At A Glance
19 September 1986 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 19 September 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 19 September is Virgo.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 19 September 1986 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 19 September 1986 was Waning Gibbous.
On this day: 19 September
- 1978 The Solomon Islands join the United Nations.
- 1982 Scott Fahlman posts the first documented emoticons :-) and :-( on the Carnegie Mellon University bulletin board system.
- 1983 Saint Kitts and Nevis gains its independence.
- 1985 Tipper Gore and other political wives form the Parents Music Resource Center as Frank Zappa, John Denver, and other musicians testify at U.S. Congressional hearings on obscenity in rock music.
- 1991 Ötzi the Iceman is discovered in the Alps on the border between Italy and Austria.
Famous people born on 19 September
- Cass Elliot, American singer-songwriter, actress, comedian, and television personality (1941–1974)
- Jeremy Irons, English actor, winner of multiple accolades (Oscar, Tony, Emmy, Golden Globe) (born 1948)
- Palmer Luckey, American entrepreneur (born 1992)
- Jimmy Fallon, American comedian, television host, actor, singer, writer, and producer (born 1974)
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.
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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