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{{short description|Month of 1985}}
{{events by month|1985}}
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[[File:New_Coke_can.jpg|200px|thumb|left|April 23, 1985: "New Coke" is released on the market; universally unpopular, it is withdrawn in two months]]
[[File:Ayrton Senna 8 (cropped).jpg|200px|thumb|left|April 21, 1985: Ayrton Senna achieves the first of his 41 Grand Prix victories]]

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

==[[April 1]], 1985 (Monday)==
*In the United States, the [[1985 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament]] concludes in a win for [[1984–85 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team|the Villanova Wildcats]], the eighth-seeded team. Their victory over [[1984–85 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team|the Georgetown Hoyas]] is considered one of the biggest upsets in US basketball history.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://boblongsports.com/2010/04/01/april-1st-1985-a-game-to-remember/|title=April 1st, 1985: A Game to Remember|date=April 1, 2010|author=[[Bob Long]]|website=Bob Long Sports|access-date=January 28, 2021}}</ref>
*Japan's Telegraph and Telephone Public Corporation, and its Tobacco and Salt Public Corporation, are [[privatization|privatized]] and become [[Nippon Telegraph and Telephone]] and [[Japan Tobacco]] respectively.<ref>{{cite book|title=Pros and Cons of Initiating Negotiations with Japan to Explore the Possibility of a U.S.-Japan Free Trade Area Agreement|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F3G9wE_FpFgC&pg=RA3-PA3|year=1988|publisher=U.S. International Trade Commission|pages=3}}</ref>

==[[April 2]], 1985 (Tuesday)==
*In West Germany, [[Red Army Faction]] terrorists [[Christian Klar]] and [[Brigitte Mohnhaupt]] are convicted of several murders and sentenced to life imprisonment.<ref>{{cite book|author=University of Dayton|title=The University of Dayton Review|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Lfc1AAAAIAAJ|year=1982|publisher=University of Dayton|page=33}}</ref>
*[[Prime Minister of Turkey|Turkey's Prime Minister]] [[Turgut Özal]] meets [[President of the United States|US President]] [[Ronald Reagan]].<ref>{{cite book|author1=United States. President (1981-1989 : Reagan)|title=Ronald Reagan|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JjSZxK9x9OUC&pg=RA1-PA386|year=1982|publisher=Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Service, General Services Administration|pages=386}}</ref>
*Construction work begins on the [[NTUC Downtown East|NTUC Pasir Ris Resort]] in [[Singapore]], eventually completed in 1988.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ground Breaking Ceremony of the Pasir Ris Resort for workers |url=http://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/data/pdfdoc/19850402_0001.pdf |website=NAS |access-date=27 August 2019 |date=2 April 1985}}</ref>

==[[April 3]], 1985 (Wednesday)==
*The government of [[France]] announces changes to the country's electoral system, so that deputies will in future be elected by [[proportional representation]].<ref>{{cite book|author1=Lisa Handley|author2=Bernard Grofman|title=Redistricting in Comparative Perspective|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZcnsCrt1L0EC&pg=PA181|date=26 June 2008|publisher=OUP Oxford|isbn=978-0-19-155170-3|pages=181}}</ref>
*'''Born:''' [[Leona Lewis]], English singer-songwriter of Guyanese parentage, in Islington, London<ref>{{cite book|author=((Editors of Chase's))|title=Chase's Calendar of Events 2020: The Ultimate Go-to Guide for Special Days, Weeks and Months|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6dKpDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA207|date=24 September 2019|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|isbn=978-1-64143-316-7|pages=207}}</ref>

==[[April 4]], 1985 (Thursday)==
*'''Died:''' [[Kate Roberts (author)|Kate Roberts]], 94, Welsh-language author<ref>[[Derec Llwyd Morgan|Morgan, Derec Llwyd]] (1991), ''Kate Roberts''. Writers of Wales series. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. {{ISBN|0-7083-1115-6}}</ref>

