1985 mass murders

1985 bombing of an Air India Boeing 747-237B over the Atlantic Ocean near Ireland

The Gukurahundi was a series of mass killings and genocide in Zimbabwe which were committed from 1983 until the Unity Accord in 1987. The campaign targeted mainly the Ndebele ethnic group and supporters of opposition leader Joshua Nkomo. The name derives from a Shona language term which loosely translates to "the early rain which washes away the chaff before the spring rains".

1985 attack on the Supreme Court of Colombia by M-19 guerillas

airliner hijacking in November 1985

1985 terror attacks by Palestinian nationalists

gambling related murder in Macau

deaths of 11 people at the hands of police in Philadelphia, USA

1985 shooting in Spain

terrorist attack incident in Madrid, Spain