At A Glance
5 September 1992 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 5 September 1992 was a Saturday.
- 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 5 September is Virgo.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 5 September 1992 fell in the Year of the Monkey.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 5 September 1992 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 5 September
- 1981 The first women arrive at what becomes Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp in the UK.
- 1984 STS-41-D: The Space Shuttle Discovery lands after its maiden voyage.
- 1984 Western Australia becomes the last Australian state to abolish capital punishment.
- 1990 Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Army soldiers slaughter 158 civilians.
- 1991 The current international treaty defending indigenous peoples, Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989, comes into force.
Famous people born on September 5
- Freddie Mercury, British singer and songwriter (1946–1991)
- Michael Keaton, American actor and producer (born 1951)
- Annabelle Wallis, English actress (born 1984)
- Louis XIV, king of France (1638–1715)
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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