| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| January 01 1985 | Harrison Makes First Mobile Phone Call |
| January 07 1985 | Japan Launches First Interplanetary Probe |
| January 10 1985 | Sinclair Electric Vehicle Launched, Fails, Becomes Collectible |
| January 10 1985 | Sandinista Daniel Ortega Elected Nicaraguan President |
| January 13 1985 | A Train Crashes In Ethiopia |
| January 28 1985 | Supergroup Records We Are The World, To Help Ethiopia |