World Chess Championship 1985 — competition for the world title in chess

1985 FIFA World Youth Championship — Sports season

Indian Hindu-Muslim violence in Gujarat State

1985 IAAF World Indoor Games — 1985 edition of the IAAF World Indoor Games

1985–86 UEFA Cup — 15th season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA

Nakba — expulsion and flight of 750,000 Palestinians during the 1948 Palestine war

1985 Formula One World Championship — sports season

1985 CONCACAF Championship — 1985 edition of the CONCACAF Championship association football competition

EuroBasket 1985 — edition of the basketball tournament of 1985

Eurovision Song Contest 1985 — 30th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest

1984 European Super Cup — 10th UEFA Super Cup