At A Glance

17 July 1985 at a glance

Day of the week
17 July 1985 was a Wednesday.
Irish Chart Song in 1985
The Irish chart song for 1985 was “Into the Groove” by Madonna.
Top Film of 1985
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1985 was Back to the Future.
Star sign
The star sign for 17 July is Cancer.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 17 July 1985 fell in the Year of the Ox.
Birthstone
The birthstone for July is Ruby.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 17 July 1985 was New Moon.

On this day: 17 July

  • 1973 King Mohammed Zahir Shah of Afghanistan, while having surgery in Italy, is deposed by his cousin Mohammed Daoud Khan.
  • 1975 Apollo–Soyuz Test Project: An American Apollo and a Soviet Soyuz spacecraft dock with each other in orbit marking the first such link-up between spacecraft from the two nations.
  • 1976 East Timor is annexed and becomes the 27th province of Indonesia.
  • 1976 The opening of the Summer Olympics in Montreal is marred by 25 African teams boycotting the games because of New Zealand's participation. Contrary to rulings by other international sports organizations, the IOC had declined to exclude New Zealand because of their participation in South African sporting events during apartheid.
  • 1994 Brazil win their fourth World Cup title, defeating Italy 3–2 on penalties.

Famous people born on 17 July

  • Brett Goldstein, British actor, comedian and writer (born 1980)
  • Billie Lourd, American actress (born 1992)
  • Donald Sutherland, Canadian actor and producer (1935–2024)
  • Queen Camilla, Queen Consort of King Charles III of the United Kingdom (born 1947)

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Events of 1985 in Ireland

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

  • 1 January – Cork celebrated 800 years as a chartered city.
  • 26 February – Former minister Desmond O'Malley was expelled from the Fianna Fáil party.
  • 4 March – Irish singer Bob Geldof was honoured for his overseas aid efforts at a civic reception in the Mansion House in Dublin.
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Life in Ireland in 1985

Taoiseach

Garret FitzGerald

Petrol (per litre)

£1.48/gal

Loaf of Bread

£0.46

Average House

£28,000

Weekly Wage

£68

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