WHAT ALL HAPPENED MAY TO OCTOBER 1985
Find out what all happened May to October 1985

Vice President George Bush becomes the Acting President for the day when President Ronald Reagan undergoes surgery to remove polyps from his colon. (13. July 1985)

1985 United States–Canadian tornado outbreak: Forty-one tornadoes hit Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, and Ontario, leaving 76 dead. (31. May 1985)

The government of Aruba passes legislation to secede from the Netherlands Antilles. (20. July 1985)

Japan Airlines Flight 123 crashes into Osutaka ridge in Gunma Prefecture, Japan, killing 520, to become the worst single-plane air disaster. (12. August 1985)

The discovery of Buckminsterfullerene, the first fullerene molecule of carbon. (4. September 1985)

Bangladesh is hit by a tropical cyclone and storm surge, which kills approximately 10,000 people. (25. May 1985)

Members of the Revolutionary Party of Central American Workers, dressed as Salvadoran soldiers, attack the Zona Rosa area of San Salvador. (19. June 1985)

Bradford City stadium fire: Fifty-six spectators die and more than 200 are injured in a flash fire at Valley Parade football ground during a match against Lincoln City in Bradford, England. (11. May 1985)

Thirty-nine American hostages from the hijacked TWA Flight 847 are freed in Beirut after being held for 17 days. (30. June 1985)

The Achille Lauro is hijacked by Palestine Liberation Organization. (7. October 1985)

Rembrandt's painting Danaë is attacked by a man (later judged insane) who throws sulfuric acid on the canvas and cuts it twice with a knife. (15. June 1985)

Police storm MOVE headquarters in Philadelphia to end a stand-off, killing 11 MOVE members and destroying the homes of 250 city residents. (13. May 1985)

The grave of "Wolfgang Gerhard" is opened in Embu, Brazil; the remains exumed are later proven to be those of Josef Mengele, Auschwitz's "Angel of Death". Mengele is thought to have drowned while swimming in February 1979. (6. June 1985)

The Free Software Foundation is founded in Massachusetts, United States. (4. October 1985)

Amputee Steve Fonyo completes cross-Canada marathon at Victoria, British Columbia, after 14 months. (29. May 1985)

Space Shuttle Challenger lifts off for mission STS-61-A, its final successful mission. (30. October 1985)

The Greenpeace vessel Rainbow Warrior is bombed and sunk in Auckland harbour by French DGSE agents, killing Fernando Pereira. (10. July 1985)

Thomas Sutherland is kidnapped in Lebanon. He will not be released until 1991. (9. June 1985)

Delta Air Lines Flight 191, a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar crashes at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport killing 137. (2. August 1985)

The Space Shuttle Atlantis makes its maiden flight. (Mission STS-51-J). (3. October 1985)