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In 1985, former actress Melina Mercouri, then Greece ’ s Minister of Culture, and her French counterpart Jack Lang came up with the idea of designating an annual Capital of Culture to bring Europeans closer together by highlighting the richness and diversity of European cultures and raising awareness of their common history and values.
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Hill Top Farm was opened to the public by the National Trust in 1946 ; her artwork was displayed there until 1985 when it was moved to William Heelis ’ s former law offices in Hawkshead, also owned by the National Trust as the Beatrix Potter Gallery.
In November 1985 Thomas Quiwonkpa, Doe ’ s former second-in-command, with an estimated 500 to 600 people, failed in an attempt to seize power ; all were killed.
On 12 November 1985, former Army Commanding General Thomas Quiwonkpa invaded Liberia by way of neighboring Sierra Leone and almost succeeded in toppling the government of Samuel Doe.
Fayed has three siblings: Ali, Salah, and Safia ; and married Finnish socialite and former model Heini Wathén in 1985, with whom he had four children: Jasmine, Karim, Camilla, and Omar ; and three grandchildren.
Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev, or Gorbachov ( more accurately reflecting the pronunciation of his name ) (; born 2 March 1931 ), is a former Soviet statesman, having served as General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1985 until 1991, and as the last head of state of the Soviet Union, having served from 1988 until its dissolution in 1991.
First Lady Nancy Reagan and former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis | Jacqueline Kennedy with the President in 1985.
Norman Hackerman ( March 2, 1912 – June 16, 2007 ) was an American chemist, internationally known as an expert in metal corrosion, and a former president of both the University of Texas at Austin ( 1967 – 1970 ) and Rice University ( 1970 – 1985 ).
Barry Switzer became the second head coach, after former Cowboys head coach Jimmy Johnson, to win a college football national championship ( University of Oklahoma 1974, 1975, 1985 ) and a Super Bowl title.
President for Life Saparmurat Niyazov, a former bureaucrat of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, ruled Turkmenistan from 1985, when he became head of the Communist Party of the Turkmen SSR, until his death in 2006.
* USTS Kennedy ( T-AK-5059 ), former USTS Enterprise ( 2003 – 2008 ), SS Cape Bon ( 1985 – 2003 ), and SS Velma Lykes ( 1967 – 1985 ).
* Squad Leader ( Avalon Hill, 1977 ) and Advanced Squad Leader ( 1985 ) have become the most prolific series of wargames, including 3 add-on modules for the former, and 12 for the latter, with additional Historical modules and Deluxe modules also having been released.
In 1985, underwater cinematographer Al Giddings teamed with former Miss America, Shawn Weatherly, on the " Oceanquest " television series.
In 1985, Kohl and US President Ronald Reagan, as part of a plan to observe the 40th anniversary of V-E Day, saw an opportunity to demonstrate the strength of the friendship that existed between Germany and its former foe.
* Risa Coda ( born 1985 ), Japanese award-winning former model and adult video ( AV ) actress
The agriculture of the countryside had diversified to the point where grain was imported from Morocco ( a symptom of an economy dependent upon Portugal's ), while specialised crops occupied former grain-growing areas: vineyards, olives, or the sugar factories of the Algarve, later to be reproduced in Brazil ( Braudel 1985 ).
Law 7 / 1985, passed by the former Spanish President Felipe González Márquez ( socialist ), lays down the procedure of the Local Government.
In 1985 Jones joined the other former members of Led Zeppelin for the Live Aid concert with both Phil Collins and Tony Thompson filling in on drums.
With Juventus he won the Cup Winners ' Cup and the European Super Cup in 1984 ( scoring in the final of the former ) and the European Cup in 1985.
This style of morphing was perhaps most famously employed in the video that former 10cc members Kevin Godley and Lol Creme ( performing as Godley & Creme ) produced in 1985 for their song Cry.
The government also pursued the expansion of cooperation among the nations of South Asia, bringing the process — an initiative of former President Ziaur Rahman — through its earliest, most tentative stages to the formal inauguration of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation ( SAARC ) at a summit gathering of South Asian leaders in Dhaka in December 1985.
* Julia Alexandratou ( born 1985 ), Greek pornstar, singer and former model
In 1985, he ran unsuccessfully for mayor of São Paulo against former President Jânio Quadros.
* Ray Martin ( MA 1981 ), politician, former member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, leader of the opposition in the Legislative Assembly from 1985 – 1993
Pete Townshend, of The Who and former resident of Shepherd's Bush, released a solo album entitled White City: A Novel in November 1985 on Atco.
1985 and actress
* 1985 – Anna-Katharina Samsel, German actress
* 1985 – Gal Gadot, Israeli actress and model
* 1985 – Anna Kendrick, American actress
* 1985 – Hyun Jyu-ni, South Korean singer and actress
* 1985 – Rhiana Griffith, Australian actress, model, and artist
* 1985 – Leah Hackett, English actress
* 1985 – Andrea Lewis, Canadian actress and singer
* 1985 – Agnes Bruckner, American actress
* 1985 – Charlotte Salt, English actress
* 1985 – Mary Elise Hayden, American actress
* 1985 – Sasa Handa, Japanese porn model and actress
* 1985 – Jessica Lu, American actress
* 1985 – Noele Gordon, English actress ( b. 1919 )
* 1985 – Rooney Mara, American actress
* 1985 – Julia Melim, Brazilian actress and producer
* 1985 – Crystal Bowersox, American singer-songwriter and actress
* 1895 – Margarete Schön, German actress ( d. 1985 )
* 1985 – KC Concepcion, Filipina actress and singer
* 1985 – Ariela Massotti, Brazilian actress
After appearing in three Broadway plays in 1985, Clarke moved to Los Angeles for several years as a film and television actress.
* 1985 – Dulce María, Mexican actress and singer
* 1985 – Beth Behrs, American actress
* 1902 – Margaret Hamilton, American actress ( d. 1985 )
* 1985 – Nonami Takizawa, Japanese actress
* 1985 – Laurence Leboeuf, Canadian actress
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