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#REDIRECT [[1985]]
{{short description|Month of 1985}}
{{events by month|1985}}
{{calendar|year=1985|month=June}}
[[File:WP Josef Mengele 1956.jpg|220px|thumb|right|June 6, 1985: Remains of Nazi war criminal [[Josef Mengele]], buried under a false name, are unearthed in Brazil]]
[[File:Sultan Salman Al-Saud.jpg|220px|thumb|left|June 17, 1985: [[Sultan bin Salman Al Saud]] achieves several "firsts" when he travels on the Space Shuttle ''Discovery'']]
[[File:1985-06-10 VT-EFO Air India EGLL.jpg|250px|thumb|right|June 23, 1985: [[Air India Flight 182]] is destroyed by a terrorist bomb]]
The following events occurred in '''June 1985''':

==[[June 1]], 1985 (Saturday)==
*[[Akira Kurosawa]]'s film ''[[Ran (film)|Ran]]'', based on ''[[King Lear]]'', is released in Japan. With a budget of $11 million, it is the most expensive Japanese film produced up to this time, and wins numerous awards.<ref>{{cite book|title=Shakespeare Worldwide|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=k3BlAAAAMAAJ|year=1989|publisher=Yushodo Shoten|page=2}}</ref>
*"[[Battle of the Beanfield]]": The UK's largest [[mass arrest]] (of 300 "travellers") takes place, leading to the end of free access to [[Stonehenge]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/june/1/newsid_2493000/2493267.stm|title=Hippies clash with police at Stonehenge|work=BBC News|access-date=29 January 2008|date=1 June 1985| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080307120556/http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/june/1/newsid_2493000/2493267.stm| archive-date= 7 March 2008 | url-status= live}}</ref>
*[[1985 Pacific hurricane season|Tropical Storm Andres]] forms south of [[Acapulco]], [[Mexico]], eventually reaching a maximum intensity of 70 mph (110 km/h) while located south of the [[Baja California Peninsula]].<ref name=mwr>{{cite journal|last=Gunther|first=Emil B.|author2=R.L. Cross|title=Eastern North Pacific Tropical Cyclones of 1985|journal=Monthly Weather Review|date=October 1986|volume=114|issue=10|pages=1931–1949|doi=10.1175/1520-0493(1986)114<1931:ENPTCO>2.0.CO;2|bibcode = 1986MWRv..114.1931G |doi-access=free}}</ref>
*A great day for the Andretti family. First [[Mario Andretti]] clinched the pole position for the [[Indy Car]] Miller American 200 with a record speed of 147.608 miles per hour and [[Jeff Andretti]] won the pole for the Milwaukee Bosch-Volkswagen Super Vee race.
*Two eventually great albums hit the record stores on this day – [[A-ha]]'s ''[[Hunting High and Low]]'', which featured their breakthrough hit "[[Take On Me]]", and [[Sting (musician)|Sting]]'s first solo effort without [[The Police]] called ''[[The Dream of the Blue Turtles]]'' which featured great singles like "[[Fortress Around Your Heart]]".
*'''Died:''' [[Richard Greene]], 66, English actor, best known for the title role in the 1950s television series ''[[The Adventures of Robin Hood (TV series)|The Adventures of Robin Hood]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1985-06-02/local/me-15028_1_fan-club|title=Richard Greene, TV's Robin Hood, Dies|work=Los Angeles Times}}</ref>

==[[June 2]], 1985 (Sunday)==
*''Indulgence'', a British yacht due to compete in the [[America's Cup]], runs aground and sank off the [[Isle of Wight]]. All ten crew are rescued by ''Local Hero''.<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Admiral's Cup yachting contender hits rock and sinks |date=3 June 1985 |page=17 |issue=62154 |column=G }}</ref>

==[[June 3]], 1985 (Monday)==
*''American'', a retired US [[schooner]], is [[Scuttling|scuttled]] to create an [[artificial reef]] in the [[North Atlantic Ocean]] east of [[Ocean City, New Jersey]]. Her [[Mast (ship)|masts]] break loose and are removed.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://njscuba.net/reefs/chart_nj09_atlantic_city.php#American |title=njscuba.net ''American'' |access-date=2021-03-19 |archive-date=2020-02-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213021754/https://njscuba.net/reefs/chart_nj09_atlantic_city.php#American |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[Larry Bird]] of the [[Boston Celtics]] was named the NBA MVP for the second year in a row. Bird collected 73 of 78 first place votes and 763 of the possible 780 votes. Bird led his Celtics back to the NBA Finals for the second year in a row.

