At A Glance
26 October 1992 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 26 October 1992 was a Monday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “End of the Road” by Boyz II Men.
- 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 October is Scorpio.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 26 October 1992 fell in the Year of the Monkey.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for October is Opal.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 26 October 1992 was New Moon.
On this day: 26 October
- 1985 The Australian government returns ownership of Uluru to the local Pitjantjatjara Aboriginals.
- 1991 Three months after the end of the Ten-Day War, the last soldier of the Yugoslav People's Army leaves the territory of the Republic of Slovenia.
- 1994 Jordan and Israel sign a peace treaty.
- 1999 The United Kingdom's House of Lords votes to end the right of most hereditary peers to vote in Britain's upper chamber of Parliament.
- 2000 A wave of protests forces Robert Guéï to step down as president after the Ivorian presidential election.
Famous people born on October 26
- Seth MacFarlane, American voice actor, singer, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1973)
- Hillary Clinton, American lawyer and politician, 67th United States Secretary of State and 44th First Lady of the United States (born 1947)
- Jaclyn Smith, American actress and producer (born 1945)
- Raveena Tandon, Indian actress, producer, and former model (born 1972)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Choose your country: the charts, news and leaders change to match.
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
Or
Browse by Year
Famous Faces Born in the 1990s
Well-known people born in the same decade as you, not on your birthday.
Sources: Wikidata and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
About The Day You Were Born
Ever wondered what was happening in the world when you took your first breath? Our birthday lookup tool reveals the fascinating history of your special day.
About The Birthday Chronicle and where our data comes from →
