At A Glance

7 May 1993 at a glance

Day of the week
7 May 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 7 May is Taurus.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 7 May 1993 fell in the Year of the Rooster.
Birthstone
The birthstone for May is Emerald.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 7 May 1993 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 7 May

  • 1992 Michigan ratifies a 203-year-old proposed amendment to the United States Constitution making the 27th Amendment law. This amendment bars the U.S. Congress from giving itself a mid-term pay raise.
  • 1992 Space Shuttle program: The Space Shuttle Endeavour is launched on its first mission, STS-49.
  • 1994 Edvard Munch's painting The Scream is recovered undamaged after being stolen from the National Gallery of Norway in February.
  • 1998 Mercedes-Benz buys Chrysler for US$40 billion and forms DaimlerChrysler in the largest industrial merger in history.
  • 1999 Pope John Paul II travels to Romania, becoming the first pope to visit a predominantly Eastern Orthodox country since the Great Schism in 1054.

Famous people born on 7 May

  • MrBeast, American YouTuber (born 1998)
  • Jake Bongiovi, American model and actor (born 2002)
  • Youri Tielemans, Belgian footballer (born 1997)
  • Cody Gakpo, Dutch footballer (born 1999)

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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