==[[June 4]], 1985 (Tuesday)==
*The [[Farø Bridges]], connecting two of Denmark's main islands, are opened by Queen [[Margrethe II of Denmark]].<ref>[http://highways-denmark.com/faroe-bridge/ Highways Denmark – The Faroe Bridge – Farøbroerne 9 January 2011. Accessed 3 January 2013] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121206001357/http://highways-denmark.com/faroe-bridge/ |date=6 December 2012}}</ref>
*Legendary golfer [[Arnold Palmer]] failed to qualify for the [[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]] golf championship for the second year in a row when he shot a 77 and a 71 at the U.S. Open qualifier at the Bay Hill Golf Club in [[Orlando, Florida]].

==[[June 5]], 1985 (Wednesday)==
*In the final of Australia's [[1985 National Panasonic Cup|National Panasonic Cup]] rugby league competition, the [[Balmain Tigers]] defeat the [[Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks]] at the [[Leichhardt Oval]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://users.hunterlink.net.au/~maajjs/aus/nsw/sum/nsw1985.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929092832/http://users.hunterlink.net.au/~maajjs/aus/nsw/sum/nsw1985.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 29, 2007|title=New South Wales Competitions 1985|website=users.hunterlink.net.au|access-date=March 20, 2021}}</ref>

==[[June 6]], 1985 (Thursday)==
*Police and pathologists exhume the remains of Nazi physician [[Josef Mengele]], who had been buried in [[Embu das Artes]], [[Brazil]], in [[1979]] under the pseudonym of Wolfgang Gerhard.<ref>{{cite book|title=In the Matter of Josef Mengele: A Report to the Attorney General of the United States|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8Ma-JtWs3mkC&pg=PT18|year=1992|publisher=U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division|pages=18}}</ref>
*Soviet cosmonauts [[Vladimir Dzhanibekov]] and [[Viktor Savinykh]] ([[Soyuz T-13]]) arrive at the [[Salyut 7]] space station to carry out repairs.<ref>{{cite web |title=Salyut 7 |url=https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1982-033A |website=NASA Space Science Data Coordinated Archive |access-date=18 August 2019}}</ref>
*'''Died:''' [[Vladimir Jankélévitch]], 81, French philosopher and musicologist<ref>{{cite book|author1=Vladimir Jankelevitch|author2=Vladimir Jankélévitch|title=Forgiveness|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_0QBbnRCe8oC&pg=PR13|date=April 2005|publisher=University of Chicago Press|isbn=978-0-226-39213-4|pages=13}}</ref>

==[[June 7]], 1985 (Friday)==
*In the [[LPBT]] Hammer Midwest open. [[Patty Costello]] bested Robin Romeo 209-207 in the championship game to capture the title.
*[[The Goonies]] was released in theaters.

==[[June 8]], 1985 (Saturday)==
*[[1985 Pacific hurricane season|Hurricane Blanca]] is reported in the Pacific, reaching peak intensity on June 13<ref name="mwr"/> and causing travel restrictions along the western coast of Mexico.<ref>{{cite news|title=Some Pacific Ports Close in Storm Precaution|publisher=Associated Press|date=June 12, 1985}}</ref>
*[[Creme Fraiche]] won the [[Belmont Stakes]] and gave owner [[Woody Stephens]] his 4th Straight Belmont Stakes win.

