What Happened In June 1985 In History

Historical Events for June, 1985

• 9th » Thomas Sutherland (academic) named Thomas Sutherland is kidnapped in Lebanon. He will not be released until 1991.
• 14th » TWA Flight 847 is hijacked by Lebanon named Lebanese Islamist organization Hezbollah shortly after take-off from Athens, Greece.
• 17th » STS-51-G Space Shuttle Discovery launches carrying Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the first Arab and first Muslim in space, as a Payload Specialist.
• 19th » Members of the Revolutionary Party of Central American Workers, dressed as El Salvador or Salvadoran soldiers, 1985 Zona Rosa attacks known as attack the Zona Rosa area of San Salvador.
• 23rd » A terrorist bomb aboard Air India Flight 182 brings the Boeing 747 down off the coast of Ireland killing all 329 aboard.
• 27th » U.S. Route 66 is officially removed from the United States Highway System.
• 30th » Thirty-nine American hostages from the hijacked TWA Flight 847 are freed in Beirut after being held for 17 days.

Famous Birthdays on June in 1985

• 1st » Tirunesh Dibaba, Ethiopian runner
• 1st » Ari Herstand, American singer-songwriter and actor
• 1st » Mário Hipólito, Angolan footballer
• 1st » Tanel Leok, Estonian motocross racer
• 1st » Nick Young (basketball) or Nick Young, American basketball player
• 1st » Sam Young (basketball) called Sam Young, American basketball player
• 2nd » Ana Cristina, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress
• 2nd » Jacqueline Fernandez, Sri Lankan model and actress, Miss Sri Lanka Universe e.g Miss Sri Lanka Universe 2006
• 2nd » Miyuki Sawashiro, Japanese voice actress and singer
• 3rd » Enkhbatyn Badar-Uugan, Mongolian boxer
• 3rd » Papiss Cissé, Senegalese footballer
• 3rd » Dan Ewing, Australian actor
• 3rd » Detox Icunt, American drag queen performer
• 3rd » Łukasz Piszczek, Polish footballer
• 4th » Leon Botha, South African painter and DJ (d. 2011)
• 4th » Anna-Lena Grönefeld, German tennis player
• 4th » Alicja Janosz, Polish singer
• 4th » Evan Lysacek, American figure skater
• 4th » Lukas Podolski, German footballer
• 4th » Bar Refaeli, Israeli model and actress
• 4th » Oddvar Reiakvam, Norwegian politician
• 4th » Ana Carolina Reston, Brazilian model (d. 2006)
• 5th » Jeremy Abbott, American figure skater
• 5th » Ekaterina Bychkova, Russian tennis player
• 5th » Kenny De Ketele, Belgian cyclist
• 5th » Bashir Ahmad Rahmati, Afghan wrestler
• 6th » Chris Henry (running back) or Chris Henry, American football player
• 6th » Martyn Irvine, Irish cyclist
• 6th » Sebastian Larsson, Swedish footballer
• 6th » Drew McIntyre, Scottish wrestler
• 6th » Heiki Nabi, Estonian wrestler
• 6th » Nikolay Varbanov, Bulgarian basketball player
• 7th » Dani Evans, American model
• 7th » Shannon Shorr, American poker player
• 7th » Charlie Simpson, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Busted (band) known as Busted and Fightstar)
• 7th » Richard Thompson (athlete) known as Richard Thompson, Trinidadian sprinter
• 7th » Simon Whaley, English footballer
• 8th » Alexandre Despatie, Canadian diver
• 9th » Anthimos Ananiadis, Greek actor
• 9th » Richard Kahui, New Zealand rugby player
• 9th » Sonam Kapoor, Indian model and actress
• 9th » Jon Nørgaard, Danish singer-songwriter
• 9th » Sebastian Telfair, American basketball player
• 10th » Richard Chambers (rower) or Richard Chambers, Irish rower
• 10th » Gert Dorbek, Estonian basketball player
• 10th » Kaia Kanepi, Estonian tennis player
• 10th » Kristina Lundberg, Swedish ice hockey player
• 10th » Andy Schleck, Luxembourger cyclist
• 10th » Vasilis Torosidis, Greek footballer
• 10th » Kreesha Turner, Canadian singer-songwriter and dancer
• 11th » Violeta Isfel, Mexican actress and singer
• 11th » Mason Kayne, English actor
• 11th » Dmitry Koldun, Belarusian singer
• 11th » Chris Trousdale, American singer, dancer, and actor (Dream Street)
