1985
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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 |
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[change] Events
- 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.
- Bill Watterson first publishes "Calvin and Hobbes".
- Microsoft made the first version of Microsoft Windows.
[change] 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
- 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 - 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
- Lindsay Hawker, British murder victim (d. 2007)
- Charlotte Lindström, Swedish criminal and model
[change] Deaths
- March 10 - Konstantin Chernenko, leader of the Soviet Union (b. 1911)
- July 16 - Heinrich Böll, German writer, Nobel Prize 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)
- November 14 - Wellington Koo, Chinese diplomat (b. 1887)
- December 26 - Dian Fossey, American zoologist (b. 1932)
[change] Movies released
- Back to the Future
- The Care Bears Movie
- The Goonies
- One Magic Christmas
- Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer
- Return to Oz
[change] 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
