May 17, 1994, was a Tuesday. It was 30 years, 6 months, and 4 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Taurus.
These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on May 17, 1994:
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The movie "The Crow" was at the top of the box office on this day.
This date occurred 11,146 days ago. Approximately 372 months have passed. It was the 137th day of 1994, in week 20. The decade was the nineties. People who were born on May 17, 1994, are now 30 years old and belong to the Millennial generation. We have gone through approximately 124 seasons of weather since this date.
Let's take a walk down memory lane.
The date is May 17, 1994, and it's a Tuesday. Babies who are born today will have the star sign Taurus. The summer of 1994 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 "The Sign" by Ace of Base is at the top of the singles charts, while "Inside" by Stiltskin is the number-one song in the UK. Bill Clinton is the President of the United States, and the movie The Crow is at the top of the box office. John Major is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
On television, people are watching popular shows such as "Only Fools and Horses", "Roseanne", "Melrose Place", and "Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman". 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 new form of communication called "text messaging" is starting to become more widespread. However, it can only be done if both the sender and the receiver are on the same cell network.
Meanwhile, a global system called "the Internet" is also starting to take off. Each day, more and more people are learning how to send emails and browse "websites" on the World Wide Web by connecting their IBM computers to noisy dial-up modems. In fashion, "grunge" clothing has fallen out of favor, and women are beginning to wear form-fitting outfits such as slip dresses and pencil skirts. Movies such as Clueless and The Craft have popularized the "sexy schoolgirl" look. It's 1994, so radio stations are being dominated by the likes of All-4-One, Boyz II Men, R. Kelly, Céline Dion, Bruce Springsteen, Bryan Adams, Meat Loaf, Bon Jovi, Wet Wet Wet, Rednex and Mariah Carey.
In Europe, a war is continuing to rage in Bosnia and Herzegovina. On the continent of Africa, a horrible event is unfolding, as the Hutu majority in Rwanda attempt to wipe out the Tutsi minority. This genocide began following the assassination of President Juvenal Habyarimana. In South Africa, anti-apartheid revolutionary Nelson Mandela has been inaugurated as South Africa's first black president.
In Italy, Silvio Berlusconi has become the new Prime Minister. This follows the success of Forza Italia in the parliamentary elections back in March. Notorious serial killer John Wayne Gacy has recently been executed by lethal injection in Crest Hill, Illinois. Gacy had been on death row for 14 years. In the United Kingdom, people are shocked by the recent death of Labour Party leader John Smith, who died of a sudden heart attack at the age of 55.
A new romantic comedy film called "Four Weddings and a Funeral" has just been released in movie theaters. In soccer, Manchester United have won the FA Cup Final after defeating Chelsea 4-0. If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Nicole Brown Simpson, Andrés Escobar, and Raul Julia would all still be alive.
People are playing video games such as "NBA Jam", "Tetris 2", "Jungle Strike", and "Super Metroid". Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood", "In Living Color", "Are You Afraid of the Dark?", and "Bill Nye the Science Guy". Children are playing with toys such as Jenga, the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES), X-Men Action Figures, and Tiger 2-XL Talking Robot .
These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on May 17, 1994.
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People in May 1994 were watching the following TV series:
1994 saw the introduction of cars such as the Audi A4, the Chrysler Neon, the Dodge Avenger, the Toyota Avalon, the Ford Windstar, and the Škoda Felicia.
Children and teenagers were watching the following cartoons and TV series:
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Popular video games that people were playing in May 1994.
If you were born on this date, then it is unlikely that you will remember anything from the year 1994.
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 17, 2000, instead.
Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on May 17.
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Bill Clinton was the President of the United States on May 17, 1994.
John Major was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Albert Reynolds was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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