Events from 1985 in England
Incumbent
Monarch - Elizabeth II Prime Minister - Margaret Thatcher
Events October 6 October – PC Keith Blakelock is fatally stabbed during the Broadwater Farm Riot in Tottenham, London. Two of his colleagues are treated in hospital for gunshot wounds, as are three journalists.
Births
7 January – Lewis Hamiton, racing driver 20 February – Michael Oliver, FIFA football referee 26 March – Keira Knightley, actress 3 April – Leona Lewis, singer 14 July – Phoebe Waller-Bridge, actress
See also 1985 in Northern Ireland 1985 in Scotland 1985 in Wales
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