December 17, 1996, was a Tuesday. It was 28 years and 4 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Sagittarius.
Notable events that occurred on December 17, 1996:
These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on December 17, 1996:
These songs were dominating the music charts:
The movie "Jerry Maguire" was at the top of the box office on this day.
This date occurred 10,231 days ago. Approximately 341 months have passed. It was the 352nd day of 1996, in week 51. The decade was the nineties. The end of 1996 was just 14 days away. People who were born on December 17, 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. We have gone through approximately 114 seasons of weather since this date.
Let's take a walk down memory lane.
The date is December 17, 1996, and it's a Tuesday. Babies who are born today will have the star sign Sagittarius. The Christmas season of 1996 is in full swing. People are putting up their decorations and festive songs are playing on the radio.
In America, the song "Un-break My Heart" by Toni Braxton is at the top of the singles charts, while "Knockin' On Heaven's Door" by Dunblane is the number-one song in the UK. Bill Clinton is the President of the United States, and the movie Jerry Maguire 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 "Family Matters", "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine", "Beavis and Butt-Head", and "Touched by an Angel". 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 Carl Sagan, JonBenét Ramsey, The Notorious B.I.G, and Jeff Buckley would all still be alive.
People are playing video games such as "Myst", "Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island", "Die Hard Trilogy", and "Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!". Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "The Simpsons", "Rugrats", "Doug", and "In the House". Children are playing with toys such as Matchbox Car Wash, Styrofoam plane gliders, the Tamagotchi, and the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on December 17, 1996.
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News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around December 17, 1996.
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People in December 1996 were watching the following TV 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:
Children were playing with the following toys and games:
Popular video games that people were playing in December 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 December 17, 2002, instead.
Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on December 17.
Bill Clinton was the President of the United States on December 17, 1996.
John Major was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
John Bruton was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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