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21 February 1991 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 21 February 1991 was a Thursday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “I've Been Thinking About You” by Londonbeat.
- 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 21 February is Pisces.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 21 February 1991 fell in the Year of the Goat.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for February is Amethyst.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 21 February 1991 was First Quarter.
On this day: 21 February
- 1972 United States President Richard Nixon visits China to normalize Sino-American relations.
- 1974 The last Israeli soldiers leave the west bank of the Suez Canal pursuant to a truce with Egypt.
- 1975 Watergate scandal: Former United States Attorney General John N. Mitchell and former White House aides H. R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman are sentenced to prison.
- 1994 Aldrich Ames is arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for selling national secrets to the Soviet Union in Arlington County, Virginia.
- 1995 Steve Fossett lands in Leader, Saskatchewan, Canada becoming the first person to make a solo flight across the Pacific Ocean in a balloon.
Famous people born on 21 February
- Harald V, King of Norway (1937–2026)
- Elliot Page, Canadian actor (born 1987)
- Sophie Turner, English actress (born 1996)
- Alan Rickman, English actor and director (1946–2016)
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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
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