What Happened In May 1985 In History

Historical Events for May, 1985

• 11th » Bradford City stadium fire: Fifty-six spectators die and more than 200 are injured in a flash fire at Valley Parade association football known as football ground during a match against Lincoln City in Bradford, England.
• 13th » Police release a bomb on MOVE headquarters in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania known as Philadelphia to end a impasse e.g stand-off, killing 11 MOVE members and destroying the homes of 250 city residents.
• 20th » Radio Martí, part of the Voice of America service, begins broadcasting to Cuba.
• 25th » Bangladesh is hit by a tropical cyclone and storm surge, which kills approximately 10,000 people.
• 29th » Heysel Stadium disaster: Thirty-nine association football fans die and hundreds are injured when a dilapidated retaining wall collapses.
• 29th » Amputation named Amputee Steve Fonyo completes Canada or cross-Canada marathon at Victoria, British Columbia, after 14 months.
• 31st » 1985 United States–Canadian tornado outbreak: Forty-one tornadoes hit Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, and Ontario, leaving 76 dead.

Famous Birthdays on May in 1985

• 1st » Drew Sidora, American actress and singer
• 2nd » Lily Allen, English singer-songwriter and actress
• 2nd » Kyle Busch, American race car driver
• 2nd » Ashley Harkleroad, American tennis player
• 2nd » Sarah Hughes, American figure skater
• 2nd » David Nugent, English footballer
• 2nd » Jarrod Saltalamacchia, American baseball player
• 3rd » Ezequiel Lavezzi, Argentinian footballer
• 3rd » Kadri Lehtla, Estonian biathlete
• 3rd » Miko Mälberg, Estonian swimmer
• 3rd » Meagan Tandy, American model and actress
• 4th » Ravi Bopara, English cricketer
• 4th » Anthony Fedorov, Ukrainian-American singer and actor (7th Heaven (band) or 7th Heaven)
• 4th » Henry Sugut, Kenyan runner
• 5th » Shoko Nakagawa, Japanese actress and singer
• 5th » Emanuele Giaccherini, Italian footballer
• 5th » Tsepo Masilela, South African footballer
• 5th » Marcos Rogério Oliveira Duarte, Brazilian footballer
• 5th » Terrence Wheatley, American football player
• 6th » Tanerau Latimer, New Zealand rugby player
• 6th » Chris Paul, American basketball player
• 7th » Drew Neitzel, American basketball player
• 7th » Dan Sweetman, Australian television host
• 8th » Tommaso Ciampa, American wrestler
• 8th » Devon Soltendieck, Canadian journalist
• 8th » Silvia Stroescu, Romanian gymnast
• 8th » Sarah Vaillancourt, Canadian ice hockey player
• 8th » Usama Young, American football player
• 9th » Jake Long, American football player
• 9th » Audrina Patridge, American model and actress
• 9th » Henrique Andrade Silva, Brazilian footballer
• 10th » Odette Annable, American actress
• 10th » Ryan Getzlaf, Canadian ice hockey player
• 10th » Jon Schofield (canoeist) known as Jon Schofield, English canoe racer
• 10th » Naoki Tsukahara, Japanese sprinter
• 11th » Sifow, Japanese singer
• 11th » Matt Giraud, American singer-songwriter and pianist
• 11th » Beau Ryan, Australian rugby player
• 12th » Tally Hall (soccer) called Tally Hall, American soccer player
• 12th » Paolo Goltz, Argentinian footballer
• 12th » Andrew Howe, Italian long jumper and sprinter
• 12th » Jeroen Simaeys, Belgian footballer
• 13th » Javier Balboa, Spanish-Equatoguinean footballer
• 13th » Jaroslav Halák, Slovak ice hockey player
• 13th » Iwan Rheon, Welsh actor and singer
• 13th » Travis Zajac, Canadian ice hockey player
• 14th » Dustin Lynch, American singer-songwriter
• 14th » Sally Martin, New Zealand actress
• 14th » Simona Peycheva, Bulgarian gymnast
• 14th » Zack Ryder, American wrestler
• 14th » Georgia Salpa, Greek-Irish model
• 15th » Cristiane, Brazilian footballer
• 15th » Tania Cagnotto, Italian diver
• 15th » Justine Robbeson, South African javelin thrower
• 16th » Stanislav Ianevski, Bulgarian actor
• 16th » Anja Mittag, German footballer
• 16th » Tadayoshi Okura, Japanese singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor (Kanjani Eight)
• 16th » Rodrigo Peters Marques, Brazilian footballer
• 16th » Corey Perry, Canadian ice hockey player
• 16th » Emanuel Saldaño, Argentinian cyclist (d. 2014)
• 16th » Kazuhito Tanaka, Japanese gymnast
• 17th » Teófilo Gutiérrez, Colombian footballer
• 17th » Derek Hough, American dancer, singer, and actor (Ballas Hough Band)
• 17th » Christine Nesbitt, Canadian speed skater
• 17th » Matt Ryan, American football player
• 17th » Emil Sitoci, Dutch wrestler
• 17th » Alyssa Stringfellow, New Zealand actress
• 17th » Greg Van Avermaet, Belgian cyclist
• 18th » Francesca Battistelli, American singer-songwriter
• 18th » Dalma Kovács, Romanian singer and actress
• 18th » Oliver Sin, Hungarian painter
• 18th » Henrique Sereno, Portuguese footballer
• 19th » Chris Loudon, Scottish darts player
• 20th » Chris Froome, Kenyan-English cyclist
• 20th » Brendon Goddard, Australian footballer
• 21st » Kano (rapper) e.g Kano, English rapper, producer, and actor
• 21st » Mutya Buena, English singer-songwriter (Sugababes and Mutya Keisha Siobhan)
• 21st » Marco Carta, Italian singer
• 21st » Mark Cavendish, Manx cyclist
• 21st » Alexander Dale Oen, Norwegian swimmer (d. 2012)
• 21st » Isa Guha, English cricketer
• 21st » Lucie Hradecká, Czech tennis player
• 21st » Marie McCray, American porn actress and model
• 21st » Andrew Miller (baseball) e.g Andrew Miller, American baseball player
• 22nd » Gloria Asumnu, American-Nigerian sprinter
• 22nd » Tranquillo Barnetta, Swiss footballer
• 22nd » Mauro Boselli, Argentinian footballer
• 22nd » Chrissie Chau, Chinese actress and model
• 22nd » Francisco Dorronsoro, Spanish footballer
• 22nd » Marc-Antoine Pouliot, Canadian ice hockey player
• 22nd » Hideaki Takeda, Japanese footballer
• 23rd » Kanyeria, Kenyan songwriter and producer
• 23rd » Shafiq Chitou, Beninese boxer
• 23rd » Sekou Cissé, Ivorian footballer
• 23rd » Sebastián Fernández, Uruguayan footballer
• 23rd » Wim Stroetinga, Dutch cyclist
• 23rd » Ross Wallace, Scottish footballer
• 24th » Tim Bridgman, English race car driver
• 25th » Luciana Abreu, Portuguese singer and actress (2B (band) e.g 2B)
• 25th » Demba Ba, French footballer
• 25th » Gert Kams, Estonian footballer
• 25th » Roman Reigns, American football player and wrestler
• 25th » Alexis Texas, American porn actress
• 26th » Monika Christodoulou, Greek singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 26th » Ashley Vincent, English footballer
• 27th » Chiang Chien-ming, Taiwanese baseball player
• 27th » Roberto Soldado, Spanish footballer
• 28th » Colbie Caillat, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 28th » Pablo Andrés González, Argentinian footballer
• 28th » Kostas Mendrinos, Greek footballer
• 28th » Carey Mulligan, English actress
• 29th » Nathan Horton, Canadian ice hockey player
• 30th » Igor Kurnosov, Russian chess player (d. 2013)
• 30th » Vladimir Latin, Estonian rower
• 30th » Aaron Volpatti, Canadian ice hockey player
• 30th » Jennifer Winget, Indian actress
• 31st » Navene Koperweis, American drummer, songwriter, and producer (Animals as Leaders, The Faceless, and Animosity (band) or Animosity)
• 31st » Ian Vougioukas, Greek basketball player

