279 notable events from 1985 — murders, air crashes and massacres. Page 1 of 3.
- Japan Air Lines Flight 123
Aug 12, 1985 · Japan · Aviation accident
- Robert Eugene Brashers
Jan 1, 1985–Jan 1, 1998 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Heysel Stadium disaster
May 29, 1985 · Belgium · Stampede & crowd crush
- Iran–Contra affair
Aug 20, 1985–Mar 4, 1987 · United States · Scandal & controversy
- Pizzolungo bombing
Apr 2, 1985 · Italy · Massacre
- 1985 MOVE bombing
May 13, 1985 · United States · War & armed conflict
- Jens Söring
Mar 30, 1985 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Air India Flight 182
Jun 23, 1985 · Ireland · Bombing & explosion
- Đorđe Martinović incident
May 1, 1985 · Kosovo · Scandal & controversy
- Bradford City stadium fire
May 11, 1985 · United Kingdom · Fire
- Jeremy Bamber
Aug 7, 1985 · United Kingdom · Murder & homicide
- Delta Air Lines Flight 191
Aug 2, 1985 · United States · Aviation accident
- Elizabeth Haysom
Mar 30, 1985 · United States · Murder & homicide
- 1985 Mexico City earthquake
Sep 19, 1985 · Mexico · Earthquake
- Sinking of the Rainbow Warrior
Jul 10, 1985 · New Zealand · Bombing & explosion
- Armero tragedy
Nov 13, 1985 · Colombia · Natural disaster
- Paraquat murders
Nov 24, 1985 · Japan · Murder & homicide
- Yama–Ichi War
Jan 1, 1985–Jan 1, 1989 · Japan · War & armed conflict
- Palace of Justice siege
Nov 6, 1985 · Colombia · Terrorism
- White House Farm murders
Aug 6, 1985–Aug 7, 1985 · United Kingdom · Shooting
- China Airlines Flight 006
Feb 19, 1985 · Mexico · Aviation accident
- Murder of Michele Avila
Oct 1, 1985 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Crisis of Sigonella
Oct 7, 1985–Oct 12, 1985 · Italy · Crisis
- Arrow Air Flight 1285R
Dec 12, 1985 · Canada · Aviation accident
- Guatemalan genocide
1980s · Guatemala · Genocide & ethnic violence
- TWA Flight 847
Jun 14, 1985 · Greece · Aviation accident
- Eastburn family murders
May 1985 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Assassination of the Toyota Shoji chairman (1985)
Jun 18, 1985 · Japan · Murder & homicide
- Civic-military dictatorship of Uruguay
until Mar 1, 1985 · Paraguay · War & armed conflict
- Death of Ricky Nelson
Dec 31, 1985 · United States · Aviation accident
- South Lebanon conflict (1985–2000)
May 18, 1985–May 25, 2000 · Lebanon · War & armed conflict
- Achille Lauro hijacking
Oct 7, 1985 · Somalia · Aviation accident
- Mark Hofmann
Oct 15, 1985 · Bombing & explosion
- Tokushima neighbor triple shooting incident
Jun 3, 1985 · Japan · Shooting
- Marco Aurélio case
Jun 8, 1985 · Brazil · Disappearance
- Yasutoshi Kamata
Jan 1, 1985–Jan 1, 1994 · Japan · Murder & homicide
- 1985 Austrian diethylene glycol wine scandal
1985 · Austria · Scandal & controversy
- 1985 Manchester Airport disaster
Aug 22, 1985 · United Kingdom · Aviation accident
- Bear Brook murders
Nov 10, 1985 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Badaber uprising
Apr 26, 1985–Apr 27, 1985 · Pakistan · Riot & unrest
- Eight Immortals Restaurant murders
Aug 4, 1985 · Macao · Murder & homicide
- Joël Le Scouarnec case
Jan 1, 1985 · France · Crime & justice
- Iberia Flight 610
Feb 19, 1985 · Spain · Aviation accident
- Aeroflot Flight 5143
Jul 10, 1985 · Uzbekistan · Aviation accident
- Trial of the Juntas
Apr 22, 1985 · Argentina · Crime & justice
- 1985 Algarrobo earthquake
Mar 3, 1985 · Chile · Earthquake
- Bitburg controversy
May 1985 · Germany · Scandal & controversy
- Eastern Air Lines Flight 980
Jan 1, 1985 · Bolivia · Aviation accident
