What day of the week was October 10, 1985?

The day of the week October 10th, 1985 fell on was a Thursday.

Yul Brynner the Russian-American actor, singer, and director (b. 1920) died on this day in 1985. As did Orson Welles the American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1915) .

United States Navy F-14 fighter jets intercept an Egyptian plane carrying the of the MS Achille Lauro|Achille Lauro cruise ship the and force it to land at a NATO base in Sigonella, Sicily where they are arrested.