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7 April 1985 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 7 April 1985 was a Sunday.
- Kent Music Report No. 1
- The Kent Music Report No. 1 was “I Should Have Known Better” by Jim Diamond.
- 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 7 April is Aries.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 7 April 1985 fell in the Year of the Ox.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for April is Diamond.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 7 April 1985 was Waning Gibbous.
On this day: 7 April
- 1982 Iranian Foreign Affairs Minister Sadegh Ghotbzadeh is arrested.
- 1983 During STS-6, astronauts Story Musgrave and Don Peterson perform the first Space Shuttle spacewalk.
- 1988 Soviet Defense Minister Dmitry Yazov orders the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan.
- 1990 John Poindexter is convicted for his role in the Iran–Contra affair. In 1991 the convictions are reversed on appeal.
- 1994 Auburn Calloway attempts to destroy Federal Express Flight 705 in order to allow his family to benefit from his life insurance policy.
Famous people born on 7 April
- Jackie Chan, Hong Kong martial artist, actor, stuntman, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1954)
- Russell Crowe, New Zealand-Australian actor (born 1964)
- Francis Ford Coppola, American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1939)
- James Garner, American actor, singer, and producer (1928–2014)
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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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