1985 facts for kids

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Years:	1982 1983 1984 – 1985 – 1986 1987 1988

1985 was a common year that started on a Tuesday. Many important events happened around the world during this year.

Contents

Big Events of 1985
People Born in 1985
People Who Passed Away in 1985
Popular Movies of 1985
Hit Songs of 1985
New Books of 1985
Images for kids
See also

Big Events of 1985

January 20 – Ronald Reagan started his second term as the President of the United States.
March 11 – Mikhail Gorbachev became the new leader of the Soviet Union's main political party, the Communist Party.
July 13 – The huge Live Aid concerts took place in London and Philadelphia. These concerts raised money to help people in need.
September 1 – The wreckage of the famous ship, the RMS Titanic, was finally found deep in the ocean.
November 18 – The very first "Calvin and Hobbes" comic strip by Bill Watterson was published.
November 20 – Microsoft released the first version of its computer operating system, Microsoft Windows, for people to buy.

People Born in 1985

Many famous people were born in 1985, including:

January 14 – Shawn Sawyer, a Canadian figure skater.
February 5 – Cristiano Ronaldo, a famous Portuguese footballer.
February 9 – David Gallagher, an American actor.
February 19 – Haylie Duff, an American actress and singer.
March 26 – Keira Knightley, an English actress.
April 3 – Leona Lewis, an English singer.
May 2 – Lily Allen, an English singer.
May 2 – Kyle Busch, an American NASCAR driver.
June 2 – Ashley Tisdale, an American actress and singer.
June 4 – Evan Lysacek, an American figure skater.
June 4 – Lukas Podolski, a German footballer born in Poland.
June 30 – Cody Rhodes, an American professional wrestler.
July 2 – Mario Gómez, a German footballer.
July 6 – Naomi Nari Nam, an American figure skater.
August 18 – Rachel Smith, Miss USA 2007, born in Panama.
August 19 – Lindsey Jacobellis, an American Olympic snowboarder.
August 26 – Christopher Mabee, a Canadian figure skater.
September 14 – Aya Ueto, a Japanese actress and singer.
September 17 – Alexander Ovechkin, a professional ice hockey player.
September 17 – Jon Walker, an American guitarist.
October 11 – Michelle Trachtenberg, an American actress.
October 24 – Wayne Rooney, an English footballer.
October 25 – Ciara, an American R&B and Pop singer.
November 4 – Marcell Jansen, a German footballer.
December 10 – Raven-Symoné, an American actress.
Charlotte Lindström, a Swedish model.

People Who Passed Away in 1985

Some notable people who died in 1985 include:

March 10 – Konstantin Chernenko, a leader of the Soviet Union.
May 16 – Margaret Hamilton, an American actress.
July 16 – Heinrich Böll, a German writer and Nobel Prize in Literature winner.
August 8 – Louise Brooks, an American actress and dancer.
August 10 – Yul Brynner, a Russian-born American actor.
August 12 – Kyu Sakamoto, a Japanese singer and actor.
September 30 – Charles Richter, an American scientist who created the Richter scale for measuring earthquakes.
October 1 – E. B. White, an American writer.
October 2 – Rock Hudson, an American actor.
October 10 – Orson Welles, an American director, writer, and actor.
October 21 – Dan White, an American politician.
November 14 – Wellington Koo, a Chinese diplomat.
December 14 – Roger Maris, an American baseball player.
December 26 – Dian Fossey, an American zoologist who studied gorillas.

Popular Movies of 1985

Some of the movies released in 1985 were:

Hit Songs of 1985

Many songs were popular in 1985, including:

"Glory Days" – Bruce Springsteen
"Some Heads Are Gonna Roll" – Judas Priest
"Crazy for You" – Madonna
"Reviens-moi" – Dalida
"C'était mon ami" – Dalida
"Le temps d'aimer" – Dalida
"Le Vénitien de Levallois" – Dalida
"Find A Way" – Amy Grant
"Wise Up" – Amy Grant
"Say You, Say Me" – Lionel Richie
"We Are the World" – USA for Africa
"Can't Fight This Feeling Anymore" – REO Speedwagon
"I'm Going Down" – Bruce Springsteen
"Freeway of Love" – Aretha Franklin

New Books of 1985

Forrest Gump by Winston Groom was a new book released this year.

Images for kids

See also

In Spanish: 1985 para niños

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