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{{short description|Month of 1985}}
{{events by month|1985}}
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[[File:JARVIK 7 artificial heart.jpg|thumb|300px|right|February 19, 1985: William J. Schroeder leaves hospital having successfully received the Jarvik 7 artificial heart]]

The following events occurred in '''February 1985''':

==[[February 1]], 1985 (Friday)==
*[[Aeroflot Flight 7841]] crashed shortly after takeoff on a domestic passenger flight from Minsk to Leningrad, as a result of engine failure caused by the icy conditions, killing 58 of those on board; 22 survived.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19850201-0 |title=Accident description |publisher=[[Aviation Safety Network]] |access-date=July 21, 2014}}</ref>

==[[February 2]], 1985 (Saturday)==
*Skater [[Brian Boitano]] won the first of his four [[U.S. Figure Skating Championships|men's US national figure skating titles]] at [[Hy-Vee Arena|Kemper Arena]] in [[Kansas City, Missouri]].<ref>{{cite news |title=U.S. Figure Skating Championships: Boitano Wins, and Chin Retains Lead |url=http://articles.latimes.com/1985-02-02/sports/sp-9133_1_u-s-figure-skating-championships |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=February 2, 1985 |access-date=October 16, 2017}}</ref>

==[[February 3]], 1985 (Sunday)==
*[[Cliff Thorburn]] of Canada won the [[1985 Masters (snooker)|1985 Masters snooker tournament]], at the Wembley Conference Centre in the UK.
*The [[1985 BMW Championships Marco Island|BMW Challenge]] women's tennis tournament concluded at Marco Island, Florida, United States; the singles title was won by [[Bonnie Gadusek]], who was also a losing finalist in the doubles.<ref>{{cite book |title=The International Tennis Federation: World of Tennis 1985 |year=1985 |publisher=Willow Books |location=[[London]] |isbn=0002181703 |pages=227, 229 |editor-first=John |editor-last=Barrett |editor-link=John Barrett (tennis)}}</ref>
*'''Died:''' [[Frank Oppenheimer]], 72, US physicist, of lung cancer<ref>{{cite web |title=Dr. Frank Oppenheimer |url=http://www.exploratorium.edu/about/history/frank |website=[[Exploratorium]] |access-date=May 20, 2014}}</ref>

==[[February 4]], 1985 (Monday)==
*US TV network [[NBC]] became the first commercial television network to use [[satellite]] interconnection for its stations, and the first to discontinue the use of chime intonations to mark the beginning of each broadcast.{{citation needed|date=January 2021}}
*[[Julius Erving]] of the [[Philadelphia 76ers]] moved into fourth place on pro basketball's all-time scoring list with a 23-point effort as the 76ers beat the [[Atlanta Hawks]] 106-92. His 23 points gave him 27,113 points, one ahead of [[Dan Issel]] of the [[Denver Nuggets]], who was still active.

==[[February 5]], 1985 (Tuesday)==
*The [[Gibraltar–Spain border]] was permanently opened for the first time since its closure in 1969 by former Spanish leader [[Francisco Franco]].<ref>{{cite book |first=J. |last=Paxton |title=The Statesman's Year-Book 1985–86 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EtnMDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA551 |date=December 27, 2016 |publisher=Springer |isbn=978-0-230-27114-2 |page=551 |via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref>
*The [[United States of America]] withdrew from a planned [[ANZUS]] naval exercise after [[New Zealand]] refused to allow nuclear-capable warships to call at its ports. Australia also canceled its involvement in U.S.-led [[MX missile]] tests.<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://scholar.harvard.edu/files/amycatalinac/files/catalinac_fpa.pdf |title=Why New Zealand Took Itself out of ANZUS: Observing Opposition for Autonomy in Asymmetric Alliances |first=Amy L. |last=Catalinac |journal=[[Foreign Policy Analysis (journal)|Foreign Policy Analysis]] |year=2010 |issue=6 |pages=317–338}}</ref>
*'''Born:''' [[Cristiano Ronaldo]], Portuguese footballer, in Funchal, Madeira<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.realmadrid.com/en/football/squad/cristiano-ronaldo-dos-santos |title=Real Madrid official profile |website=[[Real Madrid]] |access-date=January 5, 2021}}</ref>