==[[June 9]], 1985 (Sunday)==
*In the [[1985 Northern Cypriot presidential election]], [[Rauf Denktaş]] of the [[National Unity Party (Northern Cyprus)|National Unity Party]] is re-elected.<ref>David Lea (2001) ''A Political Chronology of the Middle East'', Psychology Press, p32</ref>
*In the finals of the [[1985 French Open|French Open]] tennis tournament in Paris, [[Heinz Günthardt]] and [[Martina Navratilova]] take the Mixed Doubles title, while [[Mark Edmondson]] and [[Kim Warwick]] win the Men's Doubles and [[Mats Wilander]] takes the Men's Singles.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/06/10/sports/wilander-topples-lendl-in-4-set-final.html|title=Wilander Topples Lendl in 4-Set Final|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=1985-06-10|access-date=2010-12-18|first=Samuel|last=Abt}}</ref>
*'''Born:'''
**[[Sonam Kapoor]], Indian actress, in [[Mumbai]]

==[[June 10]], 1985 (Monday)==
*The [[New Jersey Generals]] beat the [[Jacksonville Bulls]] 31-24 as [[Herschel Walker]] rushed for 162 yards and become pro football's all time single season rushing yardage record as he surprised [[Eric Dickerson]]'s [[1984]] [[NFL]] record of 2,105 by 24 yards.
*'''Died''': [[Bob Prince]] 68, the legendary voice of the [[Pittsburgh Pirates]] [[Major League Baseball]] club for 28 years

==[[June 11]], 1985 (Tuesday)==
*[[HaBonim disaster]]: A train collides with a bus carrying children from [[Yosef Haim Brenner|Y.H. Brenner]] middle school in [[Petah Tikva]], on an unmanned level crossing near [[Moshav]] [[HaBonim, Israel|HaBonim]]. The 22 people killed included 19 pupils, a teacher, the bus driver, and a parent chaperone. A further 17 are injured.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jta.org/1985/06/13/archive/israel-mourns-18-children-4-adults-killed-when-train-hit-school-bus|title=Israel Mourns 18 Children, 4 Adults Killed when Train Hit School Bus|date=June 13, 1985|website=Jewish Telegraphic Agency - Archive|access-date=March 19, 2021}}</ref>
*[[Wayne Gretzky]] of the [[Edmonton Oilers]] was named the [[Lester B. Pearson]] award as the best regular season hockey player for the fourth straight year.
*'''Died:''' [[Karen Ann Quinlan]], 31, American graduate, subject of a right-to-die controversy<ref>{{cite news |last=Stryker |first=Jeff |date=March 31, 1996 |title=Right to Die; Life After Quinlan |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/03/31/weekinreview/right-to-die-life-after-quinlan.html |newspaper=New York Times |access-date=August 30, 2015 }}</ref>

==[[June 12]], 1985 (Wednesday)==
*The [[Instituto de Aeronáutica Civil de Cuba]], [[Cuba]]′s [[civil aviation authority]], is established.<ref>{{cite book|title=Revista cubana de derecho|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QRszAQAAIAAJ|year=1989|publisher=Instituto Cubano del Libro|page=216|language=es}}</ref>

==[[June 13]], 1985 (Thursday)==
*A package containing a bomb, planted by the [[Unabomber]], is discovered at the [[Boeing]] offices in [[Auburn, Washington]], United States, and is disarmed by experts.<ref>{{cite book|author1=Miki Vohryzek-Bolden|author2=Gayle Olson-Raymer|author3=Jeffrey O. Whamond|title=Domestic Terrorism and Incident Management: Issues and Tactics|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=i9_nAAAAIAAJ|year=2001|publisher=Charles C Thomas|isbn=978-0-398-07225-4|page=198}}</ref>

==[[June 14]], 1985 (Friday)==
*[[TWA Flight 847]] is hijacked by [[Hezbollah]]-linked terrorists during a flight from [[Athens]] to [[Rome]]. One of the 153 passengers is killed. Greek police arrest a [[Lebanon|Lebanese]] suspect on [[September 21]], [[2019 in the United States|2019]].<ref>{{citation |website=Fox News|author=Robert Gearty|date=September 21, 2019|access-date=September 21, 2019|title=Greek police arrest suspect in 1985 TWA Flight 847 hijacking|url=https://www.foxnews.com/world/greek-police-arrest-suspect-in-1985-twa-flight-847-hijacking}}</ref>
*The [[Schengen Agreement]] is signed, creating the [[Schengen Area]], a group of member states of the [[European Economic Community]] with no internal border controls.<ref>{{cite book|author=Council of the European Union|title=The Schengen Acquis: Integrated Into the European Union|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LwelhZ99ujUC|year=2001|publisher=Office for Official Publications of the European Communities|isbn=978-92-824-1776-8|page=6}}</ref>
*'''Died:''' [[Robert Stethem]], 23, a U.S. Navy Petty Officer, shot by terrorist hijackers<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nysun.com/editorials/thinking-of-robert-dean-stethem/86999|title=Editorial: Thinking of Robert Dean Stethem|date=June 13, 2010|website=[[New York Sun]]|access-date=March 19, 2021}}</ref>

