What Happened in 1985
34 historical events, 67 notable births, and 7 notable deaths in 1985.
Major Events
January 1985
1985 — year
Nakba — expulsion and flight of 750,000 Palestinians during the 1948 Palestine war
Eurovision Song Contest 1985 — 30th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest
1985 Formula One World Championship — sports season
1985 in film — overview of the events of 1985 in film
1985–86 UEFA Cup — 15th season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA
EuroBasket 1985 — edition of the basketball tournament of 1985
1985 CONCACAF Championship — 1985 edition of the CONCACAF Championship association football competition
1984 European Super Cup — 10th UEFA Super Cup
1985 IAAF World Indoor Games — 1985 edition of the IAAF World Indoor Games
World Chess Championship 1985 — competition for the world title in chess
1985 FIFA World Youth Championship — Sports season
June 1985
Schengen Agreement — treaty which led to the creation of Europe's Schengen Area, in which internal border checks have largely been abolished
Air India Flight 182 — 1985 bombing of an Air India Boeing 747-237B over the Atlantic Ocean near Ireland
TWA Flight 847 — plane hijack
July 1985
Live Aid — 1985 benefit concert
May 1985
Heysel Stadium disaster — spectator riot in Brussels, Belgium on 29 May 1985
1985 European Cup Final — association football match
1985 San Marino Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1985
August 1985
Japan Air Lines Flight 123 — 1985 aviation accident in Japan
1985 German Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1985
Delta Air Lines Flight 191 — aviation accident
1985 Dutch Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1985
March 1985
57th Academy Awards — award ceremony presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences for achievement in filmmaking in 1984
Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer — environmental protocol
WrestleMania I — WWF's 1985 WrestleMania pay-per-view
September 1985
1985 Mexico City earthquake — September 19th, 1985 earthquake in Mexico City, Mexico
Plaza Accord — 1985 international agreement on fiscal policy
1985 Belgian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race
October 1985
Operation Wooden Leg — 1985 Israeli military operation in Tunisia
1985 European Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1985
April 1985
1985 Portuguese Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1985
February 1985
South Lebanon conflict — 1985-2000 war between Israel and insurgents in South Lebanon
December 1985
1985 Intercontinental Cup — football match