What happened on Friday March 01, 1985?

About March 1st, 1985, in brief:

  • Historical events: The Pentagon officially accepts the scientific theory that a potential atomic war would result in a catastrophic 'nuclear winter' scenario, highlighting the devastating global environmental consequences of nuclear conflict.
  • Day of the week: March 1st, 1985 was a Friday
  • Zodiac Sign: Pisces (in western zodiac), Ox (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Waxing gibbous
  • #1 US song: Careless Whisper by Wham!
  • #1 UK song: I Know Him So Well by Elaine Paige & Barbara Dickson
  • Popular movie: La notte directed by Michelangelo Antonioni

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March 01, 1985: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on March 01, 1985:

  • Pentagon Nuclear Winter Study The Pentagon officially accepts the scientific theory that a potential atomic war would result in a catastrophic 'nuclear winter' scenario, highlighting the devastating global environmental consequences of nuclear conflict.
  • Uruguay Returns to Democracy After a 12-year-long military dictatorship, Julio María Sanguinetti is sworn in as the first democratically elected President of Uruguay, marking a significant transition in the country's political landscape.
  • Liza Minnelli Seeks Treatment Renowned American singer and actress Liza Minnelli enters the Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage, California, for substance abuse rehabilitation, drawing public attention to addiction recovery.
  • Herb Kohl Buys Milwaukee Bucks Milwaukee businessman Herb Kohl purchases the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks basketball team for $18 million, becoming a significant owner in professional sports.

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March 01, 1985: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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What day of the week was March 01, 1985?


March 01, 1985 was a Friday and it was the 60th day of the year 1985 in the Gregorian calendar.

March 01, 1985 can also be written as 3/1/1985 in the US and as 1/3/1985 in UK and Europe.

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March 01, 1985: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on March 01, 1985:

  • Bob Parsons

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March 01, 1985: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on March 01, 1985 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week February 25th and March 3rd. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

March 01, 1985: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on March 01, 1985 was Careless Whisper by Wham!, according to the music chart for the week February 25th and March 3rd.

  1. - Careless Whisper youtube
  2. - Can't Fight This Feeling youtube
  3. - California Girls youtube
  4. - The Heat Is On youtube
  5. - Loverboy youtube

March 01, 1985: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on March 01, 1985 was I Know Him So Well by Elaine Paige & Barbara Dickson, according to the music chart for the week February 25th and March 3rd.

  1. - I Know Him So Well youtube
  2. - Love And Pride youtube
  3. - I Want To Know What Love Is youtube
  4. - 1999 / Little Red Corvette youtube
  5. - Solid youtube

March 01, 1985: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on March 01, 1985 was Missing You by Diana Ross, according to the music chart for the week February 25th and March 3rd.

  1. - Missing You
  2. - Mr. Telephone Man
  3. - Easy Lover youtube
  4. - Sugar Walls
  5. - Nightshift youtube
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March 01, 1985: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for March 1st is Pisces.

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Pisces is the 12th sign in the Western Zodiac. People born between February 19th and March 20th belong to the Pisces sign: discover Pisces personality and who should a Pisces marry.

Babies born in March are either Pisces or Aries. People born before March 20th are Pisces, while people born from March 21st have the sign of Aries.

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March 01, 1985: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for March 01, 1985 is Ox and the associated element is Wood.

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March 01, 1985: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on March 01, 1985 was Waxing gibbous.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on March 01, 1985 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on March 01, 1985 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 73% full, rising at 11:38 am and setting at 03:40 am.

The previous full moon was on Feb 05, 1985 while the next full moon would come on Mar 07, 1985.

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How old is someone born on March 01, 1985?


Someone born on March 01, 1985 is:

40 years 3 months old,

or 483 months and 4 days old,

or 2100 weeks and 6 days old,

or 14706 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on March 01, 1985?

There are 269 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Sunday March 1st 2026.

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on March 01, 1985?

You belong to the Millennial Generation if you were born on March 01, 1985.

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