At A Glance

19 June 1993 at a glance

Day of the week
19 June 1993 was a Saturday.
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 19 June is Gemini.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 19 June 1993 fell in the Year of the Rooster.
Birthstone
The birthstone for June is Pearl.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 19 June 1993 was New Moon.

On this day: 19 June

  • 1985 Members of the Revolutionary Party of Central American Workers, dressed as Salvadoran soldiers, attack the Zona Rosa area of San Salvador.
  • 1988 Pope John Paul II canonizes 117 Vietnamese Martyrs.
  • 1990 The current international law defending indigenous peoples, Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989, is ratified for the first time by Norway.
  • 1990 The Communist Party of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic is founded in Moscow.
  • 1991 The last Soviet army units in Hungary are withdrawn.

Famous people born on 19 June

  • Macklemore, American rapper (born 1983)
  • Zoe Saldaña, American actress (born 1978)
  • James VI and I (1566–1625)
  • Robin Tunney, American actress (born 1972)

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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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Famous Faces Born in the 1990s

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