==[[February 6]], 1985 (Wednesday)==
*'''Died:''' [[James Hadley Chase]], 78, English thriller novelist<ref>{{cite book |title=The Annual Obituary |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=70sYAAAAIAAJ |year=1988 |publisher=St. Martin's |isbn=978-0-912289-82-3 |pages=56–57 |via=Google Books}}</ref>

==[[February 7]], 1985 (Thursday)==
*[[Drug Enforcement Administration|U.S. drug enforcement officer]] [[Kiki Camarena|Enrique "Kiki" Camarena]] was kidnapped in [[Mexico]] by [[Mexican Drug War|drug traffickers]] while on his way to meet his wife.<ref>{{cite book |author=United States. Drug Enforcement Administration |title=Drug Enforcement Administration: A Tradition of Excellence, 1973–2003 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_Xr2lKmWdjUC&pg=PA63 |year=2003 |publisher=[[U.S. Department of Justice]], [[Drug Enforcement Administration]] |page=63 |via=Google Books}}</ref>
*The US [[Crab fishing|crab]]-[[fishing vessel]] ''El Rancho'' [[capsize]]d and sank in the [[Gulf of Alaska]] near [[Alaska]]′s [[Kodiak Island]]. A [[United States Coast Guard]] helicopter rescued the five crew.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-e/ |website=alaskashipwreck.com |title=Alaska Shipwrecks (E)}}</ref>
*'''Died:''' [[Francis Affleck]], 34, Canadian racing driver, of injuries sustained in an accident during practice for the [[Lucas Oil 200 (ARCA)|Daytona ARCA 200]] motor race, at [[Daytona International Speedway]] in the United States.<ref>{{cite news |title=Charlotte racer dies in Daytona crash |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-8YsAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jBMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6420%2C2228488 |newspaper=[[Star-News|Wilmington Morning Star]] |date=February 8, 1985 |via=[[Google News]]}}</ref>

==[[February 8]], 1985 (Friday)==
*The expendable rocket [[Ariane 3]], developed by the [[European Space Agency]] (ESA), was successfully launched for the third time, at the [[Guiana Space Centre]] in [[Kourou]], carrying two satellites, [[Arabsat-1A]] and [[Brasilsat-A1]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20020523105400/http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/ariane23.htm Encyclopedia Astronautica - Ariane 2/3]</ref>
*The Polish [[cargo ship]] ''Busko Zdroj'' capsized and sank off [[Sylt]], [[West Germany]]. Only one of her 25 crew survived.<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Crew lost as freighter capsizes |date=February 11, 1985 |page=7 |issue=62059 |column=E }}</ref>

==[[February 9]], 1985 (Saturday)==
*'''Died:''' [[Kiki Camarena|Enrique "Kiki" Camarena]], 37, US intelligence officer, murdered by drug traffickers.<ref>{{cite news |last=Seper |first=J. |date=May 5, 2010 |url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/mar/05/dea-has-25-year-burning-reminder/?page=all |title=Brutal DEA agent murder reminder of agency priority |newspaper=[[The Washington Times]] |access-date=October 16, 2014}}</ref> [[Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo]], [[Ernesto Fonseca Carrillo]] and others were later convicted of his murder.

==[[February 10]], 1985 (Sunday)==
*The wrecked Argentine [[Balao-class submarine|''Balao''-class]] [[submarine]] [[ARA Santa Fe (S-21)|''Santa Fe'']], captured during the [[Falklands War]] three years earlier, was scuttled by British forces in the [[South Atlantic Ocean]] off [[South Georgia Island]].
*The [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1985]] concluded in Bromio, Italy, with [[Switzerland]] ending top of the medals table.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/1228.html?event_id=3092 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050214090042/http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/1228.html?event_id=3092 |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 14, 2005 |website=FIS-Ski.com |title=Results - 1985 World Championships - Bormio, Italy}}</ref>

