August 23, 1991, was a Friday. It was 33 years, 2 months, and 29 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Virgo.
Notable events that occurred on August 23, 1991:
On August 23, 1991, the following songs were at the top of the music charts in the USA and the UK:
These songs were dominating the music charts:
The top movie on this day was "Hot Shots!".
This date occurred 12,144 days ago. Approximately 405 months have passed. It was the 235th day of 1991, in week 34. The decade was the nineties. People who were born on August 23, 1991, are now 33 years old and belong to the Millennial generation. 135 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.
Let's take a walk down memory lane.
The date is August 23, 1991, and it's a Friday. Babies who are born today will have the star sign Virgo. Many people have "that Friday feeling" and are looking forward to the weekend.
The summer of 1991 is coming to an end and fall is just around the corner. The song "(Everything I Do) I Do It For You" by Bryan Adams is at the top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom. George W. Bush Snr. is the President of the United States, and the movie Hot Shots! is at the top of the box office.
John Major is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. On television, people are watching popular shows such as "Only Fools and Horses", "Who's the Boss?", "The Wonder Years", and "In the Heat of the Night". Texting is not a thing yet. Instead, people are using landline phones and pagers. Furthermore, most people have never heard of the Internet.
In fashion, many of the trends from the late 80s are still popular. Colored tights, denim overalls, leotards, flannel shirts and shoulder pads are all fashionable at the moment. A civil war is taking place in the African country of Rwanda. It's 1991, so the airwaves are being dominated by artists such as Bryan Adams, Michael Jackson, Roxette, R.E.M., Color Me Badd and Paula Abdul.
A photograph of pregnant actress Demi Moore posing naked on the cover of Vanity Fair is receiving a lot of attention from the media. A rock subgenre called "Grunge" is starting to rise in popularity. A new cartoon series called "Rugrats" has just been aired on Nickelodeon for the first time. Meanwhile, another cartoon called "The Ren & Stimpy Show" has also been broadcast on the network for the first time.
Heavy metal band Metallica have just released their self-titled album "Metallica". Australia is in mourning after a taxi driver called Wade Frankum killed seven people in a shooting spree in Sydney, Australia. In the United States, North Carolina and New England are recovering in the aftermath of "Hurricane Bob", which has caused 1.5 USD billion in damage and left 17 people dead.
In Europe, the Soviet Union is continuing to dissolve. Russia has restored the white, blue and red tricolour as its national flag. A recent coup attempt against Mikhail Gorbachev by Soviet hardliners has failed. The leaders of the coup have all been arrested. Meanwhile, Estonia and Latvia have both declared their independence from the USSR. If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Miles Davis, Freddie Mercury, Benny Hill, and Robert Reed would all still be alive. People are playing video games such as "SimCity", "The Simpsons: Bart vs. the Space Mutants", "Sonic the Hedgehog", and "F-Zero".
Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Thomas the Tank Engine", "Adventures of the Gummi Bears", "Chip 'n' Dale's Rescue Rangers", and "Mr. Bean". Children are playing with toys such as Micro Machines, Jenga, Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles figures, and Lego Pirates.
These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on August 23, 1991.
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News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around August 23, 1991.
Photographs of early 1990s fashion and hairstyles.
In August 1991, TV audiences were watching the following series:
1991 saw the introduction of cars such as the Ford Taurus (second generation), the Honda Civic (fifth generation), the Peugeot 106, the Toyota Paseo, the Volkswagen Golf Mk3, and the Audi S4.
Children and teenagers were watching the following cartoons and TV series:
If you were a child on this date, then you may have had some of the following toys:
Popular video games that people were playing in August 1991.
If you were born on this date, then it is unlikely that you will remember anything from the year 1991.
This is because humans find it difficult to retrieve memories of their early childhood.
If you are looking for some childhood nostalgia, then you should check out August 23, 1997, instead.
Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on August 23.
American serial killer Deceased
Born on August 23, 1936
He turned 55 on this day in 1991.
Adult actress Deceased
Born on August 23, 1994
She was born exactly 3 years after this date.
George W. Bush Snr. was the President of the United States on August 23, 1991.
John Major was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Charles Haughey was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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