Explore the major historical events, famous births, and notable deaths that occurred in the year 1993. This year saw 280 significant events. 33 notable figures were born. 10 notable figures passed away.
"Farewell My Concubine," directed by Chen Kaige from a novel by Lilian Lee, starring Leslie Cheung, Zhang Fengyi, and Gong Li, premieres in Hong Kong (wins Cannes Palme d'Or 1993)
Brian Lara scores his maiden Test century with 277 for the West Indies v Australia in drawn 3rd Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground
Michael Jordan's game-high 35 points leads Chicago Bulls to a 120-95 win over Milwaukee Bucks, giving him exactly 20,000 points in the 620th game of his NBA career, the second-fastest to reach this milestone after Wilt Chamberlain (499)
US Senator Mitch McConnell (51) weds businesswoman Elaine Chao (39)
"Michael Jackson Talks to Oprah Winfrey" airs on ABC and draws an astounding 39.3 rating/56 share, with 90 million people watching
Marion Shepilov Barry was an American politician who served as mayor of the District of Columbia from 1979 to 1991 and 1995 to 1999.
American actor Eddie Murphy (31) weds Nicole Mitchell at the Grand Ballroom of the Plaza Hotel in New York City; divorce in 2006
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) is the United States' official memorial to the Holocaust, dedicated to the documentation, study, and interpretation of the Holocaust.
Björn Rune Borg is a Swedish former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 109 weeks.
Mötley Crue guitarist Mick Mars (42) files for divorce from Emi Canyn (39) due to infidelity after four years of marriage
Supermodel of the World is the debut studio album by American singer and drag queen RuPaul, released on June 8, 1993, by Tommy Boy Records.
"Jurassic Park," adapted from best-selling novel by Michael Crichton, directed by Steven Spielberg, and starring Sam Neill and Jeff Goldblum, opens and sets a box office weekend record of $502 million
English mathematician Andrew Wiles proves the last theorem of French mathematician Pierre de Fermat after 356 years, solving the world's most difficult math problem
Lindsay Jean Wagner is an American actress. Wagner is best known for her leading role in the American science fiction television series The Bionic Woman (1976–1978), in which she portrayed character...
Joe Petruzzi files for divorce from Annabella Sciorra (Jungle Fever)
Rwandan Hutus and Tutsis sign a peace treaty in Arusha, Tanzania
American pop singer Lionel Richie (44) divorces Brenda Harvey, after nearly 18 years of marriage
William Oliver StoneSeptember 15, 1946) is an American filmmaker. An acclaimed director who tackled subjects ranging from the Vietnam War and American politics to musical biopics and crime dramas,...
Oslo Peace Accords are signed between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization after secret negotiations in Norway, a public ceremony in Washington, D.C. is held the following month
50th Venice Film Festival: "Short Cuts" directed by Robert Altman and "Three Colors: Blue" directed by Krzysztof Kieslowski are jointly awarded the Golden Lion
The Letters of Mutual Recognition were exchanged between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization on 9 September 1993.
The X-Files is an American science fiction drama television series created by Chris Carter.
Public unveiling of the Oslo Accords, an Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement initiated by Norway, signed by Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs Shimon Peres and PLO official Mahmoud Abbas
Cracker is a British crime drama series produced by Granada Television for ITV, created and principally written by Jimmy McGovern.
Troops and tanks under President Boris Yeltsin shell and occupy the Russian White House in Moscow, the seat of government of the Russian Federation
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was a South African anti-apartheid activist and statesman who was the first president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999.
Baseball player Darryl Strawberry (31) divorces Lisa Andrews after more than 8 years of marriage
A failed military coup in Burundi led by ex-President Jean-Baptiste Bagaza, causes 525,000 Hutus to flee and the assassination of President Melchior Ndadaye
The Treaties of the European Union are a set of international treaties between the European Union (EU) member states which sets out the EU's constitutional basis.
Nia Peeples files for divorce from Howard Hewett
Donald Francis Shula (January 4, 1930 – May 4, 2020) was an American football defensive back and coach who served as a head coach in the National Football League (NFL) from 1963 to 1995.
Canadian-American comic actor Jim Carrey (33) files for divorce from American actress Melissa Womer (33) after 6 years of marriage
The Constitution of South Africa is the supreme law of the Republic of South Africa.
Doggystyle is the debut studio album by American rapper Snoop Doggy Dogg. It was released on November 23, 1993, by Death Row and Interscope Records.
Canada's PM Stephen Harper (34) weds Laureen Teskey (30)
"Philadelphia", one of the first mainstream films about AIDS, directed by Jonathan Demme, starring Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington, premieres in Century City, California
Opposing factions in the Bosnian conflict hold meetings in Geneva, Switzerland, to end the nine-month conflict
"The Comeback", QB Frank Reich leads Buffalo Bills back from a 32-point deficit, to defeat the Houston Oilers 41-38 in overtime in a wild card playoff game, the greatest comeback ever in NFL history
Human rights abuses in Jammu and Kashmir range from mass killings, enforced disappearances, torture, rape and sexual abuse to political repression and suppression of freedom of speech.
The Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in London in 1962. Active for over six decades, they are one of the most popular, influential, and enduring bands of the rock era.
The Croat–Bosniak War or Croat–Muslim War was a conflict between the Bosniak-dominated Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia, supported by Croatia, that lasted...
Elvis Presley Commemorative Postage Stamp goes on sale
Franziska van Almsick swims world record 100m free style (53.33)
Maiden flight of Ultrair (Houston to LA)
British Airways plc (BA) is the flag carrier of the United Kingdom. It is headquartered in London, England at Waterside, near its main hub at Heathrow Airport. The airline is the second largest...
Mario Lemieux is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played parts of 17 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Pittsburgh Penguins between 1984 and 2005, and he assumed...
French, British, and US fighter jets launch bombing raids in southern Iraq
Utah Jazz center Mark Eaton blocks two shots in a 96-89 win over the Seattle Supersonics; becomes only second player in NBA history (along with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) to record 3,000 career blocks
7.5 earthquake strikes northern Japan, killing 2 people
Adm Studeman, serves as acting director of CIA
Fela Aníkúlápó Kútì was a Nigerian musician and political activist. He is regarded as the principal innovator of Afrobeat, a Nigerian music genre that combines West African music with American funk...
Johan Koss skates a world record 5 km in 6:38.77
Indian Airlines B737 crashes at Aurangabad, killing 61
14th annual star-athon $24,000,000
Five people are shot outside CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia, resulting in two deaths
Everton scores a 3-1 away win over Wimbledon at Selhurst Park in London; lowest ever attendance at an EPL fixture, 3,039
DC-3 crashes in Kinshasa, killing 12
,000 Europeans demonstrate against fascism & racism
Super Bowl XXVII, Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA: Dallas Cowboys beat Buffalo Bills, 52-17; MVP: Troy Aikman, Dallas, QB
Solomon "Sol" Wachtler is an American former jurist, Republican politician, attorney, and author from the state of New York.
Admiral William Studeman ends term as acting director of CIA
Markale massacre: A 120-millimeter military mortar shell mortar explode in civilian marketplace in Sarajevo, of Bosnia and Herzegovina kills 68 and injures 144; tribunal determines attack was launched from Serbian held territory
GM sues NBC, alleging that "Dateline NBC" program had rigged 2 car-truck crashes to show that 1973-87 GM pickups were prone to fires
Irina Privalova runs world record 60m indoor (6.92 secs)
Ljubow Kremljowa runs world record 1000m indoor (2:34:84)
Bombings by mafia drug lords kill 14 in Bogotá, Colombia
Sandra Völker swims world record 50m backstroke (28.33 sec)
The sinking of the ferry Neptune, a commercial ship which regularly carried people and cargo between the Haitian cities of Jérémie to Port-au-Prince, occurred on the night of February 16, 1993.
Ace of Base are a Swedish pop group formed in 1987, originally consisting of siblings Jonas, Linn, and Jenny Berggren, with Ulf Ekberg. They achieved worldwide success following the release of their...
The Miami Marlins are a Major League Baseball team that plays in the city of Miami as a member club of the National League (NL) East Division.
Pole vaulting, also known as pole jumping, is a track and field event in which an athlete uses a long and flexible pole, usually made from fiberglass or carbon fiber, as an aid to jump over a bar.
