At A Glance
24 January 1993 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 24 January 1993 was a Sunday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “I Will Always Love You” by Whitney Houston.
- Top Film of 1993
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1993 was Jurassic Park.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 24 January is Aquarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 24 January 1993 fell in the Year of the Rooster.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for January is Garnet.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 24 January 1993 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 24 January
- 1978 Soviet satellite Kosmos 954, with a nuclear reactor on board, burns up in Earth's atmosphere, scattering radioactive debris over Canada's Northwest Territories. Only 1% is recovered.
- 1986 The Voyager 2 space probe makes its closest approach to Uranus.
- 1987 About 20,000 protestors march in a civil rights demonstration in Forsyth County, Georgia, United States.
- 1990 Japan launches Hiten, the country's first lunar probe, the first robotic lunar probe since the Soviet Union's Luna 24 in 1976, and the first lunar probe launched by a country other than Soviet Union or the United States.
- 2003 The United States Department of Homeland Security officially begins operation.
Famous people born on 24 January
- Sharon Tate, American model and actress (1943–1969)
- Tatyana Ali, American actress and singer (born 1979)
- Neil Diamond, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1941)
- John Belushi, American actor and screenwriter (1949–1982)
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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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