At A Glance

24 January 1985 at a glance

Day of the week
24 January 1985 was a Thursday.
Kent Music Report No. 1
The Kent Music Report No. 1 was “Do They Know It's Christmas?” by Band Aid.
Top Film of 1985
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1985 was Back to the Future.
Best-Selling Vehicle of 1985
Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 1985 was the Ford Falcon.
Star sign
The star sign for 24 January is Aquarius.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 24 January 1985 fell in the Year of the Rat.
Birthstone
The birthstone for January is Garnet.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 24 January 1985 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 24 January

  • 1972 Japanese Sgt. Shoichi Yokoi is found hiding in a Guam jungle, where he had been since the end of World War II.
  • 1978 Soviet satellite Kosmos 954, with a nuclear reactor on board, burns up in Earth's atmosphere, scattering radioactive debris over Canada's Northwest Territories. Only 1% is recovered.
  • 1986 The Voyager 2 space probe makes its closest approach to Uranus.
  • 1987 About 20,000 protestors march in a civil rights demonstration in Forsyth County, Georgia, United States.
  • 1990 Japan launches Hiten, the country's first lunar probe, the first robotic lunar probe since the Soviet Union's Luna 24 in 1976, and the first lunar probe launched by a country other than Soviet Union or the United States.

Famous people born on 24 January

  • Sharon Tate, American model and actress (1943–1969)
  • Tatyana Ali, American actress and singer (born 1979)
  • Neil Diamond, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1941)
  • John Belushi, American actor and screenwriter (1949–1982)

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Events of 1985 in Australia

A selection from Wikipedia's '1985 in Australia'. Not a complete list.

  • 1 January – Australia commences a two-year term as a member of the United Nations Security Council.
  • 1 February – AM stereo broadcasting starts in Australia.
  • 2 March – The ALP government of John Cain reelected in Victoria for a second consecutive term with 47 seats and over 50% of the primary vote. A tied result in Nunawading, decided in Labor's favour, is later declared void by Justice Starke.
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Life in Australia in 1985

Prime Minister

Bob Hawke

Monarch

Queen Elizabeth II

Petrol (per litre)

$0.50

Loaf of Bread

$0.85

Average House

$65,000

Weekly Wage

$380.00

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