1885 in Argentina

This article is about events that occurred in 1885 in Argentina.

Incumbents

 * President: Julio Argentino Roca
 * Vice president: Francisco Bernabé Madero

Governors

 * Buenos Aires Province: Carlos Alfredo D'Amico
 * Cordoba: Gregorio Gavier
 * Mendoza Province: Rufino Ortega
 * Santa Fe Province: Manuel María Zavalla

Vice governors

 * Buenos Aires Province: Matías Cardoso

Events

 * June – Former president Nicolás Avellaneda travels to France with his wife, seeking medical treatment for nephritis. The treatment is unsuccessful and 48-year-old Avellaneda, Argentina's youngest-ever president, dies at sea on the return journey.
 * 19 December – The city of Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, is established, and a naval base created, to increase Argentine control over southern Patagonia.

Births

 * 7 January – Ernesto Brown, footballer (died 1935)
 * 7 September – José Durand Laguna, football manager (died 1965)

Deaths

 * August – Saturnino María Laspiur, lawyer and politician (born 1829)
 * 13 September – Roque Ferreyra, politician (born 1810)
 * 24 November – Nicolás Avellaneda, 8th President of Argentina (born 1837)