==[[February 11]], 1985 (Monday)==
*Despite a direction by the judge, Sir [[Anthony McCowan]], "that the jury should convict him", British civil servant [[Clive Ponting]] was found not guilty by a jury at the Old Bailey of an offence under the Official Secrets Act. Ponting had leaked information about the sinking of the Argentine navy warship ''[[ARA General Belgrano|General Belgrano]]'', a key incident in the 1982 [[Falklands War]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/216868.stm |title=Troubled history of Official Secrets Act |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=November 18, 1998 |access-date=June 8, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03064228808534502?journalCode=rioc20 |journal=Index on Censorship |issue=8 |volume=17 |year=1988 |access-date=January 19, 2021 |title=The Clive Ponting Case |page=18 |doi=10.1080/03064228808534502}}</ref>
*'''Died:''' [[Ben Abruzzo]], 54, US balloonist, his wife and four other passengers were killed when the [[Cessna 421]]C Abruzzo was piloting hit treetops and crashed at [[Albuquerque, New Mexico]], as a result of a baggage door opening in flight.<ref>{{cite book |author=United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Scientific and Technical Information Division |title=Astronautics and Aeronautics, 1985: A Chronology |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QjYCAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA16 |year=1988 |publisher=Scientific and Technical Information Branch, National Aeronautics and Space Administration |page=16 |via=Google Books}}</ref>

==[[February 12]], 1985 (Tuesday)==
*The [[1985 South Korean legislative election]] ended in a narrow victory for the [[Democratic Justice Party]].<ref>[[Dieter Nohlen]], Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) ''Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II'', p420 {{ISBN|0-19-924959-8}}</ref>

==[[February 13]], 1985 (Wednesday)==
*The Sri Lankan rebel group, the [[Tamil Tigers]], launched the "Kokkilai offensive", their first organised attack on the army.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ro.uow.edu.au/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https://www.google.com/&httpsredir=1&article=4930&context=theses|author=Sara de Silva|title=An examination of the lifecycle of liberation of Tigers of Tamil Eelam|publisher=University of Wollongong|access-date=January 17, 2021}}</ref>

==[[February 14]], 1985 (Thursday)==
*[[Lebanon hostage crisis]]: [[CNN]] journalist [[Jerry Levin (journalist)|Jerry Levin]] escaped from captivity in [[Beqaa Valley]], [[Lebanon]], where he had been held by Shia militants for nearly a year.<ref>{{cite news|title=U.S. TV Reporter Free In Lebanon|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/02/15/world/us-tv-reporter-free-in-lebanon.html?scp=16&sq=%22Jeremy%20Levin%20%22&st=cse|date=February 15, 1985 |access-date=October 15, 2009 |first=John|last=Kifner}}</ref>
*The US [[fishing vessel]] ''Alert'', suffering from heavy [[Icing (nautical)|icing]] in the [[Shelikof Strait]] and bound for [[Bumble Bay]] on [[Alaska]]′s [[Kodiak Island]], disappeared with the loss of her crew of five.<ref>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-a/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (A)]</ref>

==[[February 15]], 1985 (Friday)==
*The [[35th Berlin International Film Festival]] opened, running until February 26.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1985/01_jahresblatt_1985/01_Jahresblatt_1985.html |title=35th Berlin International Film Festival |access-date=January 8, 2011 |work=berlinale.de| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101228182902/http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1985/01_jahresblatt_1985/01_Jahresblatt_1985.html| archive-date=December 28, 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref> It included a retrospective dedicated to ''[[Special effect]]s''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/das_festival/sektionen_sonderveranstaltungen/retrospektive/index.html#|title=Retrospective|access-date=July 28, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170304113847/http://www.berlinale.de/en/das_festival/sektionen_sonderveranstaltungen/retrospektive/index.html|archive-date=March 4, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*'''Died:''' [[Harold Jefferson Coolidge Jr.]], 81, US zoologist, of complications after a fall<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/02/16/us/harold-coolidge-expert-on-exotic-mammals.html |title=Harold Coolidge, Expert on Exotic Mammals |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=February 16, 1985}}</ref>

