At A Glance

14 March 1994 at a glance

Day of the week
14 March 1994 was a Monday.
ARIA No. 1
The ARIA No. 1 was “It's Alright” by East 17.
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 14 March is Pisces.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 14 March 1994 fell in the Year of the Dog.
Birthstone
The birthstone for March is Aquamarine.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 14 March 1994 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 14 March

  • 1988 In the Johnson South Reef Skirmish Chinese forces defeat Vietnamese forces in an altercation over control of one of the Spratly Islands.
  • 1991 Escondida in Chile's Atacama Desert – which was to become the worlds most productive copper mine – is officially inaugurated.
  • 1995 Norman Thagard becomes the first American astronaut to ride to space on board a Russian launch vehicle.
  • 2006 The 2006 Chadian coup d'état attempt ends in failure.
  • 2006 Operation Bringing Home the Goods: Israeli troops raid an American-supervised Palestinian prison in Jericho to capture six Palestinian prisoners, including PFLP chief Ahmad Sa'adat.

Famous people born on 14 March

  • Albert Einstein, German-American physicist, academic and Nobel Prize laureate (1879–1955)
  • Olivia Dean, English singer-songwriter (born 1999)
  • Michael Caine, English actor (born 1933)
  • Stephen Curry, American basketball player (born 1988)

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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