At A Glance

11 October 1984 at a glance

Day of the week
11 October 1984 was a Thursday.
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Let's Go Crazy” by Prince and the Revolution.
Top Film of 1984
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1984 was Ghostbusters.
Bestselling Novel of 1984
“The Talisman” by Stephen King and Peter Straub was No. 1 on Publishers Weekly's US fiction list for 1984.
Top-Rated TV Show
“Dynasty” (ABC) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 1984–85 season.
Star sign
The star sign for 11 October is Libra.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 11 October 1984 fell in the Year of the Rat.
Birthstone
The birthstone for October is Opal.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 11 October 1984 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 11 October

  • 1982 The hull of the Mary Rose is recovered, over four hundred years after her sinking during the battle of the Solent.
  • 1984 Aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger, astronaut Kathryn D. Sullivan becomes the first American woman to perform a space walk.
  • 1986 Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev meet in Iceland to continue discussions about scaling back IRBM arsenals in Europe.
  • 1987 The AIDS Memorial Quilt is first displayed during the Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights.
  • 1987 Start of Operation Pawan by Indian forces in Sri Lanka. Thousands of civilians, insurgents, soldiers die.

Famous people born on October 11

  • Michelle Trachtenberg, American actress (1985–2025)
  • Peter Thiel, German and American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and political activist (born 1967)
  • Arman Tsarukyan, Armenian professional mixed martial artist (born 1996)
  • Joan Cusack, American actress (born 1962)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 1984 in the United States

A selection from Wikipedia's '1984 in the United States'. Not a complete list.

  • April 9 – The 56th Academy Awards, hosted by Johnny Carson, are held at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, with James L. Brooks' Terms of Endearment winning Best Picture and Best Director, as well as three other awards out of 11 nominations.
  • June 8 – Ghostbusters and Gremlins are released.
  • June 22 – The Karate Kid is released.
More events of 1984 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Life in the US in 1984

President

Ronald Reagan

Gas (per gallon)

$1.13

Loaf of Bread

$0.61

Average House

$79,900

Weekly Wage

$320

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