August 20, 1993, was a Friday. It was 31 years, 3 months, and 1 day ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Leo.
These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on August 20, 1993:
These songs were dominating the music charts:
The top movie on this day was "Rising Sun".
This date was 11,416 days ago. Approximately 381 months have passed. It was the 232nd 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. 127 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.
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The film Hard Target, starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, was released on this day. It wasn't an excellent movie by any means, but I have many fond memories watching it on VCR whenever I was bored.
Posted on Aug 14, 2024 11:24
Let's take a walk down memory lane.
It is Friday, August 20, 1993. Babies who are born today will have the star sign Leo. People have "that Friday feeling" and are excited for the weekend.
The summer of 1993 is coming to an end and fall is just around the corner. 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. 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.
In celebrity news, Alec Baldwin and actress Kim Basinger have just been married. 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", "Roseanne", "Martin", and "Beavis and Butt-Head".
Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Super Star Wars", "Sonic the Hedgehog 2", "Syndicate", and "Mortal Kombat II". Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "Garfield and Friends", "Art Attack", "Goof Troop", and "The Addams Family". Popular toys at the moment include Screwball Scramble, the Ghostbusters Proton Pack, Fear Street books, and G.I. Joe (figures).
These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on August 20, 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:
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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 20, 1999, instead.
Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on August 20.
Yugoslav and Serbian politician Deceased
Born on August 20, 1941
He turned 52 on this day in 1993.
Bill Clinton was the President of the United States on August 20, 1993.
John Major was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Albert Reynolds was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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