September 8th, 1985, was a Sunday. It was Day 251 of 1985. The decade was the Eighties.
38 years and 13 days have passed since September 8th, 1985.
The zodiac star sign for this date is Virgo.
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These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on September 8th, 1985.
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The movie "European Vacation" was at the top of the box office on September 8th, 1985.
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The date is September 8th, 1985, and it's a Sunday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Virgo. People are currently enjoying their weekend. However, because it's a Sunday, some are dreading the week ahead.
Schools and colleges are starting again, and fall has officially arrived. As a result, temperatures are beginning to cool, and trees are starting to shed their leaves. In the United States, Labor Day of 1985 has recently come and passed. To many, this means that the summer is officially over. In America, the song St. Elmo's Fire by John Parr is at the top of the singles charts.
Over in the UK, Dancing In The Street by David Bowie & Mick Jagger is the number-one hit song. Ronald Reagan is the President of the United States, and the movie European Vacation is at the top of the box office. Margaret Thatcher is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
In fashion, women are 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 still be alive.
On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "Columbo", "Last of the Summer Wine", "The A-Team", and "The Transformers". Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Space Invaders", "Galaxian", "Pac-Man", and "Donkey Kong". Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Cockleshell Bay", "The Smurfs", "The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show", and "Muppet Babies".
Popular toys at the moment include the Snoopy Sno-Cone Machine, Space Lego, Mr Frosty, and Sylvanian Families.
These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on September 8th, 1985.
Popular music artists in 1985 included Wham!, Madonna, Foreigner, Chaka Khan, Hall & Oates, Tears for Fears, Dire Straits and Paul Young.
The best NBA players in 1985 were Larry Bird, Bernard King, Moses Malone, Magic Johnson and Isiah Thomas.
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.
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.
"Out of Africa" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1985.
Deng Xiaoping was named Time Person of the Year in 1985 due to his economic reforms in China.
"We Are the World" by USA for Africa won a Grammy for 1985's Song of the Year.
Strappy sandals, Keds, kitten-heeled sandals, and pumps were popular footwear in the mid-80s. Fashion became 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.
The Commodore 64 was dominating the home computer market.
VCRs started to become a popular household item during the first half of the 1980s. However, they were still very costly. This device gave people the ability to play VCR tapes and record TV programs and movies.
Between September 1980 and August 1988, an armed conflict was being fought between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Iraqi Republic.
Desktop computers were beginning to replace typewriters in offices.
Although TV remotes existed, many homes didn't have one. Infrared technology was still relatively new.
Wallpaper was extremely common in people's homes throughout the 1970s and 1980s. It wasn't until the mid-late 1980s that "modernism" started to creep in.
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Television shows that people were watching in September 1985.
Moonlighting
Comedy-drama starring Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd as private detectives.
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 baseball player who relocates to work as a live-in housekeeper.
The Cosby Show
American television sitcom starring Bill Cosby.
The Transformers
Animated series about an ongoing war between shape-shifting robots.
Punky Brewster
Sitcom series about a young girl being raised by a foster parent.
Sherlock Holmes
Starring Jeremy Brett.
Kate & Allie
Comedy TV series.
Night Court
Sitcom about a night court in Manhattan.
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Starring Kate Jackson and Bruce Boxleitner.
The A-Team
Action TV series with characters such as "Mr. T" and John "Hannibal" Smith.
'Allo 'Allo!
BBC sitcom starring Gorden Kaye.
Cheers
Sitcom starring Ted Danson.
Knight Rider
Starring David Hasselhoff.
Family Ties
Sitcom starring Michael J. Fox.
Cagney & Lacey
Police drama starring Sharon Gless and Tyne Daly.
Only Fools and Horses
British television comedy.
Magnum, P.I.
Starring Tom Selleck as Private Investigator Thomas Magnum.
Knots Landing
American soap opera.
Trapper John, M.D.
Medical drama.
The Facts of Life
Sitcom about a girls boarding school in Peekskill, New York. Starring Charlotte Rae as housemother Edna Garrett.
Dallas
Soap opera.
The Love Boat
Television series that was set on a cruise ship. Starring Gavin MacLeod as Captain Merrill Stubing.
Last of the Summer Wine
British sitcom about three senior citizens in the Yorkshire Dales.
The Two Ronnies
British comedy sketch show starring Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett.
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.
Cartoons and TV shows that children and teenagers were watching on this day in 1985.
ThunderCats
Heathcliff & the Catillac Cats
Thomas the Tank Engine
The Transformers
Snorks
Muppet Babies
Voltron
Heathcliff
Mister T
The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show
Dungeons & Dragons
Alvin and the Chipmunks
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
The Littles
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
Fraggle Rock
Inspector Gadget
Danger Mouse
The Smurfs
Cockleshell Bay
Diff'rent Strokes
Schoolhouse Rock!
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
The Bugs Bunny Show
Toys and games that were popular on this date in 1985.
Teddy Ruxpin
Sylvanian Families
Mr Frosty
Garbage Pail Kids (trading cards)
Pogo ball / Lolo ball
Transformers
Pound Puppies
Turnin' Turbo Dashboard
My Little Pony (figures)
The Commodore 64
Masters of the Universe (figures)
The Lego train set
Fisher-Price Little People (Farm)
Space Lego
Fischer Price cassette player
Monchhichi / Chicaboo
Strawberry Shortcake dolls
The Big Wheel (tricycle)
The Snoopy Sno-Cone Machine
Screwball Scramble
Cabbage Patch Kids
Speak & Spell
Hungry Hungry Hippos
Water Ring Toss
Dungeons & Dragons
Big Jim (action figure)
Lite-Brite
Operation
The Easy-Bake Oven
Popular video games that people were playing in September of 1985.
Back to the Future
A video game version of the Back to the Future movie franchise is released on the ZX Spectrum, the Commodore 64 and the Amstrad CPC.
The Way of the Exploding Fist
A fighting game that was released on the Commodore 64, the Spectrum and the Amstrad.
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
An arcade rail shooter game that was released by Atari Games.
Boulder Dash
Arcade game developed by Data East.
Tetris
Tile-matching puzzle video game.
Duck Hunt
Light gun shooter game.
Mario Bros.
Arcade game developed by Nintendo.
Donkey Kong
Arcade game released by Nintendo.
Missile Command
Arcade game developed by Atari.
Pac-Man
Maze arcade game.
Galaxian
Fixed shooter arcade game.
Asteroids
Space-themed shooter arcade game.
Lunar Lander
In which the player controls a lunar landing module.
Space Invaders
Shooter arcade game.
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 September 8th, 1991, instead.
Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on September 8th.
US politician.
Born on September 8th, 1941
He turned 44 on this day in 1985.
Soccer manager. Deceased
Born on September 8th, 1969
He turned 16 on this day in 1985.
Singer.
Born on September 8th, 1979
She turned 6 on this day in 1985.
Rapper.
Born on September 8th, 1987
He was born exactly 2 years after this date.
DJ. Deceased
Born on September 8th, 1989
He was born exactly 4 years after this date.
Internet personality.
Born on September 8th, 1994
He was born exactly 9 years after this date.
Soccer player.
Born on September 8th, 1994
He was born exactly 9 years after this date.
Actor.
Born on September 8th, 2002
He was born exactly 17 years after this date.
Historical weather information for September 8th, 1985.
Ronald Reagan was the President of the United States on September 8th, 1985.
Margaret Thatcher was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Garret FitzGerald was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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