At A Glance

13 June 1986 at a glance

Day of the week
13 June 1986 was a Friday.
Irish Chart Song in 1986
The Irish chart song for 1986 was “Don't Leave Me This Way” by Communards.
Top Film of 1986
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1986 was Top Gun.
Star sign
The star sign for 13 June is Gemini.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 13 June 1986 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
Birthstone
The birthstone for June is Pearl.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 13 June 1986 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 13 June

  • 1977 Convicted Martin Luther King Jr. assassin James Earl Ray is recaptured after escaping from prison three days before.
  • 1981 At the Trooping the Colour ceremony in London, a teenager, Marcus Sarjeant, fires six blank shots at Queen Elizabeth II.
  • 1982 Battles of Tumbledown and Wireless Ridge, during the Falklands War.
  • 1983 Pioneer 10 becomes the first man-made object to leave the central Solar System when it passes beyond the orbit of Neptune.
  • 1996 The Montana Freemen surrender after an 81-day standoff with FBI agents.

Famous people born on 13 June

  • Chris Evans, American actor and producer (born 1981)
  • Stellan Skarsgård, Swedish actor (born 1951)
  • Aaron Taylor-Johnson, English actor (born 1990)
  • Kat Dennings, American actress and comedian (born 1986)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 1986 in Ireland

A selection from Wikipedia's '1986 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.

  • 17 January – A centre lifting span of the Rice Bridge at Waterford collapsed into the River Suir during installation; however, the bridge was fully completed in the Spring.
  • 11 February – Ireland's new association football team manager, Jack Charlton, arrived in Dublin.
  • 18 March – Irish citizenship was conferred on Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Tip O'Neill, for inspiring constitutional nationalists to launch an initiative for a new Ireland.
More events of 1986 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Life in Ireland in 1986

Taoiseach

Garret FitzGerald

Petrol (per litre)

£1.20/gal

Loaf of Bread

£0.47

Average House

£28,500

Weekly Wage

£70

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