A Look Back At
Born in 1993
What Was Life Like in 1993?
Who Was in Charge?
Prime Minister
John Major
Monarch
Elizabeth II
What Things Cost
Pint of Beer
£1.25
Loaf of Bread
60p
Petrol (per litre)
44p
Average House
£53,227
Weekly Wage
£318.00
Value of Money
£1 in 1993 would be worth approximately £2.30 in today's money.
Events of 1993 in the United Kingdom
A selection from Wikipedia's '1993 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.
- 1 January – Carlton Television, Meridian, Westcountry and GMTV begin broadcasting. Teletext Ltd. launches a new Teletext service on ITV and Channel 4, replacing the 14-year-old ORACLE teletext service.
- 6 January – The first episode of the children's series The Animals of Farthing Wood begins on BBC One.
- 5 April – Royal Logistic Corps formed within the British Army by union of five former corps: the Royal Engineers Postal and Courier Service, Royal Corps of Transport, Royal Army Ordnance Corps, Royal Pioneer Corps and Army Catering Corps.
- 5 April – Child Support Agency begins operation.
- 22 July – Government almost defeated by "Maastricht Rebels"; however, a vote of no confidence does not succeed.
- 4 August – Labour Party leader John Smith opens Millwall F.C.'s New Den stadium in Bermondsey, London, which cost £16million to build and is the largest new football stadium to be built in England since before World War II.
- 3 September – The UK Independence Party, which supports breakaway from the European Union, is formed by members of the Anti-Federalist League, which itself was formed two years earlier by opponents of Britain's involvement in the Maastricht Treaty.
- 15 December – The Downing Street Declaration on the future of Northern Ireland is signed between the UK and Irish Governments.
Popular Toys & Games
- Beanie Babies
- Power Rangers
- Jurassic Park Figures
UK No. 1 on 1 January 1993
I Will Always Love You
Whitney Houston