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Sunday May 17, 1992
US date format: 5/17/1992, UK date format: 17/5/1992
It was Sunday, under the sign of Taurus (see birth chart on May 17, 1992). The US president was George H. W. Bush (Republican).
Famous people born on this day include Maxime Huscenot .
In that special week of May people in US were listening to Jump by Kris Kross.
In UK Please Don't Go by KWS was in the top 5 hits.
Sister Act, directed by Emile Ardolino, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1992
while Oh, the Places You'll Go! by Dr. Seuss was one of the best selling books.
On TV people were watching Intruders.
If you liked videogames you were probably playing Armored Police Metal Jack or Expert Common Knowledge.
But much more happened that day: find out below..
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Movies
Which were the most popular Movies released in those months?
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Sister Act
Directed by: Emile Ardolino
Starring: Whoopi Goldberg, Maggie Smith, Kathy Najimy, Wendy Makkena
Country: United States of America
Dance Macabre
Directed by: Greydon Clark
Starring: Robert Englund, Michelle Zeitlin, Marianna Moen, Julene Renee
Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar
Directed by: Mansoor Khan
Starring: Aamir Khan, Ayesha Jhulka, Deepak Tijori, Pooja Bedi
The Dark Side of the Heart
Directed by: Eliseo Subiela
Starring: Darío Grandinetti, Sandra Ballesteros, Nacha Guevara, André Mélançon
Far and Away
Directed by: Ron Howard
Starring: Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Thomas Gibson, Robert Prosky
Country: United States of America
Historical Events
Which were the important events of May 17, 1992?
- Norwegian Constitution Day or Syttende Mai.
- Dfa das Letras Galegas ("Galician Literature Day") ? holiday in Galicia, honouring the Galician language.
- Bah�'f Faith ? Feast of 'Azaamat (Grandeur) ? First day of the fourth month of the Bah�'f Calendar.
- Saint Paschal Baylon or Pascal Baylon
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Holidays
- 38th Mazda LPGA Championship won by Betsy King.
Events
- Maxime Huscenot
Famous Birthday
- Lawrence Welk: American bandleader and accordion player...
- Warren Neal Boxer: Dies of AIDS at 34.
- Leonardo del Ferro [Keyser]: US epic tenor, dies.
- George Hurrell: Hollywood photographer, dies of cancer...
Famous Deaths
Music charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of May 17, 1992?
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Kris Kross - Jump
- En Vogue - My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)
- Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
- Vanessa Williams - Save The Best For Last
- Joe Public - Live And Learn
- Red Hot Chili Peppers - Under The Bridge
- Eric Clapton - Tears In Heaven
- TLC - Ain't 2 Proud To Beg
- Ugly Kid Joe - Everything About You
- U2 - One
Top #10 songs in the USA
- KWS - Please Don't Go
- SL2 - On A Ragga Tip
- Right Said Fred - Deeply Dippy
- Curiosity - Hang On In There Baby
- The Days Of Pearly Spencer - Marc Almond
Top #5 songs in the UK
- En Vogue - My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)
- Lisa Stansfield - All Woman
- Keith Sweat - Why Me Baby?
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Kris Kross - Jump
- Jodeci - Come & Talk To Me
- Tracie Spencer - Love Me
- Chaka Khan - Love You All My Lifetime
- Alyson Williams - Can't Have My Man
- Sometimes It's Only Love - Luther Vandross
- Honey Love - R. Kelly & Public Announcement
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TV Series
Which were the most popular TV Series released in those months?
Intruders
Directed by: Adam Schindler
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
Starring: Niamh Cusack, Enn Reitel, Mary Jane Bowe, Jenny Moore
Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
The Gingerbread Man
Directed by: Karthik Chandran
Familie Heinz Becker
Video Girl Ai
Directed by: Mizuho Nishikubo
Magazine Covers
What news were making the headlines those days in May 1992?
- LIFE: Johnny Carson
- Time: TIME Magazine Cover: Los Angeles Riots -- May 11, 1992
- SportsIllustrated: Sports Illustrated: no.9328
- EW: Entertainment Weekly: no.118
- RollingStone: Tom Cruise
Books
Which were the most popular books released in the last weeks?
Oh, the Places You'll Go!
By: Dr. Seuss
Dr. Seuss’s wonderfully wise Oh, the Places You’ll Go! is the perfect send-off for grads—from nursery school, high school, college, and beyond! From soaring to high heights and seeing great sights to being left in a Lurch on a prickle-ly …
A Thousand Acres
By: Jane Smiley
A successful Iowa farmer decides to divide his farm between his three daughters. When the youngest objects, she is cut out of his will.
Give War A Chance
By: P. J. O'Rourke
In the spirit of his savagely funny and national best-seller Parliament of Whores, Give War a Chance is P. J. O'Rourke's number one New York Times best-selling follow-up.
Revolution From Within
By: Gloria Steinem
Revealing her own long quest for self-esteem, Gloria Steinem explores what self-esteem is, how crippling a lack of it can be, and how recapturing it can transform your life.
For Love Alone
By: Ivana Trump
Dazzled by the glamour of her new life as the wife of American tycoon Adam Graham, Czechoslovakian-born champion skier Katrinka Graham is, nonetheless, unable to forget the anguish of
Videogames
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