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10 March 1989 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 10 March 1989 was a Friday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)” by The Proclaimers.
- Top Film of 1989
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1989 was Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.
- Best-Selling Vehicle of 1989
- Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 1989 was the Holden Commodore.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 10 March is Pisces.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 10 March 1989 fell in the Year of the Snake.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for March is Aquamarine.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 10 March 1989 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 10 March
- 1979 1979 International Women's Day protests in Tehran: Protestor involvement peaks with 15,000 Iranian women and girls performing a three‐hour-long sit‐in at the Courthouse of Tehran.
- 1982 Syzygy: All nine planets recognized at this time — Mercury to Pluto — align on the same side of the Sun.
- 1990 In Haiti, Prosper Avril is ousted eighteen months after seizing power in a coup d'état in September 1988.
- 1991 1991 Salvadoran legislative election: The Nationalist Republican Alliance wins 39 of the 84 seats in the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador.
- 2000 The Dot-com bubble peaks with the NASDAQ Composite stock market index reaching 5,048.62.
Famous people born on 10 March
- Olivia Wilde, American actress and director (born 1984)
- Jon Hamm, American actor and director (born 1971)
- Jasmine Guy, American actress, singer, and director (born 1962)
- Chuck Norris, American actor, producer, and martial artist (1940–2026)
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Events of 1989 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '1989 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 4 February – The 1989 Western Australian state election is held. Peter Dowding returns as Premier when the Labor Party wins 31 seats albeit with a 10% fall in votes.
- 4 March – The first Australian Capital Territory election is held.
- 13 May – Liberal candidate Robin Gray wins the 1989 Tasmanian state election. The Liberal Party secures 46.9% of the vote, while the Labor Party secures 34.7% and the Green Independents 17.1%.
Life in Australia in 1989
Prime Minister
Bob Hawke
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$0.58
Loaf of Bread
$1.10
Average House
$108,000
Weekly Wage
$505.00
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