985 56th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 6-1 at Humphrey Metrodome, Minnesota
19 Jul 1985 Christa McAuliffe chosen 1st school teacher to fly space shuttle
20 Jul 1985 Divers find wreck of Spanish galleon Atocha
21 Jul 1985 Leader of the Pack closes at Ambassador Theater NYC after 120 performances
23 Jul 1985 Commodore International introduces the Amiga 1000 computer. It features a Motorola 68000 processor, custom color graphics and stereo sound processors, a multitasking, windowing operating system, 256 kB RAM, and 880 kB 3.5-inch disk drive. Price is US$1300.
24 Jul 1985 Gandhi signs peace contract with Sikh leader Harchand Singh Longowai.
25 Jul 1985 Spokeswoman for Rock Hudson confirmed he had AIDS
28 Jul 1985 13th du Maurier Golf Classic: Pat Bradley
29 Jul 1985 19th Space Shuttle Mission (51-F) - Challenger 8-launched
30 Jul 1985 Discovery moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS 51-I mission
31 Jul 1985 Liberia recognizes the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR).
07 Jul 1985 Boris Becker becomes the youngest male player ever to win Wimbledon at age 17.