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July 2, 1993

July 2, 1993, was a Friday. It was 31 years and 4 months ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Cancer.

Song charts

Music charts

Songs that were on top of the charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on July 2, 1993:

  • United States: "That's The Way Love Goes" by Janet Jackson
  • United Kingdom: "Dreams" by Gabrielle

The Billboard Hot 100 on July 2, 1993

These were the top five songs on the Billboard Hot 100 chart:

  • That's The Way Love Goes - Janet Jackson
  • Weak - SWV
  • Knockin' Da Boots - H-Town
  • Freak Me - Silk
  • Have I Told You Lately - Rod Stewart
Play the top songs from 1993
A Spotify playlist of songs from the year 1993. Take a trip back to the days of Haddaway, Meat Loaf, Ace of Base and the Urban Cookie Collective.
Jurassic Park

Top movie at the box office

The movie "Jurassic Park" was at the top of the box office on July 2, 1993.

Facts

This date was 11,446 days ago. Approximately 382 months have passed. It was the 183rd day of 1993, in week 26. The decade was the nineties. People born on this day are currently 31 years old and belong to the Millennial generation. The Earth has experienced 127 seasons of weather since then.

Take me back to July 2, 1993

Let's take a stroll down memory lane.

It is Friday, July 2, 1993. Anyone born today will have the star sign Cancer. People have "that Friday feeling" and are excited for the weekend.

In America, the July 4th celebrations are fast approaching. The summer of 1993 is in full swing. The weather is warm, and the evenings are brighter than usual. Most schools and colleges are now finished until August or September. In America, the song "That's The Way Love Goes" by Janet Jackson is at the top of the singles charts, while "Dreams" by Gabrielle is the number-one song in the UK.

Bill Clinton is the President of the United States, and the movie Jurassic Park is at the top of the box office. John Major is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. 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.

The films "Sleepless in Seattle" and "Dennis the Menace" have recently been released in movie theaters. In Canada, Kim Campbell has become the country's first ever female Prime Minister. In the middle east, the US has fired two missiles at an intelligence headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq. The attack has been carried out in response to evidence that Iraqi agents recently attempted to assassinate former U.S. President George H. W. Bush in Kuwait.

In celebrity news, actress Julia Roberts has married country singer Lyle Lovett in Indiana. In soccer, Irish midfielder Roy Keane has joined Premier League winners Manchester United. In Turkey, 37 people have lost their lives at a hotel fire in Sivas, Turkey. The fire was started by an Islamist mob who were protesting against the presence of "The Satanic Verses" translator Aziz Nesin.

If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Reggie Lewis, Vincent Price, River Phoenix, and Frank Zappa would all still be alive. On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "In the Heat of the Night", "One Foot in the Grave", "Baywatch", and "Beavis and Butt-Head". Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Ecco the Dolphin", "FIFA International Soccer", "Tiny Toon Adventures 2: Trouble in Wackyland", and "Bubsy in Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind".

Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood", "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", "Are You Afraid of the Dark?", and "The Addams Family". Popular toys at the moment include Cabbage Patch Kids, Fear Street books, the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES), and the Talkboy.

Zodiac info

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Personality summary image

  • Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on July 2, 1993, will have the star sign Cancer.
  • Zodiac Element: Water.
  • Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1993 was the year of the Rooster (Yin Water).
  • The Life Path Number for this date is 4.
  • Native American Zodiac: July 2, 1993 falls under the Woodpecker.
  • Birthstone: A person during the month of July will have the birthstone Ruby.
  • Birth flower (July): The Larkspur and the Water Lily.
News

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on July 2, 1993.

  • Kids are reading Goosebumps.

    Kids are reading Goosebumps

    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".
  • VCRs are common household items.

    VCRs are common household items

    Everyone was 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.
  • 1993 in music.

    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.
  • Who were the best NBA players in 1993?

    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.
  • 1993 in movies.

    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.
  • Best football players in 1993.

    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.
  • Schindler's List.

    Schindler's List

    "Schindler's List" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1993.
  • Music CDs begin to outsell cassettes and vinyl.

    Music CDs begin to outsell cassettes and vinyl

    Music CDs started outselling cassettes and vinyl in 1993 and 1994. This marked the beginning of the end for cassette tapes and players.
  • The Peacemakers.

