At A Glance

3 October 1992 at a glance

Day of the week
3 October 1992 was a Saturday.
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 3 October is Libra.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 3 October 1992 fell in the Year of the Monkey.
Birthstone
The birthstone for October is Opal.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 3 October 1992 was First Quarter.

On this day: 3 October

  • 1985 The Space Shuttle Atlantis makes its maiden flight, carrying two DSCS-III Satellites on STS-51-J.
  • 1986 TASCC, a superconducting cyclotron at the Chalk River Laboratories in Canada, is officially opened.
  • 1990 The German Democratic Republic is abolished and becomes part of the Federal Republic of Germany; the event is afterwards celebrated as German Unity Day.
  • 1991 Nadine Gordimer is announced as the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature.
  • 1993 An American attack against a warlord in Mogadishu fails; eighteen US soldiers and over 350 Somalis die.

Famous people born on 3 October

  • Alicia Vikander, Swedish actress (born 1988)
  • Zlatan Ibrahimović, Swedish footballer (born 1981)
  • Lena Headey, British actress (born 1973)
  • ASAP Rocky, American rapper and songwriter (born 1988)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Choose your country: the charts, news and leaders change to match.

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

Or

Browse by Year

Famous Faces Born in the 1990s

Well-known people born in the same decade as you, not on your birthday.

Sources: Wikidata and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

About The Day You Were Born

Ever wondered what was happening in the world when you took your first breath? Our birthday lookup tool reveals the fascinating history of your special day.

About The Birthday Chronicle and where our data comes from →