What happened on Monday February 25, 1985?

About February 25th, 1985, in brief:

  • Historical events: On February 25, 1985, French secret service agents conducted a covert operation to sink the Greenpeace vessel Rainbow Warrior in Auckland Harbour, New Zealand. The attack was part of a deliberate state-sponsored effort to prevent the ship from protesting French nuclear testing in the Pacific. The bombing resulted in the death of Fernando Pereira, a Portuguese-born photographer, and caused significant international diplomatic tension between France and New Zealand. This event highlighted the extreme measures some governments would take to suppress environmental activism and drew global attention to the controversial nuclear testing program.
  • Day of the week: February 25th, 1985 was a Monday
  • Zodiac Sign: Pisces (in western zodiac), Ox (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Waxing crescent
  • #1 US song: Careless Whisper by Wham!
  • #1 UK song: I Know Him So Well by Elaine Paige & Barbara Dickson
  • Popular movie: La notte directed by Michelangelo Antonioni

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February 25, 1985: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on February 25, 1985:

  • French Intelligence Sinks Greenpeace Ship Rainbow Warrior On February 25, 1985, French secret service agents conducted a covert operation to sink the Greenpeace vessel Rainbow Warrior in Auckland Harbour, New Zealand. The attack was part of a deliberate state-sponsored effort to prevent the ship from protesting French nuclear testing in the Pacific. The bombing resulted in the death of Fernando Pereira, a Portuguese-born photographer, and caused significant international diplomatic tension between France and New Zealand. This event highlighted the extreme measures some governments would take to suppress environmental activism and drew global attention to the controversial nuclear testing program.

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February 25, 1985: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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What day of the week was February 25, 1985?


February 25, 1985 was a Monday and it was the 56th day of the year 1985 in the Gregorian calendar.

February 25, 1985 can also be written as 2/25/1985 in the US and as 25/2/1985 in UK and Europe.

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Who was born on February 25, 1985?


Famous people born on February 25, 1985:

  • Joakim Noah

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  • Benji Marshall

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February 25, 1985: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on February 25, 1985:

  • Damiana Sette

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February 25, 1985: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on February 25, 1985 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week February 25th and March 3rd. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

February 25, 1985: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on February 25, 1985 was Careless Whisper by Wham!, according to the music chart for the week February 25th and March 3rd.

  1. - Careless Whisper youtube
  2. - Can't Fight This Feeling youtube
  3. - California Girls youtube
  4. - The Heat Is On youtube
  5. - Loverboy youtube

February 25, 1985: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on February 25, 1985 was I Know Him So Well by Elaine Paige & Barbara Dickson, according to the music chart for the week February 25th and March 3rd.

  1. - I Know Him So Well youtube
  2. - Love And Pride youtube
  3. - I Want To Know What Love Is youtube
  4. - 1999 / Little Red Corvette youtube
  5. - Solid youtube

February 25, 1985: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on February 25, 1985 was Missing You by Diana Ross, according to the music chart for the week February 25th and March 3rd.

  1. - Missing You
  2. - Mr. Telephone Man
  3. - Easy Lover youtube
  4. - Sugar Walls
  5. - Nightshift youtube
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February 25, 1985: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for February 25th is Pisces.

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Pisces is the 12th sign in the Western Zodiac. People born between February 19th and March 20th belong to the Pisces sign: discover Pisces personality and who should a Pisces marry.

Babies born in February are either Aquarius or Pisces. People born before February 18th are Aquarius, while people born from February 19th have the sign of Pisces.

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February 25, 1985: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for February 25, 1985 is Ox and the associated element is Wood.

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February 25, 1985: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on February 25, 1985 was Waxing crescent.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on February 25, 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 February 25, 1985 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 33% full, rising at 09:18 am and setting at 11:33 pm.

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

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How old is someone born on February 25, 1985?


Someone born on February 25, 1985 is:

40 years 2 months old,

or 482 months and 19 days old,

or 2098 weeks and 2 days old,

or 14688 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on February 25, 1985?

There are 287 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Wednesday February 25th 2026.

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on February 25, 1985?

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