At A Glance

24 August 1993 at a glance

Day of the week
24 August 1993 was a Tuesday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “Mr. Vain” by Culture Beat.
Top Film of 1993
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1993 was Jurassic Park.
Star sign
The star sign for 24 August is Virgo.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 24 August 1993 fell in the Year of the Rooster.
Birthstone
The birthstone for August is Peridot.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 24 August 1993 was First Quarter.

On this day: 24 August

  • 1989 Colombian drug barons declare "total war" on the Colombian government.
  • 1991 Mikhail Gorbachev resigns as head of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
  • 1991 Ukraine declares itself independent from the Soviet Union.
  • 1992 Hurricane Andrew makes landfall in Homestead, Florida as a Category 5 hurricane, causing up to $25 billion (1992 USD) in damages.
  • 1995 Microsoft releases Windows 95 to the public in North America.

Famous people born on 24 August

  • Karoline Leavitt, White House Press Secretary (born 1997)
  • Chad Michael Murray, American actor, model, and author (born 1981)
  • Jared Harris, English actor (born 1961)
  • Hideo Kojima, Japanese director, screenwriter and video game designer (born 1963)

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Events of 1993 in the United Kingdom

A selection from Wikipedia's '1993 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.

  • 1 January – Carlton Television, Meridian, Westcountry and GMTV begin broadcasting. Teletext Ltd. launches a new Teletext service on ITV and Channel 4, replacing the 14-year-old ORACLE teletext service.
  • 6 January – The first episode of the children's series The Animals of Farthing Wood begins on BBC One.
  • 5 April – Royal Logistic Corps formed within the British Army by union of five former corps: the Royal Engineers Postal and Courier Service, Royal Corps of Transport, Royal Army Ordnance Corps, Royal Pioneer Corps and Army Catering Corps.
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Life in 1993

Prime Minister

John Major

Monarch

Elizabeth II

Pint of Beer

£1.25

Loaf of Bread

60p

Average House

£53,227

Weekly Wage

£318.00

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