At A Glance

1 October 1994 at a glance

Day of the week
1 October 1994 was a Saturday.
Irish Chart Song in 1994
The Irish chart song for 1994 was “Rock My Heart” by Haddaway.
Top Film of 1994
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1994 was The Lion King.
Star sign
The star sign for 1 October is Libra.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 1 October 1994 fell in the Year of the Dog.
Birthstone
The birthstone for October is Opal.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 1 October 1994 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 1 October

  • 1989 Denmark introduces the world's first legal same-sex registered partnerships.
  • 1991 Croatian War of Independence: The Siege of Dubrovnik begins.
  • 1994 Palau enters a Compact of Free Association with the United States.
  • 2001 3G wireless technology first becomes available when it is adopted by Japanese telecommunications company NTT Docomo.
  • 2003 The popular and controversial English-language imageboard 4chan is launched.

Famous people born on 1 October

  • Julie Andrews, English actress and singer (born 1935)
  • Jimmy Carter, American naval lieutenant, politician, 39th President of the United States, and Nobel Prize laureate (1924–2024)
  • Fernando Mendoza, American football player (born 2003)
  • Brie Larson, American actress (born 1989)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 1994 in Ireland

A selection from Wikipedia's '1994 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.

  • 30 April – Ireland won the Eurovision Song Contest with the song Rock 'n' Roll Kids. The stepdance show Riverdance performed its world premiere during the interval.
  • 20 May – The fourth People In Need Telethon was held.
  • 6 June – Irish D-Day Normandy landings veterans joined Allied leaders at a 50th commemorative ceremony on Omaha Beach.

Life in Ireland in 1994

Taoiseach

Albert Reynolds

Petrol (per litre)

£1.60/gal

Loaf of Bread

£0.70

Average House

£38,000

Weekly Wage

£99

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