Thursday October 11, 1984
US date format: 10/11/1984, UK date format: 11/10/1984
It was Thursday, under the sign of Libra (see birth chart on October 11, 1984). The US president was Ronald Reagan (Republican), the UK Prime Minister was Margaret Thatcher (Conservative), Pope St John Paul II was leading the Catholic Church.
Famous people born on this day include Jane Zhang and Martha MacIsaac.
In that special week of October people in US were listening to I Just Called To Say I Love You by Stevie Wonder.
In UK I Just Called To Say I Love You by Stevie Wonder was in the top 5 hits.
Body Double, directed by Brian De Palma, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1984
while Crescent City by Belva Plain was one of the best selling books.
On TV people were watching Lucky Luke.
If you liked videogames you were probably playing Gaplus or Pac-Land.
But much more happened that day: find out below..
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Historical Events
Which were the important events of October 11, 1984?
Events
- 1st space walk by US woman (Dr Kathryn D Sullivan)
- NASA launches space vehicle S-208
- VP candidate debate-Graldine Ferraro (D) and George Bush (R)
- US Vice Presidential candidate debate: Geraldine Ferraro (Democrat) and George Bush (Republican).
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Famous Birthday
- Jane Zhang
- Martha MacIsaac: Canadian-American actress producer and...
- Sergio Hellings: Dutch footballer.
- Nivin Pauly: Movie Actor.
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Movies
Which were the most popular Movies released in those months?
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Body Double
Directed by: Brian De Palma
Starring: Craig Wasson, Melanie Griffith, Gregg Henry, Deborah Shelton
Country: United States of America
The Razor's Edge
Directed by: John Byrum
Starring: Bill Murray, Theresa Russell, Denholm Elliott, Catherine Hicks
Crimes of Passion
Directed by: Ken Russell
Starring: Kathleen Turner, Anthony Perkins, Bruce Davison, Gordon Hunt
The Little Drummer Girl
Directed by: George Roy Hill
Starring: Diane Keaton, Yorgo Voyagis, Klaus Kinski, Sami Frey
Thief of Hearts
Directed by: Douglas Day Stewart
Starring: Steven Bauer, Barbara Williams, John Getz, David Caruso
Music charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of October 11, 1984?
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Top #10 songs in the USA
Top #5 songs in the UK
Top #10 R&B songs
- Stevie Wonder - I Just Called To Say I Love You
- Billy Ocean - Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run)
- Prince And The Revolution - Let's Go Crazy
- Chaka Khan - I Feel For You
- Alicia Myers - You Get The Best From Me
- Diana Ross - Swept Away
- Joyce Kennedy & Jeffrey Osborne - The Last Time I Made Love
- New Edition - Cool It Now
- Stephanie Mills - The Medicine Song
- Janet Jackson - Don't Stand Another Chance
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TV Series
Which were the most popular TV Series released in those months?
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Lucky Luke
Directed by: Terence Hill
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Miami Vice
Directed by: Michael Mann
Vereda Tropical
Directed by: Javier Torre
Big Deal
Written by: Geoff McQueen
Starring: Ray Brooks, Sharon Duce, Pamela Cundell, James Ottaway
Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Magazine Covers
What news were making the headlines those days in October 1984?
- LIFE: Doonesbury
- Time: U.S. Supreme Court (clockwise fr. top L): Justices John P. Stevens, Lewis Powell, William H. Rehnqui
- SportsIllustrated: Sports Illustrated: no.8926
Books
Which were the most popular books released in the last weeks?
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Crescent City
By: Belva Plain
She was the exquisite daughter of a wealthy Jewish merchant. From a charmed girlhood in opulent New Orleans, she would be swept into the cataclysm of the Civil War.
The Outsider
By: Howard Fast
Houghton-Mifflin, 1984, Very good., Text clean. Very good in mended dust jacket. Former owner's name on flyleaf. First printing. [Fiction] Out-of-print and antiquarian booksellers since 1933.
Lincoln
By: Gore Vidal
Gore Vidal's Narratives of Empire series spans the history of the United States from the Revolution to the post-World War II years.
The Rest Of Us
By: Stephen Birmingham
THE REST OF US is the third panel of Stephen Birmingham's Jewish triptych (OUR CROWD and THE GRANDEES)--the story of Eastern European Jews who, between 1882 and 1915, thronged into New
One Writer'S Beginnings
By: Eudora Welty
ONE WRITER'S BEGINNINGS, EUDORA WELTY, 1985 EDITION, NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER.
Videogames
What videogames would you be playing back in the days?
Lazy Jones
Gaplus
Pac-Land
Daley Thompson's Decathlon
The Dam Busters
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