At A Glance

29 September 1989 at a glance

Day of the week
29 September 1989 was a Friday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “Ride on Time” by Black Box.
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 29 September is Libra.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 29 September 1989 fell in the Year of the Snake.
Birthstone
The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 29 September 1989 was New Moon.

On this day: 29 September

  • 1990 Construction of the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul (better known as Washington National Cathedral) is completed in Washington, D.C.
  • 1990 The YF-22, which would later become the F-22 Raptor, flies for the first time.
  • 1990 The Tampere Hall, the largest concert and congress center in the Nordic countries, is inaugurated in Tampere, Finland.
  • 1991 A Haitian coup d'état occurs.
  • 1992 Brazilian President Fernando Collor de Mello is impeached.

Famous people born on 29 September

  • Nicholas Galitzine, English actor (born 1994)
  • Halsey, American singer (born 1994)
  • Zachary Levi, American actor and singer (born 1980)
  • Kevin Durant, American basketball player (born 1988)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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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.

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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