At A Glance
17 April 1992 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 17 April 1992 was a Friday.
- 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 17 April is Aries.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 17 April 1992 fell in the Year of the Monkey.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for April is Diamond.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 17 April 1992 was Full Moon.
On this day: 17 April
- 1982 Constitution Act, 1982 Patriation of the Canadian constitution in Ottawa by Proclamation of Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada.
- 1986 An alleged state of war lasting 335 years between the Netherlands and the Isles of Scilly is declared over.
- 1992 The Katina P is deliberately run aground off Maputo, Mozambique, and 60,000 tons of crude oil spill into the ocean.
- 1998 Space Shuttle Columbia is launched on STS-90, the final Spacelab mission.
- 2003 Anneli Jäätteenmäki takes office as the first female prime minister of Finland.
Famous people born on 17 April
- Jennifer Garner, American actress (born 1972)
- Rooney Mara, American actress (born 1985)
- Sean Bean, English actor (born 1959)
- J. P. Morgan, American banker and financier, founded J.P. Morgan & Co. (1837–1913)
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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