==[[February 16]], 1985 (Saturday)==
*UK civil servant [[Clive Ponting]], acquitted of a charge of breaching section 2 of the [[Official Secrets Act 1911]] concerning the leaking of documents relating to the sinking of the [[ARA General Belgrano|ARA ''General Belgrano'']] during the [[Falklands War]], resigned from the [[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Defence]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/16/newsid_2545000/2545907.stm |title=Falklands' row civil servant resigns |publisher=BBC News |access-date=January 29, 2008 |date=February 16, 1985 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080219223052/http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/16/newsid_2545000/2545907.stm |archive-date=February 19, 2008 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==[[February 17]], 1985 (Sunday)==
*The annual [[1985 Daytona 500|Daytona 500]] motor race took place at [[Daytona International Speedway]], Florida, United States, and was won by [[Bill Elliott]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://racing-reference.info/race/1985_Daytona_500/W |title=1985 Daytona 500 |website=Racing-Reference |date=February 17, 1985 |access-date=February 25, 2011}}</ref>
*The [[1985 Argentine Primera División]] football competition began, continuing until September 4.<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/arg85.html Argentina 1985] by Osvaldo Gorgazzi at RSSSF.com</ref>
*UK band [[Tears for Fears]] released the ''[[Songs from the Big Chair]]'' album, which later achieved multi-platinum status in both the [[Music of the United Kingdom|UK]] and the [[Music of the United States|US]].<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/articles/on_second_thought/tears-for-fears-songs-from-the-big-chair.htm |title=Tears for Fears – Songs from the Big Chair – On Second Thought |magazine=[[Stylus Magazine]] |date=February 28, 2006 |access-date=May 23, 2015 |last=Unterberger |first=Andrew}}</ref>

==[[February 18]], 1985 (Monday)==
*The [[1985 Virginia Slims of California]] indoor tennis tournament began in [[Oakland]], [[California]], United States, continuing until February 24.<ref>{{cite book|title=The International Tennis Federation: World of Tennis 1985|year=1985|publisher=Willow Books|location=London|isbn=0002181703|pages=225, 229|editor=John Barrett|editor-link=John Barrett (tennis)}}</ref>
* [[BBC One]] retired its outdated [[Noddy (camera)|Noddy]] camera system and its Mirror Globe ident in favor of the [[Computer Originated World|COW Globe]] at 7&nbsp;pm.<ref>{{cite web |title=Global Ambition |url=http://bbc.com/historyofthebbc/research/bbc-idents/global-ambition/ |access-date=August 6, 2021 |publisher=BBC}}</ref>

==[[February 19]], 1985 (Tuesday)==
*54-year-old [[William J. Schroeder]], one of the first recipients of an artificial heart, became the first to be discharged from hospital.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=health&res=9A0DE5D9153DF934A3575BC0A960948260 |title=William Schroeder Dies 620 Days After Receiving Artificial Heart |last=Altman |first=Lawrence K. |date=August 7, 1986 |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=September 20, 2008}}</ref>
*[[Iberia Airlines Flight 610|Iberia Flight 610]], a [[Boeing 727]]-256 named ''Alhambra de Granada'', crashed as a result of striking a television antenna on the summit of [[Mount Oiz]] in [[Biscay]], Spain; all 148 people on board were killed. It was the most serious accident in the airline's history.<ref>{{cite web|title=Accident description|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19850219-1|publisher=Aviation Safety Network|access-date=November 10, 2013}}</ref>
*[[China Airlines Flight 006]], a [[Boeing 747]] with 284 people on board on a daily non-stop flight from Taipei to Los Angeles, suffered an [[aircraft upset]] at {{convert|40,000|ft}}. The pilot recovered control after a 30,000-foot (9,146&nbsp;m) plunge over the Pacific Ocean near San Francisco. Twenty-four people were injured, two of them seriously.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR8603.pdf|title=Aircraft accident report: China Airlines Boeing 747-SP, N4522V, 300 nautical miles northwest of San Francisco, California, February 19, 1985|date=March 29, 1986|publisher=[[National Transportation Safety Board]]|id=NTSB/AAR-86/03|access-date=April 30, 2019}}</ref>
*The first episode of BBC TV's long-running soap opera ''[[EastEnders]]'' was broadcast in the UK.<ref>{{cite book |last=Smith |first=Rupert |title=EastEnders: 20 Years in Albert Square |publisher=[[BBC Books]] |year=2005 |isbn=978-0-563-52165-5 |page=17}}</ref>

