January 1985 calendar
Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in January 1985.
The US president was Ronald Reagan (Republican), the UK Prime Minister was Margaret Thatcher (Conservative), Pope St John Paul II was leading the Catholic Church.
But much more happened on January 1985: find out below
Historical Events
Which were the important events of January 1985?
Events
- 01 Jan 1985 International Youth Year begins
- 02 Jan 1985 Australia beats West Indies by innings at Sydney Cricket Ground, Bob Holland 10 match wickets.
- 03 Jan 1985 Azharuddin scores 110 in first Test innings.
- 05 Jan 1985 Discovery moves to launch pad for STS 51-C mission
- 07 Jan 1985 King & I opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 191 performances
- 10 Jan 1985 Daniel Ortega Saavedra inaugurated as President of Nicaragua.
- 13 Jan 1985 Cerebral Palsy telethon raises US$17,100,000.
- 14 Jan 1985 Sixteen indicted by US for granting sanctuary to Central American refugees.
- 15 Jan 1985 Civil rights activist Tancredo Neves elected President
- 16 Jan 1985 Playboy announces end of stapling centerfolds
- 17 Jan 1985 Azharuddin scores second Test century in second Test (versus England).
- 18 Jan 1985 US renounces jurisdiction of World Court despite previous promise.
- 19 Jan 1985 Born In The USA by Bruce Springsteen peaked at #9
- 20 Jan 1985 Cold front strikes US, at least 40 die (-27 degrees F (-33 degrees C) in Chicago, Illinois).
- 21 Jan 1985 -34 degrees F (-37 degrees C), Mount Mitchell, North Carolina (state record).
- 22 Jan 1985 Cold wave damages 90 percent of Florida's citrus crop.
- 24 Jan 1985 15th Space Shuttle (51-C) Mission-Discovery 3 is launched.
- 25 Jan 1985 Black & Blue, premieres in Paris
- 26 Jan 1985 42th Golden Globes: Amadeus wins.
- 27 Jan 1985 Doug Henning & His World... closes at Lunt-Fontanne New York after 60 performances
- 28 Jan 1985 12th American Music Award
- 29 Jan 1985 Pop stars in LA record We Are The World
- 31 Jan 1985 South African President PW Botha offers to free Nelson Mandela if he denounces violence.
- 01 Jan 1985 The first British mobile phone call is made by Michael Harrison to his father Sir Ernest Harrison, chairman of Vodafone.
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Music charts
Which were the top hits in January 1985?
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Top #5 songs in the USA
- Madonna - Like A Virgin
- Foreigner - I Want To Know What Love Is
- Duran Duran - Wild Boys
- Jack Wagner - All I Need
- Philip Bailey - Easy Lover
Top #5 songs in the UK
- Whitney Houston - Saving All My Love For You
- Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas?
- Foreigner - I Want To Know What Love Is
- Shakin' Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone
- Wham! - Last Christmas / Everything She Wants
Movies
Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?
Books
Which were the most popular books released in January 1985?
The Mammoth Hunters
By: Jean M. Auel
Jean M. Auel once again opens the doors of a time past to reveal an era of wonder and danger at dawn of modern man's race.
The Fourth Protocol
By: Frederick Forsyth
It's a time of political turmoil in Great Britain. Behind the Iron Curtain, an insidious plot is being devised, a plan so dangerous that even the KGB is unaware of it.
Elvis Is Dead And I Don'T Feel So Good Myself
By: Lewis Grizzard
It was easy to grow up in the 1950s. Lewis Grizzard, his friends, and "gallivanting" was simply hanging out at the local grocery, eating Zagnut candy bars and drinking "Big Orange stomachwashers."
The Butter Battle Book
By: Dr. Seuss
The Butter Battlebook, Dr. Seuss’s classic cautionary tale, teaches readers the importance of respecting differences. Although the Zooks and Yooks both love butter bread, animosity develops between them because they enjoy it differently.
Moses The Kitten
By: James Herriot
A small, bedraggled cat is found in a corner of a frozen pond. He is then taken to a nearby farm where he is nursed back into health. When he's healthy enough, he can join the rest of the animals.