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22 January 1994 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 22 January 1994 was a Saturday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “All for Love” by Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart and Sting.
- 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 22 January is Aquarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 22 January 1994 fell in the Year of the Rooster.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for January is Garnet.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 22 January 1994 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 22 January
- 1992 Space Shuttle program: The space shuttle Discovery launches on STS-42 carrying Dr. Roberta Bondar, who becomes the first Canadian woman and the first neurologist in space.
- 1998 Space Shuttle program: space shuttle Endeavour launches on STS-89 to dock with the Russian space station Mir.
- 1999 Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two sons are burned alive by radical Hindus while sleeping in their car in Eastern India.
- 2006 Evo Morales is inaugurated as President of Bolivia, becoming the country's first indigenous president.
- 2009 U.S. President Barack Obama signs an executive order to close the Guantanamo Bay detention camp; congressional opposition will prevent it being implemented.
Famous people born on 22 January
- Caitlin Clark, American basketball player (born 2002)
- Diane Lane, American actress (born 1965)
- Michael Hutchence, Australian singer-songwriter (1960–1997)
- Gabriel Macht, American actor (born 1972)
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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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