==[[April 5]], 1985 (Friday)==
*[[Notre-Dame Cathedral, Luxembourg]] is seriously damaged when work on the roof causes the west tower to catch fire and partially collapse. The bells in the tower are lost, and the roof of the cathedral is slightly damaged.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://today.rtl.lu/news/luxembourg/a/1335483.html|title=The 1985 Luxembourg Cathedral fire: An incident that was very similar to the fire in Paris|date=23 April 2019|author=Pierre Weimerskirch|website=RTL Today|access-date=31 January 2021}}</ref>
*The [[1985 Tour of the Basque Country]] cycle race is won by [[Pello Ruiz Cabestany]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1985/04/07/pagina-41/1120877/pdf.html#&mode=fullScreen|title=Ruiz Cabestany, "Campanada" cuando menos se esperanda|language=es|date=7 April 1985|publisher=El Mundo Deportivo|access-date=31 January 2021}}</ref>

==[[April 6]], 1985 (Saturday)==
*Top baseball players traded on this day include [[Mitch Williams (baseball)|Mitch Williams]], traded by the [[San Diego Padres]] to the [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]] for [[Randy Asadoor]].<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/a/asadora01.shtml Randy Asadoor] at ''Baseball Reference''</ref> The Rangers also release [[Daryl Smith (baseball)|Daryl Smith]]<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/smithda04.shtml Daryl Smith] at ''Baseball Reference''</ref>[[Vida Blue]] is signed as a free agent by the [[San Francisco Giants]].<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bluevi01.shtml Vida Blue] at ''Baseball Reference''</ref>

==[[April 7]], 1985 (Sunday)==
*The British pop group [[Wham!]] becomes the first Western group to perform in China, when they give a concert at [[Beijing]]'s [[Workers Stadium]] during a 10-day tour.<ref>{{cite book |author=United States. Foreign Broadcast Information Service |title=Daily Report: People's Republic of China |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1KYsAAAAMAAJ |year=1985 |publisher=[[National Technical Information Service]]}}</ref>
*At [[Ocean Park Hong Kong]], American [[high diver]]s [[Randy Dickison]] and [[Lucy Wardle]] attempt to set new high diving world records for men and women. Wardle succeeds with a dive of {{Convert|120|ft|9|in}}. Dickison completes a dive from {{Convert|174|ft|8|in}}, but fractures his left leg in multiple places and is unable to leave the water unassisted, invalidating the record.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/04/07/sports/high-divers-set-marks-at-hong-kong-event.html |title=High Divers Set Marks At Hong Kong Event |journal=The New York Times |agency=AP |date=7 April 1985 |page=5-5 |access-date=14 November 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Walters |first=John |title=Laso Schaller's World-Record Jump Was Not a World-Record Dive |magazine=[[Newsweek]] |department=Sports |date=24 August 2015 |url=https://www.newsweek.com/laso-schaller-dana-kunze-dave-lindsay-high-diving-cliff-jump-365349 |access-date=14 November 2021}}</ref>
*The British coaster ''Caroline'' capsizes and sinks south of [[The Lizard]] in heavy seas. Seven crew members are rescued by a Royal Navy helicopter, and another by the Lizard lifeboat.<ref>{{cite news |title=Seven saved by Culdrose helo |newspaper=[[Navy News]] |date=May 1985 |page=3 |url=https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/-/media/royal-navy-responsive/images/navynews/archivepdfs/1980s/1985/navy-news-may-1985-issue-370.pdf#page=3 |access-date=9 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Casualty Returns 1985 |year=1986 |publisher=Lloyd's Register of Shipping |location=London |chapter=Part 1: Details of total losses during 1985: Foundered |page=22 |url=https://info.lr.org/l/12702/2018-04-12/4t3gpw/12702/182190/1985.pdf |access-date=9 August 2020}}</ref>
*The [[1985 Nabisco Dinah Shore]] women's golf tournament, held at Mission Hills Country Club in [[Rancho Mirage, California]], United States, is won by [[Alice Miller (golfer)|Alice Miller]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IwdMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6096%2C1636722 |newspaper=Spokane Chronicle |location=(Washington) |agency=Associated Press |title=Scoreboard: Dinah Shore LPGA |date=April 8, 1985 |page=C2}}</ref>
*The [[1985 Monte Carlo Open|79th Monte Carlo Open]] tennis tournament is won by [[Ivan Lendl]] of Czechoslovakia<ref>{{cite web |title=1985 Monte Carlo – Singles draw |url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/scores/archive/monte-carlo/410/1985/draws?matchType=singles |publisher=[[Association of Tennis Professionals]] (ATP)}}</ref> at the [[Monte Carlo Country Club]] in [[Roquebrune-Cap-Martin]], [[France]].

