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2nd of August, 1996

Here are some facts about this particular date:

• What Day: The 2nd of August, 1996, fell on a Friday.
• On this exact date: The movie Matilda (1996) is released. Share
• Decade: 1990s.
• 22 years, 4 months and 19 days have passed since the 2nd of August, 1996.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 31 of 1996.

• Day 215 of 1996.
• 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 Leo.
• Zodiac Element: Fire.
• Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1996 was the year of the Rat (Yang Wood).
• Native American Zodiac: The 2nd of August, 1996 falls under the Salmon.
• Birthstone: Anyone born during the month of August will have the birthstone Peridot.
• Age: Anyone born on the 2nd of August, 1996, will be 22 years of age.
• American Format: 08-02-1996 (the MDY format is also used in Belize).
• YMD Format: 1996-08-02. This format is often used by software applications, simply because numbers such as "19960802" are easier to sort.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 838940400.

Holidays

National holidays and famous events that fall on the 2nd of August:

• Republic Day (Republic of Macedonia)

Music Singles

Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on the 2nd of August, 1996:

• United States: Macarena - Los Del Rio
• United Kingdom: Wannabe - Spice Girls

Movie Box Office

What movie was on top of the box office?

• The movie "A Time to Kill" 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 2nd of August, 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 2nd of August, 1996:

• Dublin, Ireland: It was 19.8 degrees Celsius. It was a dry day. It was a mostly sunny day.
• New York, USA: Temperature: 67.5 degrees Fahrenheit. 19.72 degrees Celsius. Fog was reported. There was thunder. Rain fell. Precipitation: 1.78cm.
• London, England: Temperature: 16.67 degrees Celsius.

US President

Who was the US President on this particular date?

• Bill Clinton was the President of the United States on the 2nd of August, 1996.

Conception Dates

Interesting facts about conception dates.

• A baby that was born on the 2nd of August, 1996 was probably conceived around the 24th of October, 1995. (Rough Estimate).
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on the 2nd of August, 1996 is the 12th of May, 1997. (Rough Estimate).

Around This Time...

Things that happened during this general period of time...

• 4th of July, 1996: Hotmail (later renamed to Outlook.com) is launched by Microsoft.
• 8th of July, 1996: The Spice Girls release their single Wannabe.
• 15th of July, 1996: The first episode of Kenan & Kel is aired.
• 22nd of July, 1996: The first episode of "The Daily Show" is aired.
• 25th of August, 1996: The Steve Harvey Show is broadcasted for the first time.
• 26th of August, 1996: The first episode of "7th Heaven" is broadcasted.
• 31st of August, 1996: The game "Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall" is released for the PC.
• 31st of August, 1996: The game Crash Bandicoot is released on the PlayStation.

On This Date

Historical events that have occurred on the 2nd of August:

• 2nd of August, 1973: 51 people are killed on the Isle of Man when a fire breaks out at an amusement centre.
• 2nd of August, 1980: 85 people are killed when terrorists detonate bombs at the railway station in Bologna, Italy.
• 2nd of August, 1985: 137 people are killed when Delta Air Lines Flight 191 crashes near Dallas, Texas.
• 2nd of August, 1985: The film Weird Science (1985) is released.
• 2nd of August, 1990: Iraq invades Kuwait.
• 2nd of August, 1991: Comedy spoof film Hot Shots! (1991) is released in movie theaters.
• 2nd of August, 1994: The video game Earthworm Jim is released on the Sega Genesis.
• 2nd of August, 2002: Signs (2002) is released.

Television

TV shows that you might have been watching around this time.

• Kenan & Kel - Nickelodeon TV show about two friends called Kenan and Kel.
• 3rd Rock from the Sun - Show about four extraterrestrials who are on an expedition to Earth.
• JAG - TV series about the military's Judge Advocate General division.
• Brotherly Love - TV series about three siblings whose father died.
• Pinky and the Brain - Animated series about a pair of genetically enhanced laboratory mice.
• Xena: Warrior Princess - TV series about a warrior princess who travels around fighting bad guys.
• Father Ted - Irish comedy TV series about a group of Catholic priests.
• Hercules: The Legendary Journeys - TV series.
• Star Trek: Voyager - Wikipedia - Kathryn Janeway is the captain of a starship that is lost in space and must find its way back home.
• Gargoyles - Animated series about a group of gargoyles that come to life at night.

Computer Games

Popular video games that you might have been playing around this time.

• Quake - A first-person-shooter game.
• Resident Evil - Zombie horror survival game.
• Duke Nukem 3D - First-person shooter game that was published by GT Interactive Software.
• Rayman - Side-scrolling platform game that was released by Ubi Soft.
• Tekken 2 - Fighter game that was released for the original PlayStation.

Celebrity Birthdays

Celebrities and historical figures that were born on the 2nd of August:

• 2nd of August, 1924: James Baldwin: Writer.
• 2nd of August, 1977: Edward Furlong: Actor.

Time Difference & Statistics

Here are some fun statistics about the 2nd of August, 1996.

• 8,174 days have passed since this date.
• 706,237,200 seconds have passed since the 2nd of August, 1996.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 823,943,400 times.
• Since the 2nd of August, 1996, earth has travelled approximately 364,418,395,200 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 117,706,200 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 60,736,399 steps. That's about 26,994 miles!
• Since this date, 8,474,846 meteors have entered the earth's atmosphere!

Translations

Time for a quick language lesson! The word for "Friday" in other languages is:

• German: Freitag.
• French: Vendredi.
• Italian: Venerdi.
• Spanish: Viernes.
• Portuguese: Sexta-feira.

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