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

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Historical Events

Which were the important events of June 1985?


Events

  • 01 Jun 1985 Weird Al Yankovic released his Dare To Be Stupid LP
  • 02 Jun 1985 31st LPGA Championship won by Nancy Lopez
  • 03 Jun 1985 Brewers draft B J Surhoff #1
  • 04 Jun 1985 STS 51-G vehicle moves to launch pad
  • 06 Jun 1985 55th French Womens Tennis: Chris Evert beats Navratilova (63 67 75)
  • 08 Jun 1985 117th Belmont: Eddie Maple aboard Creme Fraiche wins in 2:27
  • 09 Jun 1985 39th NBA Championship: LA Lakers beat Boston Celtics, 4 games to 2
  • 10 Jun 1985 19th Music City News Country Awards: Statler Brothers, B Mandrell
  • 11 Jun 1985 Russian space probe Vega 1 lands on Venus
  • 13 Jun 1985 In Auburn, Washington, police defuse a Unabomber bomb sent to Boeing.
  • 14 Jun 1985 Michael Nesmith In Television Parts premieres on NBC-TV
  • 15 Jun 1985 Pinklon Thomas KOs Mike Weaver in 8 for heavyweight boxing title
  • 16 Jun 1985 85th US Golf Open: Andy North shoots a 279 at Oakland Hills Country Club - Michigan
  • 17 Jun 1985 18th Space Shuttle Mission (51-G) - Discovery 5 launched
  • 18 Jun 1985 Boston Red Sox Fred Lynn gets 10 RBIs
  • 19 Jun 1985 Reggie Jackson hits his 513th home run to move into 10th place.
  • 21 Jun 1985 American, Brazilian and West German forensic pathologists confirm skeletal remains exhumed in Brazil were Nazi Dr Josef Mengele
  • 22 Jun 1985 Grind closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 79 performances
  • 23 Jun 1985 Alice Miller wins LPGA Mayflower Golf Classic
  • 24 Jun 1985 18th Space Shuttle Mission (51-G) - Discovery 5 - returns to Earth. Payload Specialist Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud completes being the first Arab and first Muslim in space.
  • 25 Jun 1985 Fireworks factory near Hallett, Oklahoma explodes (21 die).
  • 26 Jun 1985 Walt Disney World Resort Monorail Gold catches fire on the EPCOT beam around 9:00pm due to friction from a flat tire.
  • 27 Jun 1985 1st hotel strike in New York
  • 28 Jun 1985 Discovery ferried back to Kennedy Space Center via Bergstrom AFB, Texas
  • 29 Jun 1985 STS 51-F vehicle moves to launch pad
  • 30 Jun 1985 King & I closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 191 performances

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Music charts

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

  1. - Everything She Wants (Remix)
  2. - Everybody Wants To Rule The World
  3. - Heavenyoutube
  4. - Sussudioyoutube
  5. - Axel F

Top #5 songs in the UK

  1. - 19
  2. - You'll Never Walk Alone
  3. - Move Closer
  4. - Frankie
  5. - I Feel Love (Medley)

Movies

Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?
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Back to the Future

Back to the Future

Release year: 1985

Directed by: Robert Zemeckis

Starring: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover

Country: United States of America

Come and See

Come and See

Release year: 1985

Directed by: Elem Klimov

Starring: Aleksey Kravchenko, Olga Mironova, Liubomiras Laucevicius, Vladas Bagdonas

Country: United States of America

Day of the Dead

Day of the Dead

Release year: 1985

Directed by: George A. Romero

Starring: Lori Cardille, Terry Alexander, Joseph Pilato, Jarlath Conroy

Country: United States of America

Silverado

Silverado

Release year: 1985

Directed by: Lawrence Kasdan

Starring: Kevin Kline, Scott Glenn, Kevin Costner, Danny Glover

Country: United States of America

Restless Natives

Restless Natives

Release year: 1985

Directed by: Michael Hoffman

Starring: Vincent Friell, Ned Beatty, Joe Mullaney, Teri Lally

Books

Which were the most popular books released in June 1985?
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Jubal Sackett by Louis L'Amour

Jubal Sackett

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Jubal Sackett is the second generation of Louis L'Amour's American family. He seeks his destiny in the wilds of a vast new land.

The Blood Of Abraham by Jimmy Carter

The Blood Of Abraham

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Jimmy Carter has been a tireless advocate for peace in the Middle East since his days as a young man in the White House.

Smart Women, Foolish Choices by Connell Cowan and Melvyn Kinder

Smart Women, Foolish Choices

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Smart Women Make Foolish Choices

Family Album by Danielle Steel

Family Album

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From Hollywood's golden years in World War II to the present, Faye Price would build a career first as an actress and then a family.

The Class by Erich Segal

The Class

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The powerful and moving story of five Harvard Class of 1958 students and their relationships with women is told by Erich Segal, a world-renowned author.