Famous Deaths for May 1985

• 1st » Denise Robins, English journalist and author (b. 1897)
• 2nd » Attilio Bettega, Italian race car driver (b. 1951)
• 2nd » Larry Clinton, American trumpet player and bandleader (b. 1909)
• 4th » Clarence Wiseman, English-Canadian 10th Generals of The Salvation Army named General of The Salvation Army (b. 1907)
• 5th » Donald Bailey (civil engineer) called Donald Bailey, English engineer, designed the Bailey bridge (b. 1901)
• 6th » Julie Vega, Filipino actress and singer (b. 1968)
• 8th » Karl Marx (composer) known as Karl Marx, German conductor and composer (b. 1897)
• 8th » Theodore Sturgeon, American author and critic (b. 1918)
• 8th » Dolph Sweet, American actor (b. 1920)
• 11th » Chester Gould, American cartoonist, created 'Dick Tracy' (b. 1900)
• 12th » Jean Dubuffet, French painter (b. 1901)
• 13th » Leatrice Joy, American actress (b. 1893)
• 14th » Barbara Yung, Hong Kong-English actress (b. 1959)
• 16th » Margaret Hamilton, American actress (b. 1902)
• 17th » Abe Burrows, American director, composer, and author (b. 1910)
• 22nd » Wolfgang Reitherman, German-American animator, director, and producer (b. 1909)
• 31st » Gaston Rébuffat, French mountaineer (b. 1921)

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