At A Glance
1 August 1994 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 1 August 1994 was a Monday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “Love Is All Around” by Wet Wet Wet.
- Top Film of 1994
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1994 was The Lion King.
- Best-Selling Vehicle of 1994
- Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 1994 was the Holden Commodore.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 1 August is Leo.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 1 August 1994 fell in the Year of the Dog.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for August is Peridot.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 1 August 1994 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 1 August
- 1976 Trinidad and Tobago officially became a republic.
- 1980 Vigdís Finnbogadóttir is elected President of Iceland and becomes the world's first democratically elected female head of state.
- 1993 The Great Mississippi and Missouri Rivers Flood of 1993 comes to a peak.
- 1998 Puntland, an autonomous state in northeastern Somalia, is officially established following a constitutional conference in Garowe. Issims and tribal chiefs agreed to create a self-declared government until Somalia recovered.
- 2008 The Beijing–Tianjin Intercity Railway begins operation as the fastest commuter rail system in the world.
Famous people born on 1 August
- Jason Momoa, American actor, director, and producer (born 1979)
- Sébastien Pocognoli, Belgian footballer (born 1987)
- John Carroll Lynch, American actor (born 1963)
- Sam Mendes, English director and producer (born 1965)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 1994 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '1994 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 1 January – The Duchess of York's sister, Jane Makim, marries for a second time in a cliff-top ceremony in Sydney. The ceremony, conducted by a female celebrant, took place at the exclusive Jonah's Restaurant.
- 27 February – Sport and Environment Minister Ros Kelly resigns over the "sports rorts affair", which involved her department's law methods and alleged political bias in administering some $30 million in grants to sporting bodies.
- 26 March – The 1994 Warringah by-election is won by Tony Abbott – the electorate vacated by Michael MacKellar.
Life in Australia in 1994
Prime Minister
Paul Keating
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$0.67
Loaf of Bread
$1.62
Average House
$133,000
Weekly Wage
$640.00
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