At A Glance

15 February 1992 at a glance

Day of the week
15 February 1992 was a Saturday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “Goodnight Girl” by Wet Wet Wet.
Top Film of 1992
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1992 was Aladdin.
Star sign
The star sign for 15 February is Aquarius.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 15 February 1992 fell in the Year of the Monkey.
Birthstone
The birthstone for February is Amethyst.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 15 February 1992 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 15 February

  • 1989 Soviet–Afghan War: The Soviet Union officially announces that all of its troops have left Afghanistan.
  • 1991 The Visegrád Group, establishing cooperation to move toward free-market systems, is signed by the leaders of Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Poland.
  • 1996 Then-Prime Minister of Canada Jean Chrétien applies a chokehold to protester Bill Clennett, an incident later named the Shawinigan Handshake.
  • 2001 The first draft of the complete human genome is published in Nature.
  • 2003 Protests against the Iraq war take place in over 600 cities worldwide. It is estimated that between eight million and 30 million people participate, making this the largest peace demonstration in history.

Famous people born on 15 February

  • Callum Turner, English actor (born 1990)
  • Jane Seymour, English-American actress, producer, and jewelry designer (born 1951)
  • Chris Farley, American comedian and actor (1964–1997)
  • George Russell, English racing driver (born 1998)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 1992 in the United Kingdom

A selection from Wikipedia's '1992 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.

  • 7 February – Signing of the Maastricht Treaty.
  • 9 April – General election: the Conservative Party are re-elected for a fourth successive term, in their first election under John Major's leadership.
  • 17 July – Official opening of Manchester Metrolink, the first new-generation light rail system with street running in the British Isles.
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Life in 1992

Prime Minister

John Major

Monarch

Elizabeth II

Pint of Beer

£1.20

Loaf of Bread

59p

Average House

£53,952

Weekly Wage

£307.00

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