September 8th, 1985

What happened?

What happened on September 8th, 1985?

• Jerry Rice makes his NFL debut for the San Francisco 49ers.

Born on September 8th, 1985.

People who were born on this exact date.

• Vanessa Baden: Actress.

Music charts.

These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on September 8th, 1985.

• United States: St. Elmo's Fire - John Parr
• United Kingdom: Dancing In The Street - David Bowie & Mick Jagger

Take me back to September 8th, 1985!

Let's take a stroll down memory lane!

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.

News topics, nostalgic fads, and pop culture events.

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on September 8th, 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, 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 Time Person of the Year in 1985 due to his 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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  Mid 1980s fashion.

  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.

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  The Commodore 64.

  The Commodore 64 was dominating the home computer market.

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  VCRs are becoming popular.

  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.

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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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  Computers are replacing typewriters.

  Desktop computers were beginning to replace typewriters in offices.

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  TV remotes.

  Although TV remotes existed, many homes didn't have one. Infrared technology was still relatively new.

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  Wallpaper.

  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.

Facts.

Basic facts and information about this date:

• This date fell on a weekend.
• 38 years and 13 days have passed since September 8th, 1985.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 36 of 1985.
• Leap Year: 1985 was not a leap year.
• Age: People born on September 8th, 1985, are now 38 years old.
• Generation: People born in 1985 belong to the Generation Y (Millennial) generation.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 494982000.

Personality traits.

Check out our personality summary for people who were born on September 8th, 1985.

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Around this time.

Notable events that happened close to September 8th, 1985.

• August 9th, 1985: Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985) is released in movie theaters.
• August 12th, 1985: Japan Airlines Flight 123 crashes, killing 520 people.
• August 16th, 1985: The Return of the Living Dead (1985) is released in cinemas.
• August 16th, 1985: Madonna marries actor Sean Penn.
• August 22nd, 1985: 55 people die from smoke inhalation after a fire breaks out on British Airtours Flight 28M at Manchester Airport, England.
• August 25th, 1985: 13-year-old peace activist and child actress Samantha Smith dies in a plane crash.
• August 30th, 1985: A mugshot of the "Night Stalker" Richard Ramirez is released by the media.
• August 31st, 1985: Serial killer Richard Ramirez (aka the Night Stalker) is captured in Los Angeles, California.
• September 1st, 1985: The wreck of the Titanic is located for the first time since it sank in 1912.
• This date: September 8th, 1985
• September 9th, 1985: A race riot begins in the Handsworth district of Birmingham, England.
• September 10th, 1985: US President Ronald Reagan announces that he is adopting economic sanctions against the apartheid regime in South Africa.
• September 13th, 1985: 1985 MTV Video Music Awards: "The Boys of Summer" by Don Henley wins Video of the Year.
• September 13th, 1985: The first "Super Mario" video game is released in Japan.
• September 19th, 1985: 10,000 people are killed when an 8.2 earthquake hits Mexico City.
• September 24th, 1985: The first episode of the sitcom "Growing Pains" airs on ABC.
• September 29th, 1985: The first episode of the TV series "MacGyver" is aired.
• October 2nd, 1985: American actor Rock Hudson dies from AIDS at the age of 59.
• October 4th, 1985: The movie Commando (1985), starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, is released in cinemas.

Horoscope, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on September 8th, 1985, will have the star sign Virgo.
• 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 22.
• Native American Zodiac: September 8th, 1985 falls under the Bear.
• Birthstone: A person during the month of September will have the birthstone Sapphire.
• Birth flower (September): The Aster and the Morning Glory.

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 September 8th, 1991, instead.

Weather on September 8th, 1985.

Historical weather information for September 8th, 1985.

• Dublin, Ireland: It was 18.2 degrees Celsius. It rained a bit (mist or a shower or two). It was a cloudy day.
• New York, USA: Temperature: 75.7 degrees Fahrenheit. 24.28 degrees Celsius. Fog was reported. There was thunder. Rain fell. Precipitation: 5.59cm.
• London, England: Temperature: 15.78 degrees Celsius.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on September 8th, 1985 was most likely conceived around December 16th, 1984.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on September 8th, 1985 is close to June 1st, 1986.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about September 8th, 1985.

• 13,892 days have passed since this date.
• 1,984 weeks have passed.
• 1,200,268,800 seconds have passed since September 8th, 1985.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 1,400,313,600 times.
• Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 619,338,700,800 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 200,044,800 times.
• You have taken approximately 103,223,117 steps. That's roughly 45,877 miles!
• Since this date, 14,403,226 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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