Other #1 songs on August 29, 1996
Across genres and charts

Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand by Primitive Radio Gods

#1 alternative hit

Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand

Primitive Radio Gods

She Never Lets It Go to Her Heart by Tim McGraw

#1 country song

She Never Lets It Go to Her Heart

Tim McGraw

Hit Me Off by New Edition

#1 R&B song

Hit Me Off

New Edition

Wannabe by Spice Girls

#1 song in the UK

Wannabe

Spice Girls

Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix) by Los del RĂ­o

#1 song

Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)

Los del RĂ­o

The #1 Movie
At the box office on August 29, 1996

Independence Day

Independence Day

Directed by Roland Emmerich

Notable August 29 Birthdays
Born in the 1990s

Chris Taylor

Baseball Player

Born August 29, 1990

Deshaun Thomas

Basketball Player

Born August 29, 1991

Noah Syndergaard

Baseball Player

Born August 29, 1992

Lucas Cruikshank

Youtuber

Born August 29, 1993