What happened on Monday August 23, 1993?

About August 23rd, 1993, in brief:

  • Historical events: The New York Dow Jones industrial index climbed to a record high of 3,638.96 points, signaling strong economic performance and investor confidence in the early 1990s.
  • Day of the week: August 23rd, 1993 was a Monday
  • Zodiac Sign: Virgo (in western zodiac), Rooster (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Waxing crescent
  • #1 US song: Can't Help Falling In Love by UB40
  • #1 UK song: Living On My Own by Freddie Mercury
  • Popular movie: Aladdin directed by Guy Ritchie

More about August 23rd, 1993? See below for more news and curiosities on August 23rd, 1993.

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August 23, 1993: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on August 23, 1993:

  • Dow Jones Index Reaches Record High The New York Dow Jones industrial index climbed to a record high of 3,638.96 points, signaling strong economic performance and investor confidence in the early 1990s.
  • Historic Baseball Home Run Achievement Fred McGriff and David Justice made baseball history by becoming the sixth pair of teammates to hit back-to-back home runs twice in the same game, a rare and remarkable feat demonstrating their exceptional batting skills.

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August 23, 1993: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

LIFE Magazine

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August 23, 1993: What were the main match results that day?

Premier League - UK Soccer

  • Aston Villa - Man United : 1 - 2
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What day of the week was August 23, 1993?


August 23, 1993 was a Monday and it was the 235th day of the year 1993 in the Gregorian calendar.

August 23, 1993 can also be written as 8/23/1993 in the US and as 23/8/1993 in UK and Europe.

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Who was born on August 23, 1993?


Famous people born on August 23, 1993:

  • Taylor Decker

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August 23, 1993: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on August 23, 1993:

  • Mohammed Aziz Lahbabi
  • Gregory Gaye
  • Piero Parini
  • Luciano Charles Scorsese

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August 23, 1993: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on August 23, 1993 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week August 23rd and August 29th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

August 23, 1993: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on August 23, 1993 was Can't Help Falling In Love by UB40, according to the music chart for the week August 23rd and August 29th.

  1. - Can't Help Falling In Love youtube
  2. - Whoomp! There It Is youtube
  3. - Dreamlover youtube
  4. - Lately youtube
  5. - Runaway Train youtube

August 23, 1993: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on August 23, 1993 was Living On My Own by Freddie Mercury, according to the music chart for the week August 23rd and August 29th.

  1. - Living On My Own youtube
  2. - The Key, The Secret youtube
  3. - Mr Vain youtube
  4. - It Keeps Rainin' (Tears From My Eyes) youtube
  5. - Pray youtube

August 23, 1993: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on August 23, 1993 was Right Here (Human Nature)/Downtown by SWV, according to the music chart for the week August 23rd and August 29th.

  1. - Right Here (Human Nature)/Downtown
  2. - Another Sad Love Song
  3. - Lately youtube
  4. - If youtube
  5. - Lose Control/Girl U For Me
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August 23, 1993: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for August 23rd is Virgo.

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Babies born in August are either Leo or Virgo. People born before August 22nd are Leo, while people born from August 23rd have the sign of Virgo.

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August 23, 1993: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for August 23, 1993 is Rooster and the associated element is Water.

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August 23, 1993: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on August 23, 1993 was Waxing crescent.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on August 23, 1993 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 August 23, 1993 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 46% full, rising at 01:15 pm and setting at 11:09 pm.

The previous full moon was on Aug 02, 1993 while the next full moon would come on Sep 01, 1993.

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How old is someone born on August 23, 1993?


Someone born on August 23, 1993 is:

31 years 8 months old,

or 380 months and 11 days old,

or 1653 weeks and 6 days old,

or 11577 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on August 23, 1993?

There are 111 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Saturday August 23rd 2025.

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on August 23, 1993?

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