Thursday, November 22, 1984 · New York City
The world the day Scarlett Johansson was born
Scarlett Johansson, the actress, arrived on a Thursday in New York City. This is what was on the radio, in the sky and on the price tags that day.
#1 that week
“Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go”
Wham!
The moon
new moon
Star sign
♐ Sagittarius
Year of the Rat
U.S. president
Ronald Reagan
On every radio
The song at #1 the week Scarlett was born
“Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go” by Wham! topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 3 weeks, taking over from “Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run)”.
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Cost of living
What things cost in 1984
U.S. averages for the year Scarlett Johansson was born, next to the latest figures (Sep 2026).
- Gallon of gas$1.21 → $4.48 today (3.7×)
- Loaf of white bread54¢ → $1.83 today (3.4×)
- Dozen eggs$1.00 → $2.27 today (2.3×)
- Pound of coffee$2.58 → $9.33 today (3.6×)
- Postage stamp20¢ → 78¢ today (3.9×)
In the news
The year 1984
- Jan 1 · Brunei becomes independent of the United Kingdom.
- Jan 7 · Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
- Feb 13 · Konstantin Chernenko succeeds the late Yuri Andropov as general secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
- Feb 29 · Pierre Trudeau announces his retirement as Liberal Party leader and Prime Minister of Canada.
- Mar 22 · Teachers at a preschool in Manhattan Beach, California, were falsely charged with the sexual abuse of schoolchildren, leading to the longest and costliest criminal trial in United States history.
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Questions
When was Scarlett Johansson born?
Scarlett Johansson was born on Thursday, November 22, 1984, in New York City.
What day of the week was Scarlett Johansson born?
A Thursday. November 22, 1984 fell on a Thursday.
What was the #1 song when Scarlett Johansson was born?
“Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go” by Wham! was number one on the Billboard Hot 100 the week Scarlett Johansson was born. It spent 3 weeks at #1.
What is Scarlett Johansson’s zodiac sign?
Scarlett Johansson is a Sagittarius (born Nov 22), and was born in the Chinese year of the Rat.
What was the moon like when Scarlett Johansson was born?
A new moon moon, about 0% lit, on the night of November 22, 1984.
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