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
Neil Armstrong
in 1985
1 moment here
American naval aviator, research test pilot, NASA astronaut, aerospace administrator, and professor.…
Nelson Mandela
in 1985
1 moment here
South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, lawyer and statesman. Mandela helped lead the African National Congress, co-founded its armed wing,…
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
in 1985
1 moment here
Kenyan novelist, playwright, essayist, language advocate, and academic. Ngũgĩ’s life moved from colonial Kenya through education in Uganda and…
Osho
in 1985
4 moments here
Indian guru and founder of the Rajneesh movement, born Chandra Mohan Jain. His documented life moved between central and western India, the United…
Prince
in 1985
2 moments here
Prince Rogers Nelson was an American singer, songwriter, musician, producer, actor, and filmmaker associated with the Minneapolis sound.…
Pumpuang Duangjan
in 1985
1 moment here
Pumpuang Duangjan (Ramphueng Chithan) was a Thai singer and actress widely known as the “Queen of Luk Thung.” Her documented movements include her…
Raisa Gorbacheva
in 1985
3 moments here
Soviet and Russian activist, philanthropist, lecturer, and public figure; wife of Mikhail Gorbachev.…
Rajiv Gandhi
in 1985
7 moments here
Rajiv Gandhi was an Indian aircraft pilot and politician who served as prime minister of India from 1984 to 1989.…
Roh Moo-hyun
in 1985
1 moment here
South Korean attorney, human-rights advocate, politician, and president of the Republic of Korea from 2003 to 2008.…
Ronald Reagan
in 1985
10 moments here
American broadcaster, actor, labor leader, governor of California, and 40th president of the United States.…
Saddam Hussein
in 1985
2 moments here
Iraqi Ba'athist politician who served as Iraq's president from 1979 until his overthrow in 2003.…
Samora Machel
in 1985
1 moment here
Mozambican revolutionary and FRELIMO leader who became the first president of independent Mozambique in 1975.…
Stanley Kubrick
in 1985
1 moment here
American filmmaker and photographer whose career began in New York photojournalism, expanded through Hollywood productions and European location…
Stephen Hawking
in 1985
1 moment here
English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author whose work on singularities, black-hole thermodynamics, and Hawking radiation reshaped modern…
Sung Jae-gi
in 1985
1 moment here
South Korean men's-rights activist and founder of Man of Korea. His documented life includes education and military service in the Daegu–Gyeongsan…
Sydney Brenner
in 1985
1 moment here
South African-born molecular biologist whose career moved from Johannesburg and Oxford to Cambridge, California, Singapore and other scientific…
Teresa Teng
in 1985
1 moment here
Taiwanese singer Teresa Teng (Teng Li-yun; 1953–1995) became one of the most influential popular vocalists in the Chinese-speaking world and across…
Thomas Sankara
in 1985
1 moment here
Burkinabé army officer and revolutionary political leader who became president of Upper Volta after the 4 August 1983 coup and led Burkina Faso until…
Tina Turner
in 1985
2 moments here
Tina Turner (Anna Mae Bullock) was an American-born Swiss singer, songwriter, actress, and author.…
Wangarĩ Maathai
in 1985
1 moment here
Kenyan environmentalist, democracy activist, academic, founder of the Green Belt Movement, parliamentarian, and the first African woman awarded the…
Winnie Mandela
in 1985
1 moment here
Nomzamo Winifred Zanyiwe Madikizela-Mandela, known as Winnie Mandela, was a South African social worker, anti-apartheid activist, and African…
Moments
- 1985 Treated at Volks Hospital Nelson Mandela
- 1985 Federal court appearance in Portland Osho
- 1985 Return to India via Delhi Osho
- 1985 Geneva Summit tea Raisa Gorbacheva
- 1985 International Red Cross event Raisa Gorbacheva
- 1985 Speech to Japan's National Diet Rajiv Gandhi
- 1985 Visit to Hanoi Rajiv Gandhi
- 1985 Briefs NATO in Brussels Ronald Reagan
- 1985 Meets Gorbachev in Geneva Ronald Reagan
- 1985 Senate greenhouse-effect testimony Carl Sagan
- 1985 Nobel lecture and prize reception Claude Simon
- 1985 Warsaw Pact summit in Sofia Mikhail Gorbachev
- 1985 First SAARC summit Rajiv Gandhi
- 1985 Moscow diplomatic visit Saddam Hussein