    The Peacemakers

    "The Peacemakers" were named 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.
  • Peabo Bryson & Regina Belle - "A Whole New World"

    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".
  • Pogs.

    Pogs

    A game called Pogs (aka Milk caps) began to spread throughout the world in 1993. By 1995, it had become a full-blown craze.
  • The Bosnian War.

    The Bosnian War

    A war was raging in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
  • The Super Nintendo.

    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.
  • People are using pagers to communicate.

    People are using pagers to communicate

    Pagers achieved mainstream popularity during the 1990s. 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.
  • Early 1990s fashion.

    Early 1990s fashion

    Early 1990s fashion was largely a continuation of the 1980s. Popular outfits included colored tights, denim overalls, black leather jackets with shoulder pads, neon-colored tops, flannel shirts, plaid skirts, and ripped jeans.
  • Wallpaper is beginning to go out of style.

    Wallpaper is beginning to go out of style

    By the 1990s, "modernism" was starting to heavily influence interior design trends. As a result, sales of wallpaper started to decline. Instead of using decorative wallpaper, people were beginning to opt for minimalist, painted walls.
  • The Scrunchie.

    The Scrunchie

    People are wearing an elastic hair tie called the "scrunchie".
  • The Sega Genesis.

    The Sega Genesis

    The Sega Genesis was one of the most popular video game consoles. Outside of North America, it was known as the Sega Mega Drive.
  • The Game Boy.

    The Game Boy

    A hand-held game 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.

Personality traits

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Events

What happened around this time?

Notable events that happened close to July 2, 1993.

  • June 5, 1993:
    • Mariah Carey marries Sony Music CEO Tommy Mottola.
    • American country singer Conway Twitty dies at the age of 59.
  • June 7, 1993:
    • Croatian NBA player Drazen Petrovic dies in a car accident.
    • Singer "Prince" changes his name to a symbol.
  • June 10, 1993: 2Pac releases the single "I Get Around".
  • June 11, 1993: The movie Jurassic Park (1993) is released in movie theaters.
  • June 18, 1993: The movie Last Action Hero (1993), starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, is released in cinemas.
  • June 20, 1993: The Chicago Bulls win the 1993 NBA Finals after they defeat the Phoenix Suns 4-2.
  • June 22, 1993:
    • US president Bill Clinton nominates Ruth Bader Ginsburg for the Supreme Court.
    • Former First Lady of the United States, Pat Nixon, passes away at the age of 81.
  • June 24, 1993:
    • Homosexuality is decriminalized in Ireland.
    • Northern Ireland Minister Michael Mates resigns over his links to fugitive tycoon Asil Nadir.
  • June 25, 1993:
    • The movie Sleepless in Seattle (1993) is released.
    • The movie Dennis the Menace (1993) is released.
    • Kim Campbell becomes the first female Prime Minister of Canada.
  • June 28, 1993: Serial killer Joel Rifkin is arrested on Long Island, New York.
  • June 29, 1993: Rapper The Notorious B.I.G. releases his debut single "Party and Bullshit".
  • This date: July 2, 1993
  • July 13, 1993: Chipotle Mexican Grill is founded in Denver, Colorado.
  • July 16, 1993:
    • The horror comedy film Hocus Pocus (1993) is released in cinemas.
    • The film "Free Willy" is released in movie theaters.
    • Soccer: Peter Beardsley re-signs for Newcastle United.
  • July 19, 1993: FBI Director William Sessions is fired by US President Bill Clinton after he refuses to step down over allegations of "ethical improprieties".
  • July 23, 1993:
    • The comedy movie Coneheads (1993) is released.
    • The film "Poetic Justice", starring Janet Jackson and rapper Tupac Shakur, is released in movie theaters.
  • July 25, 1993:
    • The South African terrorist group APLA kills 11 people in an attack in Kenilworth, Cape Town.
    • Seven-Day War: Israel launches a week-long attack against Lebanon named Operation Accountability.
  • July 27, 1993:
    • Microsoft releases the "Windows NT 3.1" operating system.
    • NBA player Reggie Lewis dies from a heart defect at the age of 27.
    • Mariah Carey releases the single "Dreamlover".
  • July 28, 1993: The comedy / spoof movie Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993) is released in cinemas.
  • July 29, 1993: Ukrainian-American John Demjanjuk is acquitted by the Israeli Supreme Court of being a Nazi death camp guard.

