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25 September 1987 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 25 September 1987 was a Friday.
- Irish Chart Song in 1987
- The Irish chart song for 1987 was “Never Gonna Give You Up” by Rick Astley.
- Top Film of 1987
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1987 was Fatal Attraction.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 25 September is Libra.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 25 September 1987 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 25 September 1987 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 25 September
- 1977 About 4,200 people take part in the first running of the Chicago Marathon.
- 1981 Belize joins the United Nations.
- 1987 Fijian Governor-General Penaia Ganilau is overthrown in a coup d'état led by Lieutenant colonel Sitiveni Rabuka.
- 1992 NASA launches the Mars Observer. Eleven months later, the probe would fail while preparing for orbital insertion.
- 1997 NASA launches Space Shuttle Atlantis on STS-86 to the Mir space station.
Famous people born on 25 September
- Bella Ramsey, English actor (born 2003)
- Michael Douglas, American actor and producer (born 1944)
- Catherine Zeta-Jones, Welsh actress (born 1969)
- Will Smith, American actor, producer, and rapper (born 1968)
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Events of 1987 in Ireland
A selection from Wikipedia's '1987 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.
- 1 January – The halfpenny coin was withdrawn from circulation.
- 20 January – Labour Party ministers resigned from the government because of disagreement over budget proposals.
- 19 February – A general election returned a Fianna Fáil minority government after the Fine Gael–Labour Party coalition collapsed. Charles Haughey became taoiseach by one Dáil vote. The new Progressive Democrats party won 14 seats.
Life in Ireland in 1987
Taoiseach
Charles Haughey
Petrol (per litre)
£1.18/gal
Loaf of Bread
£0.49
Average House
£29,000
Weekly Wage
£72
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