At A Glance

9 May 1994 at a glance

Day of the week
9 May 1994 was a Monday.
ARIA No. 1
The ARIA No. 1 was “The Sign” by Ace of Base.
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 9 May is Taurus.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 9 May 1994 fell in the Year of the Dog.
Birthstone
The birthstone for May is Emerald.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 9 May 1994 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 9 May

  • 1969 Carlos Lamarca leads the first urban guerrilla action against the military dictatorship of Brazil in São Paulo, by robbing two banks.
  • 1974 Watergate scandal: The United States House Committee on the Judiciary opens formal and public impeachment hearings against President Richard Nixon.
  • 1988 New Parliament House, Canberra officially opens.
  • 1992 Armenian forces capture Shusha, marking a major turning point in the First Nagorno-Karabakh War.
  • 2018 Barisan Nasional, the coalition that had governed Malaysia since the country's independence in 1957, suffer a historic defeat in the 2018 Malaysian general election.

Famous people born on 9 May

  • Billy Joel, American singer-songwriter and pianist (born 1949)
  • John Brown, American abolitionist (1800–1859)
  • Noah Centineo, American actor (born 1996)
  • Rosario Dawson, American actress (born 1979)

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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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