August 18, 1993, was a Wednesday. It was 31 years, 3 months, and 5 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Leo.
Notable events that occurred on August 18, 1993:
These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on August 18, 1993:
These songs were dominating the music charts:
The movie "Rising Sun" was at the top of the box office on this day.
This date was 11,420 days ago. Approximately 381 months have passed. It was the 230th day of 1993, in week 33. The decade was the nineties. People born on this day are currently 31 years old and belong to the Millennial generation. We have gone through approximately 127 seasons of weather since this date.
Let's take a walk down memory lane.
It is Wednesday, August 18, 1993. Babies who are born today will have the star sign Leo. It is "Hump Day", so many are beginning to think about the weekend ahead.
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 "Living On My Own" by Freddie Mercury 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. 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 new thriller called "The Fugitive" has just been released in movie theaters. The movie, which stars Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones, follows the story of a man who has escaped custody after being framed for the murder of his wife. In Thailand, 130 people have tragically lost their lives following the collapse of the Royal Plaza Hotel in Nakhon Ratchasima.
News has recently come to light that the father of NBA star Michael Jordan has been found murdered in South Carolina. The body of 57-year-old James Jordan was discovered earlier this month in a creek. 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 "Dinosaurs", "Step by Step", "Mad About You", and "Beavis and Butt-Head".
Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins", "Final Fantasy V", "Tecmo NBA Basketball", and "FIFA International Soccer". Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "Thomas the Tank Engine", "Roseanne", "In Living Color", and "Batman: The Animated Series". Popular toys at the moment include Jenga, Polly Pocket, Lego Pirates, and Super Soaker (water gun).
These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on August 18, 1993.
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People in August 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.
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 18, 1999, instead.
Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on August 18.
Bill Clinton was the President of the United States on August 18, 1993.
John Major was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Albert Reynolds was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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