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Events on Wednesday 9 October 1985 2
1985Hijacking of the Achille LauroPalestinian militants seize an Italian cruise shipFour militants from the Palestine Liberation Front hijacked the Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro off the coast of Egypt on 7 October 1985. They murdered disabled American passenger Leon Klinghoffer before surrendering two days later. The incident triggered a major diplomatic dispute after US fighter jets intercepted the hijackers' escape plane.
1985John Lennon memorial Strawberry Fields opensCentral ParkA garden memorial opposite the Dakota.