Vinod Kambli scores 224 v England at Bombay, 411 balls, 23 fours
Gary Coleman wins $1,280,000 lawsuit against parents for high fees
Florida Marlins introduce their mascot "Billy"
"World Trade Center bombing of 1993": truck bomb explodes in parking garage of NYC World Trade Center at 12:18pm, killing 6 and injuring over 1,000 in what was the deadliest act of terrorism perpetrated on US soil at the time
PBA National Championship Won by Ron Palombi Jr
The Branch Davidians (or the General Association of Branch Davidian Seventh-day Adventists, or the Branch Seventh-day Adventists) are a religious group founded in 1955 by Benjamin Roden.
Authorities near Waco, Texas, negotiate (unsuccessfully) with Branch Davidians
Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Boston, Massachusetts on WBCN 104.1 FM, in the evenings by tape delay
Diff'rent Strokes actor Todd Bridges arrested for stabbing a tenant
Pittsburgh Penguins begin NHL record 17 game winning streak
Physician David Gunn shot and killed by anti-abortionist Michael Frederick Griffin in Pensacola, Florida, first anti-abortion murder of a doctor in the US
The 1993 Bombay bombings was a series of 12 terrorist bombings in Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra, on 12 March 1993. The single-day attacks resulted in 257 fatalities and 1,400 injuries.
3,000th performance of "Nunsense"
In a landmark case, Mohamed Tabet, police commissioner of Casablanca, is convicted of sexually abusing over 1,500 women and sentenced to death
86 killed by bomb attack in Calcutta
Amsterdam stock exchange hits record Ÿ12.2 billion
Alexander (Sasha) Viacheslavovich Zhulin (Russian: ; born 20 July 1963) is a Russian ice dancing coach and former competitor.
Belgian government of Jean-Luc Dehaene resigns
Ezer Weizman was an Israeli major general and politician who served as the president of Israel, first elected in 1993 and re-elected in 1998.
The 2025 Canadian federal election was held on April 28 to elect members of the House of Commons to the 45th Canadian Parliament.
Jamaican premier Percival Patterson wins parliamentary election
The Fokker 100 is a regional jet that was produced by Fokker in the Netherlands. The Fokker 100 was based on the Fokker F28 with a fuselage stretched by 5.7 m (18.8 ft) to seat up to 109 passengers,...
The Tradition Senior Men's Golf, GC at Desert Mountain: Tom Shaw wins his lone career major title by 1 stroke from Mike Hill
73,293 see the NY Yankees beat the Cleveland Indians, 9-1 in the season opener at Cleveland Stadium
First test flight of the Ilyushin IL-96M takes place in Moscow
The Colorado Rockies are an American professional baseball team based in Denver. The Rockies compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West Division.
MLB Cleveland Indians' Carlos Baerga is 1st to switch hit HRs in same innings (vs Yankees)
Colorado Rockies 1st home game & 1st victory, 11-4 over Mont Expos
Delmas Perry Ballard Jr. is an American professional ten-pin bowler and member of the Professional Bowlers Association.
prisoners riot at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Lucasville, Ohio, and continue for ten days, citing grievances about prison conditions and the forced vaccination of Nation of Islam prisoners (for tuberculosis)
American Jeff Rouse swims world record 100m backstroke (51.43 sec) at Sheffield, England
STS-56 (Discovery) lands
After a 51 day siege by the FBI 76 Branch Davidians die in a fire near Waco Texas (accident, suicide, tear gas are disputed causes)
Candid Camera creator Allen Funt suffers a stroke at 78
Eritrea votes to secede from Ethiopia with 99.83% in favor
George Branham III is an American professional ten-pin bowler and former member of the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA). He began his career in 1984 and retired at the end of the 2003 season.
Drew McQueen Bledsoe is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons, primarily with the New England Patriots.
Indian Airlines was a state-owned airline in India that later became a division of Air India Limited before ultimately ceasing operations.
Afghan Antonov AN-32 crashes at Tashqurgan, kills 76
The Ciampi Cabinet, led by the former Governor of the Bank of Italy Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, was the 50th cabinet of the Italian Republic and the second and final cabinet of the XI Legislature.
The World Wide Web ("WWW", "W3" or simply "the Web") is a global information medium that users can access via computers connected to the Internet.
Bomb attack on Sri Lankan president (26 die)
STS-55 (Columbia) lands
The apartheid system in South Africa was ended through a series of bilateral and multi-party negotiations between 1990 and 1993.
ABC Masters Bowling Tournament won by Phil Ware
The Nambija mine disaster was a landslide which occurred in a remote mining settlement in the southeastern part of Ecuador on 9 May 1993.
Paramaribo Suriname TV studio destroyed by fire
Final episode of 6 year run of ABC's "Wonder Years" in Netherlands
"Body Snatchers", directed by Abel Ferrara and starring Gabrielle Anwar and Meg Tilly, premieres at the Cannes Film Festival
Farmer Sugeng finds 1.2 million year old Pithecanthropus IX skull
Boeing 727 crashes into mountain at Medellín, Colombia, kills 132
10m meteor comes within 150,000 km of Earth (1993KA)
Opposition and independence leader Xanana Gusmao of East Timor sentenced to life in prison (released 1999)
"The New WKRP in Cincinnati", an ensemble TV sitcom sequel created by Hugh Wilson and set in a struggling radio station, concludes syndicated run
,000 demonstrate against mafia terror
The Solingen arson attack (German: Solinger Brandanschlag) was one of the most severe instances of racist violence in modern Germany.
President Dobrica Ćosić of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia flees
Brooklyn NY begins recycling
The 66th Scripps National Spelling Bee was held at the Capital Hilton in Washington, D.C., on June 2–3, 1993, sponsored by the E.W.
Aerosmith is an American rock band formed in Boston in 1970. The group consists of lead vocalist Steven Tyler, bassist Tom Hamilton, drummer Joey Kramer, and guitarists Joe Perry and Brad Whitford.
"What's Love Got to Do with It", directed by Brian Gibson and starring Angela Bassett, premieres in Hollywood, California
Prince Rogers Nelson (June 7, 1958 – April 21, 2016) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, dancer, and actor.
"Ce que femme veut", directed by Gérard Jumel and starring Karin Viard and Caroline Chaniolleau, premieres in France
"Three Little Pigs" is a song by American comedy rock band Green Jellÿ from their first video album, Cereal Killer (1992).
Ali Akbar Hashemi Bahramani Rafsanjani (né Bahramani; 25 August 1934 – 8 January 2017) was an Iranian Shia cleric and politician who was the fourth president of Iran from 1989 to 1997.
Japanese space probe Sakigake passes Earth
Indians' Carlos Baerga hits 3 home runs against Detroit
Expo's Dennis Martínez is 92nd MLB pitcher to win 200 games
NY Met Anthony Young ties record of 23rd straight lose
John Wayne Bobbitt and Lorena Bobbitt (formerly Lorena Gallo; born May 15, 1969) were a couple, married on June 18, 1989, whose relationship received international press coverage in 1993 when Lorena...
Arab terrorist group planning bombing of Holland and Lincoln Tunnels caught
Alexandre Daigle is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. A highly touted junior prospect, Daigle was drafted first overall in the 1993 NHL entry draft by the Ottawa Senators.
NY Met Eddie Murray is 20th to get 1,600 RBIs
Carlton Fisk, 45, released by White Sox, as all time leader of most games caught and most HRs by a catcher
Doctors recommend ligament transplant to Jose Canseco's arm
MLB Cleveland Indians owner Richard Jacobs announces that team mascot Chief Wahoo will move with the team to Jacobs Field
1 second "leap" adjustment added to the Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) clock
Boat sinks at Bocaue Philippines, 325 die
Pilar Fort crowned 25th Miss Black America
Graham Paul Thorpe (1 August 1969 – 4 August 2024) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Surrey and represented England in 100 Test matches.
Guntis Ulmanis is a Latvian politician and the fifth President of Latvia from 1993 to 1999.
Melchior Ndadaye (28 March 1953 – 21 October 1993) was a Burundian banker and politician who became the first democratically elected and first Hutu president of Burundi after winning the landmark...
