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Eighteen-year-old Stephen Lawrence is murdered in a racially motivated attack while waiting for a bus in Well Hall, Elth
Eritreans vote overwhelmingly for independence from Ethiopia in a United Nations-monitored referendum
Sri Lankan politician Lalith Athulathmudali is assassinated while addressing a gathering, approximately four weeks ahead
An IRA bomb devastates the Bishopsgate area of London
The Space Shuttle Columbia is launched on mission STS-55 to conduct experiments aboard the Spacelab module
Sri Lankan President Ranasinghe Premadasa is assassinated in Colombo in a suicide bombing carried out by the Liberation
Sri Lankan President Ranasinghe Premadasa is assassinated in Colombo in a suicide bombing carried out by the Liberation
Riots in Nørrebro, Copenhagen, caused by the approval of the four Danish exceptions in the Maastricht Treaty referendum
Riots in Nørrebro, Copenhagen, caused by the approval of the four Danish exceptions in the Maastricht Treaty referendum
The Miss Sarajevo beauty pageant is held in war-torn Sarajevo drawing global attention to the plight of its citizens
Dobrinja mortar attack: Thirteen are killed and 133 wounded when Serb mortar shells are fired at a soccer game in Dobrin
Punsalmaagiin Ochirbat wins the first presidential election in Mongolia
An election takes place in Nigeria and is won by Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola
An election takes place in Nigeria and is won by Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola
Kim Campbell is sworn in as the first female Prime Minister of Canada
The Parliament of Canada passes the Nunavut Act leading to the 1999 creation of Nunavut, dividing the Northwest…
Great Flood of 1993: Levees near Kaskaskia, Illinois rupture, forcing the entire town to evacuate by barges operated…
Great Flood of 1993: Levees near Kaskaskia, Illinois rupture, forcing the entire town to evacuate by barges operated…
Israel launches a massive attack against Lebanon in what the Israelis call Operation Accountability, and the Lebanese…
American International Airways Flight 808 crashes at Leeward Point Field at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Guantánamo…