November 20th, 1993.

What happened on this date?

Notable events that occurred on November 20th, 1993.

• 115 people die after Avioimpex Flight 110 crashes near Ohrid in Macedonia.

Top songs.

These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on November 20th, 1993.

• United States: I'd Do Anything For Love - Meat Loaf
• United Kingdom: I'd Do Anything For Love - Meat Loaf

Take me back to November 20th, 1993!

Let's take a walk down memory lane.

The date is November 20th, 1993, and it's a Saturday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Scorpio. Currently, people are enjoying their weekend.

In America, Thanksgiven Day of 1993 is just around the corner. It's November, so the evenings are getting darker and the days are getting colder. The song I'd Do Anything For Love by Meat Loaf is on top of the singles charts in both the USA and the United Kingdom.

Bill Clinton is currently the President of the United States, and the movie Addams Family Values is at the top of the Box Office. In the United Kingdom, John Major is the current Prime Minister. Texting is not a thing yet. Instead, people are using landline phones and pagers. Furthermore, the vast majority of people still have no idea what "the Internet" is.

In fashion, many of the trends from the late 80s 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. In Europe, a war is continuing to rage on 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. If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Frank Zappa, Bill Hicks, John Candy and Kurt Cobain would all be still alive.

On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "In the Heat of the Night", "Seinfeld", "Baywatch" and "Frasier". Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Mortal Kombat", "Night Trap", "Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins" and "Myst". Children and teenagers are currently watching television shows such as "Fireman Sam", "Blossom", "Tales from the Cryptkeeper" and "Boy Meets World".

Popular toys at the moment include the likes of the Easy-Bake Oven, Lego Pirates, the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) and Littlest Pet Shop.

News topics, nostalgic fads, and pop culture events.

These are trending news stories and fads that were prevalent at this time. These are topics that would have been in the media on November 20th, 1993.

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  The Nightmare Before Christmas.

  During this time, Tim Burton's stop-motion fantasy film "The Nightmare Before Christmas" was showing in movie theaters.

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  The Power Rangers.

  The "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers" sprang onto our screens at the end of 1993. The show centered around teenagers Jason Lee Scott, Trini Kwan, Billy Cranston, Kimberly Hart and Zack Taylor - who had to band together in order to fight off Rita Repulsa's invasion of Earth.

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  Kids are reading Goosebumps.

  During the mid-1990s, 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.

  During this period, people were 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.

  In 1993 and 1994, music CDs were beginning to outsell cassettes and vinyl. This transition marked the beginning of the end for cassette tapes and players.

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  The Peacemakers.

  "The Peacemakers" were named as the 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.

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

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  The Bosnian War.

  During this time, the Bosnian War was raging on 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.

  During the 1990s, pagers achieved mainstream popularity. 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 saw a continuation of the 1980s. Popular outfits included clothes such as colored tights, denim overalls, black leather jackets with shoulder pads, neon-colored tops, flannel shirts, plaid skirts, and ripped jeans.

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  Although wallpaper is still common, it is beginning to go out of style.

  By the 1990s, "modernism" was starting to heavily influence interior design trends. As a result, wallpaper started to decline in popularity. Instead of using decorative wallpaper, many people opted for minimalist, plain-colored walls.

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  The Scrunchie.

  During the 1990s, an elastic hair tie called the "scrunchie" was in fashion.

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  The Sega Genesis.

  The Sega Genesis was one of the most popular video games consoles during this period. Outside of North America, it was known as the Sega Mega Drive.

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  The Game Boy.

  During this time, 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.

Basic facts.

Basic facts and information about this date.

• This date fell on a weekend.
• 29 years, 4 months and 3 days have passed since November 20th, 1993.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 46 of 1993.
• Leap Year: 1993 was not a leap year.
• Age: A person born on November 20th, 1993 will be 29 years old.
• Generation: People born in 1993 belong to the Generation Y (Millennial) generation.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 753753600.

Around this time.

Notable events that happened close to November 20th, 1993.

