What Happened on September 1, 1993

Historical Events

US Men's Tennis Open

Goran Ivanišević and Daniel Nestor play a 20–18 tiebreaker in their US Open first round match, eventually won by Ivanišević 6–4, 7–6, 7–6(20–18); longest tiebreak in US Open history

Music History

Revival of Peter Shaffer's farce double-bill "White Liars/Black Comedy" opens at Criterion Theater, NYC; runs for 38 performances

Famous Birthdays

Ilona Mitrecey, French pop singer, born ("Un Monde parfait" ("A Perfect World")), born in Fontenay-aux-Roses, France

Born in 1993

Famous Deaths

Eugen Malmstén, Finnish jazz trumpeter, singer, bandleader, and songwriter, dies at 86
Gerben Wagenaar, Dutch resistance fighter and communist, dies at 80
Hew Lorimer, British sculptor, dies at 86
Jacqueline Wijchers, film publicist (Havenloods, Sextant), dies at 89
Neon Park [Martin Muller], American illustrator of album covers (Little Feat; Frank Zappa), dies of ALS at 52