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18 August 1987 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 18 August 1987 was a Tuesday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “I Just Can't Stop Loving You” by Michael Jackson and Siedah Garrett.
- Top Film of 1987
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1987 was Fatal Attraction.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 18 August is Leo.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 18 August 1987 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for August is Peridot.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 18 August 1987 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 18 August
- 1971 Vietnam War: Australia and New Zealand decide to withdraw their troops from Vietnam.
- 1976 The Soviet Union's robotic probe Luna 24 successfully lands on the Moon.
- 2005 A massive power blackout hits the Indonesian island of Java; affecting almost 100 million people, it is one of the largest and most widespread power outages in history.
- 2008 The President of Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf, resigns under threat of impeachment.
- 2008 War of Afghanistan: The Uzbin Valley ambush occurs.
Famous people born on 18 August
- Robert Redford, American actor, director, and producer (1936–2025)
- Patrick Swayze, American actor and dancer (1952–2009)
- Edward Norton, American actor (born 1969)
- Kaitlin Olson, American actress and comedian (born 1975)
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Events of 1987 in the United Kingdom
A selection from Wikipedia's '1987 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.
- 1 January – Release of cult black comedy film Withnail and I.
- 11 June – The 1987 general election sees Margaret Thatcher secure her third term in office as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
- 27 June – 25 years after the first James Bond film was released, the fifteenth, The Living Daylights, premieres in London, with the spy now being played by Timothy Dalton.
Life in 1987
Prime Minister
Margaret Thatcher
Monarch
Elizabeth II
Pint of Beer
75p
Loaf of Bread
49p
Average House
£39,564
Weekly Wage
£205.00
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