1993
Centuries: 19th century - 20th century - 21st century
Decades: 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s - 1990s - 2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s 2040s
Years: 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 - 1993 - 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003)
Events
- January 1 - Czechoslovakia divides. Establishment of Slovak Republic and Czech Republic
- January 3 - In Moscow, George Bush and Boris Yeltsin sign the second Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START).
- January 5 - Washington state executes Westley Allan Dodd by hanging (the first legal hanging in America since 1965).
- January 18 - For the first time, Martin Luther King Jr. holiday is officially observed in all 50 United States states.
- January 19 - IBM announces a $4.97 billion loss for 1992 which is the largest single-year corporate loss in United States history.
- January 20 - Bill Clinton succeeds George Bush as President of the United States of America.
- February 11 - Irina Privalova runs a world indoor record over 60 meters.
- February 11 - Janet Reno is selected by President Clinton as US Attorney General.
- February 26 - World Trade Center bombed by terrorists.
- May 24 - Eritrean independence.
- June 25 - Kim Campbell becomes Canada's nineteenth Prime Minister.
- October 3 - Large scale battle between US forces and local militia in Mogadishu, Somalia
- November 4 - Jean Chrétien becomes Canada's twentieth Prime Minister.
- The second World Parliament of Religions is held in Chicago
- December 30 - Israel and the Vatican establish diplomatic relations.
Art, Culture & Fashion
- First appearance of Donnelly, comic strip by Daniel C. Boyer
- 1993 in film
- The Dead Man, directed by Daniel C. Boyer, staring Jason Choo and Amy Richey
- Schindler's List, directed by Steven Spielberg
- Jurassic Park
- The Fugitive starring Harrison Ford
- The Piano
- Philadelphia starring Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington
- Sleepless in Seattle starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan
- 1993 in literature
- 1993 in music
- February 11 - Howard Stern's radio show begins transmitting to Rochester NY
- 1993 in sports
- January 31 - Super Bowl XXVII Dallas Cowboys (52) def. Buffalo Bills (17)
- 1993 in television
- The Late Show with David Letterman premieres on CBS
- Beavis and Butthead begins airing on MTV.
Births
Deaths
- January 6 -
- Rudolf Nureyev, Russian ballet dancer
- Dizzy Gillespie, American jazz trumpeter
- January 15 - Sammy Cahn, songwriter
- January 20 - Audrey Hepburn, actress
- February 11 - George A Stephen, inventor.
- February 11 - Joy Garrett, actress.
- February 11 - Oksana Kostina, Russian gymnast.
- June 26 - William H. Riker, political scientist
- June 30 - George "Spanky" McFarland, actor
- July 31 - Baudouin, king of Belgium
- September 27 - Jimmy Doolittle American World War II General.
- October 31 - Federico Fellini, Italian film director
- November 21 - Bill Bixby, television actor
- December 4 - Frank Zappa, American rock musician