At A Glance

29 October 1992 at a glance

Day of the week
29 October 1992 was a Thursday.
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 29 October is Scorpio.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 29 October 1992 fell in the Year of the Monkey.
Birthstone
The birthstone for October is Opal.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 29 October 1992 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 29 October

  • 1986 British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher opens the last stretch of the M25 motorway.
  • 1991 The American Galileo spacecraft makes its closest approach to 951 Gaspra, becoming the first probe to visit an asteroid.
  • 1998 Space Shuttle Discovery blasts off on STS-95 with 77-year-old John Glenn on board, making him the oldest person to go into space at that time.
  • 1998 ATSC HDTV broadcasting in the United States is inaugurated with live coverage of the launch of the STS-95 space shuttle mission.
  • 1998 Hurricane Mitch, the second deadliest Atlantic hurricane in history, makes landfall in Honduras.

Famous people born on 29 October

  • Winona Ryder, American actress and producer (born 1971)
  • Ahmed al-Sharaa, Syrian revolutionary and military leader, President of Syria (born 1982)
  • Bob Ross, American painter and television host (1942–1995)
  • Tracee Ellis Ross, American actress and producer (born 1972)

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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