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5 July 1985 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 5 July 1985 was a Friday.
- Kent Music Report No. 1
- The Kent Music Report No. 1 was “Angel / Into the Groove” by Madonna.
- 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 5 July is Cancer.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 5 July 1985 fell in the Year of the Ox.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for July is Ruby.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 5 July 1985 was Waning Gibbous.
On this day: 5 July
- 1977 The Pakistan Armed Forces under Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq seize power in Operation Fair Play and begin 11 years of martial law. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, the first elected Prime Minister of Pakistan, is overthrown.
- 1980 Swedish tennis player Björn Borg wins his fifth Wimbledon final and becomes the first male tennis player to win the championships five times in a row (1976–1980).
- 1984 The United States Supreme Court gives its United States v. Leon decision providing a good-faith exception from the Fourth Amendment exclusionary rule against use of evidence obtained through defective warrants in criminal trials.
- 1989 Iran–Contra affair: Oliver North is sentenced by U.S. District Judge Gerhard A. Gesell to a three-year suspended prison term, two years probation, $150,000 in fines and 1,200 hours community service. His convictions are later overturned.
- 1994 Jeff Bezos founds Amazon.
Famous people born on 5 July
- Sombr, American singer and songwriter (born 2005)
- Shohei Ohtani, Japanese baseball player (born 1994)
- Edie Falco, American actress (born 1963)
- Ji Chang-wook, South Korean actor[citation needed] (born 1987)
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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.
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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