October 2nd, 1985, was a Wednesday. It was Day 275 of 1985. The decade was the Eighties.
37 years, 7 months, and 26 days have passed since October 2nd, 1985.
The zodiac star sign for this date is Libra.
What happened on October 2nd, 1985?
Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on October 2nd, 1985.
These were the top five songs on the Billboard Hot 100 chart:
The movie "Invasion U.S.A." was at the top of the box office on October 2nd, 1985.
Let's take a stroll down memory lane!
The date is October 2nd, 1985, and it's a Wednesday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Libra. The summer is long gone. Temperatures have started to become much cooler and the evenings are beginning to get darker.
Fallen leaves have carpeted driveways, lawns, pathways, and sidewalks. There is also a fresh, earthy scent in the air. In America, the song Money For Nothing by Dire Straits is at the top of the singles charts. Over in the UK, If I Was by Midge Ure is the number-one hit song.
Ronald Reagan is the President of the United States, and the movie Invasion U.S.A. 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 Ian Stewart, Paul Castellano, Phil Lynott, and Christa McAuliffe would all still be alive. On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "The Love Boat", "Dallas", "Night Court", and "The Transformers".
Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Space Invaders", "Asteroids", "Donkey Kong", and "Boulder Dash". Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "Schoolhouse Rock!", "Danger Mouse", "Dungeons & Dragons", and "Muppet Babies". Popular toys at the moment include Dungeons & Dragons, Screwball Scramble, My Little Pony (figures), and Pound Puppies.
These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on October 2nd, 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 October 1985.
MacGyver
TV show about a resourceful secret agent who can solve almost any problem using the mundane objects around him.
The Equalizer
Series about a retired secret agent called Robert McCall.
The Golden Girls
Television series about four mature women who live together in Miami, Florida.
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.
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.
Growing Pains
The Care Bears
Adventures of the Gummi Bears
She-Ra: Princess of Power
ThunderCats
Heathcliff & the Catillac Cats
Thomas the Tank Engine
The Cosby Show
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
Popular video games that people were playing in October of 1985.
Gauntlet
An arcade hack and slash game.
Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar
Role-playing game.
Super Mario Bros.
Released on the Nintendo Entertainment System.
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 October 2nd, 1991, instead.
Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on October 2nd.
Activist. Deceased
Born on October 2nd, 1869
He was not alive on this date.
American lawyer. Deceased
Born on October 2nd, 1937
He turned 48 on this day in 1985.
Singer.
Born on October 2nd, 1951
He turned 34 on this day in 1985.
Actress.
Born on October 2nd, 1954
She turned 31 on this day in 1985.
Wrestler. Deceased
Born on October 2nd, 1966
He turned 19 on this day in 1985.
Rapper. Deceased
Born on October 2nd, 1973
He turned 12 on this day in 1985.
British politician.
Born on October 2nd, 1978
He turned 7 on this day in 1985.
Makeup artist.
Born on October 2nd, 1983
She turned 2 on this day in 1985.
Soccer player.
Born on October 2nd, 1997
He was born exactly 12 years after this date.
Historical weather information for October 2nd, 1985.
Ronald Reagan was the President of the United States on October 2nd, 1985.
Margaret Thatcher was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Garret FitzGerald was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
Conception estimates for this date.
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