At A Glance

14 September 1987 at a glance

Day of the week
14 September 1987 was a Monday.
Irish Chart Song in 1987
The Irish chart song for 1987 was “Never Gonna Give You Up” by Rick Astley.
Top Film of 1987
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1987 was Fatal Attraction.
Star sign
The star sign for 14 September is Virgo.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 14 September 1987 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
Birthstone
The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 14 September 1987 was Last Quarter.

On this day: 14 September

  • 1984 Joe Kittinger becomes the first person to fly a gas balloon alone across the Atlantic Ocean.
  • 1985 Penang Bridge, the longest bridge in Malaysia, connecting the island of Penang to the mainland, opens to traffic.
  • 1992 The Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina declares the breakaway Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia to be illegal.
  • 1994 The rest of the Major League Baseball season is canceled because of a strike.
  • 1998 Telecommunications companies MCI Communications and WorldCom complete their $37 billion merger to form MCI WorldCom.

Famous people born on 14 September

  • Sam Neill, New Zealand actor (1947–2026)
  • Pope Leo XIV (born 1955)
  • Amy Winehouse, British singer-songwriter, musician, and businesswoman (1983–2011)
  • Nana, South Korean singer, actress and model (born 1991)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 1987 in Ireland

A selection from Wikipedia's '1987 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.

  • 1 January – The halfpenny coin was withdrawn from circulation.
  • 20 January – Labour Party ministers resigned from the government because of disagreement over budget proposals.
  • 19 February – A general election returned a Fianna Fáil minority government after the Fine Gael–Labour Party coalition collapsed. Charles Haughey became taoiseach by one Dáil vote. The new Progressive Democrats party won 14 seats.

Life in Ireland in 1987

Taoiseach

Charles Haughey

Petrol (per litre)

£1.18/gal

Loaf of Bread

£0.49

Average House

£29,000

Weekly Wage

£72

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