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16 January 1993 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 16 January 1993 was a Saturday.
- 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 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 January 16
- 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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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
George H. W. Bush
Gas (per gallon)
$1.11
Loaf of Bread
$0.85
Average House
$126,500
Weekly Wage
$446
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