all-time low (as of September 2022) of USD1.054. The fall in the rate was primarily the result of U.S. Dollar strength, not British pound weakness. In the Indian state of Gujarat, a general strike called by the All-Gujarat Educational Reform Action Committee (AGERAC) receives limited support. Norwegian spy Arne Treholt goes on trial is Oslo, accused of treason and espionage on behalf of the Soviet Union and Iraq. The 1985 Pilot Pen Classic tennis tournament concludes at La Quinta, California, United States, with Larry Stefanki victorious in the Men's Singles competition. Born: Benji Marshall, New Zealand rugby league player, in Whakatane February 26, 1985 (Tuesday) The 27th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony takes place in Los Angeles, hosted by John Denver. Lionel Richie's Can't Slow Down wins Album of the Year, and Tina Turner's "What's Love Got to Do with It" wins two awards: Record of the Year and Song of the Year. Cyndi Lauper wins Best New Artist. Other winners include Samuel Barber, Plácido Domingo and John Williams. The small vessel Tagukak is destroyed by fire in the Gulf of Alaska off Spruce Cape on Kodiak Island. Her crew are rescued by a ferry. Died: Tjalling Koopmans, 74, Dutch economist and Nobel laureate February 27, 1985 (Wednesday) Died: David Huffman, 39, US actor, stabbed by a 16-year-old high school student, Genaro Samano Villanueva, who was attempting to evade arrest for an attempted burglary February 28, 1985 (Thursday) 1985 Newry mortar attack: The Provisional Irish Republican Army carries out a mortar attack on a police station at Newry in Northern Ireland. With nine officers dead, it is the highest loss of life ever suffered by the Royal Ulster Constabulary on a single day. Died: Charita Bauer, 62, US soap actress References 1985 1983-02 1985-02