What happened on Wednesday March 20, 1985?

About March 20th, 1985, in brief:

  • Historical events: Canadian paraplegic athlete Rick Hansen embarked on his groundbreaking 'Man in Motion' world tour, circumnavigating the globe in a wheelchair to raise awareness and funds for spinal cord injury research and humanitarian causes.
  • Day of the week: March 20th, 1985 was a Wednesday
  • Zodiac Sign: Pisces (in western zodiac), Ox (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Waning crescent
  • #1 US song: Can't Fight This Feeling by REO Speedwagon
  • #1 UK song: You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) by Dead Or Alive
  • Popular movie: La notte directed by Michelangelo Antonioni

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March 20, 1985: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on March 20, 1985:

  • Rick Hansen's Global Wheelchair Journey Begins Canadian paraplegic athlete Rick Hansen embarked on his groundbreaking 'Man in Motion' world tour, circumnavigating the globe in a wheelchair to raise awareness and funds for spinal cord injury research and humanitarian causes.
  • First Woman Wins Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Libby Riddles made history by becoming the first woman to win the grueling 1,135-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Alaska, breaking gender barriers in this challenging long-distance sled dog competition across harsh Arctic terrain.

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March 20, 1985: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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What day of the week was March 20, 1985?


March 20, 1985 was a Wednesday and it was the 79th day of the year 1985 in the Gregorian calendar.

March 20, 1985 can also be written as 3/20/1985 in the US and as 20/3/1985 in UK and Europe.

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Who was born on March 20, 1985?


Famous people born on March 20, 1985:

  • Ronnie Brewer

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  • Faith Leon
  • Aviram Baruchyan
  • Stefan Batan
  • Chase Coleman
  • Jimmy Colquitt
  • Britton Colquitt
  • Emma Fitzpatrick
  • Jeong Mi-ran
  • Sidi Yaya Keita
  • Nicolas Lombaerts
  • Sascha Mölders
  • Urška Rabič
  • Jan Štohanzl
  • Matt Taven
  • Jonny Venters
  • Martin Vingaard
  • María del Cerro
  • Polina Žerebcova

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March 20, 1985: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on March 20, 1985:

  • Pierre Marcel Lemoigne

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March 20, 1985: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on March 20, 1985 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week March 18th and March 24th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

March 20, 1985: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on March 20, 1985 was Can't Fight This Feeling by REO Speedwagon, according to the music chart for the week March 18th and March 24th.

  1. - Can't Fight This Feeling youtube
  2. - Material Girl youtube
  3. - One More Night youtube
  4. - The Heat Is On youtube
  5. - Too Late For Goodbyes youtube

March 20, 1985: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on March 20, 1985 was You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) by Dead Or Alive, according to the music chart for the week March 18th and March 24th.

  1. - You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) youtube
  2. - Easy Lover youtube
  3. - I Know Him So Well youtube
  4. - Dancing In The Dark youtube
  5. - Material Girl youtube

March 20, 1985: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on March 20, 1985 was Nightshift by Commodores, according to the music chart for the week March 18th and March 24th.

  1. - Nightshift youtube
  2. - I'll Still Be Lookin' Up To You
  3. - Private Dancer
  4. - Outta The World
  5. - Missing You
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March 20, 1985: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for March 20th is Pisces.

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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 20, 1985: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for March 20, 1985 is Ox and the associated element is Wood.

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March 20, 1985: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on March 20, 1985 was Waning crescent.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on March 20, 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 20, 1985 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 0% full, rising at 05:58 am and setting at 06:25 pm.

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

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How old is someone born on March 20, 1985?


Someone born on March 20, 1985 is:

40 years 1 month old,

or 481 months and 24 days old,

or 2095 weeks

or 14665 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on March 20, 1985?

There are 310 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Friday March 20th 2026.

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on March 20, 1985?

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