7.8 earthquake hits Hokkaido Japan, killing 160
Aeroflot starts non-stop flights between Moscow and NY
President Lissouba calls emergency rule in Congo-Brazzaville
Graeme Obree breaks the world hour cycling record, riding 51.596km on Old Faithful at the Hamar velodrome in Norway [1]
The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP; Japanese: 自由民主党, romanized: Jiyū-Minshutō), also known as Jimintō (自民党), is a major conservative and nationalist political party in Japan.
Glen Chapple (Lancs) scores fastest F-C century, 21 minutes
The 1993 Atlanta Braves season was the Braves' 123rd in existence and their 28th since moving to Atlanta.
China Northwest Airlines BAe146-300 crashes at Yinchuan, killing 55
The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx.
Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia.
The Boeing 737 is an American narrow-body aircraft produced by Boeing at its Renton factory in Washington. Developed to supplement the Boeing 727 on short and thin routes, the twinjet retained the...
Detroit infielder Travis Fryman hits for the cycle, but the Tigers lose 12-7 to the NY Yankees
Cincinnati Reds pitcher Thomas Browning is arrested for marijuana possession
Inkatha armed forces kill 49 ANC supporters in Johannesburg, South Africa
Toronto Blue Jays acquire future Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder Rickey Henderson from Oakland in exchange for minor leaguers Steve Karsay and José Herrera
Maryland investors, led by Baltimore attorney Peter Angelos, buy the MLB Baltimore Orioles team at auction in New York for $173 million, nearly $50 million more than ever paid for a baseball team
Angolan air force bombs Huambo
Republican Guard kills 64 civilians at Gninguilim marketplace in Chad
Japan Hosokawa government begins
Tropical storm Brett ravages Venezuela, killing 118 people
Tropical Storm Bret ravages Venezuela, killing about 100 people
Albert II is a member of the Belgian royal family who reigned as King of the Belgians from 1993 until his abdication in 2013. Albert II is the son of King Leopold III and the last living child of...
An earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter Scale hits the South Island of New Zealand
NY Islander Brian Mullen, 31, suffers a mild stroke
Nakhon Ratchasima.kʰɔ̄ːn râːt.t͡ɕʰā.sǐː.māː]) is the capital of Nakhon Ratchasima province, the largest city in Northeastern Thailand and the third-largest city in Thailand.
Presidential elections were held in Nigeria on 12 June 1993, the first since the 1983 military coup ended the country's Second Republic.
Walvis Bay (Afrikaans: Walvisbaai; German: Walfischbucht or Walfischbai) is a city in Namibia and the name of the bay on which it lies.
The Kapellbrücke (from German 'Chapel Bridge') is a covered wooden footbridge spanning the river Reuss diagonally in the city of Lucerne in central Switzerland. Named after the nearby St.
Dow Jones Industrial Average hits record high of 3612.13
Colin Jackson runs a world record 110 m hurdles in 12.91 seconds
Mars Observer was an American robotic space probe launched by NASA on September 25, 1992 to study the surface, atmosphere, climate and magnetic field of Mars.
Dow Jones Industrial Average reaches record high of 3,638.96 points
Fred McGriff and David Justice are the sixth to hit back-to-back home runs twice in the same game
Padres score 14 in the first inning against Cardinals
The Rainbow Bridge connecting Tokyo's Shibaura and the island of Odaiba is completed
Dam breaks in Qinghai, West China, killing 223 people
John Harris wins the 93rd US Golf Amateur Championship
MLB New York Yankees one-handed pitcher Jim Abbott no-hits Cleveland Indians 4-0 at Yankee Stadium
F. Murray Abraham is released from hospital after a car accident
Jerry Lewis's 28th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $46,014,922
Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America.
Baseball's proposed switch to a three-division format is approved in the AL
Croupier of a casino in Bristol, England, rolls a 4 a record eight times
Junxia Qu runs a 1500 m women's world record in 3:50.46
Paul Molitor, at 37, is the oldest player in Major League Baseball history to achieve his first 100-RBI season
Liechtenstein prince Hans-Adam II disbands parliament
Minnesota Twins' Dave Winfield becomes the 19th player to achieve 3,000 hits
In September and October 1993, a constitutional crisis arose in the Russian Federation from a conflict between the then Russian president Boris Yeltsin and the country's parliament.
The LA Mighty Ducks play their first NHL pre-season game against the Penguins
Thomas Michael Glavine is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball, for the Atlanta Braves (1987–2002, 2008) and New York Mets (2003–2007). With...
From 20 to 23 September 1993, during the Sukhumi massacre, separatists in Sukhumi, Abkhazia blocked Georgian troops' overland supply routes as part of the war in Abkhazia.
Lynn Nolan Ryan Jr., nicknamed "the Ryan Express", is an American former professional baseball pitcher and sports executive.
Paul Chu's group reports superconductivity at -123°C (a record high)
First Israeli killed by Islamists after PLO signs peace accord
The Pittsburgh Pirates are an American professional baseball team based in Pittsburgh.
Actor Daniel Day-Lewis pleads guilty to speeding charges
José Dennis Martínez Ortiz, nicknamed "El Presidente" (lit. 'The President'), is a Nicaraguan former professional baseball pitcher.
Grace Under Fire is an American television sitcom that aired on ABC from September 29, 1993, to February 17, 1998.
6.4 magntiude earthquake in Latur, India, kills 28,000
World music singer Harry Belafonte performs in Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen, Denmark
The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the military wing of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the primary armed forces of the People's Republic of China (PRC).
Massive Muslim demonstration in Xining, China; 12 killed
Private Parts is a 1997 American biographical comedy film produced by Ivan Reitman and directed by Betty Thomas.
Ferry boat leaves for west coast of South Korea, 120 are killed
Norwegian Rushdie publisher William Nygaard injured in attack
Captured American Pilot Mike Durant is filmed in an interview in captivity by a CNN camera crew.
Amstel Brewery on Curaçao produces its 1,000,000,000th bottle
Anti-Nazi riot breaks out in Welling, Kent, after police stop protesters from approaching the British National Party headquarters
STS-58 was a NASA mission flown by Space Shuttle Columbia launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on October 18, 1993.
UN authorizes arms, military and police supply embargo against Haiti
Garry Kimovich Kasparov is a Russian chess grandmaster, political activist and writer, who was the World Chess Champion from 1985 to 2000.
Russian cosmonaut Aleksandr Serebrov makes record 9th space walk
Paramilitia kills 22 demonstrators at Bijbihara in Indian-controlled Kashmir
Airbus A310 of Air Nigeria hijacked, 1 dead
The Carolina Panthers are a professional American football team based in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Howard Stern Radio Show begins broadcasting in El Paso, Texas
Cleveland Metroparks lease Brookside Park from Cleveland for 99 years
Ace of Base are a Swedish pop group formed in 1987, originally consisting of siblings Jonas, Linn, and Jenny Berggren, with Ulf Ekberg. They achieved worldwide success following the release of their...
The Toronto Maple Leafs, officially the Toronto Maple Leaf Hockey Club and colloquially known as the Leafs, are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto.
25 people are killed during a Ghana-Ivory Coast soccer match
Tupac Amaru Shakur ( TOO-pahk shə-KOOR; born Lesane Parish Crooks; June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996), also known by his stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper and actor.
After playing 12 Tests for Australia, fast bowler Michael Whitney plays his final day in 1st class cricket for NSW in a tour match loss v New Zealand in Newcastle
Actor Roger Moore (James Bond) has his enlarged prostate removed
Defenseman Ken Daneyko sets New Jersey Devils 'Ironman' record by playing 322nd consecutive NHL game in 2-3 loss at LA Kings
The Nanny is an American television sitcom. It originally aired on CBS from November 3, 1993, to June 23, 1999, starring Fran Drescher as Fran Fine, a Jewish fashionista from Flushing, Queens, who...
The Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, usually known as the Berne Convention, was an international assembly held in 1886 in the Swiss city of Bern by ten European...
Elton John is awarded $518,700 by Sunday Mirror for a false report on his diet
The 1994 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1993-94 season.
Howard Ellsworth Rollins Jr. (October 17, 1950 – December 8, 1996) was an American stage, film and television actor.
