At A Glance

20 October 1989 at a glance

Day of the week
20 October 1989 was a Friday.
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 20 October is Libra.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 20 October 1989 fell in the Year of the Snake.
Birthstone
The birthstone for October is Opal.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 20 October 1989 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 20 October

  • 1976 The Luling–Destrehan Ferry MV George Prince is struck by the Norwegian freighter SS Frosta while crossing the Mississippi River in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana. Seventy-eight passengers and crew die, and only 18 people aboard the ferry survive.
  • 1995 Space Shuttle Columbia launches on STS-73.
  • 2002 Top Gear, the revived popular British TV motoring magazine, premieres on BBC.
  • 2003 The Sloan Great Wall, once the largest cosmic structures known to humanity, is discovered by students at Princeton University.
  • 2005 The general conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) passes the Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions.

Famous people born on 20 October

  • Kenneth Walker III, American football player (born 2000)
  • John Krasinski, American actor, director, and producer (born 1979)
  • Viggo Mortensen, American-Danish actor and producer (born 1958)
  • Snoop Dogg, American rapper, producer, and actor (born 1971)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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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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