1985 in England explained

Events from 1985 in England

Events

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.^[1]

December

Births

• 7 January – Lewis Hamiton, racing driver
• 26 March – Keira Knightley, actress
• 14 July – Phoebe Waller-Bridge, actress

See also

• 1985 in Northern Ireland
• 1985 in Scotland
• 1985 in Wales

Notes and References

1. News: Policeman killed in Tottenham riots. BBC News. 29 January 2008. 6 October 1985. https://web.archive.org/web/20080307120633/http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/october/6/newsid_4094000/4094928.stm. 7 March 2008 . live.