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 • 20 February – Michael Oliver, FIFA football referee • 26 March – Keira Knightley, actress • 3 April – Leona Lewis, singer • 14 July – Phoebe Waller-Bridge, actress ==See also==