At A Glance

17 June 1987 at a glance

Day of the week
17 June 1987 was a Wednesday.
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 17 June is Gemini.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 17 June 1987 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
Birthstone
The birthstone for June is Pearl.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 17 June 1987 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 17 June

  • 1967 Nuclear weapons testing: China announces a successful test of its first thermonuclear weapon.
  • 1972 Watergate scandal: Five White House operatives are arrested for burgling the offices of the Democratic National Committee during an attempt by members of the administration of President Richard M. Nixon to illegally wiretap the political opposition as part of a broader campaign to subvert the democratic process.
  • 1985 Space Shuttle program: STS-51-G mission: Space Shuttle Discovery launches carrying Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the first Arab and first Muslim in space, as a payload specialist.
  • 1991 Apartheid: The South African Parliament repeals the Population Registration Act which required racial classification of all South Africans at birth.
  • 1992 A "joint understanding" agreement on arms reduction is signed by U.S. president George Bush and Russian president Boris Yeltsin (this would be later codified in START II).

Famous people born on 17 June

  • Elena Rybakina, Russian-born Kazakhstani tennis player (born 1999)
  • Will Forte, American actor, comedian, and screenwriter (born 1970)
  • Thomas Haden Church, American actor (born 1960)
  • Odessa A'zion, American actress (born 2000)

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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  • 1 January – The halfpenny coin was withdrawn from circulation.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.
More events of 1987 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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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