The #1 song in the UK on October 17, 1984

Freedom By Wham!

Other #1 songs on October 17, 1984

#1 Hit Song

I Just Called to Say I Love You
Stevie Wonder

#1 R&B Song

I Just Called to Say I Love You
Stevie Wonder

#1 Country Song

I Don't Know a Thing About Love (The Moon Song)
Conway Twitty

#1 Dance Track

Swept Away
Diana Ross

Notable October 17 birthdays in the 1980s

Kareem Mortimer
Director
Born October 17, 1980

Kristine Leahy
TV Show Host
Born October 17, 1986

Cosima Coppola
TV Actress
Born October 17, 1983

Marina Salas
TV Actress
Born October 17, 1988

Andrea Feczko
TV Show Host
Born October 17, 1985

Kate T. Parker
Photographer
Born October 17, 1989