French Williams driver Alain Prost finishes 2nd in season ending Australian Grand Prix in Adelaide to claim his 4th F1 World Drivers Championship by 26 points from Ayrton Senna; Prost announces his retirement from F1 racing
Stari Most (the "old bridge", built in 1566) in Mostar, Bosnia, collapses after several days of bombing.
Vladimír Mečiar is a Slovak former politician who served as the prime minister of Slovakia from June 1990 to May 1991, June 1992 to March 1994, and again from December 1994 to October 1998.
7.1 seaquake east of Kamchatka
13 Cuban refugees land in Florida after stealing a crop-duster in Cuba
Antonov AN-124 flies in South Iran against mountain: 17 killed
El Salvador, officially the Republic of El Salvador, is a country in Central America.
Pearl Jam lead singer Eddie Vedder arrested for public drunkiness
Algerian Muslim fundamentalists uprising, 27 killed
Jakovlev-42 crashes into mountain at Ohrid Macedonia, 116 killed
Winnie Mandela's driver and bodyguard murdered in Johannesburg
All Rome residents who are at least 18 years old and hold an EU citizenship are eligible to vote for the Mayor and the 48 members of the Capitoline Assembly, as well as for the President and the 30...
On 12 February 1993 in Merseyside, England, two 10-year-old boys, Robert Thompson and Jon Venables, abducted, tortured, and murdered a two-year-old boy, James Patrick Bulger (16 March 1990 – 12...
Dutch Antilles government of Liberia-Peters falls
India defeats West Indies in Bengal Jubilee Cricket Final, Kumble 6-12
Carlos Roberto Reina wins the Honduran presidential election
Northwest Airlines (often abbreviated as NWA) was a trunk carrier and a major airline in the United States that operated from 1926 until it merged with Delta Air Lines in 2010.
Dow Jones Industrial Average hits record 3702.11
A truce is concluded between the government of Angola and UNITA rebels.
Dan Jansen skates world record 500m (35.92 sec)
Astronauts begin repair of Hubble telescope in space
Gunda Niemann skates ladies world record 5 km 7:13.29
American singer Robert Goulet undergoes prostate cancer surgery
Dow Jones Industrial Average hits record 3734.53
Ivory Coast Premier Ouattara resigns
"Doom" pioneering first-person shooter video game is uploaded onto the internet by id Software
59th Heisman Trophy Award: Charlie Ward, Florida State (QB)
WAQX 104.3 (Q-104) rock format replaces WNCN classic format in NYC
"I Swear" is a song written by Gary Baker and Frank J. Myers that became a hit for American country music artist John Michael Montgomery in 1993, and for American R&B group All-4-One in...
Davy Jones of pop band The Monkees is charged with driving while intoxicated near his Beavertown, Pennsylvania home
Beverly Hills, 90210 (often referred to as 90210) is an American teen drama television series created by Darren Star and produced by Aaron Spelling via his production company Spelling Television.
"Northern Exposure" star Barry Corbin falls off his horse
Kevin Scott skates world record 1K (1:12.54)
"The Sign" is a song by Swedish group Ace of Base from their first North American studio album, The Sign (1993), and their re-released debut studio album, Happy Nation (1992), titled Happy Nation...
The joint Turkish–Azeri blockade of Armenia is an ongoing transportation and economic embargo against Armenia which has significantly impacted its economy and the regional trade dynamics of the...
Dow Jones Industrial Average hits record 3792.93
Courtney Love sues doctors for leaking news of her methadone treatment
Vatican recognizes Israel
Bryson Tiller musician, known for american singer, was born on 1993-01-02. Bryson Djuan Tiller is an American R&B singer and rapper.
Zayn Malik, English musician, known for english singer, was born on 1993-01-12. Zain Javadd Malik, known professionally as Zayn Malik or simply Zayn, is an English singer.
Cameron Bright, Canadian actor, known for canadian actor, was born on 1993-01-26. Cameron Bright is a Canadian actor.
Adam Ondra, Czech athlete, known for czech climber, was born on 1993-02-05. Adam Ondra is a Czech professional rock climber, specializing in lead climbing, bouldering, and competition climbing.
Freddie Highmore, English actor, known for english actor, was born on 1993-02-14. Alfred Thomas Highmore is an English actor.
Emily Osment, American actress, singer and songwriter, known for american actress, singer and songwriter, was born on 1993-03-10. Emily Jordan Osment is an American actress, songwriter, and singer.
Kaya Scodelario, Brazilian british-brazilian actress, known for british-brazilian actress, was born on 1993-03-13. Kaya Rose Scodelario is an English-Brazilian actress.
Ozuna, Puerto Rican musician, known for puerto rican singer, was born on 1993-03-13. Juan Carlos Ozuna Rosado, known professionally as Ozuna, is a Puerto Rican singer.
John Boyega, English actor, known for english actor, was born on 1993-03-17. John Adedayo Bamidele Adegboyega, known professionally as John Boyega, is an English actor and producer.
Kyrie Irving, American athlete, known for american basketball player, was born on 1993-03-23.
Young M.A is born
Daisy Ridley, English actress, known for english actress, was born on 1993-04-10. Daisy Jazz Isobel Ridley is an English actress.
Sadio Mane, Saudi athlete, known for senegalese footballer, was born on 1993-04-10.
Aaron Judge, American athlete, known for american baseball player, was born on 1993-04-26.
Mohamed Salah, Egyptian athlete, known for egyptian footballer, was born on 1993-06-15.
Elaine Thompson-Herah, Jamaican athlete, known for jamaican sprinter, was born on 1993-06-28.
Selena Gomez, American actress and singer, known for american actress and singer, was born on 1993-07-22.
Cole Sprouse, American actor, known for american actor, was born on 1993-08-04. Cole Mitchell Sprouse is an American actor.
Dylan Sprouse, American actor, known for american actor, was born on 1993-08-04. Dylan Thomas Sprouse is an American actor.
Demi Lovato, American singer, known for american singer, was born on 1993-08-20. Demetria Devonne "Demi" Lovato ( DEM-ee lə-VAH-toh; born August 20, 1992) is an American singer, songwriter, and…
Liam Payne, English musician, known for english singer and songwriter, was born on 1993-08-29. Liam James Payne (29 August 1993 – 16 October 2024) was an English singer and songwriter.
Nick Jonas, American singer, known for american singer, was born on 1993-09-16. Nicholas Jerry Jonas is an American singer, songwriter and actor.
Palmer Luckey, American entrepreneur, known for american entrepreneur, was born on 1993-09-19.
Cardi B, American musician, known for american rapper, was born on 1993-10-11. Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar (formerly Cephus; born October 11, 1992), known professionally as Cardi B, is an American…
Josh Hutcherson, American actor, known for american actor, was born on 1993-10-12. Joshua Ryan Hutcherson is an American actor.
Bryce Harper, American athlete, known for american baseball player, was born on 1993-10-16.
Lil Durk, American musician, known for american rapper, was born on 1993-10-19. Durk Devontay Banks, known professionally as Lil Durk, is an American rapper.
Davido, American musician, known for nigerian singer, was born on 1993-11-21. David Adedeji Adeleke, known professionally as Davido (), is a Nigerian-American singer, songwriter, and record producer.
Miley Cyrus, American musician, known for american singer and actress, was born on 1993-11-23.
Kim Seok-jin, South Korean musician, known for south korean singer, was born on 1993-12-04.
Tori Kelly, American musician, known for american singer-songwriter, was born on 1993-12-14. Victoria Loren "Tori" Kelly is an American singer-songwriter.
Jesse Lingard, South Korean athlete, known for english footballer, was born on 1993-12-15. Jesse Ellis Lingard is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger.
Jade Thirlwall, English musician, known for english singer, was born on 1993-12-26. Jade Amelia Thirlwall is an English singer.
Audrey Hepburn, British actress, known for british actress, died on 1993-01-20. Audrey Kathleen Hepburn was a British actress.
Thurgood Marshall dies
Arthur Ashe tennis player, known for american tennis player, died on 1993-02-06. Arthur Robert Ashe Jr. (July 10, 1943 – February 6, 1993) was an American professional tennis player.
Ferruccio Lamborghini, Italian industrialist, founder of automobili lamborghini, known for italian industrialist, founder of automobili lamborghini, died on 1993-02-20.
Albert Sabin, American polish-american medical researcher, known for polish-american medical researcher, died on 1993-03-03.
