Page 3: Historical Events In 1993

Jan 24   Polish ferry boat John Heweliusz sinks, 52 killed   

Jan 24   Soyuz TM-16 launches.   

Jan 24   Thurgood Marshall, 1st black supreme court justice (1967-91), dies 84   

Jan 25   20th American Music Award Michael Jackson, Mariah Carey win.   

Jan 25   Puerto Rico adds English as its 2nd official language   

Jan 25   Puerto Rico adds English as its second official language   

Jan 25   Sears announces it is closing its catalog sales department after 97 years   

Jan 26   Axel Von Dem Bussche, German aristocrat, dies.   

Jan 26   Brian Tobin sworn in as Premier of Newfoundland.   

Jan 26   West Indies defeat Australia by one run in 4th Test at Adelaide.   

Jan 27   Andre "the Giant" Roussimoff, WWF wrestler, dies of heart attack at 49.   

Jan 27   DC-3 crashes in Kinshasa, killing 12.   

Jan 28   Aben Kandel, screenwriter (Dinner at 8), dies of heart failure at 96.   

Jan 29   Hank Werba [Herman Werblowski], US journalist (Variety), dies at 79.   

Jan 29   Michel Renault French ballet dancer (Giselle), dies   

Jan 29   Test debut of Vinod Kambli, prolific Indian batsman.   

Jan 30   100000n Europeans demonstrate against fascism and racism   

Jan 30   Taikichiro Mori, Japanese real estate developer, dies at 88   

Feb 01   New York Judge Sol Wachtler indicted for harassing Joy Silverman   

Feb 01   Soyuz TM-16 lands.   

Feb 02   Frito Lay pays court ordered $2500000 to Tom Waits for using his song, "Step Right Up".   

Feb 02   Rebels fire rockets on besieged Afghan capital of Kabul, killing 72 people. (What's changed?)   

Feb 03   Cincinnati Reds owner Marge Schott suspended for 1 year due to racist comments.   

Feb 03   Federal trial of 4 police officers charged with civil rights violations in videotaped beating of Rodney King begins in Los Angeles CA.   

Feb 03   General Hospital's Tristan Rogers convicted of drunk driving   

Feb 03   Karel Goeyvaerts, Flemish composer (8 Horse Bet), dies at 69.   

Feb 04   Admiral Studeman, ends term as acting director of CIA.   

Feb 04   Marge Schott suspended from baseball for 1 year due to racism   

Feb 04   Russian space agency tests a 82' wide space mirror   

Feb 05   Grenade explodes in Sarajevo, killing 63 and injuring 160   

Feb 05   Jack Young, cricketer (8 Tests for England 1947-49, 17 wickets), dies.   

Feb 05   R James Woolsey, is recorded as becoming 16th director of CIA   

Feb 06   Former tennis great Arthur Ashe dies in New York at age 49.   

Feb 06   Riddick Bowe TKOs Michael Dokes in 1 for heavyweight boxing title   

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Jan 01   June clayworth: Actress (bodyguard, criminal court),    

Jan 03   Peter brocco: Blacklisted in the 1950's,    

Jan 04   Daniel h craven: South african rugby coach,    

Jan 05   George l george: Russian/us journalist/director/producer,    

Jan 06   Elisabeth: Arch duch of austria/princess of liechtenstein,    

Jan 07   Richard branda: Actor (2 minute warning),    

Jan 08   Asif nawaz: Pakistani general,   

Jan 09   Alois brunner: German/syrian commandant of kz-lower drancy,