Timeline September 1985

Events in September 1985 12

• 1921 – 1985 Simone Signoret (1921-1985) Died 30 September 1985, aged 64 Signoret was a French actress who won the Academy Award for Best Actress for Room at the Top in 1959. She was also known for her memoirs and her long marriage to singer Yves Montand. She died in Autheuil-Authouillet, France, on 30 September 1985.
• 1923 – 1985 Italo Calvino (1923-1985) Died 19 September 1985, aged 61 Calvino was an Italian writer known for inventive works including Invisible Cities and If on a winter's night a traveler. He died in Siena, Italy, on 19 September 1985 after a stroke.
• 1925 – 1985 Laura Ashley (1925-1985) Died 17 September 1985, aged 60 Ashley was a Welsh fashion and textile designer who built a global brand known for floral, romantic prints. She died in Wales on 17 September 1985 from injuries sustained in a fall.
• 1985 Wreck of the Titanic discovered An expedition led by Robert Ballard locates the ship on the seabed A joint American-French expedition led by oceanographer Robert Ballard located the wreck of RMS Titanic on the North Atlantic seabed on 1 September 1985. The ship had lain undiscovered for 73 years at a depth of about 3,800 metres. The find used newly developed deep-sea sonar and camera technology.
• 1985 – present Luka Modrić The Maestro 2018 Ballon d'Or winner; led Croatia to the 2018 World Cup final and 5 Champions League titles.
• 1985 F-15 shoots down a satellite ASM-135 anti-satellite test An F-15 zooms to high altitude and fires an ASM-135 missile that destroys the Solwind P78-1 satellite in orbit.
• 1985 Air Jordan 1 released Nike releases the first Air Jordan basketball shoe, launching one of the most successful sneaker brands in history.
• 1985 Mexico City earthquake Magnitude 8.0 quake devastates Mexico's capital A magnitude 8.0 earthquake struck off Mexico's Pacific coast early on 19 September 1985, causing catastrophic damage in Mexico City hundreds of kilometers away. Thousands of buildings collapsed and an estimated 5,000 to 10,000 people died. The disaster exposed poor construction standards and prompted major changes to the city's building codes.
• 1985 John Mellencamp co-founds Farm Aid With Willie Nelson and Neil Young Benefit concerts for family farmers.
• 1985 Neil Young co-founds Farm Aid With Willie Nelson and John Mellencamp The first Farm Aid concert in Champaign, Illinois, for American family farmers.
• 1985 Plaza Accord signed Major economies agree to devalue the US dollar Finance officials from the United States, Japan, West Germany, France and the United Kingdom met at New York's Plaza Hotel on 22 September 1985 and agreed to coordinate action to weaken the US dollar against the yen and Deutsche mark. The accord reshaped global trade balances and is widely linked to Japan's subsequent asset price bubble. It remains a landmark example of coordinated international currency intervention.
• 1985 Willie Nelson co-founds Farm Aid With Neil Young and John Mellencamp Benefit concerts for family farmers.