The almanac
The 1985 Edition
Limited to about 136 million copies: the babies born worldwide in 1985. About 114 million are still in circulation.
Estimates from the UN World Population Prospects 2024. How we count
What happened in 1985
- First .com address registeredSymbolics.com became the first domain name ever registered.March 15 · Source: Guinness World Records
- Back to the Future opensMarty McFly's time-traveling DeLorean adventure arrived in US theaters.July 3 · Source: Box Office Mojo
- Becker wins Wimbledon at 17Boris Becker became the youngest Wimbledon men's champion and the first unseeded one.July 7 · Source: BBC On This Day
- Live Aid rocks two continentsThe charity concerts in London and Philadelphia raised money for famine relief in Africa.July 13 · Source: BBC On This Day
- The Golden Girls premieresThe NBC sitcom about four friends sharing a Miami home began its run.September · Source: Television Academy Foundation
- The Titanic wreck is foundA US-French team led by Robert Ballard located the liner 2.5 miles down.September 1 · Source: BBC On This Day
Famous people born in 1985
- Lana Del ReyAmerican singer-songwriter · born June 21
- Luka ModrićCroatian footballer · born September 9
- Michael PhelpsAmerican swimmer · born June 30
- Keira KnightleyBritish actress · born March 26
- Wayne RooneyEnglish footballer and manager · born October 24
- Gal GadotIsraeli actress, and model; Miss Israel 2004 · born April 30
- Lukas PodolskiGerman association football player · born June 4
- Amanda SeyfriedAmerican actress · born December 3
From Wikidata, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages write about them. Spotted a mistake?
No. 1 songs of 1985
- Like A VirginMadonna · first week at No. 1: January 5, 1985
- I Want To Know What Love IsForeigner · first week at No. 1: February 2, 1985
- Careless WhisperWham! Featuring George Michael · first week at No. 1: February 16, 1985
- Can't Fight This FeelingREO Speedwagon · first week at No. 1: March 9, 1985
- One More NightPhil Collins · first week at No. 1: March 30, 1985
- We Are The WorldUSA For Africa · first week at No. 1: April 13, 1985
- Crazy For YouMadonna · first week at No. 1: May 11, 1985
- Don't You (Forget About Me)Simple Minds · first week at No. 1: May 18, 1985
- Everything She WantsWham! · first week at No. 1: May 25, 1985
- Everybody Wants To Rule The WorldTears For Fears · first week at No. 1: June 8, 1985
- HeavenBryan Adams · first week at No. 1: June 22, 1985
- SussudioPhil Collins · first week at No. 1: July 6, 1985
- A View To A KillDuran Duran · first week at No. 1: July 13, 1985
- Everytime You Go AwayPaul Young · first week at No. 1: July 27, 1985
- ShoutTears For Fears · first week at No. 1: August 3, 1985
- The Power Of LoveHuey Lewis & The News · first week at No. 1: August 24, 1985
- St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)John Parr · first week at No. 1: September 7, 1985
- Money For NothingDire Straits · first week at No. 1: September 21, 1985
- Oh SheilaReady For The World · first week at No. 1: October 12, 1985
- Take On Mea-ha · first week at No. 1: October 19, 1985
- Saving All My Love For YouWhitney Houston · first week at No. 1: October 26, 1985
- Part-Time LoverStevie Wonder · first week at No. 1: November 2, 1985
- Miami Vice ThemeJan Hammer · first week at No. 1: November 9, 1985
- We Built This CityStarship · first week at No. 1: November 16, 1985
- Separate LivesPhil Collins and Marilyn Martin · first week at No. 1: November 30, 1985
- Broken WingsMr. Mister · first week at No. 1: December 7, 1985
- Say You, Say MeLionel Richie · first week at No. 1: December 21, 1985
Billboard Hot 100, chart weeks of 1985. Spotted a mistake?
If you were born in 1985
- Older than The Oprah Winfrey ShowThe Oprah Winfrey Show began airing nationally in the US on September 8, 1986.
- Older than The SimpsonsThe Simpsons premiered as a TV series on Fox on December 17, 1989.
- Older than the Hubble telescopeThe Hubble Space Telescope was launched on April 24, 1990.
- Older than the WebTim Berners-Lee first announced the World Wide Web software publicly, on an Internet newsgroup on August 6, 1991.
- Younger than TetrisAlexey Pajitnov created Tetris in Moscow (month only; the day is not given by the source) on June 1, 1984.
- Younger than the MacintoshApple launched the Macintosh computer on January 24, 1984.
- Younger than ThrillerMichael Jackson's album Thriller was released on November 30, 1982.