==[[April 8]], 1985 (Monday)==
*The [[1985 Rapel Lake earthquake|Rapel Lake earthquake]], a 7.5 magnitude earthquake in [[Chile]], results in two deaths.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/04/09/world/strong-quake-jolts-chile.html |title=Strong quake jolts Chile |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130227224428/http://www.nytimes.com/1985/04/09/world/strong-quake-jolts-chile.html |archive-date=27 February 2013 |url-status=live|author=AP |date=8 April 1985 |access-date=8 September 2010 |df=dmy |newspaper=The New York Times }}</ref>

==[[April 9]], 1985 (Tuesday)==
*[[Tom Bradley (American politician)|Tom Bradley]] is [[1985 Los Angeles mayoral election|re-elected Mayor of the city of Los Angeles]], California, United States.<ref>{{cite web|title=Los Angeles Mayor|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=230927|publisher=Our Campaigns}}</ref>
*The [[1985 CARIFTA Games]] come to a close in [[Bridgetown, Barbados]]. The [[CARIFTA Games#Austin Sealy Award Winners|Austin Sealy Trophy]] for outstanding athlete goes to [[Andrea Thomas (Jamaican athlete)|Andrea Thomas]] of Jamaica.<ref>{{ Citation |title = Carifta Games Magazine, Part 2 |url =http://www.cariftagames2011.herobo.com/web_documents/carifta_magazine_sm_part2.pdf |publisher = Carifta Games 2011|access-date = Oct 12, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425061142/http://www.cariftagames2011.herobo.com/web_documents/carifta_magazine_sm_part2.pdf |archive-date = 2012-04-25}}</ref>

==[[April 10]], 1985 (Wednesday)==
*The [[Chakravarty Committee on Monetary Policy (1985)|Chakravarty Committee on Monetary Policy]], chaired by Professor [[Sukhamoy Chakravarty|Sukhamoy Chakroborty]], is established in [[India]] to review the functioning of the country's monetary system.<ref>{{cite book|title=Monetary Economics|year=2009|publisher=S.Chand & Company Ltd.|location=New Delhi|isbn=978-81-219-0434-6|pages=406}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author=S. Narayan|title=Documenting Reforms: Case Studies from India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vNDsAAAAMAAJ|year=2006|publisher=Macmillan|isbn=978-1-4039-3025-5|page=54}}</ref>

==[[April 11]], 1985 (Thursday)==
*The US aircraft carrier ''[[USS Coral Sea (CV-43)|USS Coral Sea]]'' collides with the Ecuadorian tanker ''Napo'' in the Guantanamo Bay area. The ship requires extensive repair, and the captain and four other officers are relieved of duty.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1985-06-01/news/0300280244_1_coral-sea-ltjg-cuba |title=Navy Relieves Carrier Officers over Collision |publisher=OrlandoSentinel.com |date=1985-06-01}}</ref>
*The Turkish naval [[patrol vessel]] ''TCG Yildirim'' (formerly the [[USS Defiance (PG-95)|USS Defiance]]) is destroyed by an explosion and fire in the [[Aegean Sea]], off [[Mitylene]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.navsource.org/archives/12/11095.htm|title=USS Defiance|website=www.navsource.org|access-date=January 27, 2021}}</ref>
*'''Died:''' [[Enver Hoxha]], 76, Albanian political leader<ref>{{cite book|author=Paulin Kola|title=The Search for Greater Albania|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=W_LV5RJe_EkC&pg=PA168|year=2003|publisher=C. Hurst & Co. Publishers|isbn=978-1-85065-596-1|pages=168}}</ref>

