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Discover what happened in this year with HISTORY’s summaries of major events, anniversaries, famous births and notable deaths.
Feb
20
Mar
09
Mar
11
Mikhaïl Gorbatchev au sommet du G7 à Londres (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Sygma/Sygma via Getty Images)
Pascal J Le Segretain
May
11
Jun
27
Jul
13
In a This Day in History video, learn that on July 13, 1985, the sixteen hour concert, Live Aid, was broadcasted around the world. Rock Musician Bob Geldof created the concert in attempt to raise money to relieve hunger in Africa. Live Aid was officially opened in London by Prince Charles and Princess Diana; the concert took place simultaneously in Philadelphia. Over a billion people watched some of rock’s biggest acts: Queen, Mick Jagger, David Bowe, Madonna, and Ozzy Osborne. Live Aid raised over $125 million and Geldof was knighted by the Queen for his part.
Aug
14
Aug
25
Sep
01
Sep
19
Oct
02
American actor Rock Hudson (1925 â 1985) (Photo by Herbert Dorfman/Corbis via Getty Images)
Corbis via Getty Images
Oct
10
Released hostages of the Achille Lauro liner hijacking are being taken ashore after the four Palestinian hijackers surrendered. (Photo by Bernard Bisson/Sygma via Getty Images)
Sygma via Getty Images
Oct
26
Dec
29
Dec
31
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