At A Glance

30 July 1993 at a glance

Day of the week
30 July 1993 was a Friday.
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 30 July is Leo.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 30 July 1993 fell in the Year of the Rooster.
Birthstone
The birthstone for July is Ruby.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 30 July 1993 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 30 July

  • 1980 Vanuatu gains independence.
  • 1980 Israel's Knesset passes the Jerusalem Law.
  • 1981 As many as 50,000 demonstrators, mostly women and children, take to the streets in Łódź to protest food ration shortages in Communist Poland.
  • 2003 In Mexico, the last 'old style' Volkswagen Beetle rolls off the assembly line.
  • 2006 The world's longest running music show Top of the Pops is broadcast for the last time on BBC Two. The show had aired for 42 years.

Famous people born on 30 July

  • Christopher Nolan, English-American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1970)
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger, Austrian-American bodybuilder, actor, and politician, 38th Governor of California (born 1947)
  • Joey King, American actress (born 1999)
  • Simon Baker, Australian actor, director, and producer (born 1969)

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.
More events of 1993 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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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