==[[June 15]], 1985 (Saturday)==
*Pioneering animation studio, [[Studio Ghibli]], is established in [[Tokyo]], Japan.<ref>{{cite book|author=Susan Jolliffe Napier|title=Miyazakiworld: A Life in Art|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bYhoDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA91|date=1 January 2018|publisher=Yale University Press|isbn=978-0-300-22685-0|pages=91}}</ref>
*In the [[1985 Timaru by-election|Timaru by-election]] in New Zealand caused by the death of the previous incumbent, [[Maurice McTigue]] wins the seat from Labour for the [[New Zealand National Party]].<ref>{{cite book|author=David Lange|author-link=David Lange|year=2005|publisher=Viking|isbn=0-670-04556-X|title=My Life}}</ref>
*The Mexican ship ''Aktahun'' is seriously damaged by fire following the explosion of mooring vessel ''Pemex 383'' at [[Coatzacoalcos]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.belgischekoopvaardij.net/belgian%20Merchant%20%20P-Z.pdf |title=Belgian Merchant P-Z |publisher=Belgische Koopvaardij |accessdate=1 December 2010 }}{{dead link|date=May 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
*'''Died:''' [[Percy Fender]], 92, English cricketer<ref>{{cite book|author=Jon Surtees|title=Wisden at The Oval|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xfpQDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA75|date=1 June 2017|publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing|isbn=978-1-4729-4264-7|pages=75}}</ref>

==[[June 16]], 1985 (Sunday)==
*The [[Soviet Union]] defeat [[Czechoslovakia]] in the final of the [[EuroBasket 1985]] tournament at [[Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart]], Germany.<ref>[https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/event/p/sID/2260/_/1985_European_Championship_for_Men_Final_Round/index.html 1985 European Championship for Men], FIBA.com.</ref>
*The [[1985 24 Hours of Le Mans]] motor race, in France, is won by the [[Joest Racing]] team of [[Klaus Ludwig]], [[Paolo Barilla]] and [[Louis Krages|"John Winter" (Louis Krages)]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wsrp.ic.cz/wsc1985.html#4 |title=FIA World Endurance Championship 1985 - 24&nbsp;h Le Mans |publisher=World Sports Racing Prototypes |date=2005-10-02 |access-date=2008-06-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080626005857/http://wsrp.ic.cz/wsc1985.html |archive-date=26 June 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*The [[1985 Canadian Grand Prix]] is held at [[Circuit Gilles Villeneuve]], [[Montreal]], and is won by [[Michele Alboreto]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Autocar|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=E1ZWAAAAMAAJ|year=2001|publisher=Haymarket Motoring Pub|page=109}}</ref>
*The British ship ''Bridgeness'' runs aground on the Hats and Barrels Reef off the Welsh coast, and sinks.<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Oil slick threatens gannets |date=18 June 1985 |page=2 |issue=62167 |column=F }}</ref>

