At A Glance
18 September 1991 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 18 September 1991 was a Wednesday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “(Everything I Do) I Do It for You” by Bryan Adams.
- 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 18 September is Virgo.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 18 September 1991 fell in the Year of the Goat.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 18 September 1991 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 18 September
- 1988 The 8888 Uprising in Myanmar comes to an end.
- 1988 General Henri Namphy, president of Haiti, is ousted from power in a coup d'état led by General Prosper Avril.
- 1988 The Magna Charta Universitatum, asserting key principles essential to the free operation of universities, is signed in Bologna by the rectors of 388 institutions of higher learning, to commemorate the 900th anniversary of the University of Bologna.
- 1989 An attempted coup d'état against Burkina Faso president Blaise Compaoré is uncovered and foiled.
- 1990 Liechtenstein becomes a member of the United Nations.
Famous people born on 18 September
- Jason Sudeikis, American actor and comedian (born 1975)
- James Gandolfini, American actor and producer (1961–2013)
- John McAfee, British-American computer programmer and businessman, founded McAfee (1945–2021)
- James Marsden, American actor (born 1973)
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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