October 31st, 1985

Popular songs.

On October 31st, 1985, the following songs were at the top of the music charts in the USA and the UK.

• United States: Parttime Lover - Stevie Wonder
• United Kingdom: The Power Of Love - Jennifer Rush

Take me back to October 31st, 1985!

Let's go back in time!

The date is October 31st, 1985, and it's a Thursday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Scorpio. 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. It's Halloween, so kids are trick-or-treating and horror movies are being shown on TV. In America, the song Parttime Lover by Stevie Wonder is at the top of the singles charts.

Over in the UK, The Power Of Love by Jennifer Rush is the number-one hit song. Ronald Reagan is the President of the United States, and the movie Jagged Edge is at the top of the box office. Margaret Thatcher is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

On television, people are watching popular shows such as "Cheers", "Sherlock Holmes", "Murder, She Wrote", and "The Golden Girls". 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. People are playing video games such as "Lunar Lander", "Duck Hunt", "Tetris", and "The Way of the Exploding Fist". Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "The Littles", "Mister T", "Voltron", and "ThunderCats".

Children are playing with toys such as Hungry Hungry Hippos, Cabbage Patch Kids, Screwball Scramble, and Teddy Ruxpin.

News topics, nostalgic fads, and pop culture events.

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on October 31st, 1985.

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  The Nintendo Entertainment System.

  During the second half of the 1980s, the Nintendo Entertainment System became one of the most popular video game consoles in the world. Releases for the NES included Duck Hunt, The Legend of Zelda, and Super Mario Bros.

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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:

• 37 years, 7 months, and 8 days have passed since October 31st, 1985.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 44 of 1985.
• Leap Year: 1985 was not a leap year.
• Age: People born on October 31st, 1985, are now 37 years old.
• Generation: People born in 1985 belong to the Generation Y (Millennial) generation.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 499564800.

Personality traits.

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Around this time.

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around October 31st, 1985.

• 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.
• October 18th, 1985: The Nintendo Entertainment System is released in North America.
• October 25th, 1985: NBA player Karl Malone makes his debut for Utah Jazz.
• This date: October 31st, 1985
• November 4th, 1985: Boxing manager Cus D'Amato dies at the age of 77.
• November 13th, 1985: 23,000 people are killed when the Nevado del Ruiz volcano erupts in Colombia.
• November 20th, 1985: The first version of Microsoft Windows is released.
• November 21st, 1985: US Navy intelligence officer Jonathan Pollard is arrested for spying for Israel.
• November 23rd, 1985: 60 people are killed after Egyptian commandos raid a hijacked flight at Luqa Airport in Malta.
• November 27th, 1985: Rocky IV (1985) is released in cinemas.
• November 27th, 1985: 12-year-old Martha Jean Lambert goes missing in St. Augustine, Florida.

Horoscope, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on October 31st, 1985, will have the star sign Scorpio.
• 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 1.
• Native American Zodiac: October 31st, 1985 falls under the Snake.
• Birthstone: A person during the month of October will have the birthstones Tourmaline and Opal.
• Birth flower (October): The Marigold and the Cosmos.

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 October 31st, 1991, instead.

Holidays.

National holidays and famous events that fall on the 31st of October.

• Halloween
• Reformation Day

Weather on October 31st, 1985.

Historical weather information for October 31st, 1985.

• Dublin, Ireland: It was 8.9 degrees Celsius. There was heavy rain. It was a cloudy day.
• New York, USA: Temperature: 47.5 degrees Fahrenheit. 8.61 degrees Celsius. Precipitation: 0cm.
• London, England: Temperature: 7.44 degrees Celsius.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on October 31st, 1985 was most likely conceived around February 7th, 1985.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on October 31st, 1985 is close to July 24th, 1986.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about October 31st, 1985.

• A total of 13,735 days have passed since this date.
• 1,962 weeks have passed.
• 1,186,700,400 seconds have passed since the October 31st, 1985.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 1,384,483,800 times.
• Since October 31st, 1985, the Earth has travelled approximately 612,337,406,400 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 197,783,400 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 102,056,234 steps. That's about 45,358 miles!
• Since this date, 14,240,405 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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