At A Glance

22 October 1994 at a glance

Day of the week
22 October 1994 was a Saturday.
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “I'll Make Love to You” by Boyz II Men.
Top Film of 1994
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1994 was The Lion King.
Bestselling Novel of 1994
“The Chamber” by John Grisham was No. 1 on Publishers Weekly's US fiction list for 1994.
Top-Rated TV Show
“Seinfeld” (NBC) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 1994–95 season.
Star sign
The star sign for 22 October is Libra.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 22 October 1994 fell in the Year of the Dog.
Birthstone
The birthstone for October is Opal.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 22 October 1994 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 22 October

  • 1987 John Adams' opera Nixon in China premiered at the Houston Grand Opera.
  • 1992 Space Shuttle Columbia launches on STS-52 to deploy the LAGEOS-2 satellite and microgravity experiments.
  • 1999 Maurice Papon, an official in the Vichy government during World War II, is jailed for crimes against humanity.
  • 2005 Tropical Storm Alpha forms in the Atlantic Basin, making the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season the most active Atlantic hurricane season until surpassed by the 2020 season.
  • 2006 A Panama Canal expansion proposal is approved by 77.8% of voters in a national referendum.

Famous people born on October 22

  • Bob Odenkirk, American actor and comedian (born 1962)
  • Jeff Goldblum, American actor and producer (born 1952)
  • Christopher Lloyd, American actor, comedian and producer (born 1938)
  • Javier Milei, Argentine politician and economist, President of Argentina (born 1970)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 1994 in the United States

A selection from Wikipedia's '1994 in the United States'. Not a complete list.

  • March 21 – The 66th Academy Awards, hosted by Whoopi Goldberg, are held at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles. Steven Spielberg's Holocaust drama, Schindler's List, wins seven Oscars out of 12 nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director.
  • May 10 – Weezer released their first studio album Weezer.
  • June 15 – Walt Disney Pictures' 32nd feature film, The Lion King, is released in theaters to critical acclaim, making $422,783,777 in the United States ($951,583,777 worldwide). It is the highest-grossing film of the year and the highest grossing traditionally-animated film of all time.

Life in the US in 1994

President

Bill Clinton

Gas (per gallon)

$1.11

Loaf of Bread

$0.88

Average House

$130,000

Weekly Wage

$459

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