January 7th, 1985.

Born on January 7th, 1985.

People who were born on this exact date.

• Lewis Hamilton: Formula One.

Music charts.

Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on January 7th, 1985.

• United States: Like A Virgin - Madonna
• United Kingdom: Do They Know It's Christmas - Band Aid

Take me back to January 7th, 1985!

Let's take a stroll down memory lane!

The date is January 7th, 1985 and it's a Monday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Capricorn. People are starting to return back to work and school after the Christmas holidays.

In America, the song Like A Virgin by Madonna is on top of the singles charts. Over in the UK, Do They Know It's Christmas by Band Aid is the number one hit song. Ronald Reagan is currently the President of the United States and the movie Beverly Hills Cop is at the top of the Box Office.

In the United Kingdom, Margaret Thatcher is the current Prime Minister. In fashion, women are currently wearing long sweaters, fishnet stockings, fingerless gloves, jumpsuits, over-sized scarves, miniskirts, stirrup pants and spandex cycling shorts. Meanwhile, men are wearing Hawaiian shirts, flannel, shell suits and wool sport coats. Because it's 1985, the radio stations are being dominated by the likes of Tears For Fears, USA For Africa, A-ha, Foreigner, Madonna, Wham! and Phil Collins.

If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Kiki Camarena, David Huffman, Rock Hudson and Paul Castellano would all be still alive. On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "The Dukes of Hazzard", "Sherlock Holmes", "Who's the Boss?" and "Miami Vice". Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Asteroids", "Donkey Kong", "Mario Bros." and "Boulder Dash".

Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "The Smurfs", "Inspector Gadget", "Alvin and the Chipmunks" and "Thomas the Tank Engine". Popular toys at the moment include the likes of Big Jim (action figure), Cabbage Patch Kids, Fischer Price cassette player and My Little Pony (figures).

News topics, fads & culture.

Trending news stories and fads that were prevalent at this time. These are news stories and events that would have been in the media on January 7th, 1985.

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  1985 in music.

  Popular music artists in 1985 included Wham!, Madonna, Foreigner, Chaka Khan, Hall & Oates, Tears for Fears, Dire Straits and Paul Young.

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  Who were the best NBA players in 1985?

  The best NBA players in 1985 were Larry Bird, Bernard King, Moses Malone, Magic Johnson and Isiah Thomas.

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  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.

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  Who were the best football players in 1985?

  In 1985, the best soccer players were Michel Platini, Diego Maradona, Preben Elkjær-Larsen, Bernd Schuster, Michael Laudrup, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, Zbigniew Boniek, Oleg Protassov, Hans-Peter Briegel, Bryan Robson and Rinat Dassaev.

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  Out of Africa.

  "Out of Africa" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1985.

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  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.

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  USA for Africa - "We Are the World"

  "We Are the World" by USA for Africa won a Grammy for 1985's Song of the Year.

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  The Night Stalker is terrorizing Los Angeles.

  Between June 1984 and August 1985, a serial killer nicknamed "The Night Stalker" was carrying out a home invasion and murder crime spree in Los Angeles and San Francisco. Richard Ramirez was later arrested and convicted of the crimes.

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  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.

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  The Commodore 64.

  The Commodore 64 dominated the home computer market during this period.

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  VCRs are becoming popular.

  During the first half of the 1980s, VCRs started to become a popular household item. This device gave people the ability to play VCR tapes and record TV programs and movies.

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  Iran-Iraq War.

  Between September, 1980 and August, 1988, an armed conflict was being fought between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Iraqi Republic.

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  People are using wallpaper to decorate their homes.

  Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, wallpaper was extremely common in people's homes. It wasn't until the mid-late 1980s that "modernism" started to creep in.

Basic facts.

Basic facts and information about this date.

• 36 years, 11 months and 0 days have passed since January 7th, 1985.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 02 of 1985.
• Leap Year: 1985 was NOT a leap year.
• Age: Anyone born on January 7th, 1985, will be 36 years of age.
• Generation: People born in 1985 belong to the Generation Y (Millennial) generation.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 473904000.

Around this time.

Notable events that occurred around January 7th, 1985.

• December 10th, 1984: Wham release their single "Last Christmas".
• December 20th, 1984: 12-year-old Jonelle Matthews goes missing in Greeley, Colorado.
• December 22nd, 1984: Bernhard Goetz shoots and seriously wounds four would-be burglars on a train in Manhattan.
• December 23rd, 1984: 110 people are killed after Aeroflot Flight 3519 crashes while attempting to make an emergency landing at Krasnoyarsk International Airport in Russia.
• December 24th, 1984: English actor Peter Lawford dies from kidney and liver failure at the age of 61.
• This date: January 7th, 1985
• January 20th, 1985: Super Bowl XIX: The San Francisco 49ers defeat the Miami Dolphins by 38-16 at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California.
• January 21st, 1985: 70 people are killed when Galaxy Airlines Flight 203 crashes in Reno, Nevada.
• February 2nd, 1985: O.J. Simpson marries Nicole Brown.

Personality traits.

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Horoscope, birthstone & birth flower information.

Zodiac & Birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on January 7th, 1985, will have the star sign Capricorn.
• However, if you are going by the new star sign system that was discovered in 2020, then the sign for this date is actually Sagittarius.
• Zodiac Element: Earth.
• Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1985 was the year of the Ox (Yin Wood).
• The Life Path Number for this date is 4.
• Native American Zodiac: January 7th, 1985 falls under the Goose.
• Birthstone: Anyone born during the month of January will have the birthstone Garnet.
• Birth flower (January): The Carnation and the Snowdrop.

Photos of mid-1980s fashion.

Photographs of mid-1980s fashion and hairstyles.

Cars in 1985.

1985 saw the introduction of cars such as the Chevrolet Astro, the Honda Integra, the Nissan Pathfinder, the Dodge Lancer, the Ford Scorpio and the Subaru XT.

Were you born on this date?

If you were born on this date, then it is unlikely that you will remember anything from the year 1985.

This is because humans find it difficult to retrieve memories from their early childhood.

If you are looking for some childhood nostalgia, then check out January 7th, 1991 instead.

Holidays.

National holidays and famous events that fall on the 7th of January.

• Epiphany Day
• Christmas Day (Russia)

Weather on January 7th, 1985.

Historical weather information for January 7th, 1985.

• Dublin, Ireland: It was 4.7 degrees Celsius. It rained a bit (mist or a shower or two). It was a cloudy day.
• New York, USA: Temperature: 28.9 degrees Fahrenheit. -1.72 degrees Celsius. Fog was reported. Snow was reported. Precipitation: 0.51cm.
• London, England: Temperature: -2.94 degrees Celsius.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on January 7th, 1985 was most likely conceived around April 16th, 1984.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on January 7th, 1985 is close to September 30th, 1985.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about January 7th, 1985.

• A total of 13,483 days have passed since this date.
• 1,926 weeks have passed.
• 1,164,931,200 seconds have passed since the January 7th, 1985.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 1,359,086,400 times.
• Since January 7th, 1985, the earth has travelled approximately 601,104,499,200 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 194,155,200 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 100,184,083 steps. That's about 44,526 miles!
• Since this date, 13,979,174 meteors have entered the earth's atmosphere!

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