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22 April 1991 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 22 April 1991 was a Monday.
- Irish Chart Song in 1991
- The Irish chart song for 1991 was “Everything I Do I Do It for You” by Bryan Adams.
- Top Film of 1991
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1991 was Terminator 2: Judgment Day.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 22 April is Taurus.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 22 April 1991 fell in the Year of the Goat.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for April is Diamond.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 22 April 1991 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 22 April
- 1969 British yachtsman Sir Robin Knox-Johnston wins the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race and completes the first solo non-stop circumnavigation of the world.
- 1970 The first Earth Day is celebrated.
- 1970 Chicano residents in San Diego, California occupy a site under the Coronado Bridge, leading to the creation of Chicano Park.
- 1977 Optical fiber is first used to carry live telephone traffic.
- 2005 Japan's Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi apologizes for Japan's war record.
Famous people born on 22 April
- J. Robert Oppenheimer, American physicist and academic (1904–1967)
- Jack Nicholson, American actor and producer (born 1937)
- Jeffrey Dean Morgan, American actor (born 1966)
- Vladimir Lenin, Russian revolutionary and founder of Soviet Russia (1870–1924)
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Events of 1991 in Ireland
A selection from Wikipedia's '1991 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.
- 1 January – Limerick city celebrated 300 years of the Treaty of Limerick.
- 7 February – Downing Street mortar attack by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) in London.
- 15 March – The Sugar Act provided for privatisation of Cómhlucht Siúicre Éireann, Teoranta, the state-owned sugar beet processor, as Greencore.
Life in Ireland in 1991
Taoiseach
Charles Haughey
Petrol (per litre)
£1.52/gal
Loaf of Bread
£0.62
Average House
£32,000
Weekly Wage
£86
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