==[[June 17]], 1985 (Monday)==
*[[TWA Flight 847]] hijacking: In Beirut hijackers release Greek singer [[Demis Roussos]], a passenger on the plane, in exchange for their accomplice [[Ali Atwa]], and take 40 other passengers as hostages.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://apnews.com/b6e8f5e3dc8a5fa7d353f0a316fed86e | title=Key Points in the Hijack of TWA Flight 847 | publisher=apnewsarchive.com | access-date=13 November 2013}}</ref>
*Flight [[STS-51-G]], the fifth flight of the [[Space Shuttle Discovery]], is launched from [[Kennedy Space Center, Florida]], United States. The crew includes [[Sultan bin Salman Al Saud]], who achieved a number of firsts by doing so: he was the first member of a royal family to fly in space, the first Arab to fly in space, the first Muslim to fly in space, and at 28 years of age the youngest person to travel on the [[Space Shuttle]].<ref>{{cite journal|author1=John Lawton|author2=Patricia Moody|title=A Prince in Space|journal=Saudi Aramco World|date=January–February 1986|volume=37 |issue=1|url=http://www.saudiaramcoworld.com/issue/198601/a.prince.in.space.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120507181735/http://www.saudiaramcoworld.com/issue/198601/a.prince.in.space.htm |archive-date=7 May 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*The [[Discovery Channel]] is launched on United States television.<ref>{{cite book|author=United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Subcommittee on Communications|title=Media Ownership: Diversity and Concentration : Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Communications of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, One Hundred First Congress, First Session ... June 14, 21, and 22, 1989|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-H9zmDnjVpsC&pg=PA218|year=1989|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|pages=218}}</ref>

==[[June 18]], 1985 (Tuesday)==
*Prior to this year's Wimbledon, the seedings were announced. The men's no. 1 seed for this event was [[John McEnroe]] and the women's seed sees two number ones, [[Chris Evert]] and [[Martina Navratilova]].

==[[June 19]], 1985 (Wednesday)==
*[[1985 Frankfurt airport bombing]]: Bombs planted at [[Frankfurt Airport]], [[West Germany]], kill three people and injure a further 74.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Palestinian group blamed for airport bombing|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1988/07/28/Palestinian-group-blamed-for-airport-bombing/1424586065600/|work=United Press International|date=28 July 1988}}</ref> It will take three years for the perpetrators to be confirmed with any certainty as members of the Palestinian [[Abu Nidal Organization]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Newspaper Says Airport Bombing Blamed on Abu Nidal Terrorists|url=https://apnews.com/32e9745282b949fac4586191ddff08cb|work=Associated Press|date=28 July 1988}}</ref>

==[[June 20]], 1985 (Thursday)==
*[[1985 Nepal bombings]]: A series of coordinated bombings takes place in Nepal's major cities, killing eight people in all. Several members of the [[Nepal Janabadi Morcha]] are arrested and charged.<ref>Bowman, John Stewart. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=cYoHOqC7Yx4C&pg=PA398 Columbia Chronologies of Asian History and Culture]''. New York: Columbia University Press, 2000. p. 398</ref>
*[[1985 Irish local elections]]: Local elections take place in all Ireland's cities, towns and counties. [[Fianna Fáil]] obtains the largest number of votes.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://irelandelection.com/elections.php?detail=yes&tab=summary&elecid=170&electype=5 |title=1985 Local Election |website=irelandelection.com |access-date=29 March 2020 }}</ref>

==[[June 21]], 1985 (Friday)==
*[[Braathens SAFE Flight 139]]: The first aircraft hijacking in the history of Norway takes place when Stein Arvid Huseby takes control of a [[Boeing 737]]-205 with 121 people on board, on a domestic flight from [[Trondheim Airport, Værnes|Trondheim Airport]] to [[Oslo Airport, Fornebu|Oslo Airport]] in [[Fornebu]]. Huseby, a drunk, demands to be allowed to make a political statement and meet Norwegian Prime Minister [[Kåre Willoch]] and Minister of Justice [[Mona Røkke]]. After the aircraft runs out of beer, Huseby trades his weapon for more beer and Norwegian police storm the plane and arrest him.<ref>{{cite book|author1=Tjomsland, Audun |author2=Wilsberg, Kjell |name-list-style=amp |year=1996 |title=Braathens SAFE 50 år: Mot alle odds |location=Oslo |isbn=82-990400-1-9 |page=279}}</ref>
*[[Cocoon (film)|Cocoon]] was released in theaters.
*'''Born:''' [[Lana Del Rey]], American singer-songwriter and record producer, in New York City, under the name Elizabeth Woolridge Grant<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Hiatt|first1=Brian|title=Lana Del Rey – The Saddest, Baddest Diva in Rock|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=July 18, 2014|issue=1212|page=44}}</ref>
*'''Died:''' [[Tage Erlander]], Swedish politician, [[Prime Minister of Sweden|Prime Minister]] from 1946 to 1969, in [[Huddinge Municipality|Huddinge]]<ref>{{Cite news |url= https://www.nytimes.com/1985/06/22/world/tage-f-erlander-dies-at-84-swedish-leader-for-2-decades.html |date=22 June 1985 |access-date=24 November 2022 |publisher=The New York Times |title=Tage F. Erlander Dies at 84; Swedish Leader for 2 Decades |first=Eric |last=Pace}}</ref>

