1993

1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (dominical letter C) of the Gregorian calendar, the 1993rd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 993rd year of the 2nd millennium, the 93rd year of the 20th century, and the 4th year of the 1990s decade.

Events

January

  • January 1
  • Dissolution of Czechoslovakia: The Czech Republic and Slovakia separate in the so-called Velvet Divorce.
  • The European Economic Community eliminates trade barriers and creates a European single market.
  • British ITV companies GMTV, Carlton Television, Meridian Broadcasting and Westcountry Television start broadcasting, replacing TV-am, Thames Television, TVS and TSW respectively.
  • Podcasts:

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    Latest News for: october 1993

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    Corey Feldman claims Johnny Depp had him fired from ‘What’s Eating Gilbert Grape’, believing he ...

    NME 28 Mar 2025
    The 1993 film starred Depp as a grocery store clerk, trying his best to care for his family which ... Phoenix died in October 1993 of a drug overdose outside LA club The Viper Room, partly owned by Depp.
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    Pilgrim walks across Bosnia to help heal the lasting wounds of war

    Hindustan Times 28 Mar 2025
    On Tuesday, Jelinic stooped at the foot of the monument in the courtyard of the White Mosque of Stupni Do, central Bosnia, which is inscribed with the names of 38 Bosnian Muslim civilians killed in October 1993 by members of the Bosnian Croat forces.
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    Inside Donald Trump’s family tree: Wives, children, and their love lives

    The Times of India 24 Mar 2025
    ... her influence in conservative media.Tiffany Trump and Michael BoulosTiffany Trump, born on October 13, 1993, is the only child from Donald Trump's marriage to his second wife, Marla Maples.
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    Tiger Woods dating Vanessa Trump: Inside Donald Trump's huge family tree including wives, children, and their love lives

    The Times of India 24 Mar 2025
    ... her influence in conservative media.Tiffany Trump and Michael Boulos Tiffany Trump, born on October 13, 1993, is the only child from Donald Trump's marriage to his second wife, Marla Maples.
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    George Foreman: a charmer who left his mark in the dirt and dust of the fight game

    The Observer 23 Mar 2025
    Boxing seems a smaller and darker world now ... I was 11 years old when, in January 1973, I first became aware of Foreman ... 2.56 ... In the early hours of 30 October 1974 I listened to the fight in bed ... In October 1993 I met Foreman briefly in Tulsa, Oklahoma ... .
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    Norwegian footballers who played in the Premier League

    FourFourTwo 22 Mar 2025
    Norwegian players have featured prominently in the Premier League since its inception in the 1992/93 season ... (Image credit. Getty Images) ... Tottenham goalkeeper Erik Thorstvedt jumps to catch a ball in a game against Manchester United in October 1993.
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    Where are the Christians of Bethlehem and the Middle East? - Israel Today

    Israel Today 22 Mar 2025
    Palestinian Christian emigration peaked during the First Intifada (from 1987-1993) and increased rapidly at the onset of the Second Intifada (2000-2005). Between October 2000 and November 2001, 2,766 ...
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    Israeli government agrees to Netanyahu's dismissal of Shin Bet chief

    RTE 21 Mar 2025
    The head of Shin Bet, Israel's domestic intelligence agency, was sacked, days after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he no longer trusts him, and fallout from a report on the 7 October 2023 Hamas attack.
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    Israeli opposition appeals against intel chief sacking

    Raw Story 21 Mar 2025
    Their appeal highlights what critics see as the two main reasons Netanyahu moved against Bar, who had joined the agency in 1993 ... bears responsibility for the October 7 disaster".- Fault lines -.
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    Israel supreme court freezes PM bid to sack intel chief

    Gulf News 21 Mar 2025
    Their appeal highlights what critics see as the two main reasons why Netanyahu moved against Bar, a Shin Bet veteran who joined the agency in 1993 ... bears responsibility for the October 7 disaster”.
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    ‘I'm Back': Michael Jordan's two-word fax was sent 30 years ago today

    NBC Bay Area 18 Mar 2025
    Jordan had unexpectedly retired in October of 1993 at the age of 30, just months after he helped lead the Bulls to their third consecutive championship ... Pacers, his first game since June of 1993.
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    Three North Koreans are tied to stakes and riddled with NINETY bullets each in public ...

    The Daily Mail 13 Mar 2025
    North Korea has been ruled by one of the world's longest running dynastic dictatorships since 1948 - and in October 1993 the North Korean Government told Amnesty International that the death penalty is imposed rarely in 'extremely serious cases' ... .
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    From castles to pyramids to spheres: Inside the ridiculous rise of Vegas icons

    Interesting Engineering 11 Mar 2025
    Luxor opened on October 15, 1993, embracing the spectacle with a 364-foot tall replica Sphinx, a 3,000-foot-long Nile River tour (since removed), and a massive water show on its 300,000-square-foot Karnak Lake.
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    ‘Yes, Ronald Koeman should have been sent off against England in 1993, but David Platt ...

    FourFourTwo 10 Mar 2025
    The match that sealed their fate was a 2-0 defeat in Rotterdam in October 1993, when Ronald Koeman somehow escaped a red card for a professional foul on David Platt, then put the Dutch ahead with a free-kick. Former defender has his say ... Alamy) ... ....
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    Israeli Minister Ben Gvir Proposes Bill to Revoke Oslo Accords and Other Peace Agreements

    Watan 09 Mar 2025
    Oslo Accords (1993). In September 1993, then-Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and the Chairman of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), Yasser Arafat, signed the Oslo Accords in Washington following secret negotiations in Norway.
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