January 12th, 1993.

On this day.

What happened on January 12th, 1993?

• Irish politics: Fianna Fail leader Albert Reynolds becomes the new Taoiseach.

Music charts.

Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on January 12th, 1993.

• United States: I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston
• United Kingdom: I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston

Take me back to January 12th, 1993!

Let's take a stroll down memory lane!

The date is January 12th, 1993 and it's a Tuesday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Capricorn. The Christmas holiday season is long over, the decorations have been taken down and a sense of normality has returned.

The song I Will Always Love You by Whitney Houston is on top of the singles charts in both the USA and the United Kingdom. George W. Bush Snr. is currently the President of the United States and the movie A Few Good Men is at the top of the Box Office. In the United Kingdom, John Major is the current Prime Minister.

Texting is not a thing yet. Instead, people are using landline phones and pagers. Furthermore, the vast majority of people still have no idea what "the Internet" is. A civil war is currently taking place in the African country of Rwanda. In fashion, many of the trends from the late 80s are still in vogue. Colored tights, denim overalls, leotards, flannel shirts and shoulder pads are all fashionable at the moment. Grunge fashion has also become mainstream, popularizing band t-shirts, ripped jeans, mom jeans and Doc Martens.

In Europe, a war is continuing to rage on in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Meanwhile, in technology news, a relatively new storage format called the CD is beginning to outpace the regular cassette tape in music sales. The disc-based format gives listeners the ability to skip between songs instead of having to manually rewind and forward. A playing discs game called "Pogs" is currently spreading in popularity throughout the world.

It's 1993, so radio stations are being dominated by the likes of Meat Loaf, UB40, Snow, Haddaway, Whitney Houston, Take That, Janet Jackson and Mariah Carey. A new sci-fi series called "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" has just been aired on television. In Rochester, New York, over $7 million dollars has been stolen from a Brink's Armored Car Depot.

In music news, the soundtrack for "The Bodyguard" has broken a new record by selling 1 million copies in one week in the USA. In wrestling, the WWF has launched a new TV program called "Monday Night Raw". The new show will replace "Prime Time Wrestling", which had been running for eight years. In Ireland, Albert Reynolds has recently been elected Taoiseach. His party Fianna Fáil have now formed a coalition with the Labour Party following the results of the general election in November of last year.

If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Audrey Hepburn, Thurgood Marshall, Andre the Giant and Bobby Moore would all be still alive. On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "Quantum Leap", "Family Matters", "Step by Step" and "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine". Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Paperboy", "Wolfenstein 3D", "Evander Holyfield's Real Deal Boxing" and "Super Star Wars".

Children and teenagers are currently watching television shows such as "Thomas the Tank Engine", "Adventures of the Little Koala", "The Wonder Years" and "Goof Troop". If you're a kid or a teenager, then you're probably playing with toys such as Cabbage Patch Kids, the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES), Pogs / Milkcaps and Nerf Blaster.

News topics, fads & culture.

Trending news stories and fads that were prevalent at this time. These are news stories and events that would have been in the media on January 12th, 1993.

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  Kids are reading Goosebumps.

  During the mid-1990s, kids were reading Goosebumps, which was a series of children's horror books that were written by author R. L. Stine. The original series included books such as "Monster Blood", "Say Cheese and Die!" and "The Barking Ghost".

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  VCRs are a common household item.

  During this period, people were using VCRs to watch tapes of movies and TV shows. The device also gave people the ability to record programs and films onto a blank tape.

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  1993 in music.

  Popular music artists in 1993 included Nirvana, Whitney Houston, Meat Loaf, 2 Unlimited, Ace Of Base, Janet Jackson, Haddaway, UB40, Mariah Carey, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Pearl Jam and Dr Dre.

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  Who were the best NBA players in 1993?

