1985 in Portugal

Events in the year 1985 in Portugal.

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Centuries:
  • 18th
  • 19th
  • 20th
  • 21st
Decades:
  • 1960s
  • 1970s
  • 1980s
  • 1990s
  • 2000s
See also:List of years in Portugal

Incumbents
  • President: António Ramalho Eanes
  • Prime Minister: Mário Soares (until 6 November); Aníbal Cavaco Silva

Events
  • 2 February – Sopormetal, a company supplying brazing materials, silver and copper brazing solders, is founded.[1]
  • 11 September – Moimenta-Alcafache train crash
  • 6 October – Portuguese legislative election, 1985

Arts and entertainment
  • Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 1985
  • First occurrence of the Festroia International Film Festival

Sports
  • 21 April – 1985 Portuguese Grand Prix (Formula One)
  • CD Rabo de Peixe founded
  • Juve Lis founded

Births
  • 5 February – Cristiano Ronaldo, footballer.[2]
  • 24 March – Frederico Gil, tennis player
Emanuel Silva, world champion 2013, Olympic medalist 2012
  • 22 April – Diana Piedade, singer
  • 25 May – Luciana Abreu, singer
  • 31 August – Rolando, footballer
  • 17 September – José Gonçalves, footballer
  • 25 September – Vânia Fernandes, singer
  • 11 November – Raquel Guerra, singer
  • 8 December – Emanuel Silva, canoer.[3]

Deaths
  • 7 May – Carlos Mota Pinto, law professor and politician (born 1936)

References
  1. "SME Leader companies list". IAPMEI. 2012-05-12. Archived from the original on 2009-06-23. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
  2. "Cristiano Ronaldo". Britannica.
  3. "Emanuel Silva". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
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