At A Glance

23 January 1994 at a glance

Day of the week
23 January 1994 was a Sunday.
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 23 January is Aquarius.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 23 January 1994 fell in the Year of the Rooster.
Birthstone
The birthstone for January is Garnet.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 23 January 1994 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 23 January

  • 1986 The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducts its first members: Little Richard, Chuck Berry, James Brown, Ray Charles, Sam Cooke, Fats Domino, The Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis and Elvis Presley.
  • 1997 Madeleine Albright becomes the first woman to serve as United States Secretary of State.
  • 1998 Netscape announces Mozilla, with the intention to release Communicator code as open source.
  • 2001 Five people attempt to set themselves on fire in Beijing's Tiananmen Square, an act that many people later claim is staged by the Chinese Communist Party to frame Falun Gong and thus escalate their persecution.
  • 2003 A very weak signal from Pioneer 10 is detected for the last time, but no usable data can be extracted.

Famous people born on 23 January

  • Mariska Hargitay, American actress and producer (born 1964)
  • Tiffani Thiessen, American actress (born 1974)
  • Subhas Chandra Bose, Indian freedom fighter and politician (1897–1945)
  • Sully Sullenberger, American airline pilot and safety expert (born 1951)

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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