The 13th of August, 1996, fell on a Tuesday. Day 226 of 1996. Decade: 1990s.
Music Singles
Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on the 13th 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 "Jack" 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 13th 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.
1996 in movies.
1996 saw the release of movies such as Independence Day, Twister, Mission: Impossible, The Rock, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, 101 Dalmatians, Ransom, Eraser, The Nutty Professor, Jerry Maguire, Scream, The Cable Guy, Mars Attacks! and The Craft.
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.
1996 in music.
Popular music artists in 1996 included Los del Río, Mariah Carey, Celine Dion, 2Pac, LL Cool J, Soundgarden, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Alanis Morissette, Everything but the Girl, Joan Osborne, Mary J. Blige, SWV, Toni Braxton, Eric Clapton, Blackstreet, R. Kelly, Metallica and Van Halen.
Celebrity Birthdays
Celebrities and historical figures that were born on the 13th of August:
13th of August, 2010: Wrestler Lance Cade dies of heart failure after mixed drug intoxication.
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.
How old was I?
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Videos
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Time Difference & Statistics
Here are some fun statistics about the 13th of August, 1996.
8,515 days have passed since this date.
735,699,600 seconds have passed since the 13th of August, 1996.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 858,316,200 times.
Since the 13th of August, 1996, earth has travelled approximately 379,620,993,600 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 122,616,600 times.
If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 63,270,166 steps. That's about 28,120 miles!
Since this date, 8,828,395 meteors have entered the earth's atmosphere!
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