Oliver Tambo, South African african anti-apartheid activist and politician, known for south african anti-apartheid activist and politician, died on 1993-04-24.
William Golding, British novelist, poet, and playwright, known for british novelist, poet, and playwright, died on 1993-06-19.
Roy Campanella, American baseball player, known for american baseball player, died on 1993-06-26.
Jimmy Doolittle, American general and aviator, known for american general and aviator, died on 1993-09-27.
Frank Zappa, American musician, known for american musician, died on 1993-12-04. Frank Vincent Zappa (December 21, 1940 – December 4, 1993) was an American composer, songwriter, electric guitarist,…
"Farewell My Concubine," directed by Chen Kaige from a novel by Lilian Lee, starring Leslie Cheung, Zhang Fengyi, and Gong Li, premieres in Hong Kong (wins Cannes Palme d'Or 1993)
Brian Lara scores his maiden Test century with 277 for the West Indies v Australia in drawn 3rd Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground
Michael Jordan's game-high 35 points leads Chicago Bulls to a 120-95 win over Milwaukee Bucks, giving him exactly 20,000 points in the 620th game of his NBA career, the second-fastest to reach this milestone after Wilt Chamberlain (499)
US Senator Mitch McConnell (51) weds businesswoman Elaine Chao (39)
"Michael Jackson Talks to Oprah Winfrey" airs on ABC and draws an astounding 39.3 rating/56 share, with 90 million people watching
Marion Shepilov Barry was an American politician who served as mayor of the District of Columbia from 1979 to 1991 and 1995 to 1999.
American actor Eddie Murphy (31) weds Nicole Mitchell at the Grand Ballroom of the Plaza Hotel in New York City; divorce in 2006
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) is the United States' official memorial to the Holocaust, dedicated to the documentation, study, and interpretation of the Holocaust.
Björn Rune Borg is a Swedish former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 109 weeks.
Mötley Crue guitarist Mick Mars (42) files for divorce from Emi Canyn (39) due to infidelity after four years of marriage
Supermodel of the World is the debut studio album by American singer and drag queen RuPaul, released on June 8, 1993, by Tommy Boy Records.
"Jurassic Park," adapted from best-selling novel by Michael Crichton, directed by Steven Spielberg, and starring Sam Neill and Jeff Goldblum, opens and sets a box office weekend record of $502 million
English mathematician Andrew Wiles proves the last theorem of French mathematician Pierre de Fermat after 356 years, solving the world's most difficult math problem
Lindsay Jean Wagner is an American actress. Wagner is best known for her leading role in the American science fiction television series The Bionic Woman (1976–1978), in which she portrayed character...
Joe Petruzzi files for divorce from Annabella Sciorra (Jungle Fever)
Rwandan Hutus and Tutsis sign a peace treaty in Arusha, Tanzania
American pop singer Lionel Richie (44) divorces Brenda Harvey, after nearly 18 years of marriage
William Oliver StoneSeptember 15, 1946) is an American filmmaker. An acclaimed director who tackled subjects ranging from the Vietnam War and American politics to musical biopics and crime dramas,...
Oslo Peace Accords are signed between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization after secret negotiations in Norway, a public ceremony in Washington, D.C. is held the following month
50th Venice Film Festival: "Short Cuts" directed by Robert Altman and "Three Colors: Blue" directed by Krzysztof Kieslowski are jointly awarded the Golden Lion
The Letters of Mutual Recognition were exchanged between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization on 9 September 1993.
The X-Files is an American science fiction drama television series created by Chris Carter.
Public unveiling of the Oslo Accords, an Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement initiated by Norway, signed by Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs Shimon Peres and PLO official Mahmoud Abbas
Cracker is a British crime drama series produced by Granada Television for ITV, created and principally written by Jimmy McGovern.
Troops and tanks under President Boris Yeltsin shell and occupy the Russian White House in Moscow, the seat of government of the Russian Federation
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was a South African anti-apartheid activist and statesman who was the first president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999.
Baseball player Darryl Strawberry (31) divorces Lisa Andrews after more than 8 years of marriage
A failed military coup in Burundi led by ex-President Jean-Baptiste Bagaza, causes 525,000 Hutus to flee and the assassination of President Melchior Ndadaye
The Treaties of the European Union are a set of international treaties between the European Union (EU) member states which sets out the EU's constitutional basis.
Nia Peeples files for divorce from Howard Hewett
Donald Francis Shula (January 4, 1930 – May 4, 2020) was an American football defensive back and coach who served as a head coach in the National Football League (NFL) from 1963 to 1995.
Canadian-American comic actor Jim Carrey (33) files for divorce from American actress Melissa Womer (33) after 6 years of marriage
The Constitution of South Africa is the supreme law of the Republic of South Africa.
Doggystyle is the debut studio album by American rapper Snoop Doggy Dogg. It was released on November 23, 1993, by Death Row and Interscope Records.
Canada's PM Stephen Harper (34) weds Laureen Teskey (30)
"Philadelphia", one of the first mainstream films about AIDS, directed by Jonathan Demme, starring Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington, premieres in Century City, California
Opposing factions in the Bosnian conflict hold meetings in Geneva, Switzerland, to end the nine-month conflict
"The Comeback", QB Frank Reich leads Buffalo Bills back from a 32-point deficit, to defeat the Houston Oilers 41-38 in overtime in a wild card playoff game, the greatest comeback ever in NFL history
Human rights abuses in Jammu and Kashmir range from mass killings, enforced disappearances, torture, rape and sexual abuse to political repression and suppression of freedom of speech.
The Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in London in 1962. Active for over six decades, they are one of the most popular, influential, and enduring bands of the rock era.
The Croat–Bosniak War or Croat–Muslim War was a conflict between the Bosniak-dominated Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia, supported by Croatia, that lasted...
Elvis Presley Commemorative Postage Stamp goes on sale
Franziska van Almsick swims world record 100m free style (53.33)
Maiden flight of Ultrair (Houston to LA)
British Airways plc (BA) is the flag carrier of the United Kingdom. It is headquartered in London, England at Waterside, near its main hub at Heathrow Airport. The airline is the second largest...
Mario Lemieux is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played parts of 17 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Pittsburgh Penguins between 1984 and 2005, and he assumed...
French, British, and US fighter jets launch bombing raids in southern Iraq
Utah Jazz center Mark Eaton blocks two shots in a 96-89 win over the Seattle Supersonics; becomes only second player in NBA history (along with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) to record 3,000 career blocks
7.5 earthquake strikes northern Japan, killing 2 people
Adm Studeman, serves as acting director of CIA
Fela Aníkúlápó Kútì was a Nigerian musician and political activist. He is regarded as the principal innovator of Afrobeat, a Nigerian music genre that combines West African music with American funk...
Johan Koss skates a world record 5 km in 6:38.77
Indian Airlines B737 crashes at Aurangabad, killing 61
14th annual star-athon $24,000,000
Five people are shot outside CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia, resulting in two deaths
Everton scores a 3-1 away win over Wimbledon at Selhurst Park in London; lowest ever attendance at an EPL fixture, 3,039
DC-3 crashes in Kinshasa, killing 12
,000 Europeans demonstrate against fascism & racism
Super Bowl XXVII, Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA: Dallas Cowboys beat Buffalo Bills, 52-17; MVP: Troy Aikman, Dallas, QB
Solomon "Sol" Wachtler is an American former jurist, Republican politician, attorney, and author from the state of New York.
Admiral William Studeman ends term as acting director of CIA
Markale massacre: A 120-millimeter military mortar shell mortar explode in civilian marketplace in Sarajevo, of Bosnia and Herzegovina kills 68 and injures 144; tribunal determines attack was launched from Serbian held territory
GM sues NBC, alleging that "Dateline NBC" program had rigged 2 car-truck crashes to show that 1973-87 GM pickups were prone to fires
Irina Privalova runs world record 60m indoor (6.92 secs)
Ljubow Kremljowa runs world record 1000m indoor (2:34:84)
Bombings by mafia drug lords kill 14 in Bogotá, Colombia
Sandra Völker swims world record 50m backstroke (28.33 sec)
The sinking of the ferry Neptune, a commercial ship which regularly carried people and cargo between the Haitian cities of Jérémie to Port-au-Prince, occurred on the night of February 16, 1993.
