At A Glance

26 April 1992 at a glance

Day of the week
26 April 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 26 April is Taurus.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 26 April 1992 fell in the Year of the Monkey.
Birthstone
The birthstone for April is Diamond.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 26 April 1992 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 26 April

  • 1989 People's Daily publishes the April 26 Editorial which inflames the nascent Tiananmen Square protests.
  • 1991 Fifty-five tornadoes break out in the central United States. Before the outbreak's end, Andover, Kansas, would record the year's only F5 tornado.
  • 1993 The Space Shuttle Columbia is launched on mission STS-55 to conduct experiments aboard the Spacelab module.
  • 1994 South Africa begins its first multiracial election, which is won by Nelson Mandela's African National Congress.
  • 1999 Outbreak of CIH computer virus.

Famous people born on 26 April

  • Channing Tatum, American actor and producer (born 1980)
  • Giancarlo Esposito, American actor, director, and producer (born 1958)
  • Melania Trump, Slovene-American model; 47th First Lady of the United States (born 1970)
  • Carol Burnett, American actress, singer, and producer (born 1933)

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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