At A Glance
14 June 1993 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 14 June 1993 was a Monday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “(I Can't Help) Falling in Love With You” by UB40.
- Top Film of 1993
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1993 was Jurassic Park.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 14 June is Gemini.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 14 June 1993 fell in the Year of the Rooster.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for June is Pearl.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 14 June 1993 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 14 June
- 1966 The Vatican announces the abolition of the Index Librorum Prohibitorum ("index of prohibited books"), which was originally instituted in 1557.
- 1967 Mariner program: Mariner 5 is launched towards Venus.
- 1982 Falklands War: Argentine forces in the capital Stanley conditionally surrender to British forces ending the war.
- 1985 Five member nations of the European Economic Community sign the Schengen Agreement establishing a free travel zone with no border controls.
- 2002 Near-Earth asteroid 2002 MN misses the Earth by 75,000 miles (121,000 km), about one-third of the distance between the Earth and the Moon.
Famous people born on 14 June
- Donald Trump, American businessman, television personality, 45th and 47th President of the United States (born 1946)
- Boy George, English singer-songwriter and producer (born 1961)
- Steffi Graf, German tennis player (born 1969)
- Will Patton, American actor (born 1954)
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Events of 1993 in the United Kingdom
A selection from Wikipedia's '1993 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.
- 1 January – Carlton Television, Meridian, Westcountry and GMTV begin broadcasting. Teletext Ltd. launches a new Teletext service on ITV and Channel 4, replacing the 14-year-old ORACLE teletext service.
- 6 January – The first episode of the children's series The Animals of Farthing Wood begins on BBC One.
- 5 April – Royal Logistic Corps formed within the British Army by union of five former corps: the Royal Engineers Postal and Courier Service, Royal Corps of Transport, Royal Army Ordnance Corps, Royal Pioneer Corps and Army Catering Corps.
Life in 1993
Prime Minister
John Major
Monarch
Elizabeth II
Pint of Beer
£1.25
Loaf of Bread
60p
Average House
£53,227
Weekly Wage
£318.00
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