Ace of Base are a Swedish pop group formed in 1987, originally consisting of siblings Jonas, Linn, and Jenny Berggren, with Ulf Ekberg. They achieved worldwide success following the release of their...
The Miami Marlins are a Major League Baseball team that plays in the city of Miami as a member club of the National League (NL) East Division.
Pole vaulting, also known as pole jumping, is a track and field event in which an athlete uses a long and flexible pole, usually made from fiberglass or carbon fiber, as an aid to jump over a bar.
Vinod Kambli scores 224 v England at Bombay, 411 balls, 23 fours
Gary Coleman wins $1,280,000 lawsuit against parents for high fees
Florida Marlins introduce their mascot "Billy"
"World Trade Center bombing of 1993": truck bomb explodes in parking garage of NYC World Trade Center at 12:18pm, killing 6 and injuring over 1,000 in what was the deadliest act of terrorism perpetrated on US soil at the time
PBA National Championship Won by Ron Palombi Jr
The Branch Davidians (or the General Association of Branch Davidian Seventh-day Adventists, or the Branch Seventh-day Adventists) are a religious group founded in 1955 by Benjamin Roden.
Authorities near Waco, Texas, negotiate (unsuccessfully) with Branch Davidians
Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Boston, Massachusetts on WBCN 104.1 FM, in the evenings by tape delay
Diff'rent Strokes actor Todd Bridges arrested for stabbing a tenant
Pittsburgh Penguins begin NHL record 17 game winning streak
Physician David Gunn shot and killed by anti-abortionist Michael Frederick Griffin in Pensacola, Florida, first anti-abortion murder of a doctor in the US
The 1993 Bombay bombings was a series of 12 terrorist bombings in Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra, on 12 March 1993. The single-day attacks resulted in 257 fatalities and 1,400 injuries.
3,000th performance of "Nunsense"
In a landmark case, Mohamed Tabet, police commissioner of Casablanca, is convicted of sexually abusing over 1,500 women and sentenced to death
86 killed by bomb attack in Calcutta
Amsterdam stock exchange hits record Ÿ12.2 billion
Alexander (Sasha) Viacheslavovich Zhulin (Russian: ; born 20 July 1963) is a Russian ice dancing coach and former competitor.
Belgian government of Jean-Luc Dehaene resigns
Ezer Weizman was an Israeli major general and politician who served as the president of Israel, first elected in 1993 and re-elected in 1998.
The 2025 Canadian federal election was held on April 28 to elect members of the House of Commons to the 45th Canadian Parliament.
Jamaican premier Percival Patterson wins parliamentary election
The Fokker 100 is a regional jet that was produced by Fokker in the Netherlands. The Fokker 100 was based on the Fokker F28 with a fuselage stretched by 5.7 m (18.8 ft) to seat up to 109 passengers,...
The Tradition Senior Men's Golf, GC at Desert Mountain: Tom Shaw wins his lone career major title by 1 stroke from Mike Hill
73,293 see the NY Yankees beat the Cleveland Indians, 9-1 in the season opener at Cleveland Stadium
First test flight of the Ilyushin IL-96M takes place in Moscow
The Colorado Rockies are an American professional baseball team based in Denver. The Rockies compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West Division.
MLB Cleveland Indians' Carlos Baerga is 1st to switch hit HRs in same innings (vs Yankees)
Colorado Rockies 1st home game & 1st victory, 11-4 over Mont Expos
Delmas Perry Ballard Jr. is an American professional ten-pin bowler and member of the Professional Bowlers Association.
prisoners riot at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Lucasville, Ohio, and continue for ten days, citing grievances about prison conditions and the forced vaccination of Nation of Islam prisoners (for tuberculosis)
American Jeff Rouse swims world record 100m backstroke (51.43 sec) at Sheffield, England
STS-56 (Discovery) lands
After a 51 day siege by the FBI 76 Branch Davidians die in a fire near Waco Texas (accident, suicide, tear gas are disputed causes)
Candid Camera creator Allen Funt suffers a stroke at 78
Eritrea votes to secede from Ethiopia with 99.83% in favor
George Branham III is an American professional ten-pin bowler and former member of the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA). He began his career in 1984 and retired at the end of the 2003 season.
Drew McQueen Bledsoe is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons, primarily with the New England Patriots.
Indian Airlines was a state-owned airline in India that later became a division of Air India Limited before ultimately ceasing operations.
Afghan Antonov AN-32 crashes at Tashqurgan, kills 76
The Ciampi Cabinet, led by the former Governor of the Bank of Italy Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, was the 50th cabinet of the Italian Republic and the second and final cabinet of the XI Legislature.
The World Wide Web ("WWW", "W3" or simply "the Web") is a global information medium that users can access via computers connected to the Internet.
Bomb attack on Sri Lankan president (26 die)
STS-55 (Columbia) lands
The apartheid system in South Africa was ended through a series of bilateral and multi-party negotiations between 1990 and 1993.
ABC Masters Bowling Tournament won by Phil Ware
The Nambija mine disaster was a landslide which occurred in a remote mining settlement in the southeastern part of Ecuador on 9 May 1993.
Paramaribo Suriname TV studio destroyed by fire
Final episode of 6 year run of ABC's "Wonder Years" in Netherlands
"Body Snatchers", directed by Abel Ferrara and starring Gabrielle Anwar and Meg Tilly, premieres at the Cannes Film Festival
Farmer Sugeng finds 1.2 million year old Pithecanthropus IX skull
Boeing 727 crashes into mountain at Medellín, Colombia, kills 132
10m meteor comes within 150,000 km of Earth (1993KA)
Opposition and independence leader Xanana Gusmao of East Timor sentenced to life in prison (released 1999)
"The New WKRP in Cincinnati", an ensemble TV sitcom sequel created by Hugh Wilson and set in a struggling radio station, concludes syndicated run
,000 demonstrate against mafia terror
The Solingen arson attack (German: Solinger Brandanschlag) was one of the most severe instances of racist violence in modern Germany.
President Dobrica Ćosić of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia flees
Brooklyn NY begins recycling
The 66th Scripps National Spelling Bee was held at the Capital Hilton in Washington, D.C., on June 2–3, 1993, sponsored by the E.W.
Aerosmith is an American rock band formed in Boston in 1970. The group consists of lead vocalist Steven Tyler, bassist Tom Hamilton, drummer Joey Kramer, and guitarists Joe Perry and Brad Whitford.
"What's Love Got to Do with It", directed by Brian Gibson and starring Angela Bassett, premieres in Hollywood, California
Prince Rogers Nelson (June 7, 1958 – April 21, 2016) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, dancer, and actor.
"Ce que femme veut", directed by Gérard Jumel and starring Karin Viard and Caroline Chaniolleau, premieres in France
"Three Little Pigs" is a song by American comedy rock band Green Jellÿ from their first video album, Cereal Killer (1992).
Ali Akbar Hashemi Bahramani Rafsanjani (né Bahramani; 25 August 1934 – 8 January 2017) was an Iranian Shia cleric and politician who was the fourth president of Iran from 1989 to 1997.
Japanese space probe Sakigake passes Earth
Indians' Carlos Baerga hits 3 home runs against Detroit
Expo's Dennis Martínez is 92nd MLB pitcher to win 200 games
NY Met Anthony Young ties record of 23rd straight lose
John Wayne Bobbitt and Lorena Bobbitt (formerly Lorena Gallo; born May 15, 1969) were a couple, married on June 18, 1989, whose relationship received international press coverage in 1993 when Lorena...
Arab terrorist group planning bombing of Holland and Lincoln Tunnels caught
Alexandre Daigle is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. A highly touted junior prospect, Daigle was drafted first overall in the 1993 NHL entry draft by the Ottawa Senators.
NY Met Eddie Murray is 20th to get 1,600 RBIs
Carlton Fisk, 45, released by White Sox, as all time leader of most games caught and most HRs by a catcher
Doctors recommend ligament transplant to Jose Canseco's arm
MLB Cleveland Indians owner Richard Jacobs announces that team mascot Chief Wahoo will move with the team to Jacobs Field
1 second "leap" adjustment added to the Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) clock
Boat sinks at Bocaue Philippines, 325 die
Pilar Fort crowned 25th Miss Black America
Graham Paul Thorpe (1 August 1969 – 4 August 2024) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Surrey and represented England in 100 Test matches.
