Important Events in 1993
- Apr 22 Holocaust Memorial Museum dedicated in Washington, D.C.
- Jun 21 English mathematician Andrew Wiles proves last theorem of Fermat
- Aug 4 Rwandian Hutus and Tutsis sign peace treaty in Arusha, Tanzania
- Aug 20 Oslo Peace Accords signed, after secret negotiations in Norway, followed by a public ceremony in Washington, D.C. the following month
- Sep 9 Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization exchange letters of mutual recognition
- Sep 13 Public unveiling of the Oslo Accords, an Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement initiated by Norway
- Oct 15 Nelson Mandela and South African President F. W. de Klerk awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
- Oct 21 Failed military coup in Burundi, led by ex-President Jean-Baptiste Bagaza, includes assassination President Ndadaye; 525,000 Hutus flee
- Nov 18 Black and white leaders in South Africa approve new democratic constitution
More Historical Events
1993 in Film & TV
- Feb 10 "Michael Jackson Talks To Oprah Winfrey" airs on ABC & drew an astounding 39.3 rating/56 share, 90 million people
- Jun 8 Drag queen RuPaul releases his debut album "Supermodel of the World"
- Jun 11 "Jurassic Park", directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Sam Neill and Jeff Goldblum opens, sets box office weekend record of $502 million
- Aug 31 50th Venice Film Festival: "Short Cuts" directed by Robert Altman and "Three Colors: Blue" directed by Krzysztof Kieslowski jointly awarded Golden Lion
1993 in Music
- Sep 5 Musical "Will Rogers Follies" closes at Palace Theater NYC after 983 performances with 6 Tony Awards
1993 in Sport
- Jan 5 Brian Lara scores his maiden test century, 277 runs West Indies v Australia at cricket at the Sydney Cricket Ground
- Jan 8 Michael Jordan's game-high 35 points leads Chicago to 120-95 win over Milwaukee; gives him exactly 20,000 points in 620th game of his NBA career; 2nd-fastest to reach milestone after Wilt Chamberlain (499)
- Nov 14 Don Shula becomes the coach with the most wins in NFL history
Did You Know?
Did You Know?The World Wide Web source code is released by CERN, making the software freely available to all
On April 30, 1993
Ariana Grande
Cameron Bright
Chance the Rapper
Gabriel Medina
Jordan Spieth
Zayn MalikFamous People in 1993
- Don Shula
Sportsperson
of the Year - Eric Clapton
Grammy for Album of the Year - Holly Hunter
Oscar for Best Actress - Nelson Mandela
Time Person
of the Year - Tom Hanks
Oscar for Best Actor - Yasser Arafat
Time Person
of the Year - Yitzhak Rabin
Time Person
of the Year
Don Shula
Eric Clapton
Holly Hunter
Nelson Mandela
Tom Hanks
Yasser Arafat
Yitzhak RabinWorld Leaders in 1993
- Bill Clinton
42nd US President - Boris Yeltsin
Russian President - Francois Mitterrand
21st President of France - Helmut Kohl
German Chancellor - Jiang Zemin
Paramount Leader of China - John Major
British Prime Minister
Bill Clinton
Boris Yeltsin
Francois Mitterrand
Helmut Kohl
Jiang Zemin
John MajorWould You Believe?
16 year old Keron Thomas disguises himself as a motorman & takes NYC subway train and 2,000 passengers on a 3 hour ride
On May 8, 1993
Famous Weddings in 1993
- Jan 2 Supermodel Kim Alexis (32) weds ice hockey player Ron Duguay (35)
- Jan 12 MTV hostess Martha Quinn marries longtime boyfriend Jordan Tarlow
- Jan 28 Actress Elizabeth Montgomery (59) weds actor Robert Foxworth (51)
Famous Divorces in 1993
- Mar 2 Novelist Salman Rushdie (Satanic Verses) divorces Marianne Wiggins
- Mar 5 Former Washington, D.C. Mayor Marion Barry divorces his wife Effi
- Apr 22 Tennis great Björn Borg divorces Loredana Berte
More Weddings & Divorces
Arthur Ashe
Audrey Hepburn
Pablo Escobar
River Phoenix
Roy Campanella
Thurgood Marshall