At A Glance
27 October 1993 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 27 October 1993 was a Wednesday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)” by Meat Loaf.
- Top Film of 1993
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1993 was Jurassic Park.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 27 October is Scorpio.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 27 October 1993 fell in the Year of the Rooster.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for October is Opal.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 27 October 1993 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 27 October
- 1981 Cold War: The Soviet submarine S-363 runs aground on the east coast of Sweden.
- 1986 The British government suddenly deregulates financial markets, leading to a total restructuring of the way in which they operate in the country, in an event now referred to as the Big Bang.
- 1988 Cold War: Ronald Reagan suspends construction of the new U.S. Embassy in Moscow due to Soviet listening devices in the building structure.
- 1991 Turkmenistan achieves independence from the Soviet Union.
- 1994 Gliese 229B is the first Substellar Mass Object to be unquestionably identified.
Famous people born on 27 October
- Theodore Roosevelt, American colonel and politician, 26th President of the United States, Nobel Prize laureate (1858–1919)
- Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Brazilian union leader and politician, 35 and 39th President of Brazil (born 1945)
- John Cleese, English actor, comedian, screenwriter and producer (born 1939)
- Sylvia Plath, American poet, novelist, and short story writer (1932–1963)
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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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