At A Glance

2 April 1994 at a glance

Day of the week
2 April 1994 was a Saturday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “Doop” by Doop.
Top Film of 1994
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1994 was The Lion King.
Star sign
The star sign for 2 April is Aries.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 2 April 1994 fell in the Year of the Dog.
Birthstone
The birthstone for April is Diamond.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 2 April 1994 was Last Quarter.

On this day: 2 April

  • 1982 Falklands War: Argentina invades the Falkland Islands.
  • 1986 Alabama governor George Wallace, a former segregationist, best known for the "Stand in the Schoolhouse Door", announces that he will not seek a fifth four-year term and will retire from public life upon the end of his term in January 1987.
  • 1989 Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev arrives in Havana, Cuba, to meet with Fidel Castro in an attempt to mend strained relations.
  • 1991 Rita Johnston becomes the first female Premier of a Canadian province when she succeeds William Vander Zalm (who had resigned) as Premier of British Columbia.
  • 2002 Israeli forces surround the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, into which armed Palestinians had retreated.

Famous people born on 2 April

  • Jesse Plemons, American actor (born 1988)
  • Pedro Pascal, Chilean and American actor (born 1975)
  • Michael Fassbender, German-Irish actor and producer (born 1977)
  • Marvin Gaye, American singer-songwriter (1939–1984)

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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.
More events of 1994 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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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