At A Glance

22 October 1991 at a glance

Day of the week
22 October 1991 was a Tuesday.
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 October is Libra.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 22 October 1991 fell in the Year of the Goat.
Birthstone
The birthstone for October is Opal.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 22 October 1991 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 22 October

  • 1981 The US Federal Labor Relations Authority votes to decertify the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO) for its strike the previous August.
  • 1987 John Adams' opera Nixon in China premiered at the Houston Grand Opera.
  • 1992 Space Shuttle Columbia launches on STS-52 to deploy the LAGEOS-2 satellite and microgravity experiments.
  • 1999 Maurice Papon, an official in the Vichy government during World War II, is jailed for crimes against humanity.
  • 2005 Tropical Storm Alpha forms in the Atlantic Basin, making the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season the most active Atlantic hurricane season until surpassed by the 2020 season.

Famous people born on 22 October

  • Bob Odenkirk, American actor and comedian (born 1962)
  • Jeff Goldblum, American actor and producer (born 1952)
  • Christopher Lloyd, American actor, comedian and producer (born 1938)
  • Javier Milei, Argentine politician and economist, President of Argentina (born 1970)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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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.
More events of 1991 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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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