At A Glance

4 February 1993 at a glance

Day of the week
4 February 1993 was a Thursday.
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 4 February is Aquarius.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 4 February 1993 fell in the Year of the Rooster.
Birthstone
The birthstone for February is Amethyst.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 4 February 1993 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 4 February

  • 1992 A coup d'état is led by Hugo Chávez against Venezuelan President Carlos Andrés Pérez.
  • 2000 The World Summit Against Cancer for the New Millennium, Charter of Paris is signed by the President of France, Jacques Chirac and the Director General of UNESCO, Koichiro Matsuura, initiating World Cancer Day which is held on February 4 every year.
  • 2003 The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia adopts a new constitution, becoming a loose confederacy between Montenegro and Serbia.
  • 2004 Facebook, a mainstream online social networking site, is founded by Mark Zuckerberg and Eduardo Saverin.
  • 2008 Civic mobilizations in Colombia against FARC, under the name A million voices against the FARC.

Famous people born on 4 February

  • Alice Cooper, American singer-songwriter (born 1948)
  • Hunter Biden, American attorney and lobbyist (born 1970)
  • Natalie Imbruglia, Australian singer-songwriter and actress (born 1975)
  • Rosa Parks, American civil rights activist (1913–2005)

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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