Thursday October 24, 1996
US date format: 10/24/1996, UK date format: 24/10/1996
It was Thursday, under the sign of Scorpio (see birth chart on October 24, 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 Justin Burke and NereusGod .
In that special week of October people in US were listening to Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix) by Los Del Rio.
In UK Breakfast At Tiffany's by Deep Blue Something was in the top 5 hits.
The English Patient, directed by Anthony Minghella, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1996
while Slouching Towards Gomorrah by Robert H. Bork was one of the best selling books.
On TV people were watching Staying Alive.
If you liked videogames you were probably playing Dinosaur Safari or The Incredible Hulk: The Pantheon Saga.
But much more happened that day: find out below..
You can also have a look at the whole 1996 or at October 24 across the years.
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Historical Events
Which were the important events of October 24, 1996?
Holidays
- Also see October 24 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- In The Fellowship of the Ring, by J.R.R. Tolkien, the date is mentioned to Frodo Baggins by Gandalf upon his waking in Rivendell.
- Discordianism - Maladay
- Zambia - Independence Day (1964)
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Events
- Last game at Atlanta County Fulton Stadium. Yanks win record 8th straight road post season win (with no loses)
- The Marcopper Mine Disaster occurs dumping toxic copper tailings into the Boac River.
Famous Birthday
- Justin Burke: YouNow Star.
- NereusGod : YouTube Star.
- Kyla Ross: Gymnast.
Famous Deaths
- Arthur Axmann: Head of Hitler Youths in (1940-45), dies...
- Hubert Miles Gladwyn Jebb: Diplomat, dies at 96.
- Roderick Barclay: Diplomat, dies at 87.
- Sid Pye: Drummer, dies at 55.
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Movies
Which were the most popular Movies released in those months?
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The English Patient
Directed by: Anthony Minghella
Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche, Willem Dafoe, Kristin Scott Thomas
Country: United States of America
Romeo + Juliet
Directed by: Baz Luhrmann
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes, John Leguizamo, Harold Perrineau
Country: United States of America
The Mirror Has Two Faces
Directed by: Barbra Streisand
Starring: Barbra Streisand, Jeff Bridges, Lauren Bacall, George Segal
Bad Moon
Directed by: Eric Red
Starring: Mariel Hemingway, Michael Paré, Mason Gamble, Ken Pogue
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Directed by: Fran Rubel Kuzui
Starring: Kristy Swanson, Donald Sutherland, Paul Reubens, Rutger Hauer
Country: United States of America
Music charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of October 24, 1996?
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Top #10 songs in the USA
- Los Del Rio - Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)
- Celine Dion - It's All Coming Back To Me Now
- BLACKstreet - No Diggity
- Donna Lewis - I Love You Always Forever
- No Mercy - Where Do You Go
- Keith Sweat - Twisted
- Eric Clapton - Change The World
- Babyface - This Is For The Lover In You
- AZ Yet - Last Night
- Merril Bainbridge - Mouth
Top #5 songs in the UK
- Deep Blue Something - Breakfast At Tiffany's
- Boyzone - Words
- Celine Dion - It's All Coming Back To Me Now
- The Spice Girls - Say You'll Be There
- The Chemical Brothers - Setting Sun
Top #10 R&B songs
- BLACKstreet (Featuring Dr. Dre) - No Diggity
- Babyface Featuring LL Cool J, Howard Hewett, Jody Watley & Jeffrey Daniels - This Is For The Lover In You
- Az Yet - Last Night (From "The Nutty Professor")
- Keith Sweat Featuring Athena Cage - Nobody
- Mint Condition - What Kind Of Man Would I Be
- Ginuwine - Pony
- Dru Hill - Tell Me (From "Eddie")
- Aaliyah - If Your Girl Only Knew
- Keith Sweat - Twisted
- Brandy, Tamia, Gladys Knight & Chaka Khan - Missing You (From "Set It Off")
Sport Games on October 24, 1996
Eredivisie
Football (Netherlands)- Ajax - Waalwijk : 2 - 0
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TV Series
Which were the most popular TV Series released in those months?
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Staying Alive
Directed by: Sylvester Stallone
Two Fat Ladies
Starring: Clarissa Dickson Wright, Jennifer Paterson
Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Dark Skies
Directed by: Scott Stewart
Safe and Sound
Directed by: Clark Davis
Chain Reaction
Directed by: Andrew Davis
Magazine Covers
What news were making the headlines those days in October 1996?
- LIFE: Marilyn Monroe
- Time: TIME Magazine Cover: News Wars -- Oct. 21, 1996
- SportsIllustrated: Sports Illustrated: no.9557
- EW: Entertainment Weekly: no.349
- Wired: Wired - October, 1996
Books
Which were the most popular books released in the last weeks?
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Slouching Towards Gomorrah
By: Robert H. Bork
In this New York Times bestselling book, Robert H. Bork, our country's most distinguished conservative scholar, offers a prophetic and unprecedented view of a culture in decline, a nation in such
The Rules
By: Ellen Fein, Sherrie Schneider
Hardcover book in great shape, no bent pages, no markings. Will provide the "Rules" in paperback for free but is discolored due to age.
The Notebook
By: Nicholas Sparks
Every so often a love story so captures our hearts that it becomes more than a story-it becomes an experience to remember forever. The Notebook is such a book.
The Runaway Jury
By: John Grisham
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThey are at the center of a multimillion-dollar legal hurricane: twelve men and women who have been investigated, watched, manipulated, and harassed by high-priced lawyers and consultants who will stop at nothing to secure a verdict.
Videogames
What videogames would you be playing back in the days?
Dark Savior
Dinosaur Safari
Civilization II
The Incredible Hulk: The Pantheon Saga
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