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9 October 1991 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 9 October 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 9 October is Libra.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 9 October 1991 fell in the Year of the Goat.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for October is Opal.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 9 October 1991 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 9 October
- 1980 Pope John Paul II greets the Dalai Lama during a private audience in Vatican City.
- 1981 President François Mitterrand abolishes capital punishment in France.
- 1984 The popular children's television show Thomas The Tank Engine & Friends, based on The Railway Series by the Reverend Wilbert Awdry, premieres on ITV.
- 1986 The Phantom of the Opera, eventually the second longest running musical in London, opens at Her Majesty's Theatre.
- 1986 Fox Broadcasting Company (FBC) launches as the fourth US television network.
Famous people born on 9 October
- Ben Shelton, American tennis player (born 2002)
- John Lennon, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (1940–1980)
- Jacob Batalon, Filipino-American actor (born 1996)
- Sean Lennon, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor (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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