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19 December 1985 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 19 December 1985 was a Thursday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “Saving All My Love for You” by Whitney Houston.
- Top Film of 1985
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1985 was Back to the Future.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 19 December is Sagittarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 19 December 1985 fell in the Year of the Ox.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for December is Turquoise.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 19 December 1985 was First Quarter.
On this day: 19 December
- 1981 Sixteen lives are lost when the Penlee lifeboat goes to the aid of the stricken coaster Union Star in heavy seas.
- 1983 The original FIFA World Cup trophy, the Jules Rimet Trophy, is stolen from the headquarters of the Brazilian Football Confederation in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- 1984 The Sino-British Joint Declaration, stating that China would resume the exercise of sovereignty over Hong Kong and the United Kingdom would restore Hong Kong to China with effect from July 1, 1997, is signed in Beijing by Deng Xiaoping and Margaret Thatcher.
- 1986 Mikhail Gorbachev, leader of the Soviet Union, releases Andrei Sakharov and his wife from exile in Gorky.
- 1995 The United States Government restores federal recognition to the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi Native American tribe.
Famous people born on 19 December
- Jake Gyllenhaal, American actor and producer (born 1980)
- Karim Benzema, French footballer (born 1987)
- Lauren Boebert, American politician (born 1986)
- Alyssa Milano, American actress, television personality, and activist (born 1972)
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Events of 1985 in the United Kingdom
A selection from Wikipedia's '1985 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.
- 19 February – EastEnders, the BBC One soap opera set in the fictional London Borough of Walford, debuts.
- 13 May – The Dire Straits album Brothers in Arms is released; it becomes the first compact disc to sell over 1,000,000 copies.
- 1 June – Battle of the Beanfield, Britain's largest mass arrest and the effective end of Stonehenge Free Festivals.
Life in 1985
Prime Minister
Margaret Thatcher
Monarch
Elizabeth II
Pint of Beer
67p
Loaf of Bread
46p
Average House
£31,103
Weekly Wage
£177.00
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Famous Faces Born in the 1980s
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