At A Glance

10 July 1989 at a glance

Day of the week
10 July 1989 was a Monday.
Irish Chart Song in 1989
The Irish chart song for 1989 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 10 July is Cancer.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 10 July 1989 fell in the Year of the Snake.
Birthstone
The birthstone for July is Ruby.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 10 July 1989 was First Quarter.

On this day: 10 July

  • 1991 The South African cricket team is readmitted into the International Cricket Council following the end of Apartheid.
  • 1991 Boris Yeltsin takes office as the first elected President of Russia.
  • 1992 In Miami, former Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega is sentenced to 40 years in prison for drug and racketeering violations.
  • 1995 Burmese politician Aung San Suu Kyi is released from house arrest.
  • 1995 The NIOSH air filtration ratings update with the enactment of 42 CFR 84, previously published in the Federal Register. The new regulation includes rules governing the new N95 respirator standard.

Famous people born on 10 July

  • Nikola Tesla, Serbian-American electrical and mechanical engineer (1856–1943)
  • Sofía Vergara, Colombian-American actress and producer (born 1972)
  • Chiwetel Ejiofor, English actor (born 1977)
  • Arthur Ashe, American tennis player and journalist (1943–1993)

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Events of 1989 in Ireland

A selection from Wikipedia's '1989 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.

  • 2 January – The town of Dundalk celebrated its 1,200-year heritage.
  • 19 April – Judicial Separation and Family Law Reform Act provided for legal separation of married couples.
  • 22 June – An order was signed creating the University of Limerick, the first university founded since the foundation of the state; later in the day Dublin City University was created.
More events of 1989 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Life in Ireland in 1989

Taoiseach

Charles Haughey

Petrol (per litre)

£1.28/gal

Loaf of Bread

£0.55

Average House

£30,000

Weekly Wage

£78

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