At A Glance
19 November 1994 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 19 November 1994 was a Saturday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “Baby Come Back” by Pato Banton featuring Ali and Robin Campbell.
- Top Film of 1994
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1994 was The Lion King.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 19 November is Scorpio.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 19 November 1994 fell in the Year of the Dog.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for November is Topaz.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 19 November 1994 was Waning Gibbous.
On this day: 19 November
- 1994 In the United Kingdom, the first National Lottery draw is held. A £1 ticket gave a one-in-14-million chance of correctly guessing the winning six out of 49 numbers.
- 1996 Space Shuttle program: Columbia is launched on STS-80, which would become the longest mission in the program at 17 days. On this mission, astronaut Story Musgrave becomes the only astronaut to fly on all five space shuttles.
- 1997 Space Shuttle Columbia is launched on STS-87.
- 1998 Clinton–Lewinsky scandal: The United States House of Representatives Judiciary Committee begins impeachment hearings into U.S. President Bill Clinton.
- 1999 Shenzhou 1: The People's Republic of China launches its first Shenzhou spacecraft.
Famous people born on 19 November
- Jodie Foster, American actress, director, and producer (born 1962)
- Allison Janney, American actress (born 1959)
- Charles I of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1600–1649)
- James A. Garfield, American general, lawyer, and politician, 20th President of the United States (1831–1881)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 1994 in the United Kingdom
A selection from Wikipedia's '1994 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.
- 19 March – Europe's first inverted roller coaster, Nemesis, opens at Alton Towers.
- 6 May – The Channel Tunnel, a 51 km (32 mi) long rail tunnel beneath the English Channel at the Strait of Dover, is officially opened by the Queen and French President François Mitterrand.
- 14 July – The Queen opens the SIS Building, the new headquarters of MI6 on the banks of the River Thames in London.
Life in 1994
Prime Minister
John Major
Monarch
Elizabeth II
Pint of Beer
£1.30
Loaf of Bread
62p
Average House
£56,955
Weekly Wage
£330.00
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