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20 December 1991 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 20 December 1991 was a Friday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “Bohemian Rhapsody / These Are the Days of Our Lives” by Queen.
- Top Film of 1991
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1991 was Terminator 2: Judgment Day.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 20 December is Sagittarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 20 December 1991 fell in the Year of the Goat.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for December is Turquoise.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 20 December 1991 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 20 December
- 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.
- 2004 A gang of thieves steal £26.5 million worth of currency from the Donegall Square West headquarters of Northern Bank in Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, one of the largest bank robberies in British history.
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 1991 in the United Kingdom
A selection from Wikipedia's '1991 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.
- 3 January – The UK expels all Iraqi diplomats from the country due to the Iraqi government's illegal annexation of Kuwait five months earlier.
- 7 February – The Provisional Irish Republican Army launch a mortar attack against 10 Downing Street in London, blowing in all the windows of the cabinet room, during a session of the War Cabinet, but there are no injuries.
- 8 March – Ribble Valley, the tenth safest Conservative constituency in Britain, is won by the Liberal Democrats in a by-election (caused by the departure of David Waddington to the House of Lords).
Life in 1991
Prime Minister
John Major
Monarch
Elizabeth II
Pint of Beer
£1.15
Loaf of Bread
57p
Average House
£56,565
Weekly Wage
£290.00
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