At A Glance

11 April 1994 at a glance

Day of the week
11 April 1994 was a Monday.
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 11 April is Aries.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 11 April 1994 fell in the Year of the Dog.
Birthstone
The birthstone for April is Diamond.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 11 April 1994 was New Moon.

On this day: 11 April

  • 1979 Ugandan dictator Idi Amin is deposed.
  • 1987 The London Agreement is secretly signed between Israeli Foreign Affairs Minister Shimon Peres and King Hussein of Jordan.
  • 1990 Customs officers in Middlesbrough, England, seize what they believe to be the barrel of a massive gun on a ship bound for Iraq.
  • 2001 The Australia national men's soccer team sets a world record for the largest victory in an international association football match, winning the game 31–0 against American Samoa at the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifiers for OFC. Australia's Archie Thompson also breaks the record for most goals scored by a player in an international match by scoring 13 goals.
  • 2006 Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announces Iran's claim to have successfully enriched uranium.

Famous people born on 11 April

  • Milly Alcock, Australian actress (born 2000)
  • Jeremy Clarkson, English journalist and television presenter (born 1960)
  • Dele Alli, English international footballer (born 1996)
  • Jennifer Esposito, American actress and writer (born 1973)

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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