At A Glance

27 June 1989 at a glance

Day of the week
27 June 1989 was a Tuesday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “Back to Life (However Do You Want Me)” by Soul II Soul.
Top Film of 1989
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1989 was Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.
Star sign
The star sign for 27 June is Cancer.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 27 June 1989 fell in the Year of the Snake.
Birthstone
The birthstone for June is Pearl.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 27 June 1989 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 27 June

  • 1977 France grants independence to Djibouti.
  • 1981 The Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party issues its "Resolution on Certain Questions in the History of Our Party Since the Founding of the People's Republic of China", laying the blame for the Cultural Revolution on Mao Zedong.
  • 1982 Space Shuttle Columbia launched from the Kennedy Space Center on the final research and development flight mission, STS-4.
  • 1991 Two days after it had declared independence, Slovenia is invaded by Yugoslav troops, tanks, and aircraft, starting the Ten-Day War.
  • 1995 Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on STS-71, the first space shuttle mission to dock with the Russian space station Mir.

Famous people born on 27 June

  • Tobey Maguire, American actor (born 1975)
  • Helen Keller, American author, academic, and activist (1880–1968)
  • H.E.R., American singer-songwriter (born 1997)
  • J. J. Abrams, American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1966)

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Events of 1989 in the United Kingdom

A selection from Wikipedia's '1989 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.

  • 5 February – At 6pm, the world's first commercial DBS system, Sky Television goes on air. Three new services – Sky News, Sky Movies and Eurosport – with the fourth being Sky Channel.
  • 27 April – Security Service Act for the first time places MI5 on a statutory basis.
  • 5 May – The Vale of Glamorgan constituency in South Wales is seized by the Labour Party in a by-election after 38 years of Conservative control.
More events of 1989 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Life in 1989

Prime Minister

Margaret Thatcher

Monarch

Elizabeth II

Pint of Beer

85p

Loaf of Bread

53p

Average House

£59,587

Weekly Wage

£250.00

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