The grave of “Wolfgang Gerhard” is opened in Embu, Brazil; the exhumed remains are later proven to be those of Josef Mengele, Auschwitz’s “Angel of…
Tag: 1985
16 February 1985
Hezbollah is founded. Hezbollah is a Shiite Islamist militant group and political party based in Lebanon, founded in the early 1980s with support from Iran…
2 September 1985
Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Tamil politicians and former MPs M. Alalasundaram and V. Dharmalingam are shot dead. The Sri Lankan Civil War, which…
16 February 1985
Hezbollah is founded. Hezbollah is a Shia Islamist political party and militant group based in Lebanon. Its name, which means “Party of Allah” or “Party…
7 October 1985
Four men from the Palestine Liberation Front hijack the MS Achille Lauro off the coast of Egypt. The hijacking of the MS Achille Lauro was…
13 September 1985
Super Mario Bros. is released in Japan for the NES, which starts the Super Mario series of platforming games. Super Mario Bros. is a legendary…
23 April 1985
Coca-Cola changes its formula and releases New Coke. The response is overwhelmingly negative, and the original formula is back on the market in less than…
26 October 1985
The Australian government returns ownership of Uluru to the local Pitjantjatjara Aboriginals.
28 January 1985
Supergroup USA for Africa (United Support of Artists for Africa) records the hit single We Are the World, to help raise funds for Ethiopian famine…
February 19 1985
William J. Schroeder becomes the first recipient of an artificial heart to leave the hospital.