At A Glance
22 July 1991 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 22 July 1991 was a Monday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “Read My Lips” by Melissa.
- 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 22 July is Cancer.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 22 July 1991 fell in the Year of the Goat.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for July is Ruby.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 22 July 1991 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 22 July
- 1983 Martial law in Poland is officially revoked.
- 1990 Greg LeMond, an American road racing cyclist, wins his third Tour de France after leading the majority of the race. It was LeMond's second consecutive Tour de France victory.
- 1992 Near Medellín, Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar escapes from his luxury prison fearing extradition to the United States.
- 1993 Great Flood of 1993: Levees near Kaskaskia, Illinois rupture, forcing the entire town to evacuate by barges operated by the Army Corps of Engineers.
- 1997 The second Blue Water Bridge opens between Port Huron, Michigan and Sarnia, Ontario.
Famous people born on 22 July
- Skyler Gisondo, American actor (born 1996)
- Willem Dafoe, American actor (born 1955)
- Selena Gomez, American singer and actress (born 1992)
- George Santos, American politician (born 1988)
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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