At A Glance

15 December 1992 at a glance

Day of the week
15 December 1992 was a Tuesday.
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “I Will Always Love You” by Whitney Houston.
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 15 December is Sagittarius.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 15 December 1992 fell in the Year of the Monkey.
Birthstone
The birthstone for December is Turquoise.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 15 December 1992 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 15 December

  • 1989 Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights relating the abolition of capital punishment is adopted.
  • 1993 The Troubles: The Downing Street Declaration is issued by British Prime Minister John Major and Irish Taoiseach Albert Reynolds.
  • 2000 The third reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant is shut down.
  • 2001 The Leaning Tower of Pisa reopens after 11 years and $27,000,000 spent to stabilize it, without fixing its famous lean.
  • 2005 Introduction of the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor into USAF active service.

Famous people born on December 15

  • Don Johnson, American actor (born 1949)
  • Adam Brody, American actor (born 1979)
  • Ronnie Radke, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (born 1983)
  • Nero, Roman emperor (born 37)

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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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Famous Faces Born in the 1990s

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