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July 14, 1985Born on Monday July 15, 1985
- Ryan Grammens († 2018)
- Christophe D. Booy († 2006)
Died on Monday July 15, 1985
- Aaltje Francina van Nieuwpoort (78)
- Aenne Eissing (75), Papenburg
- Cornelis Hogenbirk (78)
- Antje De Hooge (80)
- Blanche Robillard (84), Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten
- Adriana Mikhout (67), Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands
- Aaltje Dijkstra (84), Franeker
- Antje de Hooge (80), Rotterdam
- Aenne Eissing (75), Papenburg. Emsland
- Cornelis van den Bos (84), Leiden
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from July 15, 1985 at Delpher
Born on July 15
- 1982 » Julien Canal, French racing driver
- 1983 » Heath Slater, American wrestler
- 1983 » Nelson Merlo, Brazilian racing driver
- 1983 » Salvatore Iovino, American racing driver
- 1983 » Will Rudge, English cricketer
- 1984 » Angelo Siniscalchi, Italian footballer
- 1984 » Veronika Velez-Zuzulová, Slovak skier
- 1985 » Sanjeev, Tamil actor
- 1985 » Tomer Kapon, Israeli actor
- 1986 » Tyler Kennedy, Canadian ice hockey player
Died on July 15
- 1979 » Gustavo Díaz Ordaz, Mexican academic and politician, 29th President of Mexico, 1964-1970 (b. 1911)
- 1981 » Frédéric Dorion, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician (b. 1898)
- 1982 » Bill Justis, American saxophonist, songwriter, and producer (b. 1926)
- 1986 » Billy Haughton, American harness racer and trainer (b. 1923)
- 1988 » Eleanor Estes, American librarian, author, and illustrator (b. 1906)
- 1989 » Laurie Cunningham, English footballer (b. 1956)
- 1990 » Margaret Lockwood, English actress (b. 1916)
- 1990 » Omar Abu Risha, Syrian poet and diplomat, 4th Syrian Ambassador to the United States (b. 1910)
- 1990 » Zaim Topčić, Yugoslav and Bosnian writer (b. 1920)
- 1991 » Bert Convy, American actor, singer, and game show host (b. 1933)
Names that were popular for boys in 1985
- Jan
- Mark
- Jeroen
- Michael
- Peter
- Thomas
- Pieter
- Johannes
- David
- Bart
- Dennis
- Sander
- Robert
- Kevin
- Paul
- Tim
Names that were popular for girls in 1985
- Maria
- Linda
- Kim
- Laura
- Jessica
- Johanna
- Anna
- Stephanie
- Charlotte
- Sarah
- Amanda
- Esther
- Judith
- Nicole
- Anne
- Marieke
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.
- May 29 » Heysel Stadium disaster: Thirty-nine association football fans die and hundreds are injured when a dilapidated retaining wall collapses.
- September 2 » Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Tamil politicians and former MPs M. Alalasundaram and V. Dharmalingam are shot dead.
- September 4 » The discovery of Buckminsterfullerene, the first fullerene molecule of carbon.
- October 1 » Israel-Palestinian conflict: Israel attacks the Palestine Liberation Organization headquarters in Tunisia during "Operation Wooden Leg".
- October 30 » Space Shuttle Challenger lifts off for mission STS-61-A, its final successful mission.
- November 15 » The Anglo-Irish Agreement is signed at Hillsborough Castle by British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and Irish Taoiseach Garret FitzGerald.
Weather July 15, 1985
The temperature on July 15, 1985 was between 12.1 °C and 20.7 °C and averaged 16.7 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 9.6 hours of sunshine (59%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west.