At A Glance

26 March 1992 at a glance

Day of the week
26 March 1992 was a Thursday.
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Save the Best for Last” by Vanessa Williams.
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 26 March is Aries.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 26 March 1992 fell in the Year of the Monkey.
Birthstone
The birthstone for March is Aquamarine.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 26 March 1992 was Last Quarter.

On this day: 26 March

  • 1979 Anwar al-Sadat, Menachem Begin and Jimmy Carter sign the Egypt–Israel peace treaty in Washington, D.C.
  • 1981 Social Democratic Party (UK) is founded as a party.
  • 1982 A groundbreaking ceremony for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial is held in Washington, D.C.
  • 1991 Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay sign the Treaty of Asunción, establishing Mercosur, the South Common Market.
  • 2005 Around 200,000 to 300,000 Taiwanese demonstrate in Taipei in opposition to the Anti-Secession Law of China.

Famous people born on March 26

  • Diana Ross, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress (born 1944)
  • Keira Knightley, English actress (born 1985)
  • James Caan, American actor and singer (1940–2022)
  • Mikel Arteta, Spanish footballer (born 1982)

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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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