At A Glance

22 September 1985 at a glance

Day of the week
22 September 1985 was a Sunday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “Dancing in the Street” by David Bowie and Mick Jagger.
Top Film of 1985
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1985 was Back to the Future.
Star sign
The star sign for 22 September is Virgo.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 22 September 1985 fell in the Year of the Ox.
Birthstone
The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 22 September 1985 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 22 September

  • 1960 The Sudanese Republic is renamed Mali after the withdrawal of Senegal from the Mali Federation.
  • 1965 The Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 between India and Pakistan over Kashmir ends after the United Nations calls for a ceasefire and after a last engagement near Dograi.
  • 1976 Red Dye No. 4 is banned by the US Food and Drug Administration after it is discovered that it causes tumors in the bladders of dogs.
  • 1979 A bright flash, resembling the detonation of a nuclear weapon, is observed near the Prince Edward Islands. Its cause is never determined.
  • 1980 Iraq invades Iran, sparking the nearly eight year Iran–Iraq War.

Famous people born on 22 September

  • Curry Barker, American filmmaker and actor (born 1999)
  • Anne of Cleves, Queen consort of England (1515–1557)
  • Tatiana Maslany, Canadian actress (born 1985)
  • Andrea Bocelli, Italian singer-songwriter and producer (born 1958)

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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.
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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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