At A Glance

25 July 1984 at a glance

Day of the week
25 July 1984 was a Wednesday.
Irish Chart Song in 1984
The Irish chart song for 1984 was “Do They Know It's Christmas?” by Band Aid.
Top Film of 1984
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1984 was Ghostbusters.
Star sign
The star sign for 25 July is Leo.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 25 July 1984 fell in the Year of the Rat.
Birthstone
The birthstone for July is Ruby.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 25 July 1984 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 25 July

  • 1976 Viking program: Viking 1 takes the famous Face on Mars photo.
  • 1978 Birth of Louise Joy Brown, the first human to have been born after conception by in vitro fertilisation, or IVF.
  • 1979 In accord with the Egypt–Israel peace treaty, Israel begins its withdrawal from the Sinai Peninsula.
  • 1984 Salyut 7 cosmonaut Svetlana Savitskaya becomes the first woman to perform a space walk.
  • 1993 Israel launches a massive attack against Lebanon in what the Israelis call Operation Accountability, and the Lebanese call the Seven-Day War.

Famous people born on 25 July

  • Hasan Piker, American Twitch streamer (born 1991)
  • Jaafar Jackson, American actor and singer (born 1996)
  • Zawe Ashton, British actress (born 1984)
  • Bryce Young, American football player (born 2001)

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Events of 1984 in Ireland

A selection from Wikipedia's '1984 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.

  • 1 January – The Department of Posts and Telegraphs split into An Post and Telecom Éireann.
  • 29 March – The Licensed Vintners Association voted to abolish the Holy Hour in pubs and hotels in Dublin and Cork which close for one hour between 2.30 pm and 3.30 pm. The Hour was introduced during the 1920s by Minister for Justice Kevin O’Higgins.
  • 17 July – Some workers in Dunnes Stores in Henry Street, Dublin refused to handle South African produce as a protest against apartheid.

Life in Ireland in 1984

Taoiseach

Garret FitzGerald

Petrol (per litre)

£1.50/gal

Loaf of Bread

£0.44

Average House

£27,000

Weekly Wage

£65

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