Page 8: Historical Events In 1993
Wednesday, 24 June 2026
Apr 16 John P W Meefout, sculptor (Laying wife), dies at 77 


Apr 17 Turgut Ã-zal, president of Turkey (1989-93), dies at 65 


Apr 18 Arthur P Smith, US founder of Miami Planetarium, dies at 76. 


Apr 18 In Peru a 6.3 earthquake centered centered about 70 kilometers northeast of Lima, killed six people. 


Apr 20 Cantinflas, [Mario Moreno], Mexican actor (Pepe), dies at 81 


Apr 21 Hal Schumacher, baseball pitcher, dies at 82. 


Apr 22 Andries Treurnicht, founder S Afr Conservative Party, dies at 72. 


Apr 24 Oliver R Tambo, chairman (African National Congress), dies at 75 


Apr 25 Rosita Moreno, actress (Walls of Gold), dies of heart attack at 85. 


Apr 27 Hans Sahl, German/US writer (Tie Exil im Exil), dies at 90. 


Apr 28 Jim Valvano, basketball coach (NC State), dies of cancer at 47. 


Apr 28 SECDEF memo orders Armed Forces to train and assign women on combat aircraft and most combat ships, but not to ground combat positions. 


Apr 29 Cy Howard, director (Lovers and Other Strangers), dies at