At A Glance

7 May 1991 at a glance

Day of the week
7 May 1991 was a Tuesday.
ARIA No. 1
The ARIA No. 1 was “Tingles EP” by Ratcat.
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 7 May is Taurus.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 7 May 1991 fell in the Year of the Goat.
Birthstone
The birthstone for May is Emerald.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 7 May 1991 was Last Quarter.

On this day: 7 May

  • 1986 Canadian Patrick Morrow becomes the first person to climb each of the Seven Summits.
  • 1992 Michigan ratifies a 203-year-old proposed amendment to the United States Constitution making the 27th Amendment law. This amendment bars the U.S. Congress from giving itself a mid-term pay raise.
  • 1992 Space Shuttle program: The Space Shuttle Endeavour is launched on its first mission, STS-49.
  • 1994 Edvard Munch's painting The Scream is recovered undamaged after being stolen from the National Gallery of Norway in February.
  • 1998 Mercedes-Benz buys Chrysler for US$40 billion and forms DaimlerChrysler in the largest industrial merger in history.

Famous people born on 7 May

  • MrBeast, American YouTuber (born 1998)
  • Jake Bongiovi, American model and actor (born 2002)
  • Youri Tielemans, Belgian footballer (born 1997)
  • Cody Gakpo, Dutch footballer (born 1999)

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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Famous Faces Born in the 1990s

Well-known people born in the same decade as you, not on your birthday.

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