1993

Year 1993 () was a (link will display full 1993 ).

The year 1993 marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003).

January

 * January - The U.S. state of experiences 520% of its ordinary rainfall for the month of January.
 * - The Launch of UK Morning TV Show.
 * - The : and the  separate in the so-called.
 * - At midnight,, and . It replaced ,  and
 * - In, and  sign the second  (START).
 * - executes  by  (the first  hanging in America since ).
 * - The of  is inaugurated with  as President.
 * - kills his family and tries to burn himself inside his home in.
 * - The   sinks off the coast of  in the, killing 54 people.
 * -, the boss known as 'The Beast', is arrested in ,  after 23 years as a fugitive.
 * - For the first time, is officially observed in all 50 U.S. states.
 * - announces a $4.97 billion loss for, the largest single-year corporate loss in  history.
 * - : refuses to allow UNSCOM inspectors to use its own aircraft to fly into Iraq, and begins military operations in the demilitarized zone between Iraq and, and the northern . U.S. forces fire approximately 40 Tomahawk cruise missiles at  factories linked to Iraq's illegal nuclear weapons program. Iraq then informs UNSCOM that it will be able to resume its flights.
 * - succeeds  as the 42nd.
 * - fires a rifle and kills 2 employees outside  headquarters in.
 * - is elected President of the.
 * - The become the first team to lose 3 consecutive s as they are defeated by the, 52-17, in . Michael Jackson performs at the.

February

 * February - The U.S. state of experiences 400% of its ordinary rainfall for the month of February.
 * - U.S. President signs the.
 * - sues, after  allegedly rigged 2 crashes showing that some GM pickups can easily catch fire if hit in certain places. NBC settles the lawsuit the following day.
 * - is selected by  as U.S. Attorney General.
 * -, 2, disappears from the Strand Shopping Centre in – his body is found on a disused railway in Liverpool two days later.
 * - was born
 * - A ferry sinks in, killing approximately 1,215 out of 1,500 passengers.
 * - Two 11-year-old boys are charged with the murder of.
 * - Actor wins a $1,280,000  against his parents.
 * - creates the.
 * - : In, a van bomb parked below the North Tower of the goes off, killing 6 and injuring over 1,000.
 * - agents raid the  compound in, with a warrant to arrest leader  on federal firearms violations. Four agents and 5 Davidians die in the raid and a 51-day standoff begins.

March

 * - Authorities announce the capture of suspected conspirator.
 * - A   on a flight to  crashes shortly after take-off from  killing 83 of the 97 people on board.
 * - testifies at the federal trial of four  police officers accused of violating King's  when they beat him during an arrest.
 * - is confirmed by the  and sworn-in the next day, becoming the first female.
 * - Several bombs explode in, , killing about 300 and injuring hundreds more. See.
 * - : says that it plans to withdraw from the  and refuses to allow inspectors access to nuclear sites.
 * - The strikes the eastern U.S., bringing record snowfall and other severe weather all the way from  to ; it is reported to have killed 184.
 * - : An bomb explodes in  Town Centre and kills two children, Jonathan Ball and Tim Parry.
 * - becomes.
 * - s win  in  and  becomes  of France.
 * - Premier of, becomes the  in Canada (she became Premier on January 25th, succeeding fellow Liberal  who retired).
 * - Brandon Lee (Bruce Lee's son) killed while filming his final film.

April

 * April - The i government claims to uncover an i assassination plot against former U.S. President shortly after his visit to Kuwait. Two Iraqi nationals, caught with smuggled  and alcohol inside Kuwait, confess to driving a car-bomb into Kuwait on behalf of the.
 * - Gareth Somers, Son of Micheal somers and Frankie Somers was born.
 * - A occurs at  in.
 * -The  is launched by the.
 * - The attack submarine  is recycled as part of the.
 * - activist is assassinated in.
 * - A 51-day stand-off at the compound near, , ends with a fire that kills 76 people, including.
 * - In, the is dedicated.
 * - 18-year-old student is stabbed to death in, ; the attack is believed to have been racially motivated.
 * - The  version 1.0 is released.
 * - The declares  a Global Emergency.
 * - All members of the lose their lives in a plane crash off Libreville, Gabon in route to,  to play a   against  (the most tragic incident to date in  African football history).
 * - The is born at.
 * - Tennis star is stabbed in the back by an obsessed fan of rival  at a tournament in,.
 * - (then Virgin 1215) launches in the UK at 12:15 pm

May

 * -, former of , commits.
 * - A  assassinates President  of.
 * - World's worst factory fire at the in  kills 188.
 * - gains independence from.
 * - A car bomb at the in  kills five; the  is suspected.