- 1985 Rome and Vienna airport attacks
Dec 27, 1985 · Italy · Murder & homicide
- Frank A. Walls
Mar 26, 1985–Jul 22, 1987 · Murder & homicide
- Peter Dupas
Jan 1, 1985–Jan 1, 1999 · Australia · Attack (other)
- Murder of Ruth Pelke
May 14, 1985 · United States · Murder & homicide
- EgyptAir Flight 648
Nov 23, 1985 · Malta · Aviation accident
- Marybeth Tinning
Dec 20, 1985 · Murder & homicide
- 1985 Narita International Airport bombing
Jun 23, 1985 · Japan · Terrorism
- Murder of Raymond Fife
Sep 12, 1985 · United States · Murder & homicide
- 1985 Sai River bus crash
Jan 28, 1985 · Japan · Road accident
- Sharon Scranage espionage scandal
1985 · Scandal & controversy
- Disappearance of Nicole Morin
Jul 30, 1985 · Canada · Disappearance
- Val di Stava dam collapse
Jul 19, 1985 · Italy · Industrial & structural disaster
- Karamchedu massacre
Jul 17, 1985 · India · Massacre
- Christopher Dale Flannery
May 9, 1985 · Attack (other)
- Midwest Express Airlines Flight 105
Sep 6, 1985 · United States · Aviation accident
- Bar Harbor Airlines Flight 1808
Aug 25, 1985 · United States · Aviation accident
- San Diego serial murders
Jan 1, 1985–Jan 1, 1990 · Murder & homicide
- Operation Wooden Leg
Oct 1, 1985 · Tunisia · War & armed conflict
- 1985 nuclear disaster in the Chazhma Bay
Aug 10, 1985 · Russian Federation · Bombing & explosion
- Monster of Modena
Jan 1, 1985–Jan 1, 1995 · Murder & homicide
- Assam Movement
until 1985 · India · Massacre
- Sean Sellers
Sep 7, 1985 · Murder & homicide
- Honolulu Strangler
May 1, 1985–Apr 1, 1986 · United States · Murder & homicide
- 1985 United States–Canada tornado outbreak
May 31, 1985 · Canada · Natural disaster
- Mônica Granuzzo case
Jun 15, 1985 · Brazil · Crime & justice
- KK draft incident (1985)
1985 · Japan · Incident
- Lennoxville massacre
Mar 24, 1985 · Canada · Massacre
- Killing of Edmund Perry
Jun 12, 1985 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Donald Leroy Evans
Jan 1, 1985–Jan 1, 1991 · Attack (other)
- Túnel 29 tragedy
May 26, 1985 · Mexico · Stampede & crowd crush
- 1985 Luton riot
Mar 13, 1985 · United Kingdom · Riot & unrest
- Andrew Fluegelman
Jul 6, 1985 · Disappearance
- Hurricane Gloria
Sep 16, 1985–Oct 2, 1985 · Natural disaster
- Disappearance of Cherrie Mahan
Feb 22, 1985 · United States · Disappearance
- Bruno Joushomme affair
Feb 28, 1985 · Scandal & controversy
- 1985 Barrie tornado
May 31, 1985 · Canada · Natural disaster
- Michael Wayne McGray
Jan 1, 1985–Jan 1, 1998 · Murder & homicide
- 1985–86 Paris attacks
Dec 7, 1985–Sep 17, 1986 · France · Terrorism
- Ricky Lee Green
Jan 1, 1985–Jan 1, 1986 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Execution of Robert Van Hook
Feb 18, 1985 · Suicide & execution
- El Descanso bombing
Apr 12, 1985 · Spain · Terrorism
- Murder of Linda Reaves
Jan 24, 1985 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Galaxy Airlines Flight 203
Jan 21, 1985 · United States · Aviation accident
- 1985 Springfield Mall shooting
Oct 30, 1985 · United States · Shooting
- 1985 Rajneeshee assassination plot
1985 · United States · Crime & justice
- 1985 National Museum of Anthropology theft
Dec 25, 1985 · Mexico · Crime & justice
- Simultaneous national railway guerrilla attacks
Nov 29, 1985 · Japan · Terrorism
- Caso Degollados
Mar 30, 1985 · Chile · Massacre
- Batson v. Kentucky
Dec 12, 1985 · United States · Crime & justice
- Alex Odeh
Oct 11, 1985 · Terrorism
- Paloma water heater death accident
Jan 6, 1985–Nov 28, 2005 · Japan · Scandal & controversy
- Leon Moser
Mar 31, 1985 · War & armed conflict