  In 1993, the best NBA players were Charles Barkley, Michael Jordan, Karl Malone, Hakeem Olajuwon, Mark Price, Dominique Wilkins, Larry Johnson, Patrick Ewing, John Stockton, Joe Dumars, Scottie Pippen, Derrick Coleman, David Robinson, Tim Hardaway and Dražen Petrović.

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  1993 in movies.

  Movies released in 1993 included Jurassic Park, Mrs. Doubtfire, The Fugitive, Schindler's List, The Firm, Indecent Proposal, Cliffhanger, Sleepless in Seattle, Philadelphia, Groundhog Day, The Nightmare Before Christmas and Cool Runnings.

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  Best football players in 1993.

  In 1993, the best soccer players would have been Roberto Baggio, Dennis Bergkamp, Eric Cantona, Alen Bokšić, Michael Laudrup, Franco Baresi, Paolo Maldini, Emil Kostadinov, Stéphane Chapuisat and Ryan Giggs.

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  Schindler's List.

  "Schindler's List" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1993.

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  Music CDs begin to outsell cassettes and vinyl.

  In 1993 and 1994, music CDs were beginning to outsell cassettes and vinyl. This transition marked the beginning of the end for cassette tapes and players.

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  The Peacemakers.

  "The Peacemakers" were named as the Time Person of the Year in 1993. The term was in reference to two pairs of men: F. W. de Klerk and Nelson Mandela in South Africa and Palestinian President Yasser Arafat and Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin.

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  Peabo Bryson & Regina Belle - "A Whole New World"

  "A Whole New World" by Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle won a Grammy for 1993's Song of the Year. The track was released for Disney's 1992 animated feature film "Aladdin".

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  Pogs.

  During 1993, a game called Pogs (aka Milk caps) began to spread throughout the world. By 1995, it had become a fully-blown craze.

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  The Bosnian War.

  During this time, The Bosnian War was raging on in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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  The Super Nintendo.

  In August of 1991, the Super Nintendo Entertainment System hit the shelves. In the first half of the 1990s, the Super Nintendo and the Sega Genesis were the dominant video game consoles.

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  People are using pagers to communicate.

  During the 1990s, pagers achieved mainstream popularity. These small devices allowed the owner to receive messages. More often than not, the message was a short memo or a phone number that they were supposed to call back.

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  Early 1990s Fashion.

  Early 1990s fashion saw a continuation of the 1980s. Popular outfits included clothes such as coloured tights, denim overalls, black leather jackets with shoulder pads, neon coloured tops, flannel shirts, plaid skirts and ripped jeans.

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  Although wallpaper is still common, it is beginning to go out of fashion.

  By the 1990s, "modernism" was starting to heavily influence interior design trends. As a result, wallpaper started to decline in popularity. Instead of using decorative wallpaper, many people opted for minimalist plain-colored walls.

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  The Scrunchie.

  During the 1990s, an elastic hair tie called the "scrunchie" was in fashion.

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  The Sega Genesis.

  The Sega Genesis was one of the most popular video games console during this period. Outside of North America, it was known as the Sega Mega Drive.

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  The Game Boy.

  During this time, a hand-held games console called the "Game Boy" was all the rage. The console boasted games such as Super Mario Land, Tetris, Donkey Kong, Kirby's Dream Land and a number of Pokémon releases.

Basic facts.

Basic facts and information about this date.

• 29 years, 4 months and 8 days have passed since January 12th, 1993.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 02 of 1993.
• Leap Year: 1993 was NOT a leap year.
• Age: Anyone born on January 12th, 1993, will be 29 years of age.
• Generation: People born in 1993 belong to the Generation Y (Millennial) generation.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 726796800.

Around this time.

Notable events that occurred around January 12th, 1993.