• 12th » Colin Doyle (footballer) e.g Colin Doyle, Irish footballer
• 12th » Dave Franco, American actor
• 12th » Blake Ross, American software developer, co-created Mozilla Firefox
• 12th » Sam Thaiday, Australian rugby player
• 12th » Kendra Wilkinson, American model, actress, and author
• 12th » Chris Young (musician) named Chris Young, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 13th » Raz-B, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (B2K)
• 13th » Filipe Albuquerque, Portuguese race car driver
• 13th » Silvio Bankert, German footballer
• 13th » Lela Star, American porn actress
• 13th » Danny Syvret, Canadian ice hockey player
• 14th » Andy Soucek, Spanish race car driver
• 15th » Nadine Coyle, Irish singer-songwriter and actress (Girls Aloud and Six (band) e.g Six)
• 17th » Marcos Baghdatis, Cypriot tennis player
• 17th » Rafael Sóbis, Brazilian footballer
• 18th » Chris Coghlan, American baseball player
• 18th » Alex Hirsch, American animator, producer, and voice actor
• 18th » Gia Johnson, English model and actress
• 19th » Kajal Aggarwal, Indian actress
• 19th » Jason Capizzi, American football player
• 19th » Stéphanie Montreux, Australian actress and singer
• 19th » José Ernesto Sosa, Argentinian footballer
• 19th » Dire Tune, Ethiopian runner
• 20th » Matt Flynn, American football player
• 20th » Kai Hesse, German footballer
• 20th » Souleymane Mamam, Togolese footballer
• 20th » Darko Miličić, Serbian basketball player
• 20th » Halil Savran, German footballer
• 21st » Kris Allen, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 21st » Sentayehu Ejigu, Ethiopian runner
• 21st » Anthony Morelli, American football player
• 21st » Byron Schammer, Australian footballer
• 21st » Joosep Toome, Estonian basketball player
• 22nd » Rosa Kato, Italian-Japanese model and actress
• 22nd » Scott MacIntyre, American singer-songwriter and pianist
• 22nd » Sofoklis Schortsanitis, Cameroonian-Greek basketball player
• 23rd » Kristo Aab, Estonian basketball player
• 23rd » Marcel Reece, American football player
• 24th » Diego Alves Carreira, Brazilian footballer
• 24th » Kyle Searles, American actor
• 24th » Yukina Shirakawa, Japanese model
• 24th » Vernon Philander, South African cricketer
• 25th » Daniel Bard, American baseball player
• 25th » Karim Matmour, Algerian footballer
• 26th » Ogyen Trinley Dorje, Tibetan spiritual leader, 17th Karmapa Lama
• 26th » Arjun Kapoor, Indian actor
• 27th » James Hook (rugby union) called James Hook, Welsh rugby player
• 27th » Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russian tennis player
• 27th » Nico Rosberg, German race car driver
• 28th » Phil Bardsley, English footballer
• 29th » Quintin Demps, American football player
• 30th » Trevor Ariza, American basketball player
• 30th » Rafał Blechacz, Polish pianist
• 30th » Michael Phelps, American swimmer
• 30th » Cody Rhodes, American wrestler and actor
• 30th » Fabiana Vallejos, Argentinian footballer

Famous Deaths for June 1985

• 1st » Richard Greene, English actor (b. 1918)
• 11th » Sapfo Notara, Greek actress (b. 1907)
• 11th » Karen Ann Quinlan, American medical patient (b. 1954)
• 15th » Andy Stanfield, American sprinter (b. 1927)
• 15th » Robert Stethem, American diver (b. 1961)
• 17th » John and Roy Boulting or John Boulting, English director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1913)
• 18th » Paul Colin (artist) named Paul Colin, French illustrator (b. 1892)
• 21st » Ettore Boiardi, Italian-American chef, founded Chef Boyardee (b. 1897)
• 21st » Tage Erlander, Swedish politician, 25th Prime Minister of Sweden (b. 1901)
• 25th » Morris Mason, American murderer (b. 1954)
• 28th » Lambros Konstantaras, Greek actor (b. 1913)
• 28th » Lynd Ward, American author and illustrator (b. 1905)
• 30th » Haruo Remeliik, Palauan politician, 1st President of Palau (b. 1933)

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