==[[April 12]], 1985 (Friday)==
*[[El Descanso bombing]]: At a restaurant in Madrid, Spain, 18 people are killed and a further 82 injured by a bomb blast attributed to an Islamic terrorist group.<ref>{{Cite book|first=Satish Chandra|last=Pandey|title=International Terrorism and the Contemporary World|year=2003|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=T3bAfe2xIH0C&pg=PA184|publisher=Sarup & Sons|page=184|isbn=9788176256384}}</ref>

==[[April 13]], 1985 (Saturday)==
*The [[1985 K League]] football tournament begins in South Korea, ending on September 22.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/skor85.html |title=South Korea 1985 |date=8 March 2005|website=[[RSSSF]] |access-date=22 December 2020}}</ref>
*[[Cascina Antonietta (Milan Metro)|Cascina Antonietta]] and [[Gessate (Milan Metro)|Gessate]] stations on the [[Milan Metro]] are opened, as part of an extension from [[Gorgonzola (Milan Metro)|Gorgonzola]] to [[Gessate (Milan Metro)|Gessate]].<ref>''Notizie flash'', in ''[[I Treni Oggi]]'' n. 50 (May 1985), p. 6.</ref>

==[[April 14]], 1985 (Sunday)==
*The [[1985 Masters Tournament]], at Augusta National Golf Club in [[Augusta, Georgia]], United States, is won by [[Bernhard Langer]] of West Germany.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=B61VAAAAIBAJ&pg=6354%2C3851492 |newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard|location=(Oregon)|agency=Associated Press |title=It's Langer - after Strange finish |date=April 15, 1985 |page=1B }}</ref>
*The [[1985 World Sportscar Championship|33rd season of FIA World Sportscar Championship motor racing]] opens with the 1000&nbsp;km Mugello at the [[Mugello Circuit]] in Italy.<ref>1986 FIA Yearbook, Red Section, pages 80-81</ref>
*The singles title at the [[1985 Nice International Open|14th Nice International Open]] tennis tournament is won by [[Henri Leconte]] of France.<ref name="wot1986">{{cite book|title=The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1986|year=1986|publisher=Willow Books|location=London|isbn=9780002182096|page=175|editor=[[John Barrett (tennis)|John Barrett]]}}</ref>

==[[April 15]], 1985 (Monday)==
*[[South Africa]] announces the repeal of the Immorality and Mixed Marriages Acts (outlawing sexual contact and marriage between races).<ref>{{cite book|author=Frederic Eckhard|title=Issues Before the 40th General Assembly of the United Nations 1985-1986|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AwsikJWYZt8C|date=December 1985|publisher=United Nations Association of the United States of America|isbn=978-0-934654-61-6|page=25}}</ref>
*''[[The War (boxing)|The War]]'': World middleweight boxing champion [[Marvin Hagler]] knocks out challenger [[Thomas Hearns]] in three rounds and eight minutes at [[Caesars Palace]], [[Las Vegas]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2015/apr/15/boxing-hagler-hearns-30-years-on|title=Hagler-Hearns, 30 years on: three rounds that shook the boxing world|date=April 15, 2015|author=Kevin Mitchell|website=The Guardian|access-date=January 28, 2021}}</ref>
*[[The Park Centre]], a shopping and leisure complex, is officially opened in [[Belfast]], Northern Ireland.

