Born on 16 January 1993

At A Glance

16 January 1993 at a glance

Day of the week

16 January 1993 was a Saturday.

Irish Chart Song in 1993

The Irish chart song for 1993 was “I'd Do Anything for Love” by Meat Loaf.

Top Film of 1993

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1993 was Jurassic Park.

Star sign

The star sign for 16 January is Capricorn.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 16 January 1993 fell in the Year of the Monkey.

Birthstone

The birthstone for January is Garnet.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 16 January 1993 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 16 January

• 1984 A radiation detector at Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, United States, detects radioactivity after a truck carrying rebar accidentally passed through the laboratory's area, revealing a contamination incident that occurred in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, the previous month.
• 1991 Coalition Forces go to war with Iraq, beginning the Gulf War.
• 1992 El Salvador officials and rebel leaders sign the Chapultepec Peace Accords in Mexico City, Mexico ending the 12-year Salvadoran Civil War that claimed at least 75,000 lives.
• 2001 US President Bill Clinton awards former President Theodore Roosevelt a posthumous Medal of Honor for his service in the Spanish–American War.
• 2002 War in Afghanistan: The UN Security Council unanimously establishes an arms embargo and the freezing of assets of Osama bin Laden, al-Qaeda, and the remaining members of the Taliban.

Famous people born on 16 January

• Aaliyah, American singer and actress (1979–2001)
• Lin-Manuel Miranda, American actor, playwright, and composer (born 1980)
• Sade, Nigerian-English singer-songwriter and producer (born 1959)
• Sidharth Malhotra, Indian actor (born 1985)

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