At A Glance

8 May 1989 at a glance

Day of the week
8 May 1989 was a Monday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “Hand on Your Heart” by Kylie Minogue.
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 8 May is Taurus.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 8 May 1989 fell in the Year of the Snake.
Birthstone
The birthstone for May is Emerald.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 8 May 1989 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 8 May

  • 1976 The rollercoaster The New Revolution, the first steel coaster with a vertical loop, opens at Six Flags Magic Mountain.
  • 1978 The first ascent of Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen, by Reinhold Messner and Peter Habeler.
  • 1980 The World Health Organization confirms the eradication of smallpox.
  • 1984 The Soviet Union announces a boycott upon the Summer Olympics at Los Angeles, later joined by 14 other countries.
  • 1984 The Thames Barrier is officially opened, preventing the floodplain of most of Greater London from being flooded except under extreme circumstances.

Famous people born on 8 May

  • David Attenborough, English environmentalist and television host (born 1926)
  • Harry S. Truman, American colonel and politician, 33rd President of the United States (1884–1972)
  • Fulton J. Sheen, American archbishop (1895–1979)
  • Enrique Iglesias, Spanish-American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (born 1975)

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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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