1985 facts for kids
Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
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Centuries: | 19th century – 20th century – 21st century |
Decades: | 1950s 1960s 1970s – 1980s – 1990s 2000s 2010s |
Years: | 1982 1983 1984 – 1985 – 1986 1987 1988 |
1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar.
Events
- January 20 - President Ronald Reagan is inaugurated for the second time.
- March 11 – Mikhail Gorbachev became the leader of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
- July 13 – Live Aid concerts take place in London and Philadelphia
- September 1 – The wreckage of the RMS Titanic was found.
- November 18 – Bill Watterson first publishes "Calvin and Hobbes".
- November 20 – Microsoft ships the first version of Microsoft Windows out to be sold.
Births
- January 14 – Shawn Sawyer, Canadian figure skater
- February 5 – Cristiano Ronaldo, Portuguese footballer
- February 9 – David Gallagher, American actor
- February 19 – Haylie Duff, American actress and singer
- March 26 – Keira Knightley, English actress
- April 3 – Leona Lewis, English singer
- May 2 – Lily Allen, English singer
- May 2 – Kyle Busch, American NASCAR driver
- June 2 – Ashley Tisdale, American actress and singer
- June 4 – Evan Lysacek, American figure skater
- June 4 – Lukas Podolski, Polish-born German footballer
- June 30 – Charley Uchea, English Big Brother contestant
- June 30 – Cody Rhodes, American professional wrestler
- July 2 – Mario Gómez, German footballer
- July 6 – Naomi Nari Nam, American figure skater
- August 18 – Rachel Smith, Panamanian-born Miss USA 2007
- August 19 – Lindsey Jacobellis, American Olympic snowboarder
- August 26 – Christopher Mabee, Canadian figure skater
- September 14 – Aya Ueto, Japanese actress and singer
- September 17 – Alexander Ovechkin, Professional ice hockey player for the Washington Capitals
- September 17 – Jon Walker, American guitarist
- September 21 – Reza Alinejad, Iranian criminal
- October 11 – Michelle Trachtenberg, American actress
- October 24 – Wayne Rooney, English footballer
- October 25 – Ciara, American R&B/Pop singer
- November 4 – Marcell Jansen, German footballer
- December 10 – Raven Symone, American actress
- Charlotte Lindström, Swedish criminal and model
Deaths
- March 10 – Konstantin Chernenko, leader of the Soviet Union (b. 1911)
- May 16 - Margaret Hamilton, American actress
- July 16 – Heinrich Böll, German writer, Nobel Prize in Literature winner (b. 1917)
- August 8 – Louise Brooks, American actress and dancer (b. 1906)
- August 10 – Yul Brynner, Russian-born American actor (b. 1920)
- August 12 – Kyu Sakamoto, Japanese singer and actor (b. 1941)
- September 30 – Charles Richter, American scientist, creator of the Richter scale (b. 1900)
- October 1 – E. B. White, American writer (b. 1899)
- October 2 – Rock Hudson, American actor (b. 1925)
- October 10 – Orson Welles, American director, writer and actor (b. 1915)
- October 21 – Dan White, American politician who assassinated Harvey Milk and George Moscone in 1978 (b. 1946)
- November 14 – Wellington Koo, Chinese diplomat (b. 1887)
- December 14 – Roger Maris, American baseball player (b. 1934)
- December 26 – Dian Fossey, American zoologist (b. 1932)
Movies released
- Back to the Future
- The Care Bears Movie
- The Goonies
- One Magic Christmas
- Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer
- Return to Oz
Hit songs
- "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
Images for kids
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Live Aid at JFK Stadium in Philadelphia
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Sir Michael Redgrave
See also
In Spanish: 1985 para niños
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