December 16, 1993, was a Thursday. It was 30 years, 11 months, and 5 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Sagittarius.
Notable events that occurred on December 16, 1993:
These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on December 16, 1993:
These songs were dominating the music charts:
The movie "Wayne's World 2" was at the top of the box office on this day.
This date was 11,298 days ago. Approximately 377 months have passed. It was the 350th day of 1993, in week 50. The decade was the nineties. The end of 1993 was just 15 days away. People born on this day are currently 30 years old and belong to the Millennial generation. We have gone through approximately 126 seasons of weather since this date.
Let's take a walk down memory lane.
It is Thursday, December 16, 1993. Babies who are born today will have the star sign Sagittarius. The Christmas season of 1993 is in full swing. People are putting up their decorations and festive songs are playing on the radio.
In America, the song "Again" by Janet Jackson is at the top of the singles charts, while "Mr. Blobby" by Mr. Blobby is the number-one song in the UK. Bill Clinton is the President of the United States, and the movie Wayne's World 2 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 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. A new first-person shooter game called "Doom" has recently been released by id Software. Steven Spielberg's historical drama film "Schindler's List" has just been released in movie theaters. Meanwhile, the films "In the Name of the Father" and "Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit" have also recently made their big screen debuts.
If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Telly Savalas, Bill Hicks, John Candy, and Kurt Cobain would all still be alive. On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "Matlock", "Full House", "Baywatch", and "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman". Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Street Fighter II: The World Warrior", "Bubsy in Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind", "Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master", and "Myst".
Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "Are You Afraid of the Dark?", "The Little Mermaid", "Living Single", and "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers". Popular toys at the moment include the Easy-Bake Oven, Pogo ball / Lolo ball, Sylvanian Families, and Nerf Arrowstorm.
These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on December 16, 1993.
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Notable events that happened close to December 16, 1993.
TV audiences were watching the following shows on December 16, 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:
Toys and games that were popular in 1993:
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 16, 1999, instead.
Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on December 16.
Bill Clinton was the President of the United States on December 16, 1993.
John Major was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Albert Reynolds was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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