- September 19
- Allied Chemical (Allied Corp.) changes its company name to Allied-Signal Incorp. [228]
- In Michoacan, Mexico, a magnitude 8.0 earthquake occurs. At least 9,500 people were killed, about 30,000 were injured, more than 100,000 people were left homeless, and severe damage was caused in parts of Mexico City and in several states of central Mexico. [1] [53] [85]
- September 21
- Near the coast of Guerrero, Mexico, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake occurs. Additional casualties and damage in the Mexico City area. Felt in many parts of central Mexico. Local tsunami recorded at Acapulco with maximum amplitude of 1.4 metres. [53]
- September 22
- Plaza Accord is signed by five nations. [85]
- September 25
- Akali Dal wins Punjab State election in India. [1]
- September 27
- Hurricane Gloria's 130 MPH wind hits the Atlantic coast of the USA. [1]
- September 28
- The shooting of Dorothy 'Cherry' Groce by the Metropolitan Police sparks race riots in Brixton, an area of South London, England. [85]
- September 30
- Death of Herbert Bayer, American advertising designer, in Montecito, California (born in Haag, Austria). [37]
- October 1
- The Israeli air force bombs Palestinian Liberation Organization Headquarters near Tunis, Tunisia. [85]
- October 4
- Shite Muslims claim to have killed hostage William Buckley. [1]
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- The Free Software Foundation is founded in Massachusetts, USA. [85]
- October 5
- In Northwest Territories, Canada, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake occurs. [53]
- October 7
- The cruise ship Achille Lauro is hijacked in the Mediterranean Sea by four heavily armed Palestinian terrorists. [1] [85]
- October 8
- Hijackers of Achille Lauro throw Leon Klinghoffer off the ship, killing him. [1]
- October 10
- US fighter jets force Egyptian plane carrying hijackers of Italian ship Achille Lauro to land in Italy; gunmen are placed in custody. [1]
- October 11
- US President Ronald Reagan bans importation of South African gold bullion coins. [538.34] [923.44]
- In Guatemala, a magnitude 4.5 earthquake occurs. [53]
- October 12
- International Physicians for Prevention of Nuclear War receives Nobel Prize. [1]
- October 13
- In Tajik SSR, a magnitude 5.9 earthquake occurs. At least 29 people killed, 80 injured and about 8,000 homeless in the Kayrakkum-Gafurov area. [53]
- October 15
- US space shuttle Columbia carries Spacelab into orbit. [1]
- October 16
- Intel introduces the 16 MHz 80386 processor. With a 32-bit data bus, it can directly address four gigabytes of memory. Processor speed is three to four million instructions per second. Intel spent $100 million developing the processor. [1] [4]
- October 25
- Kosmos 1700 communications satellite placed in geostationary orbit. [1]
- October 27
- In Algeria, a magnitude 5.9 earthquake occurs. [53]
- November 6
- General Jaruzelski elected Poland's head of state. [1]
- November 7
- Colombian troops end 27-hour siege of Bogota's Palace of Justice. [1]
- November 9
- Gary Kasparov (USSR) beats Anatoly Kasparov, becoming World Chess Champion at age 22. [1] [5]
- November 13
- Nevado del Ruiz volcano erupts, killing an estimated 23,000 people in Colombia. [1] [85]
- November 18
- Space shuttle Enterprise (OV-101) flies from Kennedy Space Center to Dulles Airport, Washington, DC, is and turned over to the Smithsonian Institution. [1]
- Comic strip Calvin and Hobbes debuts in 35 newspapers. [85]
- November 19
- In Geneva, Switzerland, US President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev meet for the first time. [1] [85]
- November 20
- Microsoft ships Microsoft Windows for the IBM PC, for US$100. It is delivered two years after the initial announcement of the product. [4]
- November 23
- EgyptAir Flight 648 jet, hijacked by Abu Nidal group and flown to Malta, is stormed by Egyptian commandos; 60 are killed by gunfire and explosions. [1] [85]
- Retired US Central Intelligence Agency analyst Larry Wu-tai Chin is arrested for spying for China. [1]
- November 27
- Republic of Ireland gains consultative role in Northern Ireland. [1]
- November 29
- Gerard Hoarau, exiled political leader from the Seychelles, is assassinated in London, England. [85]
- December 1
- South Africa's Cosatu union centre forms. [1]
- December 2
- Philippine Chief of Staff General Fabian speaks of B Aquino's murder. [1]
- December 4
- French President Francois Mitterrand receives Polish leader Jaruzelski. [1]
- December 5
- Christie's auctions off a bottle of 1787 Château Lafite Bordeaux for a record price of US$156,000 to Malcolm Forbes. (It is later found to be a modern fake.) [149.95]
- Great Britain performs nuclear test. [1]
- December 6
- United Kingdom joins US Strategic Defence Initiative project. [1]
- December 10
- Junta leaders Videla and Massera sentenced in Buenos Aires, Argentina. [1]
- December 11
- General Electric acquires RCA Corporation and its subsidiary, NBC Radio and Television. [1] [457]
- December 12
- Arrow Air Flight 1285, a Douglas DC-8, crashes after takeoff in Gander, Newfoundland, Canada, killing 256, 248 of whom were U.S. servicemen returning to Fort Campbell, Kentucky from overseeing a peacekeeping force in Sinai. [1] [85]
- December 15
- Disney CEO Michael Eisner and French Prime Minister Laurent Fabius sign a letter of intent to build a Disney theme park on 4400 acres at Marne-la-Vallée, twenty miles east of Paris, France. [6]
- December 17
- US President Ronald Reagan signs the Gold Bullion Coin Act of 1985 (Public Law 99-185) directing Treasury to issue 0.9167 fine gold bullion coins: $50 (one ounce), $25 (half ounce), $10 (quarter ounce), $5 (tenth ounce). The gold is to be acquired from natural deposits in the US or territory or possession when possible, and when not, from the US reserves. Profits from sales would be used to pay down the national debt. [474.205] [494.5] [684.20]
- December 18
- United Nations Security Council unanimously condemns "acts of hostage-taking". [1]
- December 21
- ARCO Anchorage runs aground near Port Angeles, Washington. [1]
- December 23
- In Northwest Territories, Canada, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake occurs. [53]
- James Vance (20) and Raymond Belknap (18) commit suicide, sparking their families to sue rock group Judas Priest for subliminal messages. [1]
- December 24
- Right wing extremist David Lewis Rice murders civil rights attorney Charles Goldmark as well as Goldmark's wife and two children in Seattle, Washington. [85]
- December 27
- Terrorists kill 18 and wound 120 attacking El Al at Rome and Vienna airports. [1] [85]
- December 28
- Warring Lebanese Muslim and Christian leaders sign peace agreement. [1]
- December 30
- President Zia of Pakistan ends martial law. [1]
- December 31
- King Hussein of Jordan and President Assad of Syria hold talks. [1]
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