==[[April 16]], 1985 (Tuesday)==
*Australian judge [[Lionel Murphy]], QC, is committed for trial on two charges of attempting to pervert the course of justice.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Bulletin|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Jr4xAQAAIAAJ|date=April 1985|publisher=J. Haynes and J.F. Archibald|page=24}}</ref>

==[[April 17]], 1985 (Wednesday)==
*'''Born:''' [[Rooney Mara]], US actress, in Bedford, New York<ref>{{cite book|author=((Editors of Chase's Calendar of Events))|title=Chase's Calendar of Events 2014|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-eFrAAAAQBAJ|date=4 October 2013|publisher=McGraw Hill Professional|isbn=978-0-07-183091-1|page=228}}</ref>
*'''Died:''' [[Evadne Price]], 96, Australian-born writer, actress, astrologer and media personality<ref>{{cite odnb|first=Carol|last=Acton|title=Price, Evadne (1896–1985)|year=2010|id=76100}}</ref>

==[[April 18]], 1985 (Thursday)==
*In an incident during the [[Contra War]], a Nicaraguan patrol boat is sunk by [[Honduran Air Force]] aircraft, with several casualties.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.soviet-empire.com/ussr/viewtopic.php?f=149&t=55151 |title=Nicaraguan Naval Battles |publisher=Sovietempire.com |access-date=19 July 2018}}</ref>

==[[April 19]], 1985 (Friday)==
*In Arkansas, United States, FBI agents surround the stronghold of white supremacist group [[The Covenant, The Sword, and the Arm of the Lord]]. After four days, members of the sect surrender peacefully.<ref>{{cite book|title=Newsweek|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oIDuAAAAMAAJ|year=1995|publisher=Newsweek, Incorporated|page=4}}</ref>

==[[April 20]], 1985 (Saturday)==
*The [[Prince Edward, Duke of Kent|Duke]] and [[Katharine, Duchess of Kent|Duchess of Kent]] officially open the [[Queensland Performing Arts Complex]] in [[Brisbane]], [[Australia]].<ref>{{cite book|title=The State Capital Works Programs|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nvBPAQAAMAAJ|year=1986|publisher=Government Printer|page=68}}</ref>

==[[April 21]], 1985 (Sunday)==
*The [[1985 Portuguese Grand Prix]] is held at Estoril, and is won by [[Ayrton Senna]] of Brazil.<ref>{{cite book|first=Rafer|last=Johnson|author-link=Rafer Johnson|title=Great Athletes|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kLNZAAAAYAAJ|year=2009|publisher=Salem Press|isbn=978-1-58765-482-4|page=283}}</ref>
*The [[1985 Sabah state election]] culminates in victory for [[Parti Bersatu Sabah]], which formed a government with [[Joseph Pairin Kitingan]] as [[Chief Minister]]. It was the first time that a party not part of the nation's ruling coalition, [[Barisan Nasional]] (BN), had formed the government.<ref>{{cite journal|jstor=2644213|author=K. Ramanathan Kalimuthu|title=The Sabah State Elections of April 1985|journal=Asian Survey|year=1986|volume=26|issue=7|pages=815–837|publisher=Asian Survey, Vol. 26, No. 7|doi=10.2307/2644213}}</ref>
*[[Zina Garrison]] wins the singles title at the [[1985 Sunkist WTA Championships]], a women's tennis tournament held on [[Amelia Island, Florida]], United States.<ref>{{cite web|title=1985 WTA Tournament Guide|url=https://www.industrydocumentslibrary.ucsf.edu/tobacco/docs/mpfd0125|website=[[Truth Tobacco Industry Documents]]|publisher=[[Women's Tennis Association|Women's Tennis Association (WTA)]]|date=1985|page=7|via=[[University of California San Francisco]] (UCSF)}}</ref>
*'''Died:''' [[Tancredo Neves]], 75, Brazilian politician and president-elect, of [[diverticulitis]], shortly before his inauguration is due to take place<ref name=UNISA>{{cite book|title=Unisa Latin American Report|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1z1qAAAAMAAJ|year=1996|publisher=UNISA Centre for Latin American Studies|page=56}}</ref>

==[[April 22]], 1985 (Monday)==
*[[José Sarney]] becomes President of Brazil, following the death of president-elect Neves.<ref name=UNISA/>
*[[Israel]] and the [[United States]] sign a free trade agreement.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mfa.gov.il/MFA/MFA-Archive/1980-1989/Pages/Israel-US%20Free%20Trade%20Area%20Agreement.aspx|title=Israel-US Free Trade Area Agreement|website=Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs|access-date=January 29, 2021}}</ref>

