1985 in England

Events from 1985 in England

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
 * 26 March – Keira Knightley, actress
 * 14 July – Phoebe Waller-Bridge, actress