Monday May 20, 1996
US date format: 5/20/1996, UK date format: 20/5/1996
It was Monday, under the sign of Taurus (see birth chart on May 20, 1996). The US president was Bill Clinton (Democrat), the UK Prime Minister was Sir John Major (Conservative), Pope St John Paul II was leading the Catholic Church.
Famous people born on this day include Caleda Cooper and Brennan Benko.
In that special week of May people in US were listening to Tha Crossroads by Bone Thugs-N-Harmony.
In UK Fastlove by George Michael was in the top 5 hits.
Hard Core Logo, directed by Bruce McDonald, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1996
while Absolute Power by David Baldacci was one of the best selling books.
On TV people were watching Hum Dono.
If you liked videogames you were probably playing Arena: Maze of Death or Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars.
But much more happened that day: find out below..
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Historical Events
Which were the important events of May 20, 1996?
Holidays
- Saint Austregisilus
- Saint Lucifer
- Saint Theodore of Pavia
- Saint Bernardine of Siena
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Events
- Gay rights: The Supreme Court of the United States rules in Romer v. Evans against a law that would have prevented any city, town or county in the state of Colorado from taking any legislative, executive, or judicial action to protect the rights of gays and lesbians.
- The ''MV Bukoba'' sinks in Tanzanian waters in Lake Victoria, killing nearly 1,000 in one of Africa's worst maritime disasters.
- The Trappist Martyrs of Atlas are executed.
- Swede Göran Kropp reaches the Mount Everest summit alone without oxygen, after having bicycled there from Sweden.
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Famous Birthday
- Brennan Benko: Drummer.
- Caleda Cooper: Dancer.
- Michael Brown
- Mary Robertson: Family Member.
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Famous Deaths
- George Malcolm Thomson: Journalist, dies at 96.
- Jack Wyngaard: Dancer, dies at 37.
- John Pertwee: Actor (Dr Who), dies at 76.
- Janaki Ramachandran: Prime Minister of Indian state of Tamil...
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Movies
Which were the most popular Movies released in those months?
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Hard Core Logo
Directed by: Bruce McDonald
Starring: Hugh Dillon, Callum Keith Rennie, John Pyper-Ferguson, Bernie Coulson
Echte Kerle
Directed by: Rolf Silber
Starring: Christoph M. Ohrt, Carin C. Tietze, Tim Bergmann, Oliver Stokowski
DragonHeart
Directed by: Rob Cohen
Starring: Dennis Quaid, Sean Connery, Dina Meyer, Pete Postlethwaite
Country: United States of America
Eddie
Directed by: Steve Rash
Starring: Whoopi Goldberg, Frank Langella, Dennis Farina, Richard Jenkins
Tierra
Directed by: Julio Medem
Starring: Carmelo Gómez, Emma Suárez, Karra Elejalde, Silke
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Music charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of May 20, 1996?
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Top #10 songs in the USA
- Bone Thugs-N-Harmony - Tha Crossroads
- Mariah Carey - Always Be My Baby
- Celine Dion - Because You Loved Me
- Tony Rich Project - Nobody Knows
- Alanis Morissette - Ironic
- Tracy Chapman - Give Me One Reason
- SWV - You're The One
- Whitney Houston - Count On Me
- Coolio - 1,2,3,4 (Sumptin' New)
- Gin Blossoms - Follow You Down
Top #5 songs in the UK
- George Michael - Fastlove
- Gina G - Ooh Aah... Just A Little Bit
- Mark Morrison - Return Of The Mack
- Suggs & Louchie Lou / Michie One - Cecilia
- 1996 Manchester United FA Cup Squad - Move Move Move (The Red Tribe)
Top #10 R&B songs
- Bone Thugs-N-Harmony - Tha Crossroads
- SWV - You're The One
- Joe - All The Things (Your Man Won't Do) (From "Don't Be A Menace...")
- Junior M.A.F.I.A. Featuring The Notorious B.I.G. - Get Money
- MC Lyte Featuring Xscape - Keep On, Keepin' On (From "Sunset Park")
- Mariah Carey - Always Be My Baby
- R. Kelly Featuring Ronald Isley - Down Low (Nobody Has To Know)
- Jodeci - Get On Up
- Total - Kissin' You
- Case Featuring Foxxy Brown - Touch Me Tease Me (From "The Nutty Professor")
Sport Games on May 20, 1996
NBA
American Basketball- Utah Jazz - Seattle SuperSonics : 87 - 91
Bundesliga 2
Football (Germany)- Duisburg - Chemnitz : 1 - 0
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TV Series
Which were the most popular TV Series released in those months?
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Hum Dono
Directed by: B. S. Glaad
Tattoon Master
Recovery
Directed by: Marcus Scott
The Dana Carvey Show
Directed by: John Fortenberry
Placas
Days to next May 20
If May 20, 1996 is your birthday you're 24 years, 4 months, 2 days old and you'll celebrate your next birthday in 7 months, 28 days.
Magazine Covers
What news were making the headlines those days in May 1996?
- LIFE: LifeS Dream House
- Time: University of Oklahoma graduate students using Doppler radar to measure wind speeds in this tornado,
- SportsIllustrated: Sports Illustrated: no.9535
- EW: Entertainment Weekly: no.327
- Wired: Wired - May, 1996
Books
Which were the most popular books released in the last weeks?
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Absolute Power
By: David Baldacci
In a heavily guarded mansion in a posh Virginia suburb, a man and a woman start to make love, trapping Luther Whitney, a career break-in artist, behind a secret wall.
Hitler'S Willing Executioners
By: Daniel Jonah Goldhagen
A work of the utmost importance--as authoritative as it is explosive--Hitler's Willing Executioners will fundamentally change our perception of the Holocaust and of Germany in the Nazi period.
It Takes A Village
By: Hillary Rodham Clinton
In celebration of the tenth anniversary of It Takes a Village, this splendid edition includes photographs and a new Introduction by Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton.A
Primary Colors
By: Anonymous
A brilliant and penetrating look behind the scenes of modern American politics, Primary Colors is a funny, wise, and dramatic story with characters and events that resemble some familiar, real-life figures.
Videogames
What videogames would you be playing back in the days?
Arena: Maze of Death
BurningMUD
CyberJudas
Gender Wars
Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars
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