Historical figures in 1985
The atlas holds 69 people and 114 moments here, in 1985. The most recorded lives are Ronald Reagan, Rajiv Gandhi and Mikhail Gorbachev. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Musicians and Composers.
Notable people
Abdelaziz Bouteflika
in 1985
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Algerian politician, diplomat, and president. Born in Oujda, he joined the National Liberation Army during the Algerian War, served as Algeria's…
Alan García
in 1985
1 moment here
Alan García Pérez was a Peruvian politician and leader of the Peruvian Aprista Party who served two nonconsecutive terms as president of Peru, from…
Ayrton Senna
in 1985
2 moments here
Brazilian racing driver Ayrton Senna da Silva was a three-time Formula One World Drivers’ Champion.…
Benazir Bhutto
in 1985
2 moments here
Pakistani political leader who served twice as prime minister, from 1988 to 1990 and from 1993 to 1996.…
Carlos Fuentes
in 1985
1 moment here
Carlos Fuentes Macías was a Mexican novelist, essayist, public intellectual, and diplomat. Born in Panama City to a Mexican diplomat, he spent…
Carl Sagan
in 1985
2 moments here
American astronomer, planetary scientist, educator, author, and science communicator. Sagan studied at the University of Chicago, held appointments…
Cesária Évora
in 1985
1 moment here
Cape Verdean singer celebrated internationally for morna and coladeira, known as the “Barefoot Diva.” Born and long associated with Mindelo on São…
Claude Simon
in 1985
1 moment here
French novelist, painter, photographer, viticulturist, Resistance participant, and 1985 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate.…
Daniel arap Moi
in 1985
1 moment here
Kenyan teacher and politician who served as Kenya’s vice president from 1967 to 1978 and its second president from 1978 to 2002.…
Desmond Tutu
in 1985
1 moment here
South African Anglican bishop, theologian, anti-apartheid activist, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Archbishop of Cape Town, and chair of South Africa’s…
Diana, Princess of Wales
in 1985
2 moments here
Diana Frances Spencer (1961–1997) was Princess of Wales from 1981 until her divorce in 1996.…
Doris Lessing
in 1985
1 moment here
British novelist Doris May Lessing was born in Kermanshah, Iran, grew up in Southern Rhodesia, and moved to London in 1949.…
Dorothy Hodgkin
in 1985
4 moments here
English chemist and X-ray crystallographer Dorothy Mary Crowfoot Hodgkin determined major biomolecular structures including penicillin, vitamin B12,…
Douglas Adams
in 1985
1 moment here
English author, screenwriter and humourist best known for The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.…
Dzhokhar Dudayev
in 1985
1 moment here
Dzhokhar Musayevich Dudayev was a Soviet Air Force major general and the first president of the self-proclaimed Chechen Republic of Ichkeria.…
Ebrahim Raisi
in 1985
1 moment here
Iranian cleric, judicial official, and politician who served as president of Iran from 2021 until his death in a helicopter crash in 2024.…
Edmund Hillary
in 1985
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New Zealand mountaineer, explorer, diplomat, and philanthropist. Hillary became internationally known after reaching Mount Everest’s summit with…
Federico Fellini
in 1985
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Italian film director and screenwriter whose career developed from caricature and comic writing in Rimini and Rome into internationally influential…
Freddie Mercury
in 1985
2 moments here
Freddie Mercury (Farrokh Bulsara) was a British singer, songwriter, pianist, and lead vocalist of Queen.…
George Michael
in 1985
3 moments here
English singer-songwriter and record producer, born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou in East Finchley, England.…
Hastings Banda
in 1985
1 moment here
Hastings Kamuzu Banda was a Malawian physician and politician who led Nyasaland to independence and served as Malawi's prime minister and first…
Idriss Déby
in 1985
1 moment here
Chadian military officer and politician who led the Patriotic Salvation Movement to power in December 1990 and served as Chad's president from 1991…
Italo Calvino
in 1985
3 moments here
Italian novelist, short-story writer, editor, journalist, and member of Oulipo. Born in Cuba, raised chiefly in Sanremo, and active across Italy,…
Javier Pérez de Cuéllar
in 1985
1 moment here
Peruvian diplomat and politician who became the fifth Secretary-General of the United Nations (1982–1991).…
Moments
- 1985 London home study Carlos Fuentes
- 1985 Recording visit to Lisbon Cesária Évora
- 1985 Meeting with Tanzanian minister Daniel arap Moi
- 1985 Massey Lectures in Toronto Doris Lessing
- 1985 Visits to Shanghai and Fuzhou Dorothy Hodgkin
- 1985 Search for the aye-aye Douglas Adams
- 1985 Chief of staff in Poltava Dzhokhar Dudayev
- 1985 Move to Tehran as deputy prosecutor Ebrahim Raisi
- 1985 North Pole ski-plane landing Edmund Hillary
- 1985 Rock in Rio performances Freddie Mercury
- 1985 State visit to Britain Hastings Banda
- 1985 École de Guerre course Idriss Déby
- 1985 Treaty-related visit Jerry Rawlings
- 1985 United Nations address Jiddu Krishnamurti
- 1985 Visiting lectureship at Leiden University John Atta Mills
- 1985 First return trip to Vietnam John McCain
- 1985 Meeting with Augusto Pinochet John McCain
- 1985 Presentation of Los conjurados in Barcelona Jorge Luis Borges
- 1985 Presentation of Los conjurados in Madrid Jorge Luis Borges
- 1985 Visit to the Netherlands Julius Nyerere
- 1985 Communism Peak climb Junko Tabei
- 1985 Deputy chairmanship of Planning Commission Manmohan Singh
- 1985 Arrival in Zambian exile Milton Obote
- 1985 Flight into Kenyan exile Milton Obote
- 1985 Settlement in Woluwe-Saint-Lambert Miriam Makeba
- 1985 Return to Zagazig University Mohamed Morsi
- 1985 Writer-in-Residence in Islington Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
- 1985 Six-week stay in Manali Osho
- 1985 Charity performance tour in the United States Pumpuang Duangjan
- 1985 Announces Sandesh Yatra Rajiv Gandhi
- 1985 Busan democratic-citizens alliance action Roh Moo-hyun
- 1985 Full Metal Jacket work in Beckton Stanley Kubrick
- 1985 Medical emergency during CERN trip Stephen Hawking
- 1985 Lee Kuan Yew Distinguished Visitor Sydney Brenner
- 1985 Last solo concert before semi-retirement Teresa Teng
- 1985 Private Dancer Tour performance Tina Turner
- 1985 Return to Soweto Winnie Mandela
- 1985 Arrival as High Commissioner in New Delhi Edmund Hillary
- 1985 Return through Gimpo International Airport Kim Dae-jung
- 1985 Purple Rain Tour with guest artists Prince
- 1985 NEC Arena concert filming Tina Turner
- 1985 Death in Moscow Konstantin Chernenko
- 1985 WrestleMania guest referee Muhammad Ali
- 1985 Purple Rain concert recording Prince
- 1985 Meets Mulroney in Quebec City Ronald Reagan
- 1985 Entered Yeungnam University Sung Jae-gi
- 1985 First Formula One victory Ayrton Senna
- 1985 Private audience at the Holy See Diana, Princess of Wales
- 1985 Wham! concert at Workers' Gymnasium George Michael
- 1985 Wham! concert in Canton George Michael