At A Glance
21 February 1992 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 21 February 1992 was a Friday.
- 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 21 February is Pisces.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 21 February 1992 fell in the Year of the Monkey.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for February is Amethyst.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 21 February 1992 was Waning Gibbous.
On this day: 21 February
- 1972 United States President Richard Nixon visits China to normalize Sino-American relations.
- 1974 The last Israeli soldiers leave the west bank of the Suez Canal pursuant to a truce with Egypt.
- 1975 Watergate scandal: Former United States Attorney General John N. Mitchell and former White House aides H. R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman are sentenced to prison.
- 1994 Aldrich Ames is arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for selling national secrets to the Soviet Union in Arlington County, Virginia.
- 1995 Steve Fossett lands in Leader, Saskatchewan, Canada becoming the first person to make a solo flight across the Pacific Ocean in a balloon.
Famous people born on 21 February
- Harald V, King of Norway (1937–2026)
- Elliot Page, Canadian actor (born 1987)
- Sophie Turner, English actress (born 1996)
- Alan Rickman, English actor and director (1946–2016)
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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