13th of August, 1996

Here are some facts about this particular date:

  • What Day: The 13th of August, 1996, fell on a Tuesday.
  • Decade: 1990s.
  • 23 years, 0 months and 6 days have passed since the 13th of August, 1996.
  • Week Number: This date occurred during Week 33 of 1996.
  • Day 226 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 13th 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 13th of August, 1996, will be 23 years of age.
  • American Format: 08-13-1996 (the MDY format is also used in Belize).
  • YMD Format: 1996-08-13. This format is often used by software applications, simply because numbers such as "19960813" are easier to sort.
  • Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 839890800.

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.

  • 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.

Weather

Weather information for the 13th of August, 1996:

  • Dublin, Ireland: It was 17.9 degrees Celsius. It was a dry day. It was a cloudy day.
  • New York, USA: Temperature: 67.8 degrees Fahrenheit. 19.89 degrees Celsius. Precipitation: 0cm.
  • London, England: Temperature: 18.28 degrees Celsius.

US President

Who was the US President on this particular date?

  • Bill Clinton was the President of the United States on the 13th of August, 1996.

Conception Dates

Interesting facts about conception dates.

  • A baby that was born on the 13th of August, 1996 was probably conceived around the 4th of November, 1995. (Rough Estimate).
  • The due date for a baby that was conceived on the 13th of August, 1996 is the 23rd of May, 1997. (Rough Estimate).

Around This Time...

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

On This Date

Historical events that have occurred on the 13th of August:

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.

Celebrity Birthdays

Celebrities and historical figures that were born on the 13th of August:

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Videos

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Visualize

Visualize the days that have passed since the 13th of August, 1996. Each day that has passed will be represented as a calendar icon.

Time Difference & Statistics

Here are some fun statistics about the 13th of August, 1996.

  • 8,406 days have passed since this date.
  • 726,278,400 seconds have passed since the 13th of August, 1996.
  • If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 847,324,800 times.
  • Since the 13th of August, 1996, earth has travelled approximately 374,759,654,400 miles through space.
  • If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 121,046,400 times.
  • If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 62,459,942 steps. That's about 27,760 miles!
  • Since this date, 8,715,341 meteors have entered the earth's atmosphere!

Translations

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

  • German: Dienstag.
  • French: Mardi.
  • Italian: Martedi.
  • Spanish: Martes.
  • Portuguese: Terca-feira.

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