At A Glance

25 April 1991 at a glance

Day of the week
25 April 1991 was a Thursday.
ARIA No. 1
The ARIA No. 1 was “Joyride” by Roxette.
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 25 April is Taurus.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 25 April 1991 fell in the Year of the Goat.
Birthstone
The birthstone for April is Diamond.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 25 April 1991 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 25 April

  • 1981 More than 100 workers are exposed to radiation during repairs of at the Tsuruga Nuclear Power Plant in Japan.
  • 1982 Israel completes its withdrawal from the Sinai Peninsula per the Camp David Accords.
  • 1983 Cold War: American schoolgirl Samantha Smith is invited to visit the Soviet Union by its leader Yuri Andropov after he read her letter in which she expressed fears about nuclear war.
  • 1990 Violeta Chamorro takes office as the President of Nicaragua, the first woman to hold the position.
  • 2004 The March for Women's Lives brings over one million protesters, mostly pro-choice, to Washington D.C. to protest the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003, and other restrictions on abortion.

Famous people born on 25 April

  • Al Pacino, American actor and director (born 1940)
  • Renée Zellweger, American actress and producer (born 1969)
  • Sara Paxton, American actress (born 1988)
  • Oliver Cromwell, English general and politician, Lord Protector of Great Britain (1599–1658)

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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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