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25 November 1987 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 25 November 1987 was a Wednesday.
- Kent Music Report No. 1
- The Kent Music Report No. 1 was “Too Much Ain't Enough Love” by Jimmy Barnes.
- 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 25 November is Sagittarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 25 November 1987 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for November is Topaz.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 25 November 1987 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 25 November
- 1981 Pope John Paul II appoints Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger (the future Pope Benedict XVI) Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
- 1984 Thirty-six top musicians gather in a Notting Hill studio and record Band Aid's "Do They Know It's Christmas?" in order to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia.
- 1986 Iran–Contra affair: U.S. Attorney General Edwin Meese announces that profits from covert weapons sales to Iran were illegally diverted to the anti-communist Contra rebels in Nicaragua.
- 1986 The King Fahd Causeway is officially opened in the Persian Gulf.
- 1992 The Federal Assembly of Czechoslovakia votes to split the country into the Czech Republic and Slovakia, with effect from January 1, 1993.
Famous people born on 25 November
- John F. Kennedy Jr., American lawyer, journalist, and publisher (1960–1999)
- Xabi Alonso, Spanish footballer (born 1981)
- Christina Applegate, American actress (born 1971)
- Joel Kinnaman, Swedish actor (born 1979)
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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.
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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