March 18th, 1985.

What happened on this date?

Notable events that occurred on March 18th, 1985.

• The first episode of the Australian soap opera Neighbours is aired.

Top songs.

These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on March 18th, 1985.

• United States: Can't Fight This Feeling - REO Speedwagon
• United Kingdom: Easy Lover - Philip Bailey & Phil Collins

Take me back to March 18th, 1985!

Let's take a walk down memory lane.

The date is March 18th, 1985, and it's a Monday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Pisces. Spring has arrived and the days have become longer.

St. Patrick's Day of 1985 has recently come and gone. In America, the song Can't Fight This Feeling by REO Speedwagon is on top of the singles charts. Over in the UK, Easy Lover by Philip Bailey & Phil Collins 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 Rock Hudson, Ian Stewart, Paul Castellano and Phil Lynott would all be still alive. On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "Knots Landing", "The A-Team", "Sherlock Holmes" and "Punky Brewster".

Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Donkey Kong", "Mario Bros.", "Duck Hunt" and "Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back". Children and teenagers are currently watching television shows such as "Diff'rent Strokes", "Danger Mouse", "Fraggle Rock" and "He-Man and the Masters of the Universe". Popular toys at the moment include the likes of the Easy-Bake Oven, Speak & Spell, Strawberry Shortcake dolls and Garbage Pail Kids (trading cards).

News topics, nostalgic fads, and pop culture events.

These are trending news stories and fads that were prevalent at this time. These are topics that would have been in the media on March 18th, 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.

• 38 years and 10 days have passed since March 18th, 1985.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 12 of 1985.
• Leap Year: 1985 was not a leap year.
• Age: A person born on March 18th, 1985 will be 38 years old.
• Generation: People born in 1985 belong to the Generation Y (Millennial) generation.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 479952000.

Around this time.

Notable events that happened close to March 18th, 1985.

• February 18th, 1985: The album "No Jacket Required" by Phil Collins is released.
• February 19th, 1985: The first episode of British soap opera Eastenders is aired.
• February 20th, 1985: Ireland allows the sale of condoms without a prescription.
• February 22nd, 1985: 8-year-old Cherrie Mahan goes missing in Butler County, Pennsylvania.
• February 27th, 1985: Actor David Huffman is stabbed to death by a suspected burglar in San Diego, California.
• February 28th, 1985: Nine RUC police officers are killed when the Provisional IRA carries out a mortar attack on a police station in Newry, Northern Ireland.
• March 3rd, 1985: The comedy-drama series "Moonlighting" premiers on ABC.
• March 6th, 1985: Boxing: 18-year-old Mike Tyson defeats Hector Mercedes in his professional debut.
• March 7th, 1985: The song "We Are the World" is released by supergroup USA for Africa.
• March 15th, 1985: The first Internet domain name (symbolics.com) is registered.
• March 16th, 1985: Reporter Terry Anderson is taken hostage by Shiite Hezbollah militants in Beirut. He is not released until 1991.
• March 17th, 1985: "The Night Stalker" Richard Ramirez murders Tsai-Lian Yu in Monterey Park, Los Angeles.
• This date: March 18th, 1985
• March 29th, 1985: Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985) is released.
• March 31st, 1985: WrestleMania I: Hulk Hogan & Mr. T defeat Roddy Piper & Paul Orndorff in the main event.
• March 31st, 1985: WWF: The first WrestleMania is held at Madison Square Garden.
• April 1st, 1985: The Nike Air Jordan is released to the public for the first time.
• April 7th, 1985: Mexican drug lord Ernesto Fonseca Carrillo (Don Neto) is arrested by the army at his villa in Puerto Vallarta.
• April 15th, 1985: South Africa ends its ban on interracial marriages.

Personality traits.

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Horoscope, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on March 18th, 1985, will have the star sign Pisces.
• Zodiac Element: Water.
• Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1985 was the year of the Ox (Yin Wood).
• The Life Path Number for this date is 8.
• Native American Zodiac: March 18th, 1985 falls under the Wolf.
• Birthstone: A person during the month of March will have the birthstone Aquamarine.
• Birth flower (March): The Daffodil and the Jonqui.

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 of their early childhood.

If you are looking for some childhood nostalgia, then you should check out March 18th, 1991, instead.

Weather on March 18th, 1985.

Historical weather information for March 18th, 1985.

• Dublin, Ireland: It was 6.0 degrees Celsius. It was a dry day. It was a windy day. It was a cloudy day.
• New York, USA: Temperature: 20.4 degrees Fahrenheit. -6.44 degrees Celsius. Snow was reported. Precipitation: 1.02cm.
• London, England: Temperature: 2.44 degrees Celsius.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on March 18th, 1985 was most likely conceived around June 25th, 1984.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on March 18th, 1985 is close to December 9th, 1985.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about March 18th, 1985.

• A total of 13,890 days have passed since this date.
• 1,984 weeks have passed.
• 1,200,092,400 seconds have passed since the March 18th, 1985.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 1,400,107,800 times.
• Since March 18th, 1985, the Earth has travelled approximately 619,247,678,400 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 200,015,400 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 103,207,946 steps. That's about 45,870 miles!
• Since this date, 14,401,109 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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