At A Glance

22 February 1993 at a glance

Day of the week
22 February 1993 was a Monday.
Irish Chart Song in 1993
The Irish chart song for 1993 was “I'd Do Anything for Love” by Meat Loaf.
Top Film of 1993
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1993 was Jurassic Park.
Star sign
The star sign for 22 February is Pisces.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 22 February 1993 fell in the Year of the Rooster.
Birthstone
The birthstone for February is Amethyst.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 22 February 1993 was New Moon.

On this day: 22 February

  • 1986 Start of the People Power Revolution in the Philippines.
  • 1994 Aldrich Ames and his wife are charged by the United States Department of Justice with spying for the Soviet Union.
  • 1995 The Corona reconnaissance satellite program, in existence from 1959 to 1972, is declassified.
  • 1997 In Roslin, Midlothian, British scientists announce that an adult sheep named Dolly has been successfully cloned.
  • 2006 At approximately 6:44 a.m. local Iraqi time, explosions occurred at the al-Askari Shrine in Samarra, Iraq. The attack on the shrine, one of the holiest sites in Shia Islam, caused the escalation of sectarian tensions in Iraq into a full-scale civil war.

Famous people born on 22 February

  • George Washington, American general and politician, 1st President of the United States (1732–1799)
  • James Blunt, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1974)
  • Steve Irwin, Australian zoologist and television host (1962–2006)
  • Drew Barrymore, American actress, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1975)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 1993 in Ireland

A selection from Wikipedia's '1993 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.

  • 8–17 January – The Braer Storm blew in the North Atlantic.
  • 10 March – The Gaelic Athletic Association received planning permission for the redevelopment of the Croke Park stadium.
  • 27 May – The first meeting of an Irish head of state with a British monarch took place when President Mary Robinson makes a private visit to Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace.

Life in Ireland in 1993

Taoiseach

Albert Reynolds

Petrol (per litre)

£1.58/gal

Loaf of Bread

£0.68

Average House

£35,000

Weekly Wage

£94

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