At A Glance

25 September 1989 at a glance

Day of the week
25 September 1989 was a Monday.
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 25 September is Libra.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 25 September 1989 fell in the Year of the Snake.
Birthstone
The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 25 September 1989 was Waning 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)

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.

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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