At A Glance

5 September 1992 at a glance

Day of the week
5 September 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 5 September is Virgo.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 5 September 1992 fell in the Year of the Monkey.
Birthstone
The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 5 September 1992 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 5 September

  • 1981 The first women arrive at what becomes Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp in the UK.
  • 1984 STS-41-D: The Space Shuttle Discovery lands after its maiden voyage.
  • 1984 Western Australia becomes the last Australian state to abolish capital punishment.
  • 1990 Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Army soldiers slaughter 158 civilians.
  • 1991 The current international treaty defending indigenous peoples, Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989, comes into force.

Famous people born on 5 September

  • Freddie Mercury, British singer and songwriter (1946–1991)
  • Michael Keaton, American actor and producer (born 1951)
  • Annabelle Wallis, English actress (born 1984)
  • Louis XIV, king of France (1638–1715)

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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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