August 2, 1993, was a Monday. It was 31 years, 3 months, and 19 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Leo.
What happened on August 2, 1993?
Songs that were on top of the charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on August 2, 1993:
These were the top five songs on the Billboard Hot 100 chart:
The movie "Rising Sun" was at the top of the box office on August 2, 1993.
This date was 11,434 days ago. Approximately 381 months have passed. It was the 214th day of 1993, in week 31. 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.
Let's take a stroll down memory lane.
It is Monday, August 2, 1993. Anyone born today will have the star sign Leo. The weekend has just passed, so some people are feeling a bit down. Others are tired after partying too much.
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 "Can't Help Falling In Love" by UB40 is at the top of the singles charts, while "Pray" by Take That is the number-one song in the UK. Bill Clinton is the President of the United States, and the movie Rising Sun 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. In technology news, Microsoft has just released its new operating system "Windows NT 3.1".
The comedy films "Coneheads" and "Robin Hood: Men in Tights" have both been released in movie theaters. In Israel, Ukrainian-American John Demjanjuk has recently been acquitted by the Supreme Court of being a Nazi death camp guard. His acquittal has come on the back of new evidence that casts doubt over the claim that he is "Ivan the Terrible". Five years ago, Demjanjuk had been found guilty and sentenced to death. If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Vincent Price, River Phoenix, Frank Zappa, and Charizma would all still be alive.
On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "Last of the Summer Wine", "Full House", "Home Improvement", and "Mad About You". Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Road Rash II", "Super Mario Kart", "Star Fox", and "Bubsy in Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind". Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Mr. Bean", "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air", "Are You Afraid of the Dark?", and "Dinosaurs".
Popular toys at the moment include Cabbage Patch Kids, the Game Boy, Teen Talk Barbie, and X-Men Action Figures.
These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on August 2, 1993.
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Notable events that happened close to August 2, 1993.
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Television shows that people were watching in August 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.
Cartoons and TV shows that children and teenagers were watching on this day in 1993:
Toys and games that were popular in 1993:
Popular video games that people were playing in August 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 August 2, 1999, instead.
Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on August 2.
National holidays and famous events that fall on August 2:
Bill Clinton was the President of the United States on August 2, 1993.
John Major was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Albert Reynolds was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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