December 23, 1996, was a Monday. It was 27 years, 11 months, and 11 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Capricorn.
Notable events that occurred on December 23, 1996:
On December 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 "Beavis and Butt-Head Do America".
This date occurred 10,207 days ago. Approximately 340 months have passed. It was the 358th day of 1996, in week 52. The decade was the nineties. The start of 1997 was just 8 days away. People who were born on December 23, 1996, are now 27 years old and belong to the Gen-Z generation. 1996 was a leap year, which means that it had an extra day in February. 113 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.
Let's take a walk down memory lane.
The date is December 23, 1996, and it's a Monday. Babies who are born today will have the star sign Capricorn. The weekend has just passed, so some people are feeling a bit down. Others are tired after partying too much.
Christmas Day of 1996 is fast approaching and the excitement is building. Department stores are packed with Christmas shoppers, and people are meeting up with friends that they haven't seen in a while. In America, the song "Un-break My Heart" by Toni Braxton is at the top of the singles charts, while "2 Become 1" by Spice Girls is the number-one song in the UK. Bill Clinton is the President of the United States, and the movie Beavis and Butt-Head Do America 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 "Married... with Children", "Frasier", "3rd Rock from the Sun", and "7th Heaven". 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 JonBenét Ramsey, The Notorious B.I.G, Jeff Buckley, and Gianni Versace would all still be alive. People are playing video games such as "Theme Park", "Air Combat", "Virtua Fighter 2", and "Duke Nukem 3D". Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Dink, the Little Dinosaur", "Living Single", "Bill Nye the Science Guy", and "Timon & Pumbaa".
Children are playing with toys such as Screwball Scramble, Nerf Blaster, Action Man, and Sky Dancers.
These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on December 23, 1996.
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News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around December 23, 1996.
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In December 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:
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 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 23, 2002, instead.
Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on December 23.
Bill Clinton was the President of the United States on December 23, 1996.
John Major was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
John Bruton was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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