At A Glance

30 May 1994 at a glance

Day of the week
30 May 1994 was a Monday.
ARIA No. 1
The ARIA No. 1 was “The Most Beautiful Girl in the World” by Prince.
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 30 May is Gemini.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 30 May 1994 fell in the Year of the Dog.
Birthstone
The birthstone for May is Emerald.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 30 May 1994 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 30 May

  • 1982 Cold War: Spain joins NATO.
  • 1989 Tiananmen Square protests of 1989: The 10-metre high "Goddess of Democracy" statue is unveiled in Tiananmen Square by student demonstrators.
  • 1990 Croatian Parliament is constituted after the first free, multi-party elections, today celebrated as the National Day of Croatia.
  • 1998 Nuclear Testing: Pakistan conducts an underground test in the Kharan Desert. It is reported to be a plutonium device with yield of 20kt TNT equivalent.
  • 2008 Convention on Cluster Munitions is adopted.

Famous people born on 30 May

  • Larry Silverstein, American real estate magnate (born 1931)
  • Tom Morello, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (born 1964)
  • Mel Blanc, American voice actor (1908–1989)
  • Idina Menzel, American singer-songwriter and actress (born 1971)

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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