At A Glance

11 February 1993 at a glance

Day of the week
11 February 1993 was a Thursday.
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “I Will Always Love You” by Whitney Houston.
Top Film of 1993
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1993 was Jurassic Park.
Bestselling Novel of 1993
“The Bridges of Madison County” by Robert James Waller was No. 1 on Publishers Weekly's US fiction list for 1993.
Top-Rated TV Show
“60 Minutes” (CBS) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 1993–94 season.
Star sign
The star sign for 11 February is Aquarius.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 11 February 1993 fell in the Year of the Rooster.
Birthstone
The birthstone for February is Amethyst.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 11 February 1993 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 11 February

  • 1990 Nelson Mandela is released from Victor Verster Prison outside Cape Town, South Africa after 27 years as a political prisoner.
  • 1990 Buster Douglas, a 42:1 underdog, knocks out Mike Tyson in ten rounds at Tokyo to win boxing's world Heavyweight title.
  • 1997 Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on a mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope.
  • 1997 The far-right extremist Hungarian National Front introduces the day of honor, a neo-nazi and neo-fascist annual gathering in Budapest
  • 1999 Pluto crosses Neptune's orbit, ending a nearly 20-year period when it was closer to the Sun than the gas giant; Pluto is not expected to interact with Neptune's orbit again until 2231.

Famous people born on February 11

  • Jennifer Aniston, American actress and producer (born 1969)
  • Damian Lewis, English actor (born 1971)
  • Burt Reynolds, American actor and director (1936–2018)
  • Carey Lowell, American actress (born 1961)

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Events of 1993 in the United States

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

  • March 29 – The 65th Academy Awards, hosted by Billy Crystal, are held at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, with Clint Eastwood's Unforgiven winning four awards, including Best Picture and Best Director.
  • June 11 – Jurassic Park, directed by Steven Spielberg, is released in theaters as the first film in the Jurassic Park saga.
  • July 19 – U.S. President Bill Clinton announces his 'Don't ask, don't tell' policy regarding homosexuals serving in the American military.

Life in the US in 1993

President

Bill Clinton

Gas (per gallon)

$1.11

Loaf of Bread

$0.85

Average House

$126,500

Weekly Wage

$446

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