Saturday December 22, 1984
This day in 30 sec.
It was Saturday, under the sign of Capricorn (see planets position on December 22, 1984). The US president was Ronald Reagan (Republican).
Famous people born on this day include Greg Finley and Basshunter .
In that special week of December people in US were listening to Like A Virgin by Madonna.
In UK Pipes Of Peace by Paul McCartney was in the top 5 hits.
Mrs. Soffel, directed by Gillian Armstrong, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1984
while Jitterbug Perfume by Tom Robbins was one of the best selling books.
On TV people were watching Drei reizende Schwestern.
If you liked videogames you were probably playing Bozo's Night Out or Daredevil Dennis.
But much more happened that day: find out below..
You can also have a look at the whole 1984 or at December 22 across the years.
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Historical Events
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Holidays:
- R.C. Saints - commemoration of Frances Xavier Cabrini
- Spain: the main draw of Spanish National Lottery, where it is a Christmas tradition.
- Astrology: First day of sun sign Capricorn
- In the Northern Hemisphere, the winter solstice occurs on or very close to this date. In the Southern Hemisphere, the summer solstice occurs around this time.
- Also see December 22 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- Japan - T?ji (winter solstice)
Famous Birthdays:
- Greg Finley: TV Actor.
- Basshunter : Swedish singer.
Facts:
- Bernhard Goetz shoots 4 black muggers on NYC subway train
- Four African-American youths board an express train in The Bronx borough of New York City. They attempt to rob Bernhard Goetz, who shoots them. The event starts a national debate about urban crime.
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Sport Games on 22 December 1984
NFL
American Football- Los Angeles Raiders - Seattle Seahawks : 7 - 13
Planetary positions on this day
Discover the planets positions on December 22, 1984 as well as what the sky looked like at your place
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Magazine Covers
What news were making the headlines those days in December 1984?
- LIFE: Princess Diana and Prince Harry
- Time: TIME Magazine Cover: Disaster Strikes Bhopal -- Dec. 17, 1984
- SportsIllustrated: Sports Illustrated: no.8936
- Beano: Your personalised Beano Book from 1984
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Music Charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of December 1984 ?
Top #10 songs in the USA
Top #10 R&B songs
Top #10 songs in the UK
- Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas?
- Paul McCartney - Pipes Of Peace
- Howard Jones - What Is Love
- Frankie Goes To Hollywood - The Power Of Love
- Wham! - Last Christmas / Everything She Wants
- Status Quo - Marguerita Time
- We All Stand Together - Paul McCartney & The Frog Chorus
- Billy Joel - Tell Her About It
- Madonna - Like A Virgin
- Paul Young - Love Of The Common People
Books
Which were the most popular books released in the last weeks ?
Jitterbug Perfume
Jitterbug Perfume is an epic.Which is to say, it begins in the forests of ancient Bohemia and doesn’t conclude until nine o’clock tonight (Paris time).It
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The Talisman
The iconic, “extraordinary” (The Washington Post) collaboration between #1 bestselling author Stephen King and Peter Straub—an epic thriller about a young boy’s quest to save his mother’s life.
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So Long, And Thanks For All The Fish
Back on Earth with nothing more to show for his long, strange trip through time and space than a ratty towel and a plastic shopping bag, Arthur Dent is ready to
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Videogames
What videogames would you be playing back in the days ?
