Events in the year 1985 in Portugal.

Incumbents

António Ramalho Eanes António dos Santos Ramalho Eanes, GColL GCL GColTE CavA GCB RVC (; born 25 January 1935) is a Portuguese general and politician who was the 16th president of Portugal from 1976 to 1986. Background Born at Alcains, Castelo Branco, he is ...

* Prime Minister: Mário Soares (until 6 November);

Aníbal Cavaco Silva Aníbal António Cavaco Silva, GCC, GColL, GColIH (; born 15 July 1939) is a Portuguese economist who served as the 19th president of Portugal, in office from 9 March 2006 to 9 March 2016. He had been previously prime minister of Portugal fro ...

Events

* 2 February – Sopormetal, a company supplying brazing materials, silver and copper brazing solders, is founded. *11 September –

Moimenta-Alcafache train crash The Moimenta-Alcafache train crash () occurred on 11 September 1985 in Mangualde, Portugal, in the Portuguese Linha da Beira Alta. It killed about 150 people, making it the worst rail disaster in Portuguese history.S. P. (11 de Setembro de 2008)P ...

*6 October – Portuguese legislative election, 1985

Arts and entertainment

* Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 1985 *First occurrence of the

Festroia International Film Festival The Tróia International Film Festival, commonly referred to as Festroia ( pt, Festival Internacional de Cinema de Tróia – Festróia) was an annual international film festival in Portugal held from 1985 to 2014. Held in the town of Setúbal and ...

Sports

*21 April –

1985 Portuguese Grand Prix The 1985 Portuguese Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held in Estoril on 21 April 1985. It was the second round of the 1985 FIA Formula One World Championship and was won by Ayrton Senna from pole position, taking both his first pole positi ...

(Formula One) * CD Rabo de Peixe founded *

Juve Lis Juventude Desportiva do Lis, better known as Juve Lis, is a Portuguese handball from Leiria established in 1985. It is best known for its women's team, which made its international debut in 2003, in the Cup Winners' Cup. It subsequently made fi ...

founded

Births

*5 February – Cristiano Ronaldo, footballer. *24 March –

Frederico Gil João Frederico Limpo Franco Gil (born 24 March 1985), known as Fred Gil (), is a retired Portuguese professional tennis player, who currently competes in the ITF Men's Circuit. He is ranked no. 432 in the world by the Association of Tennis Prof ...

, tennis player 2008 Emanuel Silva

*22 April – Diana Piedade, singer *25 May –

Luciana Abreu Luciana Abreu Sodré Costa Real (born 25 May 1985) is a Portuguese singer, actress and television host. Luciana Abreu is known for her participation in ''Idolos'', for representing Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 as part of the pop- ...

, singer *25 September – Vânia Fernandes, singer *11 November –

Raquel Guerra Raquel Guerra (born 11 November 1985) is a Portuguese singer and actress. She was born in Elvas. One of the finalists of the Portuguese Idols, along with Luciana Abreu and they both worked in the soap-opera Floribella ''Floribella'' is a s ...

, singer *8 December –

Emanuel Silva Emanuel Eduardo Pimenta Vieira da Silva, GOIH (born 4 December 1985), is a Portuguese sprint canoer. He was born in Braga. A finalist at the 2004 Olympics and medalist at the 2012 Olympics, he is Portugal's most successful kayak sprinter since ...

, canoer.

Deaths

*7 May – Carlos Mota Pinto, law professor and politician (born

1936 Events January–February * January 20 – George V of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India, dies at his Sandringham Estate. The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King E ...

)

References

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