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9 January 1989 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 9 January 1989 was a Monday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “Kokomo” by The Beach Boys.
- Top Film of 1989
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1989 was Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.
- Best-Selling Vehicle of 1989
- Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 1989 was the Holden Commodore.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 9 January is Capricorn.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 9 January 1989 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for January is Garnet.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 9 January 1989 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 9 January
- 1991 Representatives from the United States and Iraq meet at the Geneva Peace Conference to try to find a peaceful resolution to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait.
- 1992 The Assembly of the Serb People in Bosnia and Herzegovina proclaims the creation of Republika Srpska, a new state within Yugoslavia.
- 1992 The first discoveries of extrasolar planets are announced by astronomers Aleksander Wolszczan and Dale Frail. They discovered two planets orbiting the pulsar PSR 1257+12.
- 2005 Mahmoud Abbas wins the election to succeed Yasser Arafat as President of the Palestinian National Authority, replacing interim president Rawhi Fattouh.
- 2005 The Sudan People's Liberation Movement and the Government of Sudan sign the Comprehensive Peace Agreement to end the Second Sudanese Civil War.
Famous people born on 9 January
- Joely Richardson, English actress (born 1965)
- Richard Nixon, American commander, lawyer, and politician, 37th President of the United States (1913–1994)
- J. K. Simmons, American actor (born 1955)
- Nina Dobrev, Bulgarian-Canadian actress (born 1989)
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Events of 1989 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '1989 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 4 February – The 1989 Western Australian state election is held. Peter Dowding returns as Premier when the Labor Party wins 31 seats albeit with a 10% fall in votes.
- 4 March – The first Australian Capital Territory election is held.
- 13 May – Liberal candidate Robin Gray wins the 1989 Tasmanian state election. The Liberal Party secures 46.9% of the vote, while the Labor Party secures 34.7% and the Green Independents 17.1%.
Life in Australia in 1989
Prime Minister
Bob Hawke
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$0.58
Loaf of Bread
$1.10
Average House
$108,000
Weekly Wage
$505.00
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