Saturday, June 26, 1993 · Boca Raton, Florida

The world the day Ariana Grande was born

Ariana Grande, the singer, arrived on a Saturday in Boca Raton, Florida. This is what was on the radio, in the sky and on the price tags that day.

#1 that week

“That's The Way Love Goes”

Janet Jackson

The moon

49% lit

first quarter

Star sign

♋ Cancer

Year of the Rooster

U.S. president

Bill Clinton

On every radio

The song at #1 the week Ariana was born

“That's The Way Love Goes” by Janet Jackson topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 8 weeks, taking over from “Freak Me”.

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Cost of living

What things cost in 1993

U.S. averages for the year Ariana Grande was born, next to the latest figures (Sep 2026).

  • Gallon of gas$1.11 → $4.48 today (4.0×)
  • Loaf of white bread75¢ → $1.83 today (2.4×)
  • Dozen eggs91¢ → $2.27 today (2.5×)
  • Pound of coffee$2.47 → $9.33 today (3.8×)
  • Postage stamp29¢ → 78¢ today (2.7×)

In the news

The year 1993

  • Jan 19 · Czech Republic and Slovakia join the United Nations.
  • Feb 26 · World Trade Center bombing: In New York City, a truck bomb parked below the North Tower of the World Trade Center explodes, killing six and injuring over a thousand people.
  • Feb 28 · Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) agents raid the Branch Davidian church in Waco, Texas with a warrant to arrest the group's leader David Koresh, starting a 51-day standoff.
  • Mar 11 · The U.S. Senate unanimously confirmed Janet Reno as the first female United States attorney general.
  • Apr 19 · The 51-day FBI siege of the Branch Davidian building in Waco, Texas, US, ends when a fire breaks out. Seventy-six Davidians, including 18 children under age 10, died in the fire.

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Questions

When was Ariana Grande born?

Ariana Grande was born on Saturday, June 26, 1993, in Boca Raton, Florida.

What day of the week was Ariana Grande born?

A Saturday. June 26, 1993 fell on a Saturday.

What was the #1 song when Ariana Grande was born?

“That's The Way Love Goes” by Janet Jackson was number one on the Billboard Hot 100 the week Ariana Grande was born. It spent 8 weeks at #1.

What is Ariana Grande’s zodiac sign?

Ariana Grande is a Cancer (born Jun 26), and was born in the Chinese year of the Rooster.

What was the moon like when Ariana Grande was born?

A first quarter moon, about 49% lit, on the night of June 26, 1993.

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