At A Glance

4 November 1992 at a glance

Day of the week
4 November 1992 was a Wednesday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “End of the Road” by Boyz II Men.
Top Film of 1992
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1992 was Aladdin.
Star sign
The star sign for 4 November is Scorpio.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 4 November 1992 fell in the Year of the Monkey.
Birthstone
The birthstone for November is Topaz.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 4 November 1992 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 4 November

  • 1980 Ronald Reagan is elected as the 40th President of the United States, defeating incumbent Jimmy Carter.
  • 1993 China Airlines Flight 605, a brand-new 747-400, overruns the runway at Hong Kong Kai Tak Airport.
  • 2002 Chinese authorities arrest cyber-dissident He Depu for signing a pro-democracy letter to the 16th Communist Party Congress.
  • 2008 Barack Obama becomes the first person of biracial or African-American descent to be elected as President of the United States.
  • 2010 Qantas Flight 32, an Airbus A380, suffers an uncontained engine failure over Indonesia shortly after taking off from Singapore, crippling the jet. The crew manage to safely return to Singapore, saving all 469 passengers and crew.

Famous people born on 4 November

  • Matthew McConaughey, American actor and producer (born 1969)
  • Ralph Macchio, American actor (born 1961)
  • Tabu, Indian actress (born 1971)
  • Steven Ogg, Canadian actor (born 1973)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 1992 in the United Kingdom

A selection from Wikipedia's '1992 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.

  • 7 February – Signing of the Maastricht Treaty.
  • 9 April – General election: the Conservative Party are re-elected for a fourth successive term, in their first election under John Major's leadership.
  • 17 July – Official opening of Manchester Metrolink, the first new-generation light rail system with street running in the British Isles.
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Life in 1992

Prime Minister

John Major

Monarch

Elizabeth II

Pint of Beer

£1.20

Loaf of Bread

59p

Average House

£53,952

Weekly Wage

£307.00

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