| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1685 | Giuseppe Matteo Alberti Was Born |
| 1685 | Ignazio Albertini Died |
| 1685 | Johann Sebastian Bach Was Born |
| 1685 | Jean-Baptiste Boësset Died |
| 1685 | Louis-Antoine Dornel Was Born |
| 1685 | Lodovico Giustini Was Born |
| 1685 | George Frideric Handel Was Born |
| 1685 | Juan Hidalgo de Polanco Died |
| 1685 | George Jeffreys Died |
| 1685 | Jacques Loeillet Was Born |
| 1685 | Roland Marais Was Born |
| 1685 | Wilhelm Hieronymus Pachelbel Was Born |
| 1685 | Domenico Scarlatti Was Born |
| February 06 1685 | James II To Reign As King |
| February 20 1685 | France Establishes Fort St Louis Claiming Texas |
| June 20 1685 | Monmouth Declares Himself King Of England |
| July 06 1685 | James II Defeats James Scott In Sedgemoor |
| July 15 1685 | Execution Of James Scott At Tower Hill, England |