Monday October 22, 1984
US date format: 10/22/1984, UK date format: 22/10/1984
It was Monday, under the sign of Libra (see birth chart on October 22, 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 Aleksandar Maric and Aleks Marić.
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.
The Killing Fields, directed by Roland Joffé, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1984
while A Light In The Attic by Shel Silverstein was one of the best selling books.
On TV people were watching Pushing Up Daisies.
If you liked videogames you were probably playing Ancient Art of War or Freddy's Rescue Roundup.
But much more happened that day: find out below..
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Historical Events
Which were the important events of October 22, 1984?
Events
- Paul McCartney releases Give My Regards to Broad Street soundtrack
- NFL quarterback Ken Stabler retires.
Famous Birthday
- Aleksandar Maric: Australian basketball player of Serbian...
- Aleks Marić: Australian basketball player.
Famous Deaths
- Harold Laurence Walters: Composer, dies at 66.
- Napoleon Whiting: Actor (Silas-Big Valley), dies at 75.
Movies
Which were the most popular Movies released in those months?
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The Killing Fields
Directed by: Roland Joffé
Starring: Sam Waterston, Haing S. Ngor, John Malkovich, Julian Sands
Country: United States of America
Lovelines
Directed by: Rod Amateau
Starring: Greg Bradford, Mary Beth Evans, Michael Winslow, Don Michael Paul
Toy Soldiers
Directed by: David Fisher
Starring: Jason Miller, Cleavon Little, Rodolfo de Anda, Terri Garber
The Terminator
Directed by: James Cameron
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Michael Biehn, Paul Winfield
Country: United States of America
What Have I Done to Deserve This?
Directed by: Pedro Almodóvar
Starring: Carmen Maura, Gonzalo Suárez, Luis Hostalot, Ryo Hiruma
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Music charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of October 22, 1984?
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Top #10 songs in the USA
- Stevie Wonder - I Just Called To Say I Love You
- Billy Ocean - Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run)
- Chicago - Hard Habit To Break
- Prince - Purple Rain
- Madonna - Lucky Star
- Wham! - Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go
- John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band - On The Dark Side
- Prince - Let's Go Crazy
- Pointer Sisters - I'm So Excited '84
- Rod Stewart - Some Guys Have All The Luck
Top #5 songs in the UK
Top #10 R&B songs
- Stevie Wonder - I Just Called To Say I Love You
- Chaka Khan - I Feel For You
- Diana Ross - Swept Away
- New Edition - Cool It Now
- Rebbie Jackson - Centipede
- The Time - Jungle Love
- Prince And The Revolution - Let's Go Crazy
- Stephanie Mills - The Medicine Song
- Janet Jackson - Don't Stand Another Chance
- Prince And The Revolution - Purple Rain
Sport Games on October 22, 1984
NFL
American Football- Los Angeles Rams - Atlanta Falcons : 24 - 10
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TV Series
Which were the most popular TV Series released in those months?
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Pushing Up Daisies
Directed by: Selina Barker
Lucky Luke
Directed by: Terence Hill
Mensch Bachmann
Miami Vice
Directed by: Michael Mann
The Maestro's Company
Starring: Justine Clarke, Adam Willits
Country: Australia
Days to next October 22
If October 22, 1984 is your birthday you're 35 years, 11 months, 2 days old and you'll celebrate your next birthday in 28 days.
Magazine Covers
What news were making the headlines those days in October 1984?
- LIFE: Doonesbury
- Time: TIME Magazine Cover: Bush, Reagan, Mondale, Ferraro -- Oct. 22, 1984
- SportsIllustrated: Sports Illustrated: no.8928
Books
Which were the most popular books released in the last weeks?
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A Light In The Attic
By: Shel Silverstein
Last night, while I lay thinking here,Some Whatifs crawled inside my earAnd pranced and partied all night longAnd sang their same old Whatif song:Whatif I flunk that test?Whatif
Tough Guys Don'T Dance
By: Norman Mailer
Norman Mailer peers into the recesses and buried virtues of the modern American male in a brilliant crime novel that transcends genre. When Tim Madden, an unsuccessful writer living on Cape Cod, awakes with a gruesome hangover, a painful tattoo …
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
Stillwatch
By: Mary Higgins Clark
I told you not to come...Slipped under the door of her Georgetown home, the note was an ominous reminder of Pat Traymore's past.
Videogames
What videogames would you be playing back in the days?
Ancient Art of War
Mindshadow
Binary Land
Ballblazer
Freddy's Rescue Roundup
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