At A Glance
26 June 1991 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 26 June 1991 was a Wednesday.
- 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 26 June is Cancer.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 26 June 1991 fell in the Year of the Goat.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for June is Pearl.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 26 June 1991 was Full Moon.
On this day: 26 June
- 1991 Yugoslav Wars: The Yugoslav People's Army begins the Ten-Day War in Slovenia.
- 1995 Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani deposes his father Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani, the Emir of Qatar, in a bloodless coup d'état.
- 1997 The U.S. Supreme Court rules that the Communications Decency Act violates the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.
- 1997 J. K. Rowling publishes the first of her Harry Potter novel series, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, in the United Kingdom.
- 2000 The Human Genome Project announces the completion of a "rough draft" sequence.
Famous people born on 26 June
- Ariana Grande, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress (born 1993)
- Jacob Elordi, Australian actor (born 1997)
- Aubrey Plaza, American actress (born 1984)
- Manon Bannerman, Swiss singer and dancer (born 2002)
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.
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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