August 17, 1996, was a Saturday. It was 28 years, 3 months, and 5 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Leo.
Notable events that occurred on August 17, 1996:
These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on August 17, 1996:
These songs were dominating the music charts:
The movie "Tin Cup" was at the top of the box office on this day.
This date occurred 10,324 days ago. Approximately 344 months have passed. It was the 230th day of 1996, in week 33. The decade was the nineties. People who were born on August 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 115 seasons of weather since this date.
Let's take a walk down memory lane.
The date is August 17, 1996, and it's a Saturday. Babies who are born today will have the star sign Leo. The work week is over and Saturday has finally come, so people are spending time with their kids, going to bars, shopping, playing video games, and watching sports.
The summer of 1996 is in full swing. The weather is warm, and the evenings are brighter than usual. Most schools and colleges are now finished until August or September. In America, the song "Macarena" by Los Del Rio is at the top of the singles charts, while "Wannabe" by Spice Girls is the number-one song in the UK. Bill Clinton is the President of the United States, and the movie Tin Cup 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", "Baywatch", "Frasier", 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. Everyone and their grandmother is buying a new "virtual pet" called the Tamagotchi. If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Agnieszka Kotlarska, Tupac Shakur, Yaki Kadafi, and Tiny Tim would all still be alive.
People are playing video games such as "Myst", "Theme Park", "Phantasmagoria", and "Twisted Metal". Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "Roseanne", "Doug", "In the House", and "Hang Time". Children are playing with toys such as Cabbage Patch Kids, Lego Pirates, Styrofoam plane gliders, and the PlayStation (PS1).
These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on August 17, 1996.
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News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around August 17, 1996.
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People in August 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 August 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 August 17, 2002, instead.
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Bill Clinton was the President of the United States on August 17, 1996.
John Major was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
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