At A Glance
20 June 1994 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 20 June 1994 was a Monday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm” by Crash Test Dummies.
- 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 20 June is Gemini.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 20 June 1994 fell in the Year of the Dog.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for June is Pearl.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 20 June 1994 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 20 June
- 1988 Haitian president Leslie Manigat is ousted from power in a coup d'état led by Lieutenant General Henri Namphy.
- 1990 Asteroid Eureka is discovered.
- 1991 The German Bundestag votes to move seat of government from the former West German capital of Bonn to the present capital of Berlin.
- 1996 Space Shuttle Columbia launches on STS-78 to conduct life science and microgravity research aboard the Spacelab module.
- 2003 The Wikimedia Foundation is founded in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Famous people born on 20 June
- Nicole Kidman, American-Australian actress (born 1967)
- John Goodman, American actor (born 1952)
- Lionel Richie, American singer, songwriter, pianist, producer, and actor (born 1949)
- Frank Lampard, English footballer (born 1978)
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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