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1985Jun, 14

Oleg Medvedev

Oleg Medvedev. Russian luger
Oleg Medvedev (born 14 June 1985) is a Russian luge athlete. Along with Ivan Nevmerzhitski he placed twentieth in the two man luge doubles in the 2008–09 Luge World Cup. In 2009 at the world championships in Lake Placid, New York the aforementioned duo placed 18th in the two man luge event.

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Events on 1985

  • 10Jan

    Daniel Ortega

    Sandinista Daniel Ortega becomes president of Nicaragua and vows to continue the transformation to socialism and alliance with the Soviet Union and Cuba; American policy continues to support the Contras in their revolt against the Nicaraguan government.
  • 13May

    Philadelphia

    Police release a bomb on MOVE headquarters in Philadelphia to end a stand-off, killing six adults and five children, and destroying the homes of 250 city residents.
  • 25May

    Tropical cyclone

    Bangladesh is hit by a tropical cyclone and storm surge, which kills approximately 10,000 people.
  • 6Jun

    Auschwitz concentration camp

    The grave of "Wolfgang Gerhard" is opened in Embu, Brazil; the exhumed remains are later proven to be those of Josef Mengele, Auschwitz's "Angel of Death"; Mengele is thought to have drowned while swimming in February 1979.
  • 13Sep

    Super Mario

    Super Mario Bros. is released in Japan for the NES, which starts the Super Mario series of platforming games.