December 8, 1993, was a Wednesday. It was 30 years, 11 months, and 15 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Sagittarius.
These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on December 8, 1993:
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The movie "Mrs. Doubtfire" was at the top of the box office on December 8, 1993.
This date was 11,308 days ago. Approximately 377 months have passed. It was the 342nd day of 1993, in week 49. The decade was the nineties. There were only 23 days left in the year. People born on this day are currently 30 years old and belong to the Millennial generation. The Earth has experienced 126 seasons of weather since then.
Let's take a stroll down memory lane.
It is Wednesday, December 8, 1993. Anyone born today will have the star sign Sagittarius. It is "Hump Day", so many are beginning to think about the weekend ahead.
The Christmas season of 1993 has begun. The song "I'd Do Anything For Love" by Meat Loaf is at the top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom. Bill Clinton is the President of the United States, and the movie Mrs. Doubtfire 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 Medellin, Colombia, drug lord Pablo Escobar has been killed by a special operations unit called Search Bloc. Escobar had been on the run from authorities since his escape from La Catedral prison earlier this year. Meanwhile, Hip Hop group Salt-N-Pepa have just released their new song "What a Man".
Music fans are saddened by the recent death of American singer Frank Zappa. Zappa was 52 years old and had been fighting a lengthy battle with prostate cancer. In the United Kingdom, Princess Diana has announced that she is officially retiring from public life. In Garden City, New York, six people have been killed in a mass shooting. The shooting occurred onboard a Long Island Railroad train. The shooter, a Jamaican immigrant called Colin Ferguson, was restrained by passengers as he attempted to reload his gun. If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Charizma, Telly Savalas, Bill Hicks, and John Candy would all still be alive.
On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "Sherlock Holmes", "Seinfeld", "One Foot in the Grave", and "Walker, Texas Ranger". Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Yoshi", "Evander Holyfield's Real Deal Boxing", "Night Trap", and "Final Fantasy V". Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "Thomas the Tank Engine", "Garfield and Friends", "Beverly Hills, 90210", and "Living Single".
Popular toys at the moment include Sylvanian Families, Jenga, Lego Pirates, and G.I. Joe (figures).
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The following TV shows were popular in December 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:
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Popular video games that people were playing in December 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 December 8, 1999, instead.
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Bill Clinton was the President of the United States on December 8, 1993.
John Major was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Albert Reynolds was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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