1st of January, 1985

The 1st of January, 1985, fell on a Tuesday. Day 1 of 1985. Decade: 1980s.

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.
Mid 1980s fashion.
Strappy sandals, Keds, kitten-heeled sandals and pumps were popular footwear in the mid 80s. Fashion become more colorful during this period. Popular clothing included long wool coats, long and bulky sweaters, jumpsuits, large scarves, beanies, leather gloves, long flared skirts, slim miniskirts, slightly tapered pants and stirrup pants.
Deng Xiaoping.
Deng Xiaoping was named as the Time Person of the Year in 1985. Xiaoping received this acknowledgment because of economic reforms in China.
1985 in movies.
Movies released in 1985 included Back to the Future, Rambo: First Blood Part II, Rocky IV, The Color Purple, Out of Africa, Cocoon, The Jewel of the Nile, Witness, The Goonies, Spies Like Us, Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, Commando, Teen Wolf and A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge.
1985 in music.
Popular music artists in 1985 included Wham!, Madonna, Foreigner, Chaka Khan, Hall & Oates, Tears for Fears, Dire Straits and Paul Young.

Celebrity Birthdays

Celebrities and historical figures that were born on the 1st of January:

1st of January, 1895: J. Edgar Hoover: The first Director of the FBI.
1st of January, 1958: Grandmaster Flash: American hip hop recording artist and DJ.

Basic Facts

Basic facts and information about this date:

34 years, 11 months and 5 days have passed since the 1st of January, 1985.
Week Number: This date occurred during Week 01 of 1985.
Leap Year: 1985 was NOT a leap year.
Age: Anyone born on the 1st of January, 1985, will be 34 years of age.
Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 473385600.

Around This Time...

Notable events that occurred around the 1st of January, 1985:

3rd of December, 1984: The song "Do They Know It's Christmas?" is released by Band Aid.
5th of December, 1984: The film Beverly Hills Cop (1984) is released.
10th of December, 1984: Wham release their single "Last Christmas".
22nd of December, 1984: Bernhard Goetz shoots and seriously wounds four would-be burglars on a train in Manhattan.

Horoscopes & Birthstone Information

Zodiac & Birthstone information:

Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on the 1st of January, 1985, 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.

Holidays

National holidays and famous events that fall on the 1st of January:

New Year's Day

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).

1st of January

Events that have occurred on the 1st of January:

1st of January, 1912: The Republic of China is established.
1st of January, 1959: The Cuban Revolution ends when Cuban president Fulgencio Batista and his government ministers flee the country.
1st of January, 1970: Unix time begins.
1st of January, 1975: John N. Mitchell, H. R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman are found guilty of the Watergate cover-up
1st of January, 1978: 213 people are killed when Air India Flight 855 crashes.
1st of January, 1993: Czechoslovakia is dissolved. Czech Republic and Slovakia become independent nations
1st of January, 1995: English serial killer Fred West commits suicide.
1st of January, 1999: A new currency called the Euro is established.
1st of January, 1999: A singing fish called Big Mouth Billy Bass is released.
1st of January, 2000: The new millennium begins.
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, 2017: The first day of year 2017 begins.
1st of January, 2016: New Year's Day 2016.
1st of January, 2020: The first day of 2020 begins, signifying the start of a new decade.

Television

TV shows that you might have been watching around this time.

Charles in Charge - TV show about a 19-year-old student called Charles, who is played by Scott Baio.
Murder, She Wrote - Mystery series starring Angela Lansbury as Jessica Fletcher.
Miami Vice - Starring Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas.
Who's the Boss? - Sitcom about a retired player who relocates to work as a live-in housekeeper.
The Cosby Show - American television sitcom starring Bill Cosby.
Punky Brewster - Series about a child that has been abandoned by her parents.
The Transformers - Animated series about an ongoing war between shape-shifting robots.
Sherlock Holmes - Starring Jeremy Brett.
Kate & Allie - Comedy TV series.
Scarecrow and Mrs. King - Starring Kate Jackson and Bruce Boxleitner.

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Videos

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Time Difference & Statistics

Here are some fun statistics about the 1st of January, 1985.

12,758 days have passed since this date.
1,102,291,200 seconds have passed since the 1st of January, 1985.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 1,286,006,400 times.
Since the 1st of January, 1985, earth has travelled approximately 568,782,259,200 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 183,715,200 times.
If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 94,797,043 steps. That's about 42,132 miles!
Since this date, 13,227,494 meteors have entered the earth's atmosphere!

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