At A Glance

4 November 1992 at a glance

Day of the week
4 November 1992 was a Wednesday.
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 4 November is Scorpio.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 4 November 1992 fell in the Year of the Monkey.
Birthstone
The birthstone for November is Topaz.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 4 November 1992 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 4 November

  • 1980 Ronald Reagan is elected as the 40th President of the United States, defeating incumbent Jimmy Carter.
  • 1993 China Airlines Flight 605, a brand-new 747-400, overruns the runway at Hong Kong Kai Tak Airport.
  • 2002 Chinese authorities arrest cyber-dissident He Depu for signing a pro-democracy letter to the 16th Communist Party Congress.
  • 2008 Barack Obama becomes the first person of biracial or African-American descent to be elected as President of the United States.
  • 2010 Qantas Flight 32, an Airbus A380, suffers an uncontained engine failure over Indonesia shortly after taking off from Singapore, crippling the jet. The crew manage to safely return to Singapore, saving all 469 passengers and crew.

Famous people born on 4 November

  • Matthew McConaughey, American actor and producer (born 1969)
  • Ralph Macchio, American actor (born 1961)
  • Tabu, Indian actress (born 1971)
  • Steven Ogg, Canadian actor (born 1973)

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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