• October 25th, 1993: Actor Vincent Price passes away from lung cancer at the age of 82.
• October 29th, 1993: The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) is released in cinemas.
• October 31st, 1993: Actor River Phoenix dies from a drug overdose at the age of 23.
• November 1st, 1993: The European Union is founded.
• November 1st, 1993: Swedish pop group Ace of Base release their song "The Sign".
• November 3rd, 1993: The first episode of "The Nanny", starring Fran Drescher, is aired on television.
• November 4th, 1993: Liberal Party leader Jean Chrétien becomes the new Prime Minister of Canada.
• November 5th, 1993: RoboCop 3 (1993) is released.
• November 6th, 1993: Boxing: Evander Holyfield defeats Riddick Bowe in a highly-anticipated rematch.
• November 9th, 1993: The Wu-Tang Clan release their debut studio album.
• November 10th, 1993: Business magnate Ross Perot and Vice President Al Gore hold a debate about NAFTA on Larry King Live.
• November 15th, 1993: Famous case: Long Island auto body shop owner Joey Buttafuoco is sentenced to six months in prison for the statutory rape of Amy Fisher.
• November 17th, 1993: The US House of Representatives approves the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
• November 18th, 1993: Nirvana front man Kurt Cobain makes one of his last televised performances on MTV Unplugged.
• November 19th, 1993: Addams Family Values (1993) is released.
• This date: November 20th, 1993
• November 23rd, 1993: Snoop Dogg releases his debut album "Doggystyle".
• November 24th, 1993: Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) is released in movie theaters.
• November 24th, 1993: Two 10-year-old boys are found guilty of the abduction and murder of 2-year-old James Bulger in Merseyside, England.
• December 2nd, 1993: Salt-n-Pepa release their single "What a Man".
• December 2nd, 1993: Pablo Escobar is killed in Medellin, Colombia.
• December 4th, 1993: Princess Diana officially "retires" from public life.
• December 4th, 1993: Frank Zappa passes away after a lengthy battle with prostate cancer.
• December 7th, 1993: Six people are killed in a mass shooting on a train in Garden City, New York.
• December 10th, 1993: The video game Doom is released.
• December 10th, 1993: Wayne's World 2 (1993) is released in movie theaters.
• December 10th, 1993: Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993) is released.
• December 12th, 1993: In the Name of the Father (1993) is released in cinemas.
• December 15th, 1993: Schindler's List (1993) is released.
• December 16th, 1993: Rapper Charizma is shot dead during a mugging in East Palo Alto.
• December 16th, 1993: Actress Shannen Doherty is dropped from the TV show "Beverly Hills, 90210" due to tensions between her and another cast member.
• December 17th, 1993: Tennis player Boris Becker marries Barbara Feltus.
• December 20th, 1993: Businessman Donald Trump marries former model Marla Maples.

Personality traits.

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Horoscope, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on November 20th, 1993, will have the star sign Scorpio.
• 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 8.
• Native American Zodiac: November 20th, 1993 falls under the Snake.
• Birthstone: A person during the month of November will have the birthstones Topaz and Citrine.
• Birth flower (November): The Chrysanthemum.

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 November 20th, 1999, instead.

Weather on November 20th, 1993.

Historical weather information for November 20th, 1993.

• Dublin, Ireland: It was 8.2 degrees Celsius. It was a dry day. It was a sunny day.
• New York, USA: Temperature: 36.0 degrees Fahrenheit. 2.22 degrees Celsius. Snow was reported. Rain fell. Precipitation: 5.33cm. It was a windy day.
• London, England: Temperature: 2 degrees Celsius.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on November 20th, 1993 was most likely conceived around February 27th, 1993.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on November 20th, 1993 is close to August 13th, 1994.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about November 20th, 1993.

• A total of 10,715 days have passed since this date.
• 1,530 weeks have passed.
• 925,776,000 seconds have passed since the November 20th, 1993.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 1,080,072,000 times.
• Since November 20th, 1993, the Earth has travelled approximately 477,700,416,000 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 154,296,000 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 79,616,736 steps. That's about 35,385 miles!
• Since this date, 11,109,312 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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