| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1585 | Andrea Falconieri Was Born |
| 1585 | Hernando Franco Died |
| August 30 1585 | Andrea Gabrieli Died |
| 1585 | Johann Grabbe Was Born |
| 1585 | Peter Hasse Was Born |
| 1585 | Paola Massarenghi Died |
| 1585 | John Merbecke Died |
| 1585 | Heinrich Schütz Was Born |
| 1585 | Thomas Tallis Died |
| March 03 1585 | Inauguration Of Pallado's Olympic Theatre In Vicenza |
| April 09 1585 | Roanoke Colony Established By English Expedition |
| July 07 1585 | Treaty Abolishes Protestant Tolerance In France |
| August 08 1585 | John Davis Searches Cumberland For Northwest Passage |
| August 17 1585 | Antwerp Captured By Farnese's Spanish Forces |
| August 17 1585 | Colonists Create The Roanoke Colony In North Carolina |