1985

Centuries: Year in Review 20th Century (19th century - 20th century - 21st century)

Decades: 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s - 1980s - 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s

Years: 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 - 1985 - 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990

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Births

Deaths

• February 11 - Heinz Eric Roemheld, composer.
• February 11 - Henry Hathaway actor/director.
• February 11 - Ulysses Simpson Kay, composer.
• October 11 - Orson Welles, movie director

Events

• February 11 - [[[Wasim Akram]] takes 10 wickets in his 2nd Test Cricket match, but New Zealand still wins.
• First syndication of Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson
• GNU Manifesto first written by Richard Stallman

Sport

• January 20 - Super Bowl XIX San Francisco 49ers (38) def. Miami Dolphins (16)

Nobel Prizes

• Physics - Klaus von Klitzing
• Chemistry - Herbert A Hauptman, Jerome Karle
• Medicine - Michael S Brown, Joseph L Goldstein
• Literature -Claude Simon
• Peace- International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War
• Economics - Franco Modigliani