85 facts for kids
| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 1st century BC – 1st century – 2nd century |
| Decades: | 50s 60s 70s – 80s – 90s 100s 110s |
| Years: | 82 83 84 – 85 – 86 87 88 |
| Gregorian calendar | AD 85 LXXXV |
| Ab urbe condita | 838 |
| Assyrian calendar | 4835 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 6–7 |
| Bengali calendar | −508 |
| Berber calendar | 1035 |
| Buddhist calendar | 629 |
| Burmese calendar | −553 |
| Byzantine calendar | 5593–5594 |
| Chinese calendar | 甲申年 (Wood Monkey) 2781 or 2721 — to — 乙酉年 (Wood Rooster) 2782 or 2722 |
| Coptic calendar | −199 – −198 |
| Discordian calendar | 1251 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 77–78 |
| Hebrew calendar | 3845–3846 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 141–142 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 6–7 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3185–3186 |
| Holocene calendar | 10085 |
| Iranian calendar | 537 BP – 536 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 554 BH – 552 BH |
| Javanese calendar | N/A |
| Julian calendar | AD 85 LXXXV |
| Korean calendar | 2418 |
| Minguo calendar | 1827 before ROC 民前1827年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −1383 |
| Seleucid era | 396/397 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 627–628 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳木猴年 (male Wood-Monkey) 211 or −170 or −942 — to — 阴木鸡年 (female Wood-Rooster) 212 or −169 or −941 |
85 is a year in the 1st century.
Events
- Dacians led by Decebalus fought in two wars against the Romans from this year to AD 88 or 89.
- Domitian stopped a Dacian invasion of Moesia
- Jealous of Gnaeus Julius Agricola's success in Britain, Domitian recalled and poisoned the general.
- Domitian makes himself censor for life. This gives him the right to control the Senate. His totalitarian tendencies put the senatorial aristocracy against him.
- Baekje invades Silla in the Korean peninsula. The war continues till the peace treaty of 105.
Births
- Ptolemy, Greek astronomer. (approximate date)
Deaths
- Gnaeus Julius Agricola, Roman general, poisoned.
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