At A Glance
26 October 1994 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 26 October 1994 was a Wednesday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “I'll Make Love to You” by Boyz II Men.
- 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 26 October is Scorpio.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 26 October 1994 fell in the Year of the Dog.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for October is Opal.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 26 October 1994 was Waning Gibbous.
On this day: 26 October
- 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.
- 2001 The United States passes the USA PATRIOT Act into law.
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)
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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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