At A Glance

14 January 1991 at a glance

Day of the week
14 January 1991 was a Monday.
ARIA No. 1
The ARIA No. 1 was “Ice Ice Baby” by Vanilla Ice.
Top Film of 1991
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1991 was Terminator 2: Judgment Day.
Best-Selling Vehicle of 1991
Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 1991 was the Holden Commodore.
Star sign
The star sign for 14 January is Capricorn.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 14 January 1991 fell in the Year of the Horse.
Birthstone
The birthstone for January is Garnet.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 14 January 1991 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 14 January

  • 1960 The Reserve Bank of Australia, the country's central bank and banknote issuing authority authorized by the 1959 Reserve Bank Act, is established.
  • 1967 Counterculture of the 1960s: The Human Be-In takes place in San Francisco, California's Golden Gate Park, launching the Summer of Love.
  • 1972 Queen Margrethe II of Denmark ascends the throne, the first Queen of Denmark since 1412 and the first Danish monarch not named Frederik or Christian since 1513.
  • 1973 Elvis Presley's concert Aloha from Hawaii is broadcast live via satellite, and sets the record as the most watched broadcast by an individual entertainer in television history.
  • 2024 Queen Margrethe II abdicates as Queen of Denmark and is succeeded by her son, Frederik X.

Famous people born on 14 January

  • Holland Taylor, American actress and playwright (born 1943)
  • Dave Grohl, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and drummer (born 1969)
  • Jason Bateman, American actor, director, and producer (born 1969)
  • LL Cool J, American rapper and actor (born 1968)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 1991 in Australia

A selection from Wikipedia's '1991 in Australia'. Not a complete list.

  • 10 January – Australia orders its diplomats out of Baghdad, Iraq.
  • 14 February – the bulk carrier Sanko Harvest sinks off the coast of the Western Australian town of Esperance, leaking 700 tonnes of bunker oil and 30,000 tonnes of fertiliser into the surrounding waters near the Recherche Archipelago.
  • 21 March – Richard Jones declares Democrats' support for New South Wales Premier Nick Greiner's reform of the Legislative Council, ensuring passage of the legislation.

Life in Australia in 1991

Prime Minister

Bob Hawke

Monarch

Queen Elizabeth II

Petrol (per litre)

$0.58

Loaf of Bread

$1.30

Average House

$122,000

Weekly Wage

$565.00

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Famous Faces Born in the 1990s

Well-known people born in the same decade as you, not on your birthday.

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