At A Glance
1 July 1992 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 1 July 1992 was a Wednesday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “I'll Be There” by Mariah Carey.
- Top Film of 1992
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1992 was Aladdin.
- Bestselling Novel of 1992
- “Dolores Claiborne” by Stephen King was No. 1 on Publishers Weekly's US fiction list for 1992.
- Top-Rated TV Show
- “60 Minutes” (CBS) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 1992–93 season.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 1 July is Cancer.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 1 July 1992 fell in the Year of the Monkey.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for July is Ruby.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 1 July 1992 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 1 July
- 1990 German reunification: East Germany accepts the Deutsche Mark as its currency, thus uniting the economies of East and West Germany.
- 1991 Cold War: The Warsaw Pact is officially dissolved at a meeting in Prague.
- 1991 The Finnish operator Radiolinja is launched as the world's first GSM network.
- 1997 China resumes sovereignty over the city-state of Hong Kong, ending 156 years of British colonial rule. The handover ceremony is attended by British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Charles, Prince of Wales, Chinese President Jiang Zemin and U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright.
- 1997 Space Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Columbia is launched on STS-94, a re-flight of the prematurely-ended STS-83 mission with the same crew.
Famous people born on July 1
- Diana, Princess of Wales, Princess of Wales (1961–1997)
- Pamela Anderson, Canadian-American model and actress (born 1967)
- Daniela Avanzini, American singer and dancer (born 2004)
- Liv Tyler, American actress (born 1977)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 1992 in the United States
A selection from Wikipedia's '1992 in the United States'. Not a complete list.
- March 30 – The 64th Academy Awards, hosted by Billy Crystal, are held at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, with Jonathan Demme's The Silence of the Lambs winning five awards, including Best Picture and Best Director. Barry Levinson's Bugsy leads the nominations with ten.
- April 6 – Barney & Friends debuts on PBS.
- August 11 – The largest shopping mall in the U.S., Minnesota's Mall of America, constructed on 78 acres (316,000 m2), opens in Bloomington.
Life in the US in 1992
President
George H. W. Bush
Gas (per gallon)
$1.13
Loaf of Bread
$0.83
Average House
$121,500
Weekly Wage
$434
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