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Wednesday December 11, 1985
US date format: 12/11/1985, UK date format: 11/12/1985
It was Wednesday, under the sign of Sagittarius (see birth chart on December 11, 1985). The US president was Ronald Reagan (Republican).
Famous people born on this day include Aiko Kayo and Andrew Khan.
In that special week of December people in US were listening to Broken Wings by Mr. Mister.
In UK Saving All My Love For You by Whitney Houston was in the top 5 hits.
Revolution, directed by Hugh Hudson, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1985
while Texas by James A. Michener was one of the best selling books.
On TV people were watching Oliver Maass.
If you liked videogames you were probably playing Racing Destruction Set or Macadam Bumper.
But much more happened that day: find out below..
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Movies
Which were the most popular Movies released in those months?
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Revolution
Directed by: Hugh Hudson
Starring: Al Pacino, Donald Sutherland, Nastassja Kinski, Joan Plowright
The Color Purple
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Starring: Danny Glover, Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey, Margaret Avery
Country: United States of America
The Trip to Bountiful
Directed by: Peter Masterson
Starring: Geraldine Page, John Heard, Carlin Glynn, Richard Bradford
Star Knight
Directed by: Fernando Colomo
Starring: Klaus Kinski, Harvey Keitel, Fernando Rey, Maria Lamor
A Room with a View
Directed by: James Ivory
Starring: Maggie Smith, Helena Bonham Carter, Denholm Elliott, Julian Sands
Country: United States of America
Historical Events
Which were the important events of December 11, 1985?
- USA - Admission day for Indiana (19th state, 1816)
- Burkina Faso - Republic Day (1958, Upper Volta became an autonomous republic in the French Community.)
- Argentina - Tango Day, Buenos Aires
- Also see December 11 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
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Holidays
- Computer store owner in Sacramento California killed by package bomb
Events
- Aiko Kayo: Japanese idol singer.
- Andrew Khan: American born Pakistani royalty, the son...
- Karla Souza: Mexican actress who made her US...
- Raven-Symon Raven-Symone: Actress.
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Music charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of December 11, 1985?
- Whitney Houston - Saving All My Love For You
- Shakin' Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone
- Wham! - I'm Your Man
- Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas?
- See The Day - Dee C Lee
Top #5 songs in the UK
- Caravan of Love - Isley, Jasper, Isley
- New Edition - Count Me Out
- Eugene Wilde - Don't Say No Tonight
- Sheila E. - A Love Bizarre
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Lionel Richie - Say You, Say Me
- Bernard Wright - Who Do You Love
- Kool & The Gang - Emergency
- Aretha Franklin - Who's Zoomin' Who
- The Jets - Curiosity
- Whitney Houston - Thinking About You
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TV Series
Which were the most popular TV Series released in those months?
Oliver Maass
The Cutting Room
Directed by: Warren Dudley
Blind Date
Directed by: Blake Edwards
Arsenal
Directed by: Steven C. Miller
Heart of the High Country
Magazine Covers
What news were making the headlines those days in December 1985?
- LIFE: Space Missions
- Time: TIME Magazine Cover: Teenage Pregnancy -- Dec. 9, 1985
- SportsIllustrated: Sports Illustrated: no.8988
- RollingStone: Bob Geldof
Books
Which were the most popular books released in the last weeks?
Texas
By: James A. Michener
Spanning four and a half centuries, James A. Michener’s monumental saga chronicles the epic history of Texas, from its Spanish roots in the age of the conquistadors to its current reputation as one of America’s most affluent, diverse, and provocative …
The Cat Who Walks Through Walls
By: Robert A. Heinlein
When a stranger attempting to deliver a cryptic message is shot dead at his table, Dr. Richard Ames is thrown headfirst into danger, intrigue, and other dimensions, where a plot to
London Match
By: Len Deighton
Long-awaited reissue of the final part of the classic spy trilogy, GAME, SET and MATCH, when the Berlin Wall divided not just a city but a world.The
Only One Woof
By: James Herriot
Gyp, a cheerful but always silent sheep dog, startles everyone with uncharacteristic behavior during the championship sheep dog trials.
House
By: Tracy Kidder
Tracy Kidder takes readers to the heart of the American Dream: the building of a family's first house with all its day-to-day frustrations, crises, tensions, challenges, and triumphs.
Videogames
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