At A Glance

30 November 1987 at a glance

Day of the week
30 November 1987 was a Monday.
Kent Music Report No. 1
The Kent Music Report No. 1 was “Never Gonna Give You Up” by Rick Astley.
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 30 November is Sagittarius.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 30 November 1987 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
Birthstone
The birthstone for November is Topaz.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 30 November 1987 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 30 November

  • 1981 Cold War: In Geneva, representatives from the United States and the Soviet Union begin to negotiate intermediate-range nuclear weapon reductions in Europe. (The meetings end inconclusively on December 17.)
  • 1995 Official end of Operation Desert Storm.
  • 1995 U.S. President Bill Clinton visits Northern Ireland and speaks in favor of the "Northern Ireland peace process" to a huge rally at Belfast City Hall; he calls IRA fighters "yesterday's men".
  • 1999 Exxon and Mobil sign a US$73.7 billion agreement to merge, thus creating ExxonMobil, the world's largest company.
  • 1999 In Seattle, United States, demonstrations against a World Trade Organization meeting by anti-globalization protesters catch police unprepared and force the cancellation of opening ceremonies.

Famous people born on 30 November

  • Kaley Cuoco, American actress (born 1985)
  • Winston Churchill, English colonel, journalist, and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Nobel Prize laureate (1874–1965)
  • Ridley Scott, English director, producer, and production designer (born 1937)
  • Ben Stiller, American actor, director, producer and screenwriter (born 1965)

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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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