At A Glance

3 October 1992 at a glance

Day of the week
3 October 1992 was a Saturday.
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 3 October is Libra.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 3 October 1992 fell in the Year of the Monkey.
Birthstone
The birthstone for October is Opal.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 3 October 1992 was First Quarter.

On this day: 3 October

  • 1985 The Space Shuttle Atlantis makes its maiden flight, carrying two DSCS-III Satellites on STS-51-J.
  • 1986 TASCC, a superconducting cyclotron at the Chalk River Laboratories in Canada, is officially opened.
  • 1990 The German Democratic Republic is abolished and becomes part of the Federal Republic of Germany; the event is afterwards celebrated as German Unity Day.
  • 1991 Nadine Gordimer is announced as the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature.
  • 1993 An American attack against a warlord in Mogadishu fails; eighteen US soldiers and over 350 Somalis die.

Famous people born on 3 October

  • Alicia Vikander, Swedish actress (born 1988)
  • Zlatan Ibrahimović, Swedish footballer (born 1981)
  • Lena Headey, British actress (born 1973)
  • ASAP Rocky, American rapper and songwriter (born 1988)

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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.
More events of 1992 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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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