• December 14th, 1992: Gambino crime family boss John Gotti begins a life sentence for murder and racketeering.
• December 15th, 1992: Dr. Dre releases his album "The Chronic".
• December 22nd, 1992: Dutch footballer Marco van Basten is awarded the 1992 Ballon d'Or.
• December 23rd, 1992: Scent of a Woman (1992) is released.
• December 31st, 1992: The Czech Republic and Slovakia are created after Czechoslovakia is peacefully dissolved.
• January 1st, 1993: Czechoslovakia is dissolved. Czech Republic and Slovakia become independent nations.
• January 2nd, 1993: Whitney Houston releases her new song "I'm Every Woman".
• January 3rd, 1993: The first episode of "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" is aired.
• January 3rd, 1993: NFL: The Buffalo Bills overcome a 32-point deficit to defeat the Houston Oilers.
• January 6th, 1993: Soviet ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev dies from AIDS at the age of 54.
• January 11th, 1993: The first episode of the WWF's Monday Night Raw is aired.
• This date: January 12th, 1993
• January 15th, 1993: The movie Alive (1993) is released.
• January 20th, 1993: Actress Audrey Hepburn passes away after a battle with cancer.
• January 20th, 1993: Bill Clinton is inaugurated as the 42nd President of the United States.
• January 24th, 1993: US Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall dies at the age of 84.
• January 27th, 1993: Wrestler Andre the Giant dies of congested heart failure at the age of 46.
• January 31st, 1993: Super Bowl XXVII: The Dallas Cowboys defeat the Buffalo Bills by 52-17 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.
• January 31st, 1993: Michael Jackson performs at the Super Bowl XXVII halftime show.
• January 31st, 1993: The Buffalo Bills become the first team to lose three consecutive Super Bowls.
• February 3rd, 1993: Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993) is released.
• February 10th, 1993: Michael Jackson speaks about the abuse he received from his father during a 90-minute interview on the Oprah Winfrey Show.

Personality traits.

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Horoscope, birthstone & birth flower information.

Zodiac & Birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on January 12th, 1993, will have the star sign Capricorn.
• However, if you are going by the new star sign system that was discovered in 2020, then the sign for this date is actually Sagittarius.
• Zodiac Element: Earth.
• Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1993 was the year of the Rooster (Yin Water).
• The Life Path Number for this date is 8.
• Native American Zodiac: January 12th, 1993 falls under the Goose.
• Birthstone: Anyone born during the month of January will have the birthstone Garnet.
• Birth flower (January): The Carnation and the Snowdrop.

Photos of early 1990s fashion.

Photographs of early 1990s fashion and hairstyles.

Cars in 1993.

1993 saw the introduction of cars such as the BMW 3 Series Compact, the Ford Mustang SVT Cobra, the Mercedes-Benz C-Class, the Renault Laguna, the Kia Sportage and the Lincoln Mark VIII.

Were you born on this date?

If you were born on this date, then it is unlikely that you will remember anything from the year 1993.

This is because humans find it difficult to retrieve memories from their early childhood.

If you are looking for some childhood nostalgia, then check out January 12th, 1999 instead.

Weather on January 12th, 1993.

Historical weather information for January 12th, 1993.

• Dublin, Ireland: It was 6.2 degrees Celsius. 1cm of snow fell. It was a windy day. It was a cloudy day.
• New York, USA: Temperature: 27.4 degrees Fahrenheit. -2.56 degrees Celsius. Fog was reported. Snow was reported. Rain fell. Precipitation: 0.25cm.
• London, England: Temperature: 5.33 degrees Celsius. Snow was reported. Rain fell. Precipitation: 1.52cm.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on January 12th, 1993 was most likely conceived around April 21st, 1992.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on January 12th, 1993 is close to October 5th, 1993.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about January 12th, 1993.

• A total of 10,721 days have passed since this date.
• 1,531 weeks have passed.
• 926,290,800 seconds have passed since the January 12th, 1993.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 1,080,672,600 times.
• Since January 12th, 1993, the earth has travelled approximately 477,966,052,800 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 154,381,800 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 79,661,009 steps. That's about 35,405 miles!
• Since this date, 11,115,490 meteors have entered the earth's atmosphere!

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