September 13th, 1985.

What happened?

What happened on September 13th, 1985?

• The first "Super Mario" video game is released in Japan.
• 1985 MTV Video Music Awards: "The Boys of Summer" by Don Henley wins Video of the Year.

Top songs.

These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on September 13th, 1985.

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

Take me back to September 13th, 1985!

Let's take a stroll down memory lane!

The date is September 13th, 1985, and it's a Friday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Virgo. Currently, people have "that Friday feeling" and are looking forward to the weekend.

Schools and colleges are starting again and Autumn has officially arrived. As a result, temperatures are beginning to cool and trees are starting to shed their leaves. In America, the song St. Elmo's Fire by John Parr is on 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 currently the President of the United States, and the movie European Vacation 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, Paul Castellano, Phil Lynott and Christa McAuliffe would all be still alive. On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "The Facts of Life", "Family Ties", "Sherlock Holmes" and "The Transformers".

Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Lunar Lander", "Asteroids", "Galaxian" and "Missile Command". Children and teenagers are currently watching television shows such as "The Bugs Bunny Show", "Alvin and the Chipmunks", "The Transformers" and "Thomas the Tank Engine". If you're a kid or a teenager, then you're probably playing with toys such as the Easy-Bake Oven, Water Ring Toss, My Little Pony (figures) and Transformers.

News topics, fads & culture.

These are trending news stories and fads that were prevalent at this time. These are topics that would have been in the media on September 13th, 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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  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 4 days have passed since September 13th, 1985.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 37 of 1985.
• Leap Year: 1985 was not a leap year.
• Age: A person born on September 13th, 1985 will be 36 years old.
• Generation: People born in 1985 belong to the Generation Y (Millennial) generation.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 495414000.

Around this time.

News stories and other events that happened around September 13th, 1985.

• 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.
• September 8th, 1985: Jerry Rice makes his NFL debut for the San Francisco 49ers.
• 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.
• This date: September 13th, 1985
• 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.
• October 11th, 1985: Soccer: Leeds United sack manager Eddie Gray and replace him with Billy Bremner.
• October 12th, 1985: Musician Ricky Wilson dies from AIDS.

Horoscope, birthstone and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on September 13th, 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 9.
• Native American Zodiac: September 13th, 1985 falls under the Bear.
• Birthstone: Anyone born during the month of September will have the birthstone Sapphire.
• Birth flower (September): The Aster and the Morning Glory.

Personality traits.

Check out our personality summary for people who were born on September 13th, 1985.

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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 you should check out September 13th, 1991 instead.

Weather on September 13th, 1985.

Historical weather information for September 13th, 1985.

• Dublin, Ireland: It was 17.2 degrees Celsius. It rained a bit (mist or a shower or two). It was a mostly sunny day.
• New York, USA: Temperature: 50.3 degrees Fahrenheit. 10.17 degrees Celsius. Rain fell. Precipitation: 0.25cm.
• London, England: Temperature: 14.83 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 13th, 1985 was most likely conceived around December 21st, 1984.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on September 13th, 1985 is close to June 6th, 1986.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about September 13th, 1985.

• A total of 13,487 days have passed since this date.
• 1,926 weeks have passed.
• 1,165,276,800 seconds have passed since the September 13th, 1985.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 1,359,489,600 times.
• Since September 13th, 1985, the Earth has travelled approximately 601,282,828,800 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 194,212,800 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 100,213,805 steps. That's about 44,539 miles!
• Since this date, 13,983,322 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!

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