Timeline October 1985

Events in October 1985 12

• 1899 – 1985 E.B. White (1899-1985) Died 1 October 1985, aged 86 White was an American writer and longtime New Yorker contributor best known for the children's books Charlotte's Web and Stuart Little. He also co-wrote The Elements of Style, a widely used guide to English usage. He died in Maine on 1 October 1985.
• 1915 – 1985 Orson Welles (1915-1985) Died 10 October 1985, aged 70 Welles was an American director and actor best known for Citizen Kane, widely regarded as one of the greatest films ever made. He also directed The Magnificent Ambersons and Touch of Evil. He died in Los Angeles on 10 October 1985.
• 1920 – 1985 Yul Brynner (1920-1985) Died 10 October 1985, aged 65 Brynner was an actor best known for his Tony and Academy Award-winning role as the King of Siam in The King and I. He died of lung cancer in New York on 10 October 1985, and a posthumous anti-smoking advertisement he recorded became widely seen.
• 1985 Intel 386 — 32-bit computing arrives Intel introduces the 80386 (386) in October 1985 — Intel's first 32-bit processor, with 275,000 transistors running at 16–33MHz. The 386 introduces the 32-bit protected mode that all modern software is built on. Crucially, Intel manufactures the 386 itself without licensing it to AMD — breaking the cross-licensing agreement that had allowed AMD to make Intel-compatible chips. The 386 establishes Intel's monopoly on the leading edge of x86 processor technology. IBM refuses to use it, briefly preferring Motorola's competing designs — a decision that helps Compaq overtake IBM.
• 1985 Patsy Cline biopic Sweet Dreams released Jessica Lange Jessica Lange plays Cline.
• 1985 Hijacking of the Achille Lauro Palestinian militants seize an Italian cruise ship Four militants from the Palestine Liberation Front hijacked the Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro off the coast of Egypt on 7 October 1985. They murdered disabled American passenger Leon Klinghoffer before surrendering two days later. The incident triggered a major diplomatic dispute after US fighter jets intercepted the hijackers' escape plane.
• 1985 John Lennon memorial Strawberry Fields opens Central Park A garden memorial opposite the Dakota.
• 1985 Achille Lauro hijackers intercepted EgyptAir 2843 F-14s from USS Saratoga force the airliner carrying the Achille Lauro hijackers to land at Sigonella in Sicily.
• 1985 Intel 386 processor released A new microprocessor brings 32-bit computing to PCs Intel launched the 80386 microprocessor on 17 October 1985, the first 32-bit processor in its x86 line used in personal computers. It offered a major leap in speed and multitasking capability over earlier chips. The 386 became the foundation for a new generation of IBM-compatible PCs.
• 1985 Nintendo Entertainment System launched in the US Nintendo's console revives the American video game market Nintendo launched the Nintendo Entertainment System in the United States on 18 October 1985, initially in a limited test rollout in New York City. Bundled with games including Super Mario Bros., the console helped revive a US video game industry that had collapsed two years earlier. It went on to become one of the best-selling consoles of its era.
• 1985 – present Wayne Rooney Wazza Manchester United legend and former record scorer for both club and country.
• 1985 Breaks foot, misses 64 games Jordan fractures a bone in his left foot early in his second season, sidelining him for most of the year before he returns for the playoffs.