Monday October 14, 1985
US date format: 10/14/1985, UK date format: 14/10/1985
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It was Monday, under the sign of Libra (see birth chart on October 14, 1985). 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 Martial Mbandjock and Nicholas Colla.
In that special week of October people in US were listening to Take On Me by A-Ha.
In UK The Power Of Love by Jennifer Rush was in the top 5 hits.
A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge, directed by Jack Sholder, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1985
while The Red Fox by Anthony Hyde was one of the best selling books.
On TV people were watching The Equalizer.
If you liked videogames you were probably playing Field Combat or The Legend of Kage.
But much more happened that day: find out below..
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Movies
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A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge
Directed by: Jack Sholder
Starring: Robert Englund, Mark Patton, Kim Myers, Robert Rusler
Evils of the Night
Directed by: Mohammed Rustam
Starring: Neville Brand, Aldo Ray, Tina Louise, John Carradine
Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except
Directed by: Josh Becker
Starring: Robert Rickman, John Manfredi, Timothy Patrick Quill, Sam Raimi
Sweet Dreams
Directed by: Karel Reisz
Starring: Jessica Lange, Ed Harris, Ann Wedgeworth, David Clennon
Wuthering Heights
Directed by: Jacques Rivette
Starring: Fabienne Babe, Lucas Belvaux, Sandra Montaigu, Alice de Poncheville
Historical Events
Which were the important events of October 14, 1985?
Holidays
- Also see October 14 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- French Republican Calendar - Navet (Turnip) Day, twenty-third day in the Month of VendTmiaire
- Teachers' Day, or National Education Day in Poland
- World Standards Day (from ISO, IEC, ITU)
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Events
- 19th Country Music Association Award: Ricky Skaggs wins
Famous Birthday
Famous Deaths
- Emil Gilels: Soviet pianist.
Music charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of October 14, 1985?
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Top #10 songs in the USA
- A-Ha - Take On Me
- Whitney Houston - Saving All My Love For You
- Stevie Wonder - Part-Time Lover
- Ready For The World - Oh Sheila
- Jan Hammer - Miami Vice Theme
- John Cougar Mellencamp - Lonely Ol' Night
- Dire Straits - Money For Nothing
- Mick Jagger & David Bowie - Dancing In The Street
- Sting - Fortress Around Your Heart
- Tears For Fears - Head Over Heels
Top #5 songs in the UK
Top #10 R&B songs
- Stevie Wonder - Part-Time Lover
- Freddie Jackson - You Are My Lady
- Bobby Womack - I Wish He Didn't Trust Me So Much
- Cameo - Single Life
- Doug E. Fresh & The Get Fresh Crew - The Show
- Rene & Angela - I'll Be Good
- Maurice White - Stand By Me
- Ready For The World - Oh Sheila
- The Family - Screams Of Passion
- Morris Day - The Oak Tree
Sport Games on October 14, 1985
NFL
American Football- Miami Dolphins - New York Jets : 7 - 23
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TV Series
Which were the most popular TV Series released in those months?
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The Equalizer
Directed by: Antoine Fuqua
Rocky Road
Directed by: Brian K. Roberts
In Sickness and in Health
Directed by: Roger Melvin
Urwisy z Doliny Mlynów
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Magazine Covers
What news were making the headlines those days in October 1985?
- LIFE: Joan Collins
- Time: Inset: Mikhail Gorbachev
- SportsIllustrated: Sports Illustrated: no.8979
Books
Which were the most popular books released in the last weeks?
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The Red Fox
By: Anthony Hyde
Soviet affairs specialist Robert Thorne receives a strange message from May Brightman, a woman he had been due to marry twenty years earlier. It
The Accidental Tourist
By: Anne Tyler
“POIGNANT . . . FUNNY . . . THE ACCIDENTAL TOURIST IS ONE OF HER BEST. . . . [TYLER] HAS NEVER BEEN STRONGER.”–The
Goddess
By: Anthony Summers
She was born Norma Jeane but the world knew and loved her as Marilyn. Her life was one of unprecedented fame and private misery, her death a tragedy surrounded by mysteries.
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.
Galapagos
By: Kurt Vonnegut
“A madcap genealogical adventure . . . Vonnegut is a postmodern Mark Twain.”—The New York Times Book ReviewGalápagos takes the reader back one million years, to A.D.
Videogames
What videogames would you be playing back in the days?
Cosmic Soldier
Field Combat
Beach Head
Law of the West
The Legend of Kage
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