At A Glance

12 July 1992 at a glance

Day of the week
12 July 1992 was a Sunday.
Irish Chart Song in 1992
The Irish chart song for 1992 was “Would I Lie to You” by Charles & Eddie.
Top Film of 1992
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1992 was Aladdin.
Star sign
The star sign for 12 July is Cancer.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 12 July 1992 fell in the Year of the Monkey.
Birthstone
The birthstone for July is Ruby.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 12 July 1992 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 12 July

  • 1975 São Tomé and Príncipe declare independence from Portugal.
  • 1979 The island nation of Kiribati becomes independent from the United Kingdom.
  • 1998 France win their first World Cup title, defeating defending champions Brazil 3–0.
  • 2001 Space Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on mission STS-104, carrying the Quest Joint Airlock to the International Space Station.
  • 2006 A cross-border raid by Hezbollah militants starts the 2006 Lebanon War.

Famous people born on 12 July

  • Julius Caesar, Roman politician and general (born -100)
  • Steve Howey, American actor (born 1977)
  • Malala Yousafzai, Pakistani-English activist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1997)
  • Vinícius Júnior, Brazilian footballer (born 2000)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 1992 in Ireland

A selection from Wikipedia's '1992 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.

  • 30 January – Charles Haughey resigned as Taoiseach and as leader of the Fianna Fáil party.
  • 4 February – Mary Robinson became the first President of Ireland to visit Belfast.
  • 15 March – Proinsias De Rossa led a breakaway group from the Workers' Party to form what would shortly become Democratic Left. The majority of the breakaway group including De Rossa joined the Labour Party in 1999.

Life in Ireland in 1992

Taoiseach

Albert Reynolds

Petrol (per litre)

£1.55/gal

Loaf of Bread

£0.65

Average House

£33,000

Weekly Wage

£90

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Famous Faces Born in the 1990s

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