At A Glance

20 December 1987 at a glance

Day of the week
20 December 1987 was a Sunday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “Always on My Mind” by Pet Shop Boys.
Top Film of 1987
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1987 was Fatal Attraction.
Star sign
The star sign for 20 December is Sagittarius.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 20 December 1987 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
Birthstone
The birthstone for December is Turquoise.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 20 December 1987 was New Moon.

On this day: 20 December

  • 1977 With the approval of the State Council, China's two largest newspapers, the People's Daily and the Guangming Daily, publish in full for the first time the Second Chinese Character Simplification Scheme.
  • 1985 Pope John Paul II announces the creation of World Youth Day.
  • 1988 War on drugs: The United Nations agrees upon and promulgates the United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, one of three major drug control treaties currently in force.
  • 1989 The United States invasion of Panama deposes Manuel Noriega.
  • 1999 Macau is handed over to China by Portugal.

Famous people born on 20 December

  • Kylian Mbappé, French footballer (born 1998)
  • Jonah Hill, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (born 1983)
  • JoJo, American singer and actress (born 1990)
  • Prince George, Duke of Kent, Duke of Kent (1902–1942)

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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.
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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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