Timeline May 1985

Events in May 1985 14

• 1902 – 1985 Margaret Hamilton (1902-1985) American actress and former kindergarten teacher, forever the Wicked Witch of the West in The Wizard of Oz.
• 1915 – 1985 Edmond O'Brien (1915-1985) American actor of film noir, Oscar winner for The Barefoot Contessa.
• 1985 Willie Nelson forms the Highwaymen Supergroup With Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings and Kris Kristofferson.
• 1985 – present Chris Paul CP3 One of the premier traditional point guards of his generation.
• 1985 Edmond O'Brien dies in Inglewood Edmond O'Brien dies aged 69.
• 1985 Bradford City stadium fire Wooden stand engulfed in flames during a football match A fire swept through a wooden stand at Bradford City's Valley Parade stadium on 11 May 1985, likely ignited by a discarded cigarette beneath the seating. Fifty-six spectators died and hundreds more were injured. The disaster led to sweeping new safety regulations for British football grounds.
• 1985 Antarctic ozone hole discovered British scientists reveal a seasonal collapse in stratospheric ozone Scientists with the British Antarctic Survey published findings on 16 May 1985 documenting a dramatic seasonal thinning of ozone over Antarctica. The discovery galvanized international action on ozone-depleting chemicals and fed directly into the 1987 Montreal Protocol. It remains a landmark case of environmental science driving global policy.
• 1985 Margaret Hamilton dies in Salisbury Margaret Hamilton dies aged 82.
• 1985 The Antarctic ozone hole Worse than the models Joe Farman and colleagues at the British Antarctic Survey report a springtime collapse in ozone over Halley Bay so severe that satellite software had been discarding the readings as instrument error. The hole is far larger than anyone had predicted. Public opinion turns almost immediately.
• 1985 Brothers in Arms Fifth album — May 17, 1985 Brothers in Arms was released on May 17, 1985, becoming one of the best-selling albums of the 20th century with over 30 million copies sold. The first album to sell a million copies on CD, it reached number 1 worldwide and included "Money for Nothing" and "Walk of Life".
• 1985 – present Chris Froome The Sky Leader The most successful Grand Tour rider of the 2010s. Winner: 4x Tour de France.
• 1985 – present Mark Cavendish The Manx Missile Greatest sprinter in history; broke the all-time record for Tour de France stage wins (35).
• 1985 A View to a Kill — Roger Moore Moore's final film as Bond. Silicon Valley tech mogul Max Zorin, a product of KGB genetic experiments, plans to trigger an earthquake that will destroy Silicon Valley and give him control of the world's microchip market. Duran Duran contribute the title song, the only Bond theme to reach number one in the United States. Budget: $30 million. Box office: $152.4 million.
• 1985 Heysel Stadium disaster Crowd crush kills 39 before a European Cup final Rioting broke out between Liverpool and Juventus fans before the 1985 European Cup final in Brussels on 29 May 1985, causing a stadium wall to collapse. Thirty-nine spectators, mostly Italian, were crushed to death. The tragedy led to a five-year ban on English clubs from European competition.