March 1985

Saturday 02:

1985- TV anime series Mobile Suit Z Gundum broadcasts its first episode in Japan.

Sunday 03:

Censorship: Women Against Pornography award their "Pig Award" to Huggies Diapers, claiming that the television ads had "crossed the line between eye-catching and porn."

Tuesday 05:

The body of undercover DEA agent Enrique Camarena is found.

Friday 08:

1985 Beirut Car Bombing is made in front of the mosque killing 45 people and injuring 175.

Monday 11:

Mikhail Gorbachev becomes Soviet leader.

Saturday 16:

Associated Press newsman Terry Anderson is taken hostage in Beirut. He would be released on December 4, 1991.

Sunday 17:

Serial killer Richard Ramirez, the "Night Stalker", commits his first two murders in Los Angeles, California murder spree.

Monday 18:

The first episode of popular soap Neighbours airs on Australian TV.

Wednesday 20:

1985 – Libby Riddles becomes the first woman to win the 1,135-mile Iditarod dog sled race.

Thursday 21:

Canadian paraplegic athlete and humanitarian Rick Hansen begins his circumnavigation in a wheelchair in the name of spinal cord injury medical research.

Friday 29:

The first Care Bears Movie, produced by Canadian animation studio Nelvana Limited, is released in US theatres by The Samuel Goldwyn Company.

Sunday 31:

The first ever WrestleMania is held in New York City's Madison Square Garden.