1993
Raphaël Varane, French footballer
Raphaël Xavier Varane is a French former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.
Raphaël Varane, French footballer
The 1990s
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1993
Matt Chapman, American baseball player
Matthew James Chapman is an American professional baseball third baseman for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Oaklan…
Matt Chapman, American baseball player
1993
Eva Samková, Czech snowboarder
Eva Adamczyková, née Samková is a Czech snowboarder who is the 2014 Olympic champion in snowboard cross. She is also the 2019 and 2023 World Champion in the same discipline.
Eva Samková, Czech snowboarder
1993
China Northwest Airlines Flight 2119 crashes during takeoff from Yinchuan Xihuayuan Airport in Yinchuan, Ningxia,…
China Northwest Airlines Flight 2119 (WH2119) was a domestic flight from Yinchuan Xihuayuan Airport, Ningxia to Beijing Capital International Airport, China. On July 23, 1993, the …
China Northwest Airlines Flight 2119 crashes during takeoff from Yinchuan Xihuayuan Airport in Yinchuan, Ningxia,…
1993
Israel launches a massive attack against Lebanon in what the Israelis call Operation Accountability, and the Lebanese…
Lebanon, officially the Lebanese Republic, is a country in the Levant region of West Asia. Situated at the crossroads of the Mediterranean Basin and the Arabian Peninsula, it is bo…
Israel launches a massive attack against Lebanon in what the Israelis call Operation Accountability, and the Lebanese…
1993
Asiana Airlines Flight 733 crashes into a ridge on Mt. Ungeo on its third attempt to land at Mokpo Airport, South…
Asiana Airlines Flight 733 was a domestic Asiana Airlines passenger flight from Seoul-Gimpo International Airport to Mokpo Airport, South Korea. The Boeing 737-500 operating the fl…
Asiana Airlines Flight 733 crashes into a ridge on Mt. Ungeo on its third attempt to land at Mokpo Airport, South…
1993
Ada Deer, a Menominee activist, is sworn in as the head of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
Ada Elizabeth Deer was an American scholar and civil servant who was a member of the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin and a Native American advocate. As an activist she opposed …
Ada Deer, a Menominee activist, is sworn in as the head of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
1993
The Liberal Democratic Party of Japan loses a 38-year hold on national leadership.
The Liberal Democratic Party, also known as Jimintō (自民党), is a major conservative and nationalist political party in Japan. Since its foundation in 1955, the LDP has been in power…
The Liberal Democratic Party of Japan loses a 38-year hold on national leadership.
1993
Martin Fuksa, Czech canoeist
Martin Fuksa is a Czech sprint canoeist. Three-time world champion, Fuksa won the gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the C-1 1000 metres event.
Martin Fuksa, Czech canoeist
1993
Owain Doull, Welsh track cyclist
Owain Daniel Doull is a Welsh road and track cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Visma–Lease a Bike. Doull specialises in the team pursuit on the track, and won a gold m…
Owain Doull, Welsh track cyclist
1993
Isyana Sarasvati, Indonesian singer
Isyana Sarasvati is an Indonesian singer-songwriter and the founder of Redrose Records. She is a graduate of Singapore's Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts and London's Royal College of …
Isyana Sarasvati, Indonesian singer
1993
Huang Zitao, Chinese singer and rapper
Huang Zitao, also known by his stage name Tao (Korean: 타오), is a Chinese rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer and actor. He is a former member of the South Korean-Chinese bo…
Huang Zitao, Chinese singer and rapper
1993
Two earthquakes affect New Zealand. A 7.0 Mw shock (intensity VI (Strong)) in the South Island was followed nine hours…
This is a list of large earthquakes that have occurred in New Zealand. Only earthquakes with a magnitude of 6.0 or greater are listed, except for a few that had a moderate impact. …
Two earthquakes affect New Zealand. A 7.0 Mw shock (intensity VI (Strong)) in the South Island was followed nine hours…
1993
American International Airways Flight 808 crashes at Leeward Point Field at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Guantánamo…
American International Airways Flight 808 was a cargo flight operated by an American International Airways Douglas DC-8 that crashed on 18 August 1993, while attempting to land at …
American International Airways Flight 808 crashes at Leeward Point Field at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Guantánamo…
1993
NASA loses contact with the Mars Observer spacecraft.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government responsible for the United States' civil space program, as well as researc…
NASA loses contact with the Mars Observer spacecraft.
1993
NASA's Galileo probe performs a flyby of the asteroid 243 Ida. Astronomers later discover a moon, the first known…
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government responsible for the United States' civil space program, as well as researc…
NASA's Galileo probe performs a flyby of the asteroid 243 Ida. Astronomers later discover a moon, the first known…
1993
Singaporean presidential election: Former Deputy Prime Minister Ong Teng Cheong is elected President of Singapore.…
Presidential elections were held in Singapore on 28 August 1993. Following amendments to the Constitution in 1991, presidential elections since then are to be directly elected by c…
Singaporean presidential election: Former Deputy Prime Minister Ong Teng Cheong is elected President of Singapore.…
1993
Gustavo Gómez, Paraguayan footballer
Gustavo Raúl Gómez Portillo is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for and captains both Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Palmeiras and the Paraguay n…
Gustavo Gómez, Paraguayan footballer
1993
Naomi Scott, English actress and singer
Naomi Grace Scott is an English actress and singer. She received recognition for starring in the musical television film Lemonade Mouth (2011) and performing on its eponymous sound…
Naomi Scott, English actress and singer
1993
Ajla Tomljanovic, Australian tennis player
Ajla Tomljanović is a Croatian-Australian professional tennis player. On 3 April 2023, she reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 32. On 5 January 2015, she peaked at N…
Ajla Tomljanovic, Australian tennis player
1993
The autonomous Croatian Community of Herzeg-Bosnia in Bosnia and Herzegovina is transformed into the Croatian Republic…
Bosnia and Herzegovina, often referred to as Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southeast Europe. Situated on the Balkan Peninsula, it borders Serbia to the east,…
The autonomous Croatian Community of Herzeg-Bosnia in Bosnia and Herzegovina is transformed into the Croatian Republic…
1993
Russia completes removing its troops from Lithuania.
Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania, is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea, bord…
Russia completes removing its troops from Lithuania.
1993
Israeli–Palestinian peace process: The Palestine Liberation Organization officially recognizes Israel as a legitimate…
Intermittent discussions are held by various parties and proposals put forward in an attempt to resolve the Israeli–Palestinian conflict through a peace process. Since the 1970s, t…
Israeli–Palestinian peace process: The Palestine Liberation Organization officially recognizes Israel as a legitimate…