December 20th, 1993.

On this day.

What happened on December 20th, 1993?

• Businessman Donald Trump marries former model Marla Maples.

Music charts.

Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on December 20th, 1993.

• United States: Again - Janet Jackson
• United Kingdom: Babe - Take That

Take me back to December 20th, 1993!

Let's take a stroll down memory lane!

The date is December 20th, 1993 and it's a Monday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Sagittarius. Christmas Day of 1993 is fast approaching and the excitement is building. Department stores are thronged with Christmas shoppers.

In America, the song Again by Janet Jackson is on top of the singles charts. Over in the UK, Babe by Take That is the number one hit song. Bill Clinton is currently the President of the United States and the movie Wayne's World 2 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. 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 Bill Hicks, John Candy, Kurt Cobain and Richard Nixon would all be still alive. On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "Sherlock Holmes", "Married... with Children", "One Foot in the Grave" and "Home Improvement". Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Street Fighter II: The World Warrior", "Super Star Wars", "FIFA International Soccer" and "Jungle Strike".

Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Art Attack", "Rosie and Jim", "Are You Afraid of the Dark?" and "Clarissa Explains It All". Popular toys at the moment include the likes of Cabbage Patch Kids, Pogo ball / Lolo ball, Polly Pocket and Mighty Max.

News topics, fads & culture.

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

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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 a common household item.

  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 fully-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 Saturn 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 coloured tights, denim overalls, black leather jackets with shoulder pads, neon coloured tops, flannel shirts, plaid skirts and ripped jeans.

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

  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 console 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 games 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.

• 27 years, 10 months and 5 days have passed since December 20th, 1993.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 51 of 1993.
• Leap Year: 1993 was NOT a leap year.
• Age: Anyone born on December 20th, 1993, will be 27 years of age.
• Generation: People born in 1993 belong to the Generation Y (Millennial) generation.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 756345600.

Around this time.

Notable events that occurred around December 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 17th, 1993: Tennis player Boris Becker marries Barbara Feltus.
• This date: December 20th, 1993
• December 22nd, 1993: Philadelphia (1993) is released.
• December 22nd, 1993: Pop star Michael Jackson publicly denies allegations about child sexual abuse.
• December 25th, 1993: The comedy film Grumpy Old Men (1993) is released in movie theaters.
• December 28th, 1993: Italian striker Roberto Baggio wins the 1993 Ballon d'Or.
• January 1st, 1994: Actor Cesar Romero passes away.
• January 3rd, 1994: Irish crime: 22-year-old Imelda Keenan goes missing in Waterford City.
• January 6th, 1994: Figure skater Nancy Kerrigan is struck on the leg with a baton by an unknown assailant.
• January 10th, 1994: Rapper Dr. Dre is arrested after he leads police on a high speed pursuit through Beverly Hills in his Ferrari.
• January 13th, 1994: Tonya Harding's ex-husband and her bodyguard are arrested on suspicion of carrying out an attack on rival figure skater Nancy Kerrigan.
• January 15th, 1994: NFL linebacker Lawrence Taylor announces his retirement.
• January 17th, 1994: 57 people are killed by a 6.7 magnitude earthquake in Los Angeles.

Personality traits.

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Horoscope, birthstone & birth flower information.

Zodiac & Birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on December 20th, 1993, will have the star sign Sagittarius.
• Sagittarius is the star sign for this date in both the old and the new system.
• Zodiac Element: Fire.
• Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1993 was the year of the Rooster (Yin Water).
• The Life Path Number for this date is 9.
• Native American Zodiac: December 20th, 1993 falls under the Owl.
• Birthstone: Anyone born during the month of December will have the birthstones Tanzanite, Zircon and Turquoise.
• Birth flower (December): The Narcissus and the Holly.

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 from their early childhood.

If you are looking for some childhood nostalgia, then check out December 20th, 1999 instead.

Weather on December 20th, 1993.

Historical weather information for December 20th, 1993.

• Dublin, Ireland: It was 4.1 degrees Celsius. There was heavy rain. It was a cloudy day.
• New York, USA: Temperature: 36.8 degrees Fahrenheit. 2.67 degrees Celsius. Snow was reported. Rain fell. Precipitation: 3.05cm.
• London, England: Temperature: 5.39 degrees Celsius. Rain fell. Precipitation: 10.92cm.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on December 20th, 1993 was most likely conceived around March 29th, 1993.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on December 20th, 1993 is close to September 12th, 1994.

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Time difference & statistics.

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

• A total of 10,172 days have passed since this date.
• 1,453 weeks have passed.
• 878,857,200 seconds have passed since the December 20th, 1993.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 1,025,333,400 times.
• Since December 20th, 1993, the earth has travelled approximately 453,490,315,200 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 146,476,200 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 75,581,719 steps. That's about 33,592 miles!
• Since this date, 10,546,286 meteors have entered the earth's atmosphere!

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