At A Glance

18 January 1987 at a glance

Day of the week
18 January 1987 was a Sunday.
Kent Music Report No. 1
The Kent Music Report No. 1 was “Funkytown” by Pseudo Echo.
Top Film of 1987
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1987 was Fatal Attraction.
Best-Selling Vehicle of 1987
Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 1987 was the Ford Falcon.
Star sign
The star sign for 18 January is Capricorn.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 18 January 1987 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
Birthstone
The birthstone for January is Garnet.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 18 January 1987 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 18 January

  • 1978 The European Court of Human Rights finds the United Kingdom's government guilty of mistreating prisoners in Northern Ireland, but not guilty of torture.
  • 1981 Phil Smith and Phil Mayfield parachute off a Houston skyscraper, becoming the first two people to BASE jump from objects in all four categories: buildings, antennae, spans (bridges), and earth (cliffs).
  • 1983 The International Olympic Committee restores Jim Thorpe's Olympic medals to his family.
  • 1990 Washington, D.C., Mayor Marion Barry is arrested for drug possession in an FBI sting.
  • 1993 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is officially observed for the first time in all 50 US states.

Famous people born on 18 January

  • Pep Guardiola, Spanish footballer and manager (born 1971)
  • Kevin Costner, American actor, director, and producer (born 1955)
  • Dave Bautista, American wrestler, mixed martial artist, and actor (born 1969)
  • Karim Adeyemi, German footballer (born 2002)

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Events of 1987 in Australia

A selection from Wikipedia's '1987 in Australia'. Not a complete list.

  • 23 February – The first mobile phone call in Australia is made.
  • 7 March – An election in the Northern Territory returns CLP government of Stephen Hatton to power.
  • 15 April – Ian Sinclair and John Howard sign a Coalition Agreement which formalises the split with the Queensland Nationals.
More events of 1987 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Life in Australia in 1987

Prime Minister

Bob Hawke

Monarch

Queen Elizabeth II

Petrol (per litre)

$0.52

Loaf of Bread

$0.96

Average House

$80,000

Weekly Wage

$440.00

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