May 31, 1996, was a Friday. It was 28 years, 5 months, and 21 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Gemini.
Notable events that occurred on May 31, 1996:
On May 31, 1996, the following songs were at the top of the music charts in the USA and the UK:
The following songs were dominating the Billboard Hot 100 chart:
The top movie on this day was "Mission: Impossible".
This date occurred 10,401 days ago. Approximately 347 months have passed. It was the 152nd day of 1996, in week 22. The decade was the nineties. People who were born on May 31, 1996, are now 28 years old and belong to the Gen-Z generation. 1996 was a leap year, which means that it had an extra day in February. 116 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.
Let's go back to the nineties.
The date is May 31, 1996, and it's a Friday. Babies who are born today will have the star sign Gemini. Many people have "that Friday feeling" and are looking forward to the weekend.
The summer of 1996 has finally arrived. The weather has warmed up, and the evenings are brighter than usual. The school year is nearly finished. In the United States, the Memorial Day weekend of 1996 has recently come and gone. To many, this means that the summer has officially started. In America, the song "Tha Crossroads" by Bone Thugs-N-Harmony is at the top of the singles charts, while "Three Lions" by Baddiel & Skinner & Lightning Seeds is the number-one song in the UK.
Bill Clinton is the President of the United States, and the movie Mission: Impossible 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 "Martin", "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman", "Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman", and "Father Ted".
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.
The CD is quickly becoming the dominant format for music, and people are buying portable players such as the "Discman". Consequently, sales of cassette tapes are continuing to decline. It's 1996, so radio stations are being dominated by the likes of Mariah Carey, Boyz II Men, Céline Dion, Oasis, Mark Morrison, Spice Girls, Los Del Rio, 2Pac and Coolio. Everyone and their grandmother is buying a new "virtual pet" called the Tamagotchi.
The last episode of "Murder, She Wrote" has just been aired on television. If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Margaux Hemingway, Agnieszka Kotlarska, Tupac Shakur, and Yaki Kadafi would all still be alive. People are playing video games such as "Rayman", "Twisted Metal", "Virtua Fighter 2", and "Ridge Racer Revolution".
Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "Postman Pat", "Rosie and Jim", "Bill Nye the Science Guy", and "Dexter's Laboratory". Children are playing with toys such as Polly Pocket, G.I. Joe (figures), Tiger 2-XL Talking Robot , and the Tamagotchi.
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In May 1996, TV audiences were watching the following series:
1996 saw the introduction of cars such as the Citroën Saxo, the Cadillac Catera, the Audi A3, the Honda Logo, the Volvo S70, and the Pontiac Montana.
If you were a kid on May 31, 1996, then you were probably watching the following cartoons and TV shows:
If you were a child on this date, then you may have had some of the following toys:
Popular video games that people were playing in May 1996.
If you were born on this date, then it is unlikely that you will remember anything from the year 1996.
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 31, 2002, instead.
Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on May 31.
Bill Clinton was the President of the United States on May 31, 1996.
John Major was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
John Bruton was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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