April 21, 1993, was a Wednesday. It was 31 years and 8 months ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Taurus.
Notable events that occurred on April 21, 1993:
These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on April 21, 1993:
These songs were dominating the music charts:
The top movie on this day was "Cop and a Half".
This date occurred 11,567 days ago. Approximately 386 months have passed. It was the 111th day of 1993, in week 16. The decade was the nineties. People who were born on April 21, 1993, are now 31 years old and belong to the Millennial generation. 129 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.
Let's take a walk down memory lane.
The date is April 21, 1993, and it's a Wednesday. Babies who are born today will have the star sign Taurus. It is "Hump Day", so many are beginning to think about the weekend ahead.
The summer of 1993 is drawing closer, and temperatures have started to rise. In America, the song "Informer" by Snow is at the top of the singles charts, while "Young At Heart" by Bluebells is the number-one song in the UK. Bill Clinton is the President of the United States, and the movie Cop and a Half 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", "Seinfeld", "Martin", and "Beavis and Butt-Head". Texting is not a thing yet. Instead, people are using landline phones and pagers. Furthermore, most people have never heard of the Internet.
A civil war is taking place in the African country of Rwanda. In fashion, many of the trends from the late 1980s 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. A war is continuing to rage 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 siege between law enforcement and cult members at a compound near Waco, Texas, has ended with the loss of 76 lives. The siege had lasted for over 50 days. Live news footage of the scene showed that one of the buildings caught on fire during an assault by the FBI. In the NFL, quarterback Joe Montana has been traded to the Kansas City Chiefs. In soccer, French side Marseille have won the 1993 UEFA Champions League after defeating Italian side A.C. Milan 1-0. A 43rd minute goal from defender Basile Boli was enough to decide the game.
If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Conway Twitty, Dražen Petrović, Pat Nixon, and Reggie Lewis would all still be alive. People are playing video games such as "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project", "Super Mario Kart", "Mortal Kombat", and "Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins". Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Garfield and Friends", "In Living Color", "Are You Afraid of the Dark?", and "The Adventures of Pete & Pete".
Children are playing with toys such as Screwball Scramble, Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles figures, Lego Pirates, and Super Soaker (water gun).
These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on April 21, 1993.
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News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around April 21, 1993.
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People in April 1993 were watching the following TV series:
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.
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 April 1993.
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 of their early childhood.
If you are looking for some childhood nostalgia, then you should check out April 21, 1999, instead.
Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on April 21.
Queen of England Deceased
Born on April 21, 1926
She turned 67 on this day in 1993.
Bill Clinton was the President of the United States on April 21, 1993.
John Major was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Albert Reynolds was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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