Historical Events
- 30th Walker Cup: US wins 13-11
- Airtours Boeing-737 crashes at Manchester airport, 55 killed
Famous Birthdays
- Brittany Lang, American golfer (US Open 2016), born in Richmond, Virginia
Famous Deaths
- Ginty Lush, Australian cricketer (NSW quickie of 30's), dies at 71
- Paul Peter Ewald, German Crystallographer and Physicist who devised the theory of X-ray interference by crystals and pioneered X-ray diffraction methods, dies at 97
- Willy-August Linnemann, Danish writer and journalist, dies at 71
About August 22, 1985
Day of the Week: Thursday
How Long Ago? 37 years, 7 months and 11 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Millennial
Chinese Zodiac: Ox
Star Sign: Leo
Music Charts
#1 Song: The Power Of Love - Huey Lewis & The News
#1 Song: Into The Groove - Madonna
