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Born on Thursday August 15, 1985
- Brian Kathman, NE, Verenigde Staten († 1985)
- Aaron Michael Todd ? *****, Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama, Verenigde Staten († 2007)
- Willem Baukes Westerterp, Oldeboorn, Friesland, Netherlands
Died on Thursday August 15, 1985
- Cornelis Wilhelmus Josephus Niekus (74)
- Albert D'Hooge (70), ROCHESTER, OLMSTED COUNTY (USA)
- Anna Cornelia van Dongen (51), Dongen
- Berendiena Annechiene Cornelia van der Klip (78)
- Cornelis Jacobus Wilhelmus Niekus (74), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Alice Grace PEPPER (71), Lincoln Parish, Louisiana, Verenigde Staten
- Alphonse Pierre Martens (83), Lucigny (France)
- Andreas Henricus Godefridus Maria Houben (54), Vught,Gemeente Vught,North Brabant,Netherlands
- Ebele Dijkstra (76), -
- David Clark Amer (51), Wanganui, New Zealand
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 15, 1985 at Delpher
Born on August 15
- 1981 » Brendan Hansen, American swimmer
- 1982 » Casey Burgener, American weightlifter
- 1982 » David Harrison, American basketball player
- 1982 » Germán Caffa, Argentine footballer
- 1983 » Siobhan Chamberlain, English association football goalkeeper
- 1985 » Nipsey Hussle, American rapper († 2019)
- 1987 » Michel Kreder, Dutch cyclist
- 1987 » Ryan D'Imperio, American football player
- 1987 » Sean McAllister, English footballer
- 1988 » Oussama Assaidi, Moroccan footballer
Died on August 15
- 1981 » Carol Ryrie Brink, American author (b. 1895)
- 1981 » Jørgen Løvset, Norwegian gynaecologist and academic (b. 1896)
- 1982 » Ernie Bushmiller, American cartoonist (b. 1905)
- 1982 » Hugo Theorell, Swedish biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1903)
- 1982 » Jock Taylor, Scottish motorcycle sidecar racer (b. 1954)
- 1989 » Minoru Genda, Japanese general, pilot, and politician (b. 1904)
- 1989 » Thrasyvoulos Tsakalotos, Greek general and diplomat (b. 1897)
- 1990 » Viktor Tsoi, Russian musician and actor (b. 1962)
- 1992 » Linda Laubenstein, American physician and academic (b. 1947)
- 1994 » Wout Wagtmans, Dutch cyclist (b. 1929)
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.
- January 10 » Sandinista Daniel Ortega becomes president of Nicaragua and vows to continue the transformation to socialism and alliance with the Soviet Union and Cuba; American policy continues to support the Contras in their revolt against the Nicaraguan government.
- April 21 » The compound of the militant group The Covenant, The Sword, and the Arm of the Lord surrenders to federal authorities in Arkansas after a two-day government siege.
- June 23 » A terrorist bomb explodes at Narita International Airport near Tokyo. An hour later, the same group detonates a second bomb aboard Air India Flight 182, bringing the Boeing 747 down off the coast of Ireland killing all 329 aboard.
- August 22 » British Airtours Flight 28M suffers an engine fire during takeoff at Manchester Airport. The pilots abort but due to inefficient evacuation procedures 55 people are killed, mostly from smoke inhalation.
- August 27 » The Nigerian government is peacefully overthrown by Army Chief of Staff Major General Ibrahim Babangida.
- November 9 » Garry Kasparov, 22, of the Soviet Union becomes the youngest World Chess Champion by beating fellow Soviet Anatoly Karpov.
The weather on Thursday August 15, 1985
The temperature on August 15, 1985 was between 9.9 °C and 22.6 °C and averaged 16.1 °C. There was 10.1 hours of sunshine (69%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI