Friday August 09, 1985
US date format: 8/9/1985, UK date format: 9/8/1985
It was Friday, under the sign of Leo (see birth chart on August 9, 1985). The US president was Ronald Reagan (Republican).
Famous people born on this day include Anna Kendrick and Filipe Luís.
In that special week of August people in US were listening to Shout by Tears For Fears.
In UK Into The Groove by Madonna was in the top 5 hits.
My Beautiful Laundrette, directed by Stephen Frears, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1985
while The Cider House Rules by John Irving was one of the best selling books.
On TV people were watching Stingray.
If you liked videogames you were probably playing Brian Jacks Superstar Challenge or Doppleganger.
But much more happened that day: find out below..
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Movies
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My Beautiful Laundrette
Directed by: Stephen Frears
Starring: Saeed Jaffrey, Roshan Seth, Daniel Day-Lewis, Richard Graham
Warning Sign
Directed by: Hal Barwood
Starring: Sam Waterston, Kathleen Quinlan, Yaphet Kotto, Jeffrey DeMunn
Teen Wolf
Directed by: Rod Daniel
Starring: Michael J. Fox, James Hampton, Susan Ursitti, Jerry Levine
Country: United States of America
Year of the Dragon
Directed by: Michael Cimino
Starring: Mickey Rourke, John Lone, Ariane, Leonard Termo
American Flyers
Directed by: John Badham
Starring: Kevin Costner, David Marshall Grant, Rae Dawn Chong, Alexandra Paul
Historical Events
Which were the important events of August 09, 1985?
Holidays
- St. Nathy (or David)
- Feast day of the great martyr Saint Panteleimon in Russian Orthodox Church
- St. Fedlimid/Felimy
- St. Romanus Ostiarius
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Famous Birthday
- Anna Kendrick: American actress.
- Filipe Luís
- Hayley Peirsol: American swimmer.
- JaMarcus Russell: American football player.
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Famous Deaths
- Clive Churchill: Australian rugby league footballer (Born...
Music charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of August 09, 1985?
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Top #10 songs in the USA
- Tears For Fears - Shout
- Paul Young - Everytime You Go Away
- Sting - If You Love Somebody Set Them Free
- Corey Hart - Never Surrender
- Huey Lewis & The News - Power Of Love
- DeBarge - Who's Holding Donna Now
- Bruce Springsteen - Glory Days
- Aretha Franklin - Freeway Of Love
- The Power Station - Get It On (Bang A Gong)
- Whitney Houston - You Give Good Love
Top #5 songs in the UK
Top #10 R&B songs
- Aretha Franklin - Freeway Of Love
- Debarge - Who's Holding Donna Now
- Cameo - Attack Me With Your Love
- Luther Vandross - It's Over Now
- Rick James - Glow
- Whitney Houston - Saving All My Love For You
- Lisa Lisa And Clult Jam With Full Force - I Wonder If I Take You Home
- Patti LaBelle - Stir It Up
- Rene & Angela - Save Your Love (For #1)
- Kool & The Gang - Cherish
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TV Series
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Stingray
Watchdog
Directed by: Yuri Kovalev
Ein Mann macht klar Schiff
Nattsudd
Oceanquest
Magazine Covers
What news were making the headlines those days in August 1985?
- LIFE: The Fabulous Fifties
- Time: TIME Magazine Cover: South Africa -- Aug. 5, 1985
- SportsIllustrated: Sports Illustrated: no.8968
Books
Which were the most popular books released in the last weeks?
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The Cider House Rules
By: John Irving
First published in 1985, The Cider House Rules is set in rural Maine in the first half of the twentieth century. The novel tells the story of Dr.
A Passion For Excellence
By: Tom Peters and Nancy Austin
A Passion For Excellence is the single most existing, inspiring, career-transforming book ever published for people who want to get ahead.
Breaking With Moscow
By: Arkady N. Shevchenko
The highest-ranking Soviet official ever to defect tells an extraordinary story of the inner workings of the Kremlin, of his own conflicted life as a diplomat, and of the frightening world
Family Album
By: Danielle Steel
Through forty years—from Hollywood's golden days in World War II to the present—Faye Price would create first a career as a legendary actress, then a family, and
Nutcracker
By: Shana Alexander
The New York Times–bestselling classic true-crime story of Frances Bradshaw Schreuder, the Manhattan socialite who persuaded the one assassin who couldn’t refuse her—her teenage son—to kill her multimillionaire father In August
Videogames
What videogames would you be playing back in the days?
Brian Jacks Superstar Challenge
Flashgal
Confuzion
Doppleganger
Infernal Runner
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