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20 February 1993 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 20 February 1993 was a Saturday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “I Will Always Love You” by Whitney Houston.
- Top Film of 1993
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1993 was Jurassic Park.
- Best-Selling Vehicle of 1993
- Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 1993 was the Ford Falcon.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 20 February is Pisces.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 20 February 1993 fell in the Year of the Rooster.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for February is Amethyst.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 20 February 1993 was New Moon.
On this day: 20 February
- 1986 The Soviet Union launches its Mir spacecraft. Remaining in orbit for 15 years, it is occupied for ten of those years.
- 1988 The Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast votes to secede from Azerbaijan and join Armenia, triggering the First Nagorno-Karabakh War.
- 1991 In the Albanian capital Tirana, a gigantic statue of Albania's long-time leader, Enver Hoxha, is brought down by mobs of angry protesters.
- 1998 American figure skater Tara Lipinski, at the age of 15, becomes the youngest Olympic figure skating gold-medalist at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.
- 2005 Spain becomes the first country to vote in a referendum on ratification of the proposed Constitution of the European Union, passing it by a substantial margin, but on a low turnout.
Famous people born on 20 February
- Justin Verlander, American baseball player (born 1983)
- Olivia Rodrigo, American actress and singer (born 2003)
- Kurt Cobain, American musician (1967–1994)
- Rihanna, Barbadian singer, songwriter, businesswoman, and actress (born 1988)
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Events of 1993 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '1993 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 7 January – West Australian Premier Carmen Lawrence announces a 6 February election date.
- 6 February – Elections in Western Australia see the ALP government of Carmen Lawrence voted out and the Liberal Party voted in. Richard Court becomes the new premier.
- 13 March – Paul Keating and the ALP win the federal 'unwinnable election' and are re-elected for a fifth term in power. Labor increases its primary vote by 5.5% to 44.9% and its seats by 2 to 80.
Life in Australia in 1993
Prime Minister
Paul Keating
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$0.62
Loaf of Bread
$1.50
Average House
$128,000
Weekly Wage
$610.00
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