June

 * - 24 i troops in the are killed in ,
 * - holds its first direct presidential s.
 * - In, Christian Didier breaks into the home of Rene Bousquet, banker and former administrator, and shoots him dead.
 * - The raids the home of Hollywood madam.
 * - The win their 24th (and most recent).
 * -, which now ranks 12th all-time among highest grossing films in Box Office history, debuted into theaters.
 * - Mulitpartyists win a referendum on the future of the one-party system in.
 * - becomes.
 * - : Iraq refuses to allow UNSCOM weapons inspectors to install remote-controlled monitoring cameras at 2 missile engine test stands.
 * - Japanese Earthquake: A 7.5 earthquake hits Japan, killing 385 people.
 * - 's three-point shot in Game 6 of the NBA Finals helps the secure a 99-98 win over the, and their third consecutive championship.
 * - 's breaks away from the.
 * - A bomb injures Charles Epstein in.
 * - In, cuts off the  of her husband.
 * - A bomb injures computer scientist David Gelernter at.
 * - wins worldwide fame after presenting his solution for, a problem that has been unsolved for more than 3 centuries.
 * - becomes the 19th and first female.
 * - currency is introduced in.
 * - U.S. President orders a cruise missile attack on i intelligence headquarters in the  District of, in response to the attempted assassination of former U.S. President  during his visit to  in mid-April.
 * - In Bad Kleinen,, troopers arrest terrorists  and.

July

 * - : UN inspection teams leave Iraq.  Iraq then agrees to UNSCOM demands and the inspection teams return.
 * - A 7.8  off,  launches a devastating , killing 202 on the small island of.
 * - U.S. President announces his '' policy regarding gays in the American military.
 * - deputy counsel  commits suicide in Virginia.
 * - : ian police officers kill 8 street kids in.
 * -, father of basketball superstar , is murdered in ,.
 * - crashes into Mt. Ungeo in,  killing 68.
 * -, the first version of 's line of operating systems, is released to manufacturing.
 * - The acquits accused  death camp guard  of all charges and he is set free.

August

 * - A federal judge sentences officers  and Laurence Powell to 30 months in prison for violating motorist 's.
 * - is confirmed by the  as director of the.
 * - King is sworn into office 9 days after the death of his brother, King.
 * - Over 130 die in the collapse of at  in 's worst hotel disaster.
 * - In Norway, is arrested and charged with the murder of, of . He would a receive a 21 year sentence for this and other crimes he committed which include the burning of the  outside of Bergen, Norway, the  in Bergen, the  Church in Bergen, the  Church in Vindafjord and the  Chapel in Oslo.
 * - loses radio contact with the  orbiter 3 days before the spacecraft is scheduled to enter orbit around.
 * -  premieres on CBS.

September

 * - The wins its 15th  premiership over rivals.
 * - : The Labour Party wins a plurality of the seats, and Prime Minister retains office.
 * - leader  and i prime minister  shake hands in Washington D.C., after signing a peace accord.
 * - premieres on.
 * - The IOC selects, to be the site of the.
 * - An centered in, ,  kills nearly 10,000 people.

October

 * - A large scale battle erupts between U.S. forces and local militia in ; 19 Americans and 500 Somalis are killed.
 * - : Russian military and security forces clear the Parliament building by force, squashing a mass uprising against President.
 * - After 9 years of playing in the, , shaken by the death of his father, retires from basketball.
 * - announces the IRS has granted full tax exemption to the Church of Scientology International and affiliated churches and organizations ending the Church's 40-year battle with the IRS and resulting in religious recognition in the United States.
 * - begins his second term as.
 * - hits only the second World Series winning home run as the  win Game Six of the  to beat the  four games to two.
 * - : and his  defeat the governing.
 * - The become the 's 29th franchise and the first expansion team since 1976.
 * - Actor dies of a drug overdose outside of the  in.

