Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on this date will have the star sign Capricorn.
Zodiac Element: Earth.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1985 was the year of the Ox (Yin Wood).
Native American Zodiac: The 1st of January, 1985 falls under the Goose.
Birthstone: Anyone born during the month of January will have the birthstone Garnet.
Age: Anyone born on the 1st of January, 1985, will be 34 years of age.
American Format: 01-01-1985 (the MDY format is also used in Belize).
YMD Format: 1985-01-01. This format is often used by software applications, simply because numbers such as "19850101" are easier to sort.
Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 473385600.
Holidays
National holidays and famous events that fall on the 1st of January:
New Year's Day
Music Singles
Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on the 1st of January, 1985:
United States: Like A Virgin - Madonna
United Kingdom: Do They Know It's Christmas - Band Aid
Movie Box Office
What movie was on top of the box office?
The movie "Beverly Hills Cop" was at the top of the box office on this date.
News Topics, Fads & Culture
Trending news stories and fads that were prevalent throughout this time period. These are news stories and events that would have been in the media on the 1st of January, 1985.
Iran-Iraq War
Between the 22nd of September, 1980, and the 20th of August, 1988, an armed conflict was being fought between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Iraqi Republic.
Weather
Weather information for the 1st of January, 1985:
Dublin, Ireland: It was 4.1 degrees Celsius. It was a dry day. It was a mostly sunny day.
New York, USA: Temperature: 43.0 degrees Fahrenheit. 6.11 degrees Celsius. Fog was reported. Snow was reported. Rain fell. Precipitation: 0.76cm.
London, England: Temperature: 4 degrees Celsius.
US President
Who was the US President on this particular date?
Ronald Reagan was the President of the United States on the 1st of January, 1985.
Conception Dates
Interesting facts about conception dates.
A baby that was born on the 1st of January, 1985 was probably conceived around the 24th of March, 1984. (Rough Estimate).
The due date for a baby that was conceived on the 1st of January, 1985 is the 11th of October, 1985. (Rough Estimate).
Around This Time...
Things that happened during this general period of time...
3rd of December, 1984: The song "Do They Know It's Christmas?" is released by Band Aid.
1st of January, 2002: The Euro currency is introduced in Ireland, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Greece, Finland, Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.
1st of January, 2017: 39 people are killed when ISIS attacks the Reina nightclub in Istanbul, Turkey.
1st of January, 1958: Grandmaster Flash: American hip hop recording artist and DJ.
How old was I?
Enter your date of birth below to find out how old you were on the 1st of January, 1985.
Videos
Looking for some nostalgia? Here are some Youtube videos relating to the 1st of January, 1985. Please note that videos are automatically selected by Youtube and that results may vary! Click on the "Load Next Video" button to view the next video in the search playlist. In many cases, you'll find episodes of old TV shows, documentaries, music videos and soap dramas.
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Visualize
Visualize the days that have passed since the 1st of January, 1985. Each day that has passed will be represented as a calendar icon.
Time Difference & Statistics
Here are some fun statistics about the 1st of January, 1985.
12,469 days have passed since this date.
1,077,321,600 seconds have passed since the 1st of January, 1985.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 1,256,875,200 times.
Since the 1st of January, 1985, earth has travelled approximately 555,897,945,600 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 179,553,600 times.
If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 92,649,658 steps. That's about 41,178 miles!
Since this date, 12,927,859 meteors have entered the earth's atmosphere!
Translations
Time for a quick language lesson! The word for "Tuesday" in other languages is:
German: Dienstag.
French: Mardi.
Italian: Martedi.
Spanish: Martes.
Portuguese: Terca-feira.
Comments
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