Leap Year: 1996 was a leap year, which means that it contained 366 days instead of 365 (with an extra day in February).
Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on this date will have the star sign Aquarius.
Zodiac Element: Air.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1996 was the year of the Rat (Yang Wood).
Native American Zodiac: The 8th of February, 1996 falls under the Otter.
Birthstone: Anyone born during the month of February will have the birthstone Amethyst.
Age: Anyone born on the 8th of February, 1996, will be 23 years of age.
American Format: 02-08-1996 (the MDY format is also used in Belize).
YMD Format: 1996-02-08. This format is often used by software applications, simply because numbers such as "19960208" are easier to sort.
Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 823737600.
Music Singles
Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on the 8th of February, 1996:
United States: One Sweet Day - Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men
United Kingdom: Spaceman - Babylon Zoo
Movie Box Office
What movie was on top of the box office?
The movie "Black Sheep" was at the top of the box office on this date.
News Topics, Fads & Culture
Trending news stories and fads that were prevalent throughout this time period. These are news stories and events that would have been in the media on the 8th of February, 1996.
Mid-1990s fashion
During the middle of the 1990s, female clothing began to become more form-fitting, as those badly-shaped "mom jeans" began to disappear. Grunge fashion started to decline and popular outfits began to include tartan minikilts, hot pants, slip dresses and knee highs.
Gillian Anderson
X-Files actress Gillian Anderson (Agent Scully) is listed as FHM's sexiest woman in 1996.
David Ho
A scientist called David Ho is named as the Time Person of the Year in 1996. Ho had made pioneering contributions to HIV/AIDS research.
Weather
Weather information for the 8th of February, 1996:
Dublin, Ireland: It was 5.6 degrees Celsius. It was a wet day. It was a windy day. It was a mostly sunny day.
New York, USA: Temperature: 39.5 degrees Fahrenheit. 4.17 degrees Celsius. Fog was reported. Rain fell. Precipitation: 0.25cm.
Enter your date of birth below to find out how old you were on the 8th of February, 1996.
Videos
Looking for some nostalgia? Here are some Youtube videos relating to the 8th of February, 1996. Please note that videos are automatically selected by Youtube and that results may vary! Click on the "Load Next Video" button to view the next video in the search playlist. In many cases, you'll find episodes of old TV shows, documentaries, music videos and soap dramas.
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Visualize
Visualize the days that have passed since the 8th of February, 1996. Each day that has passed will be represented as a calendar icon.
Time Difference & Statistics
Here are some fun statistics about the 8th of February, 1996.
8,410 days have passed since this date.
726,624,000 seconds have passed since the 8th of February, 1996.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 847,728,000 times.
Since the 8th of February, 1996, earth has travelled approximately 374,937,984,000 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 121,104,000 times.
If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 62,489,664 steps. That's about 27,773 miles!
Since this date, 8,719,488 meteors have entered the earth's atmosphere!
Translations
Time for a quick language lesson! The word for "Thursday" in other languages is:
German: Donnerstag.
French: Jeudi.
Italian: Giovedi.
Spanish: Jueves.
Portuguese: Quinta-feira.
Comments
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