At A Glance

15 February 1992 at a glance

Day of the week
15 February 1992 was a Saturday.
ARIA No. 1
The ARIA No. 1 was “Let's Talk About Sex” by Salt-N-Pepa.
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 15 February is Aquarius.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 15 February 1992 fell in the Year of the Monkey.
Birthstone
The birthstone for February is Amethyst.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 15 February 1992 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 15 February

  • 1989 Soviet–Afghan War: The Soviet Union officially announces that all of its troops have left Afghanistan.
  • 1991 The Visegrád Group, establishing cooperation to move toward free-market systems, is signed by the leaders of Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Poland.
  • 1996 Then-Prime Minister of Canada Jean Chrétien applies a chokehold to protester Bill Clennett, an incident later named the Shawinigan Handshake.
  • 2001 The first draft of the complete human genome is published in Nature.
  • 2003 Protests against the Iraq war take place in over 600 cities worldwide. It is estimated that between eight million and 30 million people participate, making this the largest peace demonstration in history.

Famous people born on 15 February

  • Callum Turner, English actor (born 1990)
  • Jane Seymour, English-American actress, producer, and jewelry designer (born 1951)
  • Chris Farley, American comedian and actor (1964–1997)
  • George Russell, English racing driver (born 1998)

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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