August 3rd, 1993

Music charts.

Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on August 3rd, 1993.

• United States: Can't Help Falling In Love - UB40
• United Kingdom: Pray - Take That

Take me back to August 3rd, 1993!

Let's take a stroll down memory lane!

The date is August 3rd, 1993, and it's a Tuesday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Leo. It's summer, so the temperatures are warmer and the evenings are longer than usual.

In America, the song Can't Help Falling In Love by UB40 is at the top of the singles charts. Over in the UK, Pray by Take That is the number-one hit song. 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. On television, people are watching popular shows such as "Matlock", "Mad About You", "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman", 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.

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. People are playing video games such as "Evander Holyfield's Real Deal Boxing", "Super Mario Kart", "Sonic the Hedgehog 2", and "Star Fox". Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "Full House", "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", "Art Attack", and "Doug".

Children are playing with toys such as Sylvanian Families, the Game Boy, the Sega Genesis / Mega Drive, and California Roller Baby.

News topics, nostalgic fads, and pop culture events.

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on August 3rd, 1993.

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  Coneheads.

  People were heading to their local movie theaters to watch a new comedy film called Coneheads.

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  Free Willy.

  The family drama film "Free Willy" was showing at movie theaters in July and August of 1993. The film starred Jason Richter as Jesse - A foster boy who befriends a captive orca named Willy.

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  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".

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  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.

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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.

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

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  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.

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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.

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

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  The Bosnian War.

  A war was raging 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.

  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.

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  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.

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  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.

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  The Scrunchie.

  People are wearing an elastic hair tie called the "scrunchie".

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  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.

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  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.

Facts.

Basic facts and information about this date:

• 30 years, 1 months, and 27 days have passed since August 3rd, 1993.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 31 of 1993.
• Leap Year: 1993 was not a leap year.
• Age: People born on August 3rd, 1993, are now 30 years old.
• Generation: People born in 1993 belong to the Generation Y (Millennial) generation.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 744332400.

Personality traits.

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Around this time.

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around August 3rd, 1993.

• July 13th, 1993: Chipotle Mexican Grill is founded in Denver, Colorado.
• July 16th, 1993: The horror comedy film Hocus Pocus (1993) is released in cinemas.
• July 16th, 1993: The film "Free Willy" is released in movie theaters.
• July 16th, 1993: Soccer: Peter Beardsley re-signs for Newcastle United.
• July 19th, 1993: FBI Director William Sessions is fired by US President Bill Clinton after he refuses to step down over allegations of "ethical improprieties".
• July 23rd, 1993: The comedy movie Coneheads (1993) is released.
• July 23rd, 1993: The film "Poetic Justice", starring Janet Jackson and rapper Tupac Shakur, is released in movie theaters.
• July 25th, 1993: The South African terrorist group APLA kills 11 people in an attack in Kenilworth, Cape Town.
• July 25th, 1993: Seven-Day War: Israel launches a week-long attack against Lebanon named Operation Accountability.
• July 27th, 1993: Microsoft releases the "Windows NT 3.1" operating system.
• July 27th, 1993: NBA player Reggie Lewis dies from a heart defect at the age of 27.
• July 27th, 1993: Mariah Carey releases the single "Dreamlover".
• July 28th, 1993: The comedy / spoof movie Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993) is released in cinemas.
• July 29th, 1993: Ukrainian-American John Demjanjuk is acquitted by the Israeli Supreme Court of being a Nazi death camp guard.
• August 2nd, 1993: Katheryne Eggleston (22) goes missing in Portland, Oregon.
• This date: August 3rd, 1993
• August 6th, 1993: The Fugitive (1993) is released in movie theaters.
• August 9th, 1993: Lionel Richie and his wife Brenda Harvey are divorced.
• August 10th, 1993: American lawyer Ruth Bader Ginsburg is sworn in as an associate justice of the US Supreme Court.
• August 13th, 1993: 130 people are killed when the Royal Plaza Hotel in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, collapses.
• August 14th, 1993: It is announced that NBA star Michael Jordan's father has been found dead in South Carolina.
• August 18th, 1993: 12-year-old Sara Ann Wood disappears while riding her bike in Frankfort, New York.
• August 19th, 1993: Actress Kim Basinger and Alec Baldwin are married.
• August 21st, 1993: NASA loses contact with the Mars Observer spacecraft.
• August 24th, 1993: Allegations of child sexual abuse against pop star Michael Jackson are made public.
• August 28th, 1993: The first episode of the children's TV show "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers" is aired.
• August 31st, 1993: The album "Music Box" is released by Mariah Carey.
• August 31st, 1993: The last Russian troops leave Lithuania.
• September 2nd, 1993: "Jeremy" by Pearl Jam wins Video of the Year at the 1993 MTV Video Music Awards.
• September 2nd, 1993: Rap star Snoop Dogg is charged with murder.

Horoscope, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on August 3rd, 1993, will have the star sign Leo.
• Zodiac Element: Fire.
• Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1993 was the year of the Rooster (Yin Water).
• The Life Path Number for this date is 33.
• Native American Zodiac: August 3rd, 1993 falls under the Salmon.
• Birthstone: A person during the month of August will have the birthstone Peridot.
• Birth flower (August): The Gladiolus and the Poppy.

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 of their early childhood.

If you are looking for some childhood nostalgia, then you should check out August 3rd, 1999, instead.

Weather on August 3rd, 1993.

Historical weather information for August 3rd, 1993.

• Dublin, Ireland: It was 18.4 degrees Celsius. It was a dry day. It was a windy day. It was a mostly sunny day.
• New York, USA: Temperature: 72.7 degrees Fahrenheit. 22.61 degrees Celsius. Precipitation: 0cm.
• London, England: Temperature: 17.44 degrees Celsius.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on August 3rd, 1993 was most likely conceived around November 10th, 1992.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on August 3rd, 1993 is close to April 26th, 1994.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about August 3rd, 1993.

• 11,015 days have passed since this date.
• 1,573 weeks have passed.
• 951,696,000 seconds have passed since August 3rd, 1993.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 1,110,312,000 times.
• Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 491,075,136,000 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 158,616,000 times.
• You have taken approximately 81,845,856 steps. That's roughly 36,376 miles!
• Since this date, 11,420,352 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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