May 20, 1993, was a Thursday. It was 31 years, 6 months, and 4 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Taurus.
Notable events that occurred on May 20, 1993:
These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on May 20, 1993:
These songs were dominating the music charts:
The top movie on this day was "Dave".
This date was 11,511 days ago. Approximately 384 months have passed. It was the 140th day of 1993, in week 20. The decade was the nineties. People born on this day are currently 31 years old and belong to the Millennial generation. 128 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.
Let's take a walk down memory lane.
It is Thursday, May 20, 1993. Babies who are born today will have the star sign Taurus. The summer of 1993 has finally arrived. The weather has warmed up, and the evenings are brighter than usual. The school year is nearly finished.
In America, the song "That's The Way Love Goes" by Janet Jackson is at the top of the singles charts, while "Five Live (EP)" by George Michael & Queen with Lisa Stansfield is the number-one song in the UK. Bill Clinton is the President of the United States, and the movie Dave 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. A civil war is taking place in the African country of Rwanda. 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 the United States, media outlets are reporting that two runways at Los Angeles International Airport were shut down for an hour so that US President Bill Clinton could land and get a haircut. The controversy is being referred to as "Haircutgate", with newspapers calling it the "most expensive haircut in history". In music news, Ireland have just won the 1993 Eurovision Song Contest with "In Your Eyes" by Niamh Kavanagh. This is the second year in a row that Ireland have won.
In television news, the last episode of American sitcom "Cheers" has just been aired. The series had been running on NBC since 1982. In soccer, Arsenal have recently won the FA Cup after beating Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 in a replay in extra added time. The deciding goal came from defender Andrew Linighan in the 119th minute. If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Conway Twitty, Dražen Petrović, Pat Nixon, and Reggie Lewis would all still be alive. On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "Matlock", "In the Heat of the Night", "Roseanne", and "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman".
Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Duck Hunt", "Mortal Kombat", "Tecmo NBA Basketball", and "X-Men". Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Full House", "The Ren & Stimpy Show", "Rugrats", and "Taz-Mania". Popular toys at the moment include the Easy-Bake Oven, Sylvanian Families, the SEGA Game Gear, and Teen Talk Barbie.
These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on May 20, 1993.
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People in May 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 May 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 May 20, 1999, instead.
Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on May 20.
Bill Clinton was the President of the United States on May 20, 1993.
John Major was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Albert Reynolds was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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