What happened on Sunday December 01, 1996?

About December 1st, 1996, in brief:

  • Historical events: A poignant charity single 'Knockin' On Heaven's Door / Throw These Guns Away' by Dunblane, created in response to the tragic Dunblane school massacre, reached number one in the UK, symbolizing national solidarity and grief.
  • Day of the week: December 1st, 1996 was a Sunday
  • Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius (in western zodiac), Rat (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Waning gibbous
  • #1 US song: No Diggity by BLACKstreet
  • #1 UK song: Knockin' On Heaven's Door / Throw These Guns Away by Dunblane
  • Popular movie: The Hate U Give directed by George Tillman Jr.

More about December 1st, 1996? See below for more news and curiosities on December 1st, 1996.

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December 01, 1996: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on December 01, 1996:

  • Dunblane Charity Single Tops UK Charts A poignant charity single 'Knockin' On Heaven's Door / Throw These Guns Away' by Dunblane, created in response to the tragic Dunblane school massacre, reached number one in the UK, symbolizing national solidarity and grief.
  • Lance Klusener's Remarkable Test Cricket Debut South African cricketer Lance Klusener delivered an extraordinary performance in his debut Test match against India, taking an impressive 8 wickets for 64 runs, demonstrating his exceptional bowling skills.
  • Colin Montgomerie Wins Million Dollar Golf Challenge Scottish professional golfer Colin Montgomerie secured a significant victory at the Million Dollar Challenge, claiming the richest first prize in golf at the time, worth $1 million, highlighting his prowess in the sport.
  • BLACKstreet's 'No Diggity' Tops US Charts R&B group BLACKstreet's hit single 'No Diggity' reached the number one position on the US music charts, becoming a significant pop culture moment of December 1996.
  • NBA Game Highlights Multiple NBA matches occurred on December 1, 1996, with notable games including Los Angeles Lakers defeating Denver Nuggets 104-96, and Golden State Warriors beating Portland Trail Blazers 98-70.
  • NFL Game Roundup Several NFL games were played on December 1, 1996, with significant matches including Minnesota Vikings decisively beating Arizona Cardinals 41-17, and Green Bay Packers defeating Chicago Bears 28-17.

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December 01, 1996: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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December 01, 1996: What were the main match results that day?

NBA - American Basketball

  • Denver Nuggets - Los Angeles Lakers : 96 - 104
  • Portland Trail Blazers - Golden State Warriors : 70 - 98
  • Sacramento Kings - Detroit Pistons : 66 - 95
  • Utah Jazz - Seattle SuperSonics : 96 - 90

NFL - American Football

  • Arizona Cardinals - Minnesota Vikings : 17 - 41
  • Buffalo Bills - Indianapolis Colts : 10 - 13
  • Chicago Bears - Green Bay Packers : 17 - 28
  • Cincinnati Bengals - Jacksonville Jaguars : 27 - 30
  • Houston Oilers - New York Jets : 35 - 10

Serie A - Italian Football

  • Atalanta - Napoli : 2 - 2
  • Inter - Cagliari : 2 - 2
  • Juventus - Bologna : 1 - 0
  • Perugia - Vicenza : 1 - 1
  • Piacenza - Milan : 3 - 2

Jupiler League - Football (Belgium)

  • Cercle Brugge - Charleroi : 1 - 0
  • Harelbeke - Molenbeek : 3 - 0
  • Mouscron - Aalst : 3 - 2
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What day of the week was December 01, 1996?


December 01, 1996 was a Sunday and it was the 336th day of the year 1996 in the Gregorian calendar.

December 01, 1996 can also be written as 12/1/1996 in the US and as 1/12/1996 in UK and Europe.

December 01, 1996 in December 1996 calendar

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December 01, 1996: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on December 01, 1996 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week November 25th and December 1st. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

December 01, 1996: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on December 01, 1996 was No Diggity by BLACKstreet, according to the music chart for the week November 25th and December 1st.

  1. - No Diggity youtube
  2. - Un-Break My Heart youtube
  3. - It's All Coming Back To Me Now youtube
  4. - Mouth youtube
  5. - Nobody youtube

December 01, 1996: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on December 01, 1996 was Knockin' On Heaven's Door / Throw These Guns Away by Dunblane, according to the music chart for the week November 25th and December 1st.

  1. - Knockin' On Heaven's Door / Throw These Guns Away youtube
  2. - One And One youtube
  3. - A Different Beat youtube
  4. - Say You'll Be There youtube

December 01, 1996: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on December 01, 1996 was Nobody by Keith Sweat Featuring Athena Cage, according to the music chart for the week November 25th and December 1st.

  1. - Nobody
  2. - Pony
  3. - No Diggity
  4. - What Kind Of Man Would I Be
  5. - Un-Break My Heart youtube
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December 01, 1996: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for December 1st is Sagittarius.

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December 01, 1996: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for December 01, 1996 is Rat and the associated element is Fire.

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December 01, 1996: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on December 01, 1996 was Waning gibbous.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on December 01, 1996 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on December 01, 1996 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 54% full, rising at 09:42 pm and setting at 11:57 am.

The previous full moon was on Nov 25, 1996 while the next full moon would come on Dec 24, 1996.

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How old is someone born on December 01, 1996?


Someone born on December 01, 1996 is:

28 years 4 months old,

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