At A Glance

29 April 1991 at a glance

Day of the week
29 April 1991 was a Monday.
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 29 April is Taurus.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 29 April 1991 fell in the Year of the Goat.
Birthstone
The birthstone for April is Diamond.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 29 April 1991 was Full Moon.

On this day: 29 April

  • 1985 Space Shuttle Challenger is launched on STS-51-B.
  • 1986 A fire at the Central library of the Los Angeles Public Library damages or destroys 400,000 books and other items.
  • 1986 The United States Navy aircraft carrier USS Enterprise becomes the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to transit the Suez Canal, navigating from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea to relieve the USS Coral Sea.
  • 1986 An assembly of Sikhs, known as a Sarbat Khalsa, officially declare independence for a state of Khalistan.
  • 1997 The Chemical Weapons Convention of 1993 enters into force, outlawing the production, stockpiling and use of chemical weapons by its signatories.

Famous people born on 29 April

  • Willie Nelson, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer and actor (born 1933)
  • Michelle Pfeiffer, American actress (born 1958)
  • Daniel Day-Lewis, British actor (born 1957)
  • Uma Thurman, American actress (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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