At A Glance

8 March 1987 at a glance

Day of the week
8 March 1987 was a Sunday.
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 8 March is Pisces.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 8 March 1987 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
Birthstone
The birthstone for March is Aquamarine.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 8 March 1987 was First Quarter.

On this day: 8 March

  • 1979 Philips demonstrates the compact disc publicly for the first time.
  • 1979 Images taken by Voyager 1 prove the existence of volcanoes on Io, a moon of Jupiter.
  • 1983 Cold War: While addressing a convention of Evangelicals, U.S. President Ronald Reagan labels the Soviet Union an "evil empire".
  • 2001 Space Shuttle Discovery launches on STS-102, carrying the Expedition 2 crew to the International Space Station.
  • 2004 A new constitution is signed by Iraq's Governing Council.

Famous people born on 8 March

  • Benny Blanco, American record producer (born 1988)
  • James Van Der Beek, American actor (1977–2026)
  • Aidan Quinn, American actor (born 1959)
  • Kit Connor, English actor (born 2004)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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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  • 1 January – The halfpenny coin was withdrawn from circulation.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.
More events of 1987 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Life in Ireland in 1987

Taoiseach

Garret FitzGerald

Petrol (per litre)

£1.18/gal

Loaf of Bread

£0.49

Average House

£29,000

Weekly Wage

£72

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