At A Glance
26 October 1992 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 26 October 1992 was a Monday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “Achy Breaky Heart” by Billy Ray Cyrus.
- 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 26 October is Scorpio.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 26 October 1992 fell in the Year of the Monkey.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for October is Opal.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 26 October 1992 was New Moon.
On this day: 26 October
- 1985 The Australian government returns ownership of Uluru to the local Pitjantjatjara Aboriginals.
- 1991 Three months after the end of the Ten-Day War, the last soldier of the Yugoslav People's Army leaves the territory of the Republic of Slovenia.
- 1994 Jordan and Israel sign a peace treaty.
- 1999 The United Kingdom's House of Lords votes to end the right of most hereditary peers to vote in Britain's upper chamber of Parliament.
- 2000 A wave of protests forces Robert Guéï to step down as president after the Ivorian presidential election.
Famous people born on 26 October
- Seth MacFarlane, American voice actor, singer, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1973)
- Hillary Clinton, American lawyer and politician, 67th United States Secretary of State and 44th First Lady of the United States (born 1947)
- Jaclyn Smith, American actress and producer (born 1945)
- Raveena Tandon, Indian actress, producer, and former model (born 1972)
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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