==[[June 22]], 1985 (Saturday)==
*In the final of the [[1985 English Greyhound Derby]], held for the first time at the [[Wimbledon Stadium]] following the closure of the [[White City Stadium]],<ref>{{cite book|last=Hobbs|first=Jonathan|title=Greyhound Annual 2008, page 91|year=2007|publisher=Raceform|isbn=978-1-905153-53-4}}</ref> the winner is Pagan Swallow.<ref>{{cite book|last=Genders|first=Roy|title=NGRC book of Greyhound Racing, page 88|year=1990|publisher=Pelham Books Ltd|isbn=0-7207-1804-X}}</ref>

==[[June 23]], 1985 (Sunday)==
*[[1985 Narita International Airport bombing]]: A bomb goes off in [[Narita International Airport]] in Japan, hidden amongst luggage intended for [[Air India]] Flight 301 to [[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]]. Two [[baggage handler]]s are killed and another four injured.<ref>{{cite book|author=United States. President's Commission on Aviation Security and Terrorism|title=Report to the President|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Frn7XGq4Ic4C&pg=PA168|year=1990|publisher=The Commission|pages=168}}</ref>
*[[Air India Flight 182]]: Fifty-five minutes after the explosion at Narita International Airport, the [[Boeing 747]] ''Emperor [[Kanishka]]'', explodes off the Irish coast, killing all 329 people on board. The authorities responsible for security were found to have made errors that enabled the suspected terrorist incident to take place.<ref>{{cite journal | jstor=23018688 |page=46| title=The Air India Report and the Regulation of Charities and Terrorism Financing | last1=Roach | first1=Kent | journal=The University of Toronto Law Journal | year=2011 | volume=61 | issue=1 | doi=10.3138/utlj.61.1.045 }}</ref>

==[[June 24]], 1985 (Monday)==
*An estimated 30,000 farmers march on [[Parliament House, Melbourne]], protesting against government policies and demanding a "fair go".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/from-the-archives-1985-30-000-farmers-go-to-town-with-their-protest-20200619-p554cx.html|title=From the Archives, 1985: 30,000 farmers go to town with their protest|date=June 23, 2020|author=Martin Flanagan|website=The Age|access-date=March 19, 2021}}</ref>
*1983 [[Heisman Trophy]] Winner [[Mike Rozier]] who played for the [[USFL]]'s Jacksonville Bulls jumped leagues to sign a 4-year $2 Million dollar contract to play for the NFL's [[Houston Oilers]].

==[[June 25]], 1985 (Tuesday)==
*'''Born:''' [[Karim Matmour]], Algerian international footballer, in Strasbourg, France<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.htafc.com/news/2016/january/signing-karim-matmour-arrives-at-htafc/|title=Signing: Karim Matmour arrives at HTAFC|date=20 January 2016|website=Huddersfield Town|author=David Threlfall-Sykes|access-date=21 March 2021}}</ref>

==[[June 26]], 1985 (Wednesday)==
*Defeat for the Conservative government of the Canadian province of [[Ontario]] in a [[motion of no confidence]] on the [[speech from the throne]] results in [[Frank Miller (politician)|Frank Miller]] being replaced as Premier by [[David Peterson]], the province's first Liberal premier for 42 years.<ref>{{cite book|author1=Debra Forman|author2=Ontario. Legislative Library, Research and Information Services|title=Legislators and Legislatures of Ontario: 1984-1991|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Wt70n03Y8aEC|year=1984|publisher=Ontario Legislative Library, Research and Information Services|isbn=978-0-7729-9328-1|page=39}}</ref>
*Svetlana Ogorodnikova and her husband Nikolai Ogorodnikov both plead guilty to a charge of conspiring to pass classified information to the Soviet Union and are given prison sentences.<ref>{{cite book|author=United States. Department of Justice|title=Annual Report of the Attorney General of the United States|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0aM8f9POK_4C&pg=RA3-PA45|publisher=U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General|pages=3}}</ref>
*'''Born:''' [[Arjun Kapoor]], Indian actor, in Mumbai, the son of film producer [[Boney Kapoor]] and entrepreneur [[Mona Shourie Kapoor]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/celebrity/ishaqzaada-arjun-kapoor-turns-28_137673.html|title=Arjun Kapoor turns 28|date=26 June 2013|quote=Arjun ... turned 28 today.|access-date=26 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201080911/http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/celebrity/ishaqzaada-arjun-kapoor-turns-28_137673.html|archive-date=1 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

==[[June 27]], 1985 (Thursday)==
*[[1985 diethylene glycol wine scandal]]: Analysis carried out during routine quality checks reveals that a 1983 [[Rust, Austria|Ruster]] Auslese, an Austrian wine from a supermarket in [[Stuttgart]], Germany, has been adulterated with a toxic compound. The discovery sparks an international scandal.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/08/02/world/scandal-over-poisoned-wine-embitters-village-in-austria.html|title=Scandal over poisoned wine embitters village in Austria|last=Tagliabue|first=John|author2=Special To The New York Times|date=2 August 1985|work=The New York Times|page=1|access-date=14 July 2010}}</ref>
*'''Died:''' [[The Cradock Four]]: [[Fort Calata]], 28, [[Matthew Goniwe]], 38, [[Sicelo Mhlauli]], 36, and [[Sparrow Mkhonto]], 33, anti-apartheid activists who were abducted and murdered by South African security police<ref>{{cite news | title=Unveiling the mystery of the Cradock Four: 25 years later | publisher= South African History Archives | url = http://www.saha.org.za/news/2010/June/commemorating_the_cradock_four_25_years_later.htm | access-date=21 March 2021}}</ref>

==[[June 28]], 1985 (Friday)==
*Featherweight [[Calvin Grove]] of Coatesville defeating defending champion [[Irving Mitchell]] in a 12 round [[United States Boxing Association]] title fight.
*[[Mario Andretti]] continued to add another pole position in his illustrious racing career. This time at the U.S. Grand Prix at the Meadowlands where he was on the pole with a speed of 98.452 miles per hour.

==[[June 29]], 1985 (Saturday)==
*The [[1985 Dutch TT]] motorcycle racing event concludes at the [[TT Circuit Assen]] in the Netherlands. Winners are [[Pier Paolo Bianchi]] (125 cc), [[Freddie Spencer]] (250cc) and [[Randy Mamola]] (500cc).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1985-dutch-tt-motogp|title=1985 Dutch TT MotoGP|date=13 June 2017|publisher=Motor Sport Magazine|accessdate=9 June 2018}}</ref>
*1984 Olympic Champion [[Michael Gross (swimmer)|Michael Gross]] set a world record in the men's 200-meter butterfly with a time of 1 minute 57.01 in the West German Swimming Championships.
*[[Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome]] was released in theatres featuring [[Mel Gibson]] and [[Tina Turner]].

==[[June 30]], 1985 (Sunday)==
*[[TWA Flight 847]]: The final few hostages from the June 14 hijacking are released by terrorists in Beirut and transported to Syria for their return home, after an intervention by US President [[Ronald Reagan]].<ref>{{cite book|title=American Foreign Policy: Current documents|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=av06AQAAMAAJ&pg=PR16|year=1985|publisher=Department of State, Historical Division, Bureau of Public Affairs|pages=16}}</ref>
*[[U.S. Route 66]] is officially removed from the United States Highway System after being bypassed by the Interstate Highway System.<ref>{{AASHTO minutes |year = 1985S |link = yes |v-link = yes |access-date = April 16, 2014 }}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Months in the 1980s|*1985-06]]

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