Early 1990s fashion

Photographs of early 1990s fashion and hairstyles.

Early 1990s fashion

Television shows

TV shows in 1993

Television shows that people were watching in July 1993:

TV shows from July 1993.

Beavis and Butt-Head
Beavis and Butt-Head
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
Mad About You
Mad About You
Martin
Martin
Melrose Place
Melrose Place
Baywatch
Baywatch
Step by Step
Step by Step
Home Improvement
Home Improvement
Dinosaurs
Dinosaurs
One Foot in the Grave
One Foot in the Grave
Family Matters
Family Matters

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.

Cars in 1993.

Children TV shows

Kids TV shows on July 2, 1993

Cartoons and TV shows that children and teenagers were watching on this day in 1993:

The Animals of Farthing Wood
The Animals of Farthing Wood
X-Men: The Animated Series
X-Men: The Animated Series
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper

The Addams Family
The Addams Family
The Little Mermaid
The Little Mermaid
Batman: The Animated Series
Batman: The Animated Series
Goof Troop
Goof Troop
Barney & Friends
Barney & Friends
Home Improvement
Home Improvement
Taz-Mania
Taz-Mania
Doug
Doug
Toys

Popular toys and games in 1993

Toys and games that were popular in 1993:

Action Man
Action Man
The Talkboy
The Talkboy
Mighty Max
Mighty Max
Littlest Pet Shop
Littlest Pet Shop
Tiger 2-XL Talking Robot
Tiger 2-XL Talking Robot
California Roller Baby
California Roller Baby
X-Men Action Figures
X-Men Action Figures
Teen Talk Barbie
Teen Talk Barbie
Nerf Blaster
Nerf Blaster
Pogs / Milkcaps
Pogs / Milkcaps
Super Soaker (water gun)
Super Soaker (water gun)
The Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES)
The Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES)
Video games

Video games

Popular video games that people were playing in July 1993.

Mortal Kombat II 1993
Mortal Kombat II
Syndicate 1993
Syndicate
Bubsy in Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind 1993
Bubsy in Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind
Tiny Toon Adventures 2: Trouble in Wackyland 1993
Tiny Toon Adventures 2: Trouble in Wackyland
Star Fox 1993
Star Fox
X-Men 1993
X-Men
FIFA International Soccer 1993
FIFA International Soccer
Tecmo NBA Basketball 1992
Tecmo NBA Basketball
Final Fantasy V 1992
Final Fantasy V
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 1992
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins 1992
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
Super Star Wars 1992
Super Star Wars

Were you born on July 2, 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 July 2, 1999, instead.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on July 2.

Thurgood Marshall

Thurgood Marshall

US Supreme Court justice Deceased
Born on July 2, 1908
He was not alive on this date.

Bret Hart

Bret Hart

Wrestler
Born on July 2, 1957
He turned 36 on this day in 1993.

Ashley Tisdale

Ashley Tisdale

Actress
Born on July 2, 1985
She turned 8 on this day in 1993.

Katie Taylor

Katie Taylor

Irish boxer
Born on July 2, 1986
She turned 7 on this day in 1993.

Lindsay Lohan

Lindsay Lohan

Actress
Born on July 2, 1986
She turned 7 on this day in 1993.

Margot Robbie

Margot Robbie

Actress
Born on July 2, 1990
She turned 3 on this day in 1993.

USA

US President

Bill Clinton was the President of the United States on July 2, 1993.

UK

UK Prime Minister

John Major was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Ireland

Irish Taoiseach

Albert Reynolds was the Taoiseach of Ireland.

Conception

Conception dates

Conception estimates for this date.

  • A baby that was born on July 2, 1993 was most likely conceived around October 9, 1992.
  • The due date for a baby that was conceived on July 2, 1993 is close to March 25, 1994.

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Stats for July 2, 1993

Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about July 2, 1993:

  • 11,446 days have passed since this date.
  • 1,635 weeks have passed.
  • 988,938,000 seconds have passed since July 2, 1993.
  • If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 1,153,761,000 times.
  • Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 510,292,008,000 miles through space.
  • If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 164,823,000 times.
  • You have taken approximately 85,048,668 steps. That's roughly 37,799 miles.
  • 11,867,256 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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