November

 * - The takes effect, formally establishing the.
 * - becomes the 20th.


 * - forces destroy the , or Old Bridge of, , by tank fire.
 * - releases  for Workgroups to manufacturing.
 * - A teacher and 10 children, all from near, are killed in  in.
 * - In, 21 political parties approve a new.
 * - : The Ethics Committee issues a stern censure of  senator  for his dealings with savings-and-loan executive.
 * - An Avioimpex Yak 42D crashes into Mount Trojani near, . The aircraft was on a flight from , to , but had been diverted to  due to poor weather conditions at the Skopje airport. All 8 crew members and 115 of the 116 passengers are killed.
 * - A color film version of the , starring  and the, is released, to very mixed reviews and poor box office response.
 * - In the, 11-year-olds and  are convicted of the  of 2-year-old  of.
 * -  reveals a channel of communications has existed between the and the, despite the government's persistent denials.
 * - U.S. President signs the  (the Brady Bill) into law.

December

 * - ': launches the Space Shuttle ' on a mission to repair an optical flaw in the.
 * - : n, head of the , is gunned down in  when police try to arrest him.
 * - opens fire with his Ruger 9mm pistol on a  train, killing 16 and injuring 29.
 * - Thirty-two member holds its first meeting in, marking the first meeting of an official government body in  with black members.
 * - A block of the s near, , killing 148.
 * - wins the  for  of  with 58% of the vote.
 * - A U-2 Spyplane crashes on a local training flight at Beale AFB in CA; USAF pilot Captain Richard Schneider is killed.
 * -   resigns as head of the  to be succeeded by.
 * -  approves nuclear  and agrees to dismantle more than 100 missiles.
 * - : The commits itself to the search for an answer to the problems of.
 * - of  talks reach successful conclusion after seven years.
 * - 's rules that former   may not hold elected office again until  due to.
 * - re-elected as  of  in the country's first ever.
 * - votes  to appoint a UN High Commissioner for.
 * - Interim constitution approved by  in a 237-45 vote.
 * - passes a measure allowing   and all future presidents to run for a second term.  It also shortens presidential terms to four years and removes the requirement for the president to be.
 * - and the  establish diplomatic relations.
 * - gains a parliamentary majority in  after the defection of ten  party lawmakers.

Undated

 * The second is held in.
 * US President sends 6 American warships to  to enforce  trade sanctions against the military-led regime in that country.
 * The and s flood large portions of the  Midwest.
 * passes in the state of Washington

Fictional
The following are references to year 1993 in fiction:


 * The film  is set in this year.
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 * The film  is set in this year due to that being the last year that s were allowed to work in.

Births

 * For more 1993 births see 

January-April

 * -, American actress
 * -, Japanese singer
 * -, American actress
 * -, English actor
 * -, Canadian actor
 * -, American actress
 * -, American actor
 * -, Chess prodigy from India
 * -, American actor
 * -, American actress
 * -, UK politician
 * -, American actress
 * -, American actress
 * -, American actress
 * -, English actress
 * -, Swedish actress
 * -, Japanese actor
 * -, American golfer
 * -, American actor
 * -, American actress
 * -, Japanese-American figure skater
 * -, child physician

May-August

 * -, Japanese actress
 * -, British noble
 * -, American singer
 * -, American actress
 * -, American actor
 * - The
 * -, American actor
 * -, American actress
 * -, British noble
 * -, Indonesian footballer
 * -, British actor
 * -, Canadian actress
 * -, American actress
 * -, Canadian actress
 * -, Singaporean actress
 * -, Australian actor
 * -, American twin actors
 * -, British actress
 * -, Japanese singer and actress
 * -, Japanese child actress
 * -, American actress
 * -, American actress and dancer
 * -, American actress
 * -, Polish singer
 * -, American actor
 * -, American twin actors
 * -, American actress and singer

