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25 May 1986 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 25 May 1986 was a Sunday.
- 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 25 May is Gemini.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 25 May 1986 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for May is Emerald.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 25 May 1986 was Waning Gibbous.
On this day: 25 May
- 1977 Star Wars (retroactively titled Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope) is released in US theaters.
- 1977 The Chinese government removes a decade-old ban on William Shakespeare's work, effectively ending the Cultural Revolution started in 1966.
- 1981 In Riyadh, the Gulf Cooperation Council is created between Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
- 1982 Falklands War: HMS Coventry is sunk by Argentine Air Force A-4 Skyhawks.
- 1986 The Hands Across America event takes place.
Famous people born on 25 May
- Ian McKellen, English actor (born 1939)
- Cillian Murphy, Irish actor (born 1976)
- Anne Heche, American actress (1969–2022)
- Rash Behari Bose, Indian soldier and activist (1886–1945)
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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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