At A Glance

3 February 1992 at a glance

Day of the week
3 February 1992 was a Monday.
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 3 February is Aquarius.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 3 February 1992 fell in the Year of the Goat.
Birthstone
The birthstone for February is Amethyst.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 3 February 1992 was New Moon.

On this day: 3 February

  • 1984 Doctor John Buster and a research team at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in the United States announce history's first embryo transfer, from one woman to another resulting in a live birth.
  • 1989 After a stroke two weeks previously, South African President P. W. Botha resigns as leader of the National Party, but stays on as president for six more months.
  • 1989 A military coup overthrows Alfredo Stroessner, dictator of Paraguay since 1954.
  • 1994 Space Shuttle program: STS-60 is launched, carrying Sergei Krikalev, the first Russian cosmonaut to fly aboard the Shuttle.
  • 1995 Astronaut Eileen Collins becomes the first woman to pilot the Space Shuttle as mission STS-63 gets underway from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Famous people born on 3 February

  • Isla Fisher, Omani-Australian actress (born 1976)
  • Amal Clooney, British-Lebanese barrister and activist (born 1978)
  • Maura Tierney, American actress and producer (born 1965)
  • Warwick Davis, English actor, producer, and screenwriter (born 1970)

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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Famous Faces Born in the 1990s

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