September-December

 * -, French singer
 * -, Japanese actress
 * -, American actress
 * -, American actor
 * -, American twin actors
 * -, American actor
 * -, American actor
 * -, American actress
 * -, American actor
 * -, American singer
 * -, American singer and actress
 * -, English tenpin bowler
 * -, Canadian actor
 * -, Canadian actress
 * -, Japanese model, actress and singer
 * -, Filipino singer
 * -, Cuban refugee
 * -, American actress
 * -, American musician
 * -, English stage actor
 * -, Japanese actor
 * -, American actress and singer
 * -, American singer and member of

January-February

 * -, English Salesian missionary and aid worker (b. )
 * -, American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer (b. )
 * -, British juvenile science fiction author (b. )
 * -, Icelandian
 * -, Belgian actress (b. )
 * -, French professional wrestler (b. ), real name: André René Roussimoff
 * -, American writer, producer, and director (b. )
 * -, American actor and stuntman (parachuting accident) (b. )
 * -, American tennis player and activist (b. )
 * -, American biochemist, recipient of the (b. )
 * -, Kidnapped British boy (b. )
 * -, British actress (b. )
 * -, American professional wrestler (suicide) (b. )
 * -, Italian automobile manufacturer (b. )
 * -, English footballer (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * -, Canadian actress, singer, and dancer (b. )

March-April

 * -, American musician (b. )
 * -, Italian-born professional wrestler (b. ), real name: Adolfo Bresciano
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * -, German-born physicist, laureate (b. )
 * -, American author (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, American race car driver (b. )
 * -, American children's television host (b. )
 * -, Indian actress (b. )
 * -, American contralto (b. )
 * -, American writer (car accident) (b. )
 * -, British author (b. )
 * -, Turkish president and prime minister (b. )
 * - Civil rights activist  (b. )
 * -, English footballer (b. )

May-June

 * -, (b. )
 * -, American writer (b. )
 * -, Belgian criminal (b. )
 * -, German actor (b. )
 * -, American jazz musician (b. )
 * -, country music singer (b. )
 * -, Croatian basketball player (b. )
 * -, Canadian actress (b. )
 * -, British comedian (b. )
 * -, astronaut (b. )
 * -, Governor of Texas (b. )
 * -, Former British racing driver and in  - . (b. )
 * -, English writer, laureate (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, American athlete (b. )
 * -, American political scientist (b. )
 * -, American singer and bandleader (b. )
 * -, Bulgarian bass (b. )
 * -, Puerto Rican singer (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )

July-September

 * -, American actor and comedian, mostly known as Herman Munster from (b. )
 * -, baseball player (b. )
 * -, American comedian (b. )
 * -, American race car driver (helicopter crash) (b. )
 * -, father of basketball star (b. )
 * -, American basketball player (heart ailment) (b. )
 * -, King of Belgium (b. )
 * -, renowned ornithologist (b. )
 * -, baseball player (b. )
 * -, Norwegian musician (b. )
 * -, Dutch philosopher (b. )
 * -, French-born actor (b. )
 * -, American singer (b. )
 * -, Austrian conductor (b. )
 * -, Worlds highest scoring (b. )
 * -, Greek-born conductor (b. )
 * -, British musician (b. )
 * -, American general (b. )

October-December

 * -, Scottish footballer (b. )
 * -, American tenor (b. )
 * -, Russian footballer (b. )
 * -, American lead guitarist of (b. )
 * -, Hong Kong singer (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, Italian film director (b. )
 * -, American actor (drug overdose) (b. )
 * -, Spanish–born biochemist, recipient of the (b. )
 * -, Russian inventor and creator of the theremin
 * -, Australian consumer activist (b. )
 * -, American Watergate scandal figure (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, English author (b. )
 * -, American singer (b. )
 * -, Colombian drug lord (b. )
 * -, American physician and essayist (b. )
 * -, American guitarist and composer (b. )
 * -, American guitarist and songwriter (b. )
 * -, German physicist, laureate (b. )
 * -, president (b. )
 * -, Irish footballer and football manager (b. )
 * -, French novelist (car crash) (b. )
 * -, Soviet Armenian actor (b. )
 * -, first (b. )

Unknown dates

 * , South African singer (b. )

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