At A Glance

13 December 1992 at a glance

Day of the week
13 December 1992 was a Sunday.
ARIA No. 1
The ARIA No. 1 was “End of the Road” by Boyz II Men.
Top Film of 1992
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1992 was Aladdin.
Best-Selling Vehicle of 1992
Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 1992 was the Ford Falcon.
Star sign
The star sign for 13 December is Sagittarius.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 13 December 1992 fell in the Year of the Monkey.
Birthstone
The birthstone for December is Turquoise.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 13 December 1992 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 13 December

  • 1981 General Wojciech Jaruzelski declares martial law in Poland, largely due to the actions by Solidarity.
  • 1988 PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat gives a speech at a UN General Assembly meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, after United States authorities refused to grant him a visa to visit UN headquarters in New York.
  • 2002 European Union enlargement: The EU announces that Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia will become members on May 1, 2004.
  • 2003 Iraq War: Operation Red Dawn: Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is captured near his home town of Tikrit.
  • 2007 The Treaty of Lisbon is signed by the EU member states to amend both the Treaty of Rome and the Maastricht Treaty which together form the constitutional basis of the EU. The Treaty of Lisbon is effective from 1 December 2009.

Famous people born on 13 December

  • Taylor Swift, American singer-songwriter (born 1989)
  • Dick Van Dyke, American actor, singer, and dancer (born 1925)
  • Steve Buscemi, American actor and director (born 1957)
  • Jamie Foxx, American actor, singer, songwriter, producer, and comedian (born 1967)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 1992 in Australia

A selection from Wikipedia's '1992 in Australia'. Not a complete list.

  • 6 February – Ruby Jubilee of Elizabeth II's accession as Queen of Australia
  • 22 February – After trialling Daylight Saving in Queensland for a total of three years, a referendum is held, with 54.5% of Queenslanders voting against daylight saving.
  • 11 April – Independent candidate Phil Cleary wins the 1992 Wills by-election which was brought about by the resignation of Bob Hawke. Former Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser attributes the result in part to revulsion against the "alien creed" of economic rationalism.

Life in Australia in 1992

Prime Minister

Paul Keating

Monarch

Queen Elizabeth II

Petrol (per litre)

$0.60

Loaf of Bread

$1.40

Average House

$125,000

Weekly Wage

$585.00

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Famous Faces Born in the 1990s

Well-known people born in the same decade as you, not on your birthday.

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