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Born on Friday August 16, 1985
- Hannes Keijzer († 2012)
- Manon Kokke, Middelburg
- Blaine Jay Fabian Nankervis († 2003)
Died on Friday August 16, 1985
- Catharina van Meel (88), Zundert, Noord Brabant
- Anna Leona Schoofs (77), Sint-Truiden, België
- Cornelis de Munck (82), Koudekerke
- Cornelis Mens (82), Amsterdam
- Bertus Verduin (54), Bergambacht
- Aart Jan van der Krol (49), De Bilt, Utrecht, Nederland
- Aart van Keulen (69), Sassenheim, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
- Aartje van Triest (80), Elburg
- Aartje Beekhuis (80), Heerde, Gelderland, Nederland
- Antonius Geraets Houben (83), Kerkrade (L
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 16, 1985 at Delpher
Born on August 16
- 1982 » Joleon Lescott, English footballer
- 1983 » Nikolaos Zisis, Greek basketball player
- 1984 » Candice Dupree, American basketball player
- 1984 » Didier Cuche, Swiss skier
- 1984 » Konstantin Vassiljev, Estonian footballer
- 1984 » Matteo Anesi, Italian speed skater
- 1985 » Cristin Milioti, American actress
- 1986 » Yu Darvish, Japanese baseball player
- 1987 » Carey Price, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1987 » Eri Kitamura, Japanese voice actress and singer.
Died on August 16
- 1978 » Alidius Tjarda van Starkenborgh Stachouwer, Dutch soldier and politician, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (b. 1888)
- 1979 » John Diefenbaker, Canadian lawyer and politician, 13th Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1895)
- 1983 » Earl Averill, American baseball player (b. 1902)
- 1984 » Duško Radović, Serbian children's writer, poet, journalist, aphorist and TV editor (b. 1922)
- 1986 » Jaime Sáenz, Bolivian author and poet (b. 1921)
- 1986 » Ronnie Aird, English cricketer and administrator (b. 1902)
- 1989 » Amanda Blake, American actress (b. 1929)
- 1990 » Pat O'Connor, New Zealand wrestler and trainer (b. 1925)
- 1991 » Luigi Zampa, Italian director and screenwriter (b. 1905)
- 1992 » Mark Heard, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1951)
Names that were popular for boys in 1985
- Johannes
- Jan
- Michael
- Pieter
- Cornelis
- Peter
- John
- David
- Willem
- Thomas
- Robert
- Hendrik
- Mark
- Jeroen
- Maria
- Paul
Names that were popular for girls in 1985
- Maria
- Johanna
- Marie
- Anna
- Elisabeth
- Elizabeth
- Linda
- Ann
- Anne
- Catharina
- Kim
- Laura
- Cornelia
- Nicole
- Jessica
- Wilhelmina
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1985
- Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, November 4, 1982 to Monday, July 14, 1986 the cabinet Lubbers I, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 14.5 million citizens.
- February 19 » Iberia Airlines Boeing 727 crashes into Mount Oiz in Spain, killing 148.
- March 11 » Mikhail Gorbachev is elected to the position of General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union making Gorbachev the USSR's de facto, and last, head of state.
- June 15 » 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.
- June 19 » Members of the Revolutionary Party of Central American Workers, dressed as Salvadoran soldiers, attack the Zona Rosa area of San Salvador.
- July 13 » Vice President George H. W. Bush becomes the Acting President for the day when President Ronald Reagan undergoes surgery to remove polyps from his colon.
- November 21 » United States Navy intelligence analyst Jonathan Pollard is arrested for spying after being caught giving Israel classified information on Arab nations. He is subsequently sentenced to life in prison.
The weather on Friday August 16, 1985
The temperature on August 16, 1985 was between 10.5 °C and 20.4 °C and averaged 15.1 °C. There was 1.8 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. There was 3.2 hours of sunshine (22%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI