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6 February 1987 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 6 February 1987 was a Friday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)” by Aretha Franklin and George Michael.
- Top Film of 1987
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1987 was Fatal Attraction.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 6 February is Aquarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 6 February 1987 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for February is Amethyst.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 6 February 1987 was First Quarter.
On this day: 6 February
- 1978 The Blizzard of 1978, one of the worst Nor'easters in New England history, hit the region, with sustained winds of 65 mph and snowfall of four inches an hour.
- 1981 The National Resistance Army of Uganda launches an attack on a Ugandan Army installation in the central Mubende District to begin the Ugandan Bush War.
- 1987 Justice Mary Gaudron becomes the first woman to be appointed to the High Court of Australia.
- 1989 The Round Table Talks start in Poland, thus marking the beginning of the overthrow of communism in Eastern Europe.
- 1996 Willamette Valley Flood: Floods in the Willamette Valley of Oregon, United States, causes over US$500 million in property damage throughout the Pacific Northwest.
Famous people born on 6 February
- Ronald Reagan, American actor and politician, 40th President of the United States (1911–2004)
- Mike Farrell, American actor and producer (born 1939)
- Babe Ruth, American baseball player and coach (1895–1948)
- Bob Marley, Jamaican singer-songwriter and cultural icon (1945–1981)
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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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