==[[April 23]], 1985 (Tuesday)==
*The [[Coca-Cola Company]] launches a new formula of its best-selling drink, called "[[New Coke]]". Despite an initial increase in the company's share price, thousands of complaints led to the "classic" formula being re-launched within months.<ref>{{cite web|last=Matthews|first=Blair|date=Spring 2005|url=http://www.sodapopdreamsmagazine.com/36_newcoke.htm|title=Coca Cola's Big Mistake: New Coke 20 Years Later ...|publisher=Soda Pop Dreams|access-date=June 16, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705232713/http://www.sodaspectrum.com/36_newcoke.htm|archive-date=2008-07-05|url-status=dead}} [http://newyork10.cityspur.com/2009/12/coca-colas-big-mistake-new-coke-20-years-later/ Alt URL] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180402231007/http://newyork10.cityspur.com/2009/12/coca-colas-big-mistake-new-coke-20-years-later |date=2018-04-02 }}</ref>
*The Canadian [[lake freighter]] [[Algoma Progress|''Canadian Progress'']] in the [[Saint Lawrence River]], east of [[Ogdensburg, New York]], and has to be freed by [[tugboat]]s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boatnerd.com/pictures/fleet/algomaprogress.htm |title=Algoma Progress |last=Wharton |first=George | website = [[boatnerd.com]] |access-date=2 February 2018}}</ref>
*The [[1985 Vuelta a España]] cycle race begins in [[Valladolid]], Spain, continuing until May 12.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cyclingarchives.com/voorloopfiche.php?wedstrijdvoorloopid=6334|title=Vuelta a España 1985|work=Cycling Archives|access-date=22 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1985/04/23/pagina-28/1121957/pdf.html#&mode=fullScreen|title=Etapas y kilometraje|language=es|trans-title=Stages and mileage|work=El Mundo Deportivo|page=28|date=23 April 1985|access-date=22 July 2018}}</ref>

==[[April 24]], 1985 (Wednesday)==
*In deciding the ''[[R. v. Big M Drug Mart Ltd.]]'' case, the [[Supreme Court of Canada]] declares the ''Lord's Day Act'', preventing business transactions from taking place on Sundays, to be unconstitutional.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/1985/1985canlii69/1985canlii69.html |title=CanLII – 1985 CanLII 69 (S.C.C.) |publisher=Canadian Legal Information Institute (CanLII.org) |date=September 3, 2009 |access-date=2009-09-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110509175904/http://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/1985/1985canlii69/1985canlii69.html |archive-date=May 9, 2011 |df=mdy-all}}</ref>

==[[April 25]], 1985 (Thursday)==
*A successful launch of [[Soyuz-U]] from the [[Plesetsk Cosmodrome]], near [[Arkhangelsk]] in the [[Soviet Union]], carries a [[Zenit (satellite)|Zenit 8]] satellite into orbit.<ref>{{cite book|author1=David Baker|author2=Tom Morgan|title=Jane's Space Directory, 1999-2000|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZctPY7pFVkEC|date=September 1999|publisher=Jane's Information Group|isbn=978-0-7106-1919-8|page=208}}</ref>
*[[De Akkers metro station]] is officially opened on the [[Rotterdam Metro]] in the Netherlands as a terminus of the North-South Line. The opening is carried out by the country's Minister of Roads and Waterways.<ref>{{cite book|author=Kees Stiksma|title=Tunnels in the Netherlands: Underground Transport Connections|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nsRCAQAAIAAJ|year=1987|publisher=Illustra|isbn=978-90-6618-536-4|page=128}}</ref>

==[[April 26]], 1985 (Friday)==
*A successful launch of [[Molniya-M]] from the [[Baikonur Cosmodrome]], Kazakhstan, in the Soviet Union, carries the [[Prognoz (satellite)|Prognoz 10 satellite]] into orbit.<ref>{{cite book|author1=David Baker|author2=Tom Morgan|title=Jane's Space Directory, 1999-2000|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZctPY7pFVkEC|date=September 1999|publisher=Jane's Information Group|isbn=978-0-7106-1919-8|page=336}}</ref>
*With only 8,207 attending [[Denver]]'s [[Mile High Stadium]] in 30 degree temperatures, the lowest attendance ever to see a [[Denver Gold]] [[USFL]] game, the Gold lose to the [[Memphis Showboats]] 33-17.

