At A Glance

13 October 1992 at a glance

Day of the week
13 October 1992 was a Tuesday.
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 13 October is Libra.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 13 October 1992 fell in the Year of the Monkey.
Birthstone
The birthstone for October is Opal.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 13 October 1992 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 13 October

  • 1972 The flag of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, was officially adopted.
  • 1976 The first electron micrograph of an Ebola virus is taken at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention by Dr. F. A. Murphy.
  • 1983 Ameritech Mobile Communications launches the first US cellular network in Chicago.
  • 1990 Syrian forces attack free areas of Lebanon, removing General Michel Aoun from the presidential palace.
  • 2010 The mining accident in Copiapó, Chile ends as all 33 trapped miners arrive at the surface after a record 69 days underground.

Famous people born on 13 October

  • Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, American politician (born 1989)
  • Sacha Baron Cohen, English comedian, actor, and screenwriter (born 1971)
  • Margaret Thatcher, English chemist and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1925–2013)
  • Kelly Preston, American actress (1962–2020)

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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