Guntis Ulmanis is a Latvian politician and the fifth President of Latvia from 1993 to 1999.
Melchior Ndadaye (28 March 1953 – 21 October 1993) was a Burundian banker and politician who became the first democratically elected and first Hutu president of Burundi after winning the landmark...
7.8 earthquake hits Hokkaido Japan, killing 160
Aeroflot starts non-stop flights between Moscow and NY
President Lissouba calls emergency rule in Congo-Brazzaville
Graeme Obree breaks the world hour cycling record, riding 51.596km on Old Faithful at the Hamar velodrome in Norway [1]
The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP; Japanese: 自由民主党, romanized: Jiyū-Minshutō), also known as Jimintō (自民党), is a major conservative and nationalist political party in Japan.
Glen Chapple (Lancs) scores fastest F-C century, 21 minutes
The 1993 Atlanta Braves season was the Braves' 123rd in existence and their 28th since moving to Atlanta.
China Northwest Airlines BAe146-300 crashes at Yinchuan, killing 55
The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx.
Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia.
The Boeing 737 is an American narrow-body aircraft produced by Boeing at its Renton factory in Washington. Developed to supplement the Boeing 727 on short and thin routes, the twinjet retained the...
Detroit infielder Travis Fryman hits for the cycle, but the Tigers lose 12-7 to the NY Yankees
Cincinnati Reds pitcher Thomas Browning is arrested for marijuana possession
Inkatha armed forces kill 49 ANC supporters in Johannesburg, South Africa
Toronto Blue Jays acquire future Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder Rickey Henderson from Oakland in exchange for minor leaguers Steve Karsay and José Herrera
Maryland investors, led by Baltimore attorney Peter Angelos, buy the MLB Baltimore Orioles team at auction in New York for $173 million, nearly $50 million more than ever paid for a baseball team
Angolan air force bombs Huambo
Republican Guard kills 64 civilians at Gninguilim marketplace in Chad
Japan Hosokawa government begins
Tropical storm Brett ravages Venezuela, killing 118 people
Tropical Storm Bret ravages Venezuela, killing about 100 people
Albert II is a member of the Belgian royal family who reigned as King of the Belgians from 1993 until his abdication in 2013. Albert II is the son of King Leopold III and the last living child of...
An earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter Scale hits the South Island of New Zealand
NY Islander Brian Mullen, 31, suffers a mild stroke
Nakhon Ratchasima.kʰɔ̄ːn râːt.t͡ɕʰā.sǐː.māː]) is the capital of Nakhon Ratchasima province, the largest city in Northeastern Thailand and the third-largest city in Thailand.
Presidential elections were held in Nigeria on 12 June 1993, the first since the 1983 military coup ended the country's Second Republic.
Walvis Bay (Afrikaans: Walvisbaai; German: Walfischbucht or Walfischbai) is a city in Namibia and the name of the bay on which it lies.
The Kapellbrücke (from German 'Chapel Bridge') is a covered wooden footbridge spanning the river Reuss diagonally in the city of Lucerne in central Switzerland. Named after the nearby St.
Dow Jones Industrial Average hits record high of 3612.13
Colin Jackson runs a world record 110 m hurdles in 12.91 seconds
Mars Observer was an American robotic space probe launched by NASA on September 25, 1992 to study the surface, atmosphere, climate and magnetic field of Mars.
Dow Jones Industrial Average reaches record high of 3,638.96 points
Fred McGriff and David Justice are the sixth to hit back-to-back home runs twice in the same game
Padres score 14 in the first inning against Cardinals
The Rainbow Bridge connecting Tokyo's Shibaura and the island of Odaiba is completed
Dam breaks in Qinghai, West China, killing 223 people
John Harris wins the 93rd US Golf Amateur Championship
MLB New York Yankees one-handed pitcher Jim Abbott no-hits Cleveland Indians 4-0 at Yankee Stadium
F. Murray Abraham is released from hospital after a car accident
Jerry Lewis's 28th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $46,014,922
Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America.
Baseball's proposed switch to a three-division format is approved in the AL
Croupier of a casino in Bristol, England, rolls a 4 a record eight times
Junxia Qu runs a 1500 m women's world record in 3:50.46
Paul Molitor, at 37, is the oldest player in Major League Baseball history to achieve his first 100-RBI season
Liechtenstein prince Hans-Adam II disbands parliament
Minnesota Twins' Dave Winfield becomes the 19th player to achieve 3,000 hits
In September and October 1993, a constitutional crisis arose in the Russian Federation from a conflict between the then Russian president Boris Yeltsin and the country's parliament.
The LA Mighty Ducks play their first NHL pre-season game against the Penguins
Thomas Michael Glavine is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball, for the Atlanta Braves (1987–2002, 2008) and New York Mets (2003–2007). With...
From 20 to 23 September 1993, during the Sukhumi massacre, separatists in Sukhumi, Abkhazia blocked Georgian troops' overland supply routes as part of the war in Abkhazia.
Lynn Nolan Ryan Jr., nicknamed "the Ryan Express", is an American former professional baseball pitcher and sports executive.
Paul Chu's group reports superconductivity at -123°C (a record high)
First Israeli killed by Islamists after PLO signs peace accord
The Pittsburgh Pirates are an American professional baseball team based in Pittsburgh.
Actor Daniel Day-Lewis pleads guilty to speeding charges
José Dennis Martínez Ortiz, nicknamed "El Presidente" (lit. 'The President'), is a Nicaraguan former professional baseball pitcher.
Grace Under Fire is an American television sitcom that aired on ABC from September 29, 1993, to February 17, 1998.
6.4 magntiude earthquake in Latur, India, kills 28,000
World music singer Harry Belafonte performs in Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen, Denmark
The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the military wing of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the primary armed forces of the People's Republic of China (PRC).
Massive Muslim demonstration in Xining, China; 12 killed
Private Parts is a 1997 American biographical comedy film produced by Ivan Reitman and directed by Betty Thomas.
Ferry boat leaves for west coast of South Korea, 120 are killed
Norwegian Rushdie publisher William Nygaard injured in attack
Captured American Pilot Mike Durant is filmed in an interview in captivity by a CNN camera crew.
Amstel Brewery on Curaçao produces its 1,000,000,000th bottle
Anti-Nazi riot breaks out in Welling, Kent, after police stop protesters from approaching the British National Party headquarters
STS-58 was a NASA mission flown by Space Shuttle Columbia launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on October 18, 1993.
UN authorizes arms, military and police supply embargo against Haiti
Garry Kimovich Kasparov is a Russian chess grandmaster, political activist and writer, who was the World Chess Champion from 1985 to 2000.
Russian cosmonaut Aleksandr Serebrov makes record 9th space walk
Paramilitia kills 22 demonstrators at Bijbihara in Indian-controlled Kashmir
Airbus A310 of Air Nigeria hijacked, 1 dead
The Carolina Panthers are a professional American football team based in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Howard Stern Radio Show begins broadcasting in El Paso, Texas
Cleveland Metroparks lease Brookside Park from Cleveland for 99 years
Ace of Base are a Swedish pop group formed in 1987, originally consisting of siblings Jonas, Linn, and Jenny Berggren, with Ulf Ekberg. They achieved worldwide success following the release of their...
The Toronto Maple Leafs, officially the Toronto Maple Leaf Hockey Club and colloquially known as the Leafs, are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto.
25 people are killed during a Ghana-Ivory Coast soccer match
Tupac Amaru Shakur ( TOO-pahk shə-KOOR; born Lesane Parish Crooks; June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996), also known by his stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper and actor.
After playing 12 Tests for Australia, fast bowler Michael Whitney plays his final day in 1st class cricket for NSW in a tour match loss v New Zealand in Newcastle
Actor Roger Moore (James Bond) has his enlarged prostate removed
Defenseman Ken Daneyko sets New Jersey Devils 'Ironman' record by playing 322nd consecutive NHL game in 2-3 loss at LA Kings
The Nanny is an American television sitcom. It originally aired on CBS from November 3, 1993, to June 23, 1999, starring Fran Drescher as Fran Fine, a Jewish fashionista from Flushing, Queens, who...
The Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, usually known as the Berne Convention, was an international assembly held in 1886 in the Swiss city of Bern by ten European...
Elton John is awarded $518,700 by Sunday Mirror for a false report on his diet
The 1994 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1993-94 season.
Howard Ellsworth Rollins Jr. (October 17, 1950 – December 8, 1996) was an American stage, film and television actor.
French Williams driver Alain Prost finishes 2nd in season ending Australian Grand Prix in Adelaide to claim his 4th F1 World Drivers Championship by 26 points from Ayrton Senna; Prost announces his retirement from F1 racing
Stari Most (the "old bridge", built in 1566) in Mostar, Bosnia, collapses after several days of bombing.
Vladimír Mečiar is a Slovak former politician who served as the prime minister of Slovakia from June 1990 to May 1991, June 1992 to March 1994, and again from December 1994 to October 1998.
7.1 seaquake east of Kamchatka
13 Cuban refugees land in Florida after stealing a crop-duster in Cuba
Antonov AN-124 flies in South Iran against mountain: 17 killed
El Salvador, officially the Republic of El Salvador, is a country in Central America.
Pearl Jam lead singer Eddie Vedder arrested for public drunkiness
Algerian Muslim fundamentalists uprising, 27 killed
Jakovlev-42 crashes into mountain at Ohrid Macedonia, 116 killed
Winnie Mandela's driver and bodyguard murdered in Johannesburg
All Rome residents who are at least 18 years old and hold an EU citizenship are eligible to vote for the Mayor and the 48 members of the Capitoline Assembly, as well as for the President and the 30...
On 12 February 1993 in Merseyside, England, two 10-year-old boys, Robert Thompson and Jon Venables, abducted, tortured, and murdered a two-year-old boy, James Patrick Bulger (16 March 1990 – 12...
Dutch Antilles government of Liberia-Peters falls
India defeats West Indies in Bengal Jubilee Cricket Final, Kumble 6-12
Carlos Roberto Reina wins the Honduran presidential election
Northwest Airlines (often abbreviated as NWA) was a trunk carrier and a major airline in the United States that operated from 1926 until it merged with Delta Air Lines in 2010.
Dow Jones Industrial Average hits record 3702.11
A truce is concluded between the government of Angola and UNITA rebels.
Dan Jansen skates world record 500m (35.92 sec)
Astronauts begin repair of Hubble telescope in space
Gunda Niemann skates ladies world record 5 km 7:13.29
American singer Robert Goulet undergoes prostate cancer surgery
Dow Jones Industrial Average hits record 3734.53
Ivory Coast Premier Ouattara resigns
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59th Heisman Trophy Award: Charlie Ward, Florida State (QB)
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"Northern Exposure" star Barry Corbin falls off his horse
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Vatican recognizes Israel
Bryson Tiller musician, known for american singer, was born on 1993-01-02. Bryson Djuan Tiller is an American R&B singer and rapper.
Zayn Malik, English musician, known for english singer, was born on 1993-01-12. Zain Javadd Malik, known professionally as Zayn Malik or simply Zayn, is an English singer.
Cameron Bright, Canadian actor, known for canadian actor, was born on 1993-01-26. Cameron Bright is a Canadian actor.
Adam Ondra, Czech athlete, known for czech climber, was born on 1993-02-05. Adam Ondra is a Czech professional rock climber, specializing in lead climbing, bouldering, and competition climbing.
Freddie Highmore, English actor, known for english actor, was born on 1993-02-14. Alfred Thomas Highmore is an English actor.
Emily Osment, American actress, singer and songwriter, known for american actress, singer and songwriter, was born on 1993-03-10. Emily Jordan Osment is an American actress, songwriter, and singer.
Kaya Scodelario, Brazilian british-brazilian actress, known for british-brazilian actress, was born on 1993-03-13. Kaya Rose Scodelario is an English-Brazilian actress.
Ozuna, Puerto Rican musician, known for puerto rican singer, was born on 1993-03-13. Juan Carlos Ozuna Rosado, known professionally as Ozuna, is a Puerto Rican singer.
John Boyega, English actor, known for english actor, was born on 1993-03-17. John Adedayo Bamidele Adegboyega, known professionally as John Boyega, is an English actor and producer.
Kyrie Irving, American athlete, known for american basketball player, was born on 1993-03-23.
Young M.A is born
Daisy Ridley, English actress, known for english actress, was born on 1993-04-10. Daisy Jazz Isobel Ridley is an English actress.
Sadio Mane, Saudi athlete, known for senegalese footballer, was born on 1993-04-10.
Aaron Judge, American athlete, known for american baseball player, was born on 1993-04-26.
Mohamed Salah, Egyptian athlete, known for egyptian footballer, was born on 1993-06-15.
Elaine Thompson-Herah, Jamaican athlete, known for jamaican sprinter, was born on 1993-06-28.
Selena Gomez, American actress and singer, known for american actress and singer, was born on 1993-07-22.
Cole Sprouse, American actor, known for american actor, was born on 1993-08-04. Cole Mitchell Sprouse is an American actor.
Dylan Sprouse, American actor, known for american actor, was born on 1993-08-04. Dylan Thomas Sprouse is an American actor.
Demi Lovato, American singer, known for american singer, was born on 1993-08-20. Demetria Devonne "Demi" Lovato ( DEM-ee lə-VAH-toh; born August 20, 1992) is an American singer, songwriter, and…
Liam Payne, English musician, known for english singer and songwriter, was born on 1993-08-29. Liam James Payne (29 August 1993 – 16 October 2024) was an English singer and songwriter.
Nick Jonas, American singer, known for american singer, was born on 1993-09-16. Nicholas Jerry Jonas is an American singer, songwriter and actor.
Palmer Luckey, American entrepreneur, known for american entrepreneur, was born on 1993-09-19.
Cardi B, American musician, known for american rapper, was born on 1993-10-11. Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar (formerly Cephus; born October 11, 1992), known professionally as Cardi B, is an American…
Josh Hutcherson, American actor, known for american actor, was born on 1993-10-12. Joshua Ryan Hutcherson is an American actor.
Bryce Harper, American athlete, known for american baseball player, was born on 1993-10-16.
Lil Durk, American musician, known for american rapper, was born on 1993-10-19. Durk Devontay Banks, known professionally as Lil Durk, is an American rapper.
Davido, American musician, known for nigerian singer, was born on 1993-11-21. David Adedeji Adeleke, known professionally as Davido (), is a Nigerian-American singer, songwriter, and record producer.
Miley Cyrus, American musician, known for american singer and actress, was born on 1993-11-23.
Kim Seok-jin, South Korean musician, known for south korean singer, was born on 1993-12-04.
Tori Kelly, American musician, known for american singer-songwriter, was born on 1993-12-14. Victoria Loren "Tori" Kelly is an American singer-songwriter.
Jesse Lingard, South Korean athlete, known for english footballer, was born on 1993-12-15. Jesse Ellis Lingard is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger.
Jade Thirlwall, English musician, known for english singer, was born on 1993-12-26. Jade Amelia Thirlwall is an English singer.
Audrey Hepburn, British actress, known for british actress, died on 1993-01-20. Audrey Kathleen Hepburn was a British actress.
Thurgood Marshall dies
Arthur Ashe tennis player, known for american tennis player, died on 1993-02-06. Arthur Robert Ashe Jr. (July 10, 1943 – February 6, 1993) was an American professional tennis player.
Ferruccio Lamborghini, Italian industrialist, founder of automobili lamborghini, known for italian industrialist, founder of automobili lamborghini, died on 1993-02-20.
Albert Sabin, American polish-american medical researcher, known for polish-american medical researcher, died on 1993-03-03.
Oliver Tambo, South African african anti-apartheid activist and politician, known for south african anti-apartheid activist and politician, died on 1993-04-24.
William Golding, British novelist, poet, and playwright, known for british novelist, poet, and playwright, died on 1993-06-19.
Roy Campanella, American baseball player, known for american baseball player, died on 1993-06-26.
Jimmy Doolittle, American general and aviator, known for american general and aviator, died on 1993-09-27.
Frank Zappa, American musician, known for american musician, died on 1993-12-04. Frank Vincent Zappa (December 21, 1940 – December 4, 1993) was an American composer, songwriter, electric guitarist,…