At A Glance
2 December 1993 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 2 December 1993 was a Thursday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)” by Meat Loaf.
- 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 2 December is Sagittarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 2 December 1993 fell in the Year of the Rooster.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for December is Turquoise.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 2 December 1993 was Waning Gibbous.
On this day: 2 December
- 1989 The Peace Agreement of Hat Yai is signed and ratified by the Malayan Communist Party (MCP) and the governments of Malaysia and Thailand, ending the over two-decade-long communist insurgency in Malaysia.
- 1990 Space Shuttle Columbia is launched on STS-35, carrying the ASTRO-1 spacelab observatory.
- 1991 Canada and Poland become the first nations to recognize the independence of Ukraine from the Soviet Union.
- 1992 Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on STS-53 for the United States Department of Defense.
- 1993 Space Shuttle program: STS-61: NASA launches the Space Shuttle Endeavour on a mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope.
Famous people born on December 2
- Aaron Rodgers, American football player (born 1983)
- Britney Spears, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress (born 1981)
- Learner Tien, American tennis player (born 2005)
- Monica Seles, Serbian-American tennis player (born 1973)
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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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