October 23, 1996, was a Wednesday. It was 28 years, 1 month, and 1 day ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Scorpio.
On October 23, 1996, the following songs were at the top of the music charts in the USA and the UK:
These songs were dominating the music charts:
The top movie on this day was "Ghost and the Darkness".
This date occurred 10,259 days ago. Approximately 342 months have passed. It was the 297th day of 1996, in week 43. The decade was the nineties. People who were born on October 23, 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. 114 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.
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The Arthur episode "So Long Spanky/Buster's New Friend" premiered that day.
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Let's take a walk down memory lane.
The date is October 23, 1996, and it's a Wednesday. Babies who are born today will have the star sign Scorpio. It is "Hump Day", so many are beginning to think about the weekend ahead.
The summer is long gone. Temperatures have become much cooler, and the evenings are beginning to get darker. There is a fresh, earthy scent in the air, and fallen leaves have carpeted driveways, lawns, pathways, and sidewalks. Halloween 1996 is quickly approaching and stores are selling costumes and decorations.
In America, the song "Macarena" by Los Del Rio is at the top of the singles charts, while "Say You'll Be There" by Spice Girls is the number-one song in the UK. Bill Clinton is the President of the United States, and the movie Ghost and the Darkness 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 "One Foot in the Grave", "The Nanny", "Star Trek: Voyager", and "3rd Rock from the Sun". 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.
A new dance craze called the "Macarena" is all the rage at the moment. A new video game console called the "Nintendo 64" has just been released. It is currently competing against the Sony PlayStation and the Sega Saturn. If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Yaki Kadafi, Tiny Tim, Carl Sagan, and JonBenét Ramsey would all still be alive.
People are playing video games such as "Destruction Derby", "Virtua Fighter 2", "Die Hard Trilogy", and "The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall". Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Animaniacs", "Weird Science", "Johnny Bravo", and "Hang Time". Children are playing with toys such as Cabbage Patch Kids, the SEGA Game Gear, the Tamagotchi, and the Nintendo 64.
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In October 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.
Children and teenagers were watching the following cartoons and TV series:
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Popular video games that people were playing in October 1996.
If you were born on this date, then it is unlikely that you will remember anything from the year 1996.
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Bill Clinton was the President of the United States on October 23, 1996.
John Major was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
John Bruton was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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