At A Glance

6 December 1991 at a glance

Day of the week
6 December 1991 was a Friday.
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 6 December is Sagittarius.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 6 December 1991 fell in the Year of the Goat.
Birthstone
The birthstone for December is Turquoise.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 6 December 1991 was New Moon.

On this day: 6 December

  • 1977 South Africa grants independence to Bophuthatswana, although it is not recognized by any other country.
  • 1978 Spain ratifies the Spanish Constitution of 1978 in a referendum.
  • 1998 in Venezuela, Hugo Chávez is victorious in presidential elections.
  • 1999 A&M Records, Inc. v. Napster, Inc.: The Recording Industry Association of America sues the peer-to-peer file-sharing service Napster, alleging copyright infringement.
  • 2006 NASA reveals photographs taken by Mars Global Surveyor suggesting the presence of liquid water on Mars.

Famous people born on 6 December

  • Ulrich Thomsen, Danish actor and producer (born 1963)
  • Henry VI of England (1421–1471)
  • Judd Apatow, American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1967)
  • Noel Clarke, English actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1975)

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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Famous Faces Born in the 1990s

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