==[[February 20]], 1985 (Wednesday)==
*While visiting the United States, UK prime minister [[Margaret Thatcher]] addressed a Joint Meeting of Congress.<ref>{{cite book |first=Margaret |last=Thatcher |author-link=Margaret Thatcher |title=The Collected Speeches of Margaret Thatcher |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=k78hAQAAIAAJ |year=1997 |publisher=[[HarperCollins Publishers]] |isbn=978-0-00-255703-0 |page=236 |via=Google Books}}</ref>
*'''Died:''' [[Clarence Nash]], 80, American voice actor who voiced Disney's [[Donald Duck]] from his debut in 1934 until his death, from leukemia

==[[February 21]], 1985 (Thursday)==
*'''Died:''' [[Louis Hayward]], 75, South African-born actor, from lung cancer<ref>[http://www.sahistory.org.za/dated-event/louis-hayward-south-african-american-actor-dies "Louis Hayward, South African–American Actor dies"]. [[South African History Online]]. Retrieved September 1, 2017.</ref>

==[[February 22]], 1985 (Friday)==
*'''Died:''' [[Efrem Zimbalist]], 95, Russian-born violinist, composer, conductor and music director<ref>{{cite book |first=Brad |last=Hill |title=Classical |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9rKsR6NeulcC&pg=PA297 |year=2005 |publisher=[[Infobase Publishing]] |isbn=978-0-8160-6976-7 |page=297 |via=Google Books}}</ref>

==[[February 23]], 1985 (Saturday)==
*[[February 1985 Paris bombing]]: A bomb planted in a [[Marks & Spencer]] department store on the [[Boulevard Haussmann]] in [[Paris]], France, killed an employee and injured 15 others.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://articles.latimes.com/1985-02-24/news/mn-24506_1_marks-family |date=February 24, 1985 |title=1 Killed in Third Mystery Bombing at Marks & Spencer Store in Paris |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |access-date=January 17, 2021}}</ref>
*'''Died:''' [[William Greer]], 75, [[United States Secret Service]] agent who was the driver of President [[John F. Kennedy]]'s presidential limousine in which [[Assassination of John F. Kennedy|the president was assassinated]] in [[Dallas]] on November 22, 1963

==[[February 24]], 1985 (Sunday)==
*''[[Polar 3]]'', a survey and research plane operated by the [[Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research]], was shot down over [[Western Sahara]] south of [[Dakhla, Western Sahara|Dakhla]], by the [[Polisario Front]], while en route to [[West Germany]] from [[Antarctica]], killing all three on board.<ref>{{cite book |title=Geologisches Jahrbuch. Reihe B: Regionale Geologie Ausland |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CV26AAAAIAAJ |year=1987 |page=318 |via=Google Books}}</ref>
*The Supreme Soviet of Russia held [[1985 Russian Supreme Soviet election|elections]] in the Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. The election resulted in a victory for [[Konstantin Chernenko]] with 100% of the votes.

==[[February 25]], 1985 (Monday)==
*The [[pound sterling]] closed at an all-time low (as of [[September 2022]]) of USD1.054. The fall in the rate was primarily the result of [[U.S. Dollar]] strength, not British pound weakness.
*[[1985 Gujarat riots|In the Indian state of Gujarat]], a general strike called by the All-Gujarat Educational Reform Action Committee (AGERAC) received limited support.<ref>{{cite book|last=Shani|first=Ornit|title=Communalism, Caste and Hindu Nationalism: The Violence in Gujarat|year=2007|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-0521727532|pages=79–81}}</ref>
*Norwegian spy [[Arne Treholt]] went on trial in Oslo, accused of treason and espionage on behalf of the Soviet Union and Iraq.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/02/25/world/norwegian-diplomat-faces-trial-today-in-spying-case.html |title=Norwegian diplomat faces trial today in spying case |first=Barnaby J. |last=Feder |date=February 25, 1985 |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=January 19, 2021}}</ref>
*The [[1985 Pilot Pen Classic]] tennis tournament concluded at [[La Quinta, California]], United States, with [[Larry Stefanki]] victorious in the Men's Singles competition.<ref>{{cite web|title=La Quinta Springs Men's Singles draw|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/scores/archive/indian-wells/404/1985/draws?matchType=singles|website=www.atpworldtour.com|publisher=[[Association of Tennis Professionals]] (ATP)|access-date=July 31, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160827225133/http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/scores/archive/indian-wells/404/1985/draws?matchType=singles|archive-date=August 27, 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
*'''Born:''' [[Benji Marshall]], New Zealand rugby league player, in Whakatane<ref>{{cite web |title=Benji Marshall
|url=http://www.asics.com.au/partnerships/athletes/benji-marshall.aspx |access-date=March 30, 2011 |publisher=ASICS}}</ref>

