At A Glance

18 February 1992 at a glance

Day of the week
18 February 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 18 February is Aquarius.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 18 February 1992 fell in the Year of the Monkey.
Birthstone
The birthstone for February is Amethyst.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 18 February 1992 was Full Moon.

On this day: 18 February

  • 1965 The Gambia becomes independent from the United Kingdom.
  • 1977 The Space Shuttle Enterprise test vehicle is carried on its maiden "flight" on top of a Boeing 747.
  • 2001 FBI agent Robert Hanssen is arrested for spying for the Soviet Union. He is ultimately convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment.
  • 2010 WikiLeaks publishes the first of hundreds of thousands of classified documents disclosed by the soldier now known as Chelsea Manning.
  • 2013 Armed robbers steal a haul of diamonds worth $50 million during a raid at Brussels Airport in Belgium.

Famous people born on 18 February

  • John Travolta, American actor, singer and producer (born 1954)
  • Mary I, Queen of England (1516–1558)
  • Yoko Ono, Japanese-American multimedia artist and musician (born 1933)
  • Dr. Dre, American rapper, record producer, and entrepreneur (born 1965)

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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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