At A Glance
26 June 1987 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 26 June 1987 was a Friday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “Star Trekkin'” by The Firm.
- Top Film of 1987
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1987 was Fatal Attraction.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 26 June is Cancer.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 26 June 1987 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for June is Pearl.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 26 June 1987 was New Moon.
On this day: 26 June
- 1991 Yugoslav Wars: The Yugoslav People's Army begins the Ten-Day War in Slovenia.
- 1995 Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani deposes his father Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani, the Emir of Qatar, in a bloodless coup d'état.
- 1997 The U.S. Supreme Court rules that the Communications Decency Act violates the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.
- 1997 J. K. Rowling publishes the first of her Harry Potter novel series, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, in the United Kingdom.
- 2000 The Human Genome Project announces the completion of a "rough draft" sequence.
Famous people born on 26 June
- Ariana Grande, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress (born 1993)
- Jacob Elordi, Australian actor (born 1997)
- Aubrey Plaza, American actress (born 1984)
- Manon Bannerman, Swiss singer and dancer (born 2002)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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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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