==[[February 26]], 1985 (Tuesday)==
*The [[27th Annual Grammy Awards]] ceremony took place in [[Los Angeles]], hosted by [[John Denver]]. [[Lionel Richie]]'s ''[[Can't Slow Down (Lionel Richie album)|Can't Slow Down]]'' won [[Grammy Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]], and [[Tina Turner]]'s "[[What's Love Got to Do with It (song)|What's Love Got to Do with It]]" won two awards: [[Grammy Award for Record of the Year|Record of the Year]] and [[Grammy Award for Song of the Year|Song of the Year]]. [[Cyndi Lauper]] won [[Grammy Award for Best New Artist|Best New Artist]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EY8zAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8oIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6942,5052123&dq=grammy&hl=en |title=Turner, Prince, Richie top out the Grammys |date=February 27, 1985 |newspaper=[[The Deseret News]] |access-date=May 1, 2011 |via=Google News}}</ref> Other winners included [[Samuel Barber]], [[Plácido Domingo]] and [[John Williams]].
*The small vessel ''Tagukak'' was destroyed by fire in the [[Gulf of Alaska]] off [[Spruce Cape]] on [[Kodiak Island]]. Her crew were rescued by a [[Ferryboat|ferry]].<ref>[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-t/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (T)]</ref>
*'''Died:''' [[Tjalling Koopmans]], 74, Dutch economist and Nobel laureate<ref>{{cite book |first=Edward |last=Shils |title=Remembering the University of Chicago: Teachers, Scientists, and Scholars |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=W_LH7zTcu2cC&pg=PA264 |date=December 1991 |publisher=[[University of Chicago Press]] |isbn=978-0-226-75335-5 |page=264 |via=Google Books}}</ref>

==[[February 27]], 1985 (Wednesday)==
*'''Died:''' [[David Huffman]], 39, US actor, stabbed by a 16-year-old high school student, Genaro Samano Villanueva, who was attempting to evade arrest for an attempted burglary<ref>{{cite news |url=http://articles.latimes.com/1985-03-14/local/me-26611_1_san-diego-police |title=Huffman's Slaying: Strangers Cross Paths and Tragedy Strikes |last1=Harris |first1=Scott |last2=Reza |first2=H.G. |date=March 14, 1985 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |pages=1–2 |access-date=June 9, 2014}}</ref>

==[[February 28]], 1985 (Thursday)==
[[File:KonstantinChernenko2.jpg|thumb|Chernenko]]
*[[1985 Newry mortar attack]]: The [[Provisional Irish Republican Army]] carried out a mortar attack on a police station at [[Newry]] in [[Northern Ireland]]. With nine officers dead, it was the highest loss of life ever suffered by the [[Royal Ulster Constabulary]] on a single day.<ref name="time">{{cite magazine |date=March 11, 1985 |title=Northern Ireland Bloody Day |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,962598-1,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524050114/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,962598-1,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 24, 2011 |access-date=April 21, 2007 |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=October 31, 2001 |title=The RUC: Lauded and condemned |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/uk/2000/ruc_reform/780311.stm |access-date=April 21, 2007 |publisher=BBC}}</ref>
*[[List of leaders of the Soviet Union|Soviet leader]] [[Konstantin Chernenko]] made his last public appearance on television before his death on March 10.<ref>{{cite news |last=Archives |first=L. A. Times |date=1985-02-28 |title=Wheezing, Tired Chernenko Appears on TV for 6 Minutes |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-02-28-mn-12712-story.html |access-date=2023-11-20 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref>
*'''Died:''' [[Charita Bauer]], 62, US soap actress<ref>{{cite news |last=Redmond |first=Kimberly |title=Fans mourn loss of 'GL' veteran Charita Bauer |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2311610/fans_mourn_bauer/ |newspaper=[[Morning Times|The Evening Times]] |location=[[Sayre, Pennsylvania]] |date=March 30, 1985 |page=18 |access-date=April 28, 2015 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Open access}}</ref>

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