At A Glance
13 February 1989 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 13 February 1989 was a Monday.
- 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 13 February is Aquarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 13 February 1989 fell in the Year of the Snake.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for February is Amethyst.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 13 February 1989 was First Quarter.
On this day: 13 February
- 1975 Fire at One World Trade Center (North Tower) of the World Trade Center in New York.
- 1979 An intense windstorm strikes western Washington and sinks a 0.5-mile (0.80 km) long section of the Hood Canal Bridge.
- 1981 A series of sewer explosions destroys more than two miles of streets in Louisville, Kentucky.
- 1984 Konstantin Chernenko succeeds the late Yuri Andropov as general secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
- 1996 The Nepalese Civil War is initiated in the Kingdom of Nepal by the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre).
Famous people born on 13 February
- Stockard Channing, American actress (born 1944)
- Henry Rollins, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (born 1961)
- Peter Gabriel, English singer-songwriter and musician (born 1950)
- Robbie Williams, English singer-songwriter (born 1974)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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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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