==[[April 27]], 1985 (Saturday)==
*A US-registered [[seiner]], ''Moon Song'', sinks off [[Cape Chiniak]] near [[Kodiak, Alaska]]. The six people on board are rescued.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-m/?hilite=%27moon%27%2C%27song%27|title=Moon Song|website=Alaska Shipwrecks|access-date=January 27, 2021}}</ref>

==[[April 28]], 1985 (Sunday)==
*The [[1985 World Snooker Championship]], held at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, UK, is won by veteran [[Dennis Taylor]], who defeats hot favourite [[Steve Davis]] in what becomes known as the "black ball final", as the outcome turns on the final ball of the final frame.<ref>{{Cite news |title=World Championship: 1985 black-ball final voted most memorable Crucible moment |newspaper=BBC Sport |date=May 2017 |access-date=8 September 2019 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/39772632 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170629065355/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/39772632 |archive-date=29 June 2017 }}</ref>
*[[LOT Polish Airlines]] resumes services to New York, four years after they were interrupted by the declaration of martial law in Poland.<ref>{{cite book|title=Worldwatch|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HGotAQAAIAAJ|year=1985|publisher=Worldwatch Publications|page=8}}</ref>

==[[April 29]], 1985 (Monday)==
*The [[Space Shuttle Challenger|Space Shuttle ''Challenger'']], carrying [[Spacelab]]-3, is successfully launched from [[Launch Complex 39]] in Florida, United States.
*The US [[fishing vessel]] ''Bertha'' capsizes and sinks off [[Gore Point]] in [[Alaska]]. The crew of four are rescued by another US fishing vessel, the ''Wilson''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-b/?hilite=%27bertha%27|title=Bertha|website=Alaska Shipwrecks|access-date=January 27, 2021}}</ref>
*In a ceremony at [[Naval Air Station Oceana]] in [[Virginia Beach, Virginia|Virginia Beach]], the [[United States Navy]] receives its first Israeli-built [[IAI Kfir]] fighters into service, to be used as [[MiG-23]] ([[NATO reporting name]] "Flogger") simulators in air-to-air combat training.<ref>Polmar, Norman, "Stars of David and Red Stars," ''Naval History'', February 2013, p. 12.</ref>

==[[April 30]], 1985 (Tuesday)==
*The [[Canadian National Railway]] and [[Canadian Pacific Railway]] begin joint operation of the [[Canada Southern Railway]] line in southern [[Ontario]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.railways.incanada.net/candate/candate.htm |work=Colin Churcher's Railway Pages |title=Significant dates in Canadian railway history |date=2006-03-17 |access-date=2006-04-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060427113227/http://www.railways.incanada.net/candate/candate.htm |archive-date=27 April 2006 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[Tennis]] [[Hall of Fame]] legend [[Chris Evert]] is honored as the Greatest American Woman Athlete of the Last 25 Years in a nationwide balloting conducted by [[Ocean Spray (cooperative)|Ocean Spray]] Cranberries, Inc.
*'''Born:''' [[Gal Gadot]], Israeli actress, in Tel Aviv<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2020/04/30/UPI-Almanac-for-Thursday-April-30-2020/4051588083135/ |title= UPI Almanac for Thursday, April 30, 2020 |work= [[United Press International]] |date= 30 April 2020 |access-date= 12 October 2020 |archive-date= 12 October 2020 |archive-url= https://archive.today/20201012133346/https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2020/04/30/UPI-Almanac-for-Thursday-April-30-2020/4051588083135/ |url-status= live |quote= … actor Gal Gadot in 1985 (age 35) }}</ref>

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