April 1985

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April 23, 1985: "New Coke" is released on the market; universally unpopular, it is withdrawn in two months
April 21, 1985: Ayrton Senna achieves the first of his 41 Grand Prix victories

The following events occurred in April 1985:

April 1, 1985 (Thursday)

April 2, 1985 (Friday)

April 3, 1985 (Saturday)

April 4, 1985 (Sunday)

April 5, 1985 (Monday)

April 6, 1985 (Tuesday)

April 7, 1985 (Wednesday)

April 8, 1985 (Thursday)

April 9, 1985 (Friday)

April 10, 1985 (Saturday)

April 11, 1985 (Sunday)

  • The US aircraft carrier 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.[24]
  • The Turkish naval patrol vessel TCG Yildirim (formerly the USS Defiance) is destroyed by an explosion and fire in the Aegean Sea, off Mitylene.[25]
  • Died: Enver Hoxha, 76, Albanian political leader[26]

April 12, 1985 (Monday)

  • 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.[27]

April 13, 1985 (Tuesday)

April 14, 1985 (Wednesday)

April 15, 1985 (Thursday)

April 16, 1985 (Friday)

  • Australian judge Lionel Murphy, QC, is committed for trial on two charges of attempting to pervert the course of justice.[35]

April 17, 1985 (Saturday)

April 18, 1985 (Sunday)

April 19, 1985 (Monday)

April 20, 1985 (Tuesday)

April 21, 1985 (Wednesday)

April 22, 1985 (Thursday)

April 23, 1985 (Friday)

April 24, 1985 (Saturday)

  • In deciding the R. v. Big M Drug Mart Ltd. case, Supreme Court of Canada]] declares the Lord's Day Act, preventing business transactions from taking place on Sundays, to be unconstitutional.[50]

April 25, 1985 (Sunday)

April 26, 1985 (Monday)

April 27, 1985 (Tuesday)

April 28, 1985 (Wednesday)

  • 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" final, as the outcome turns on the final ball of the final frame.[55]
  • LOT Polish Airlines resumes services to New York, four years after they were interrupted by the declaration of martial law in Poland.[56]

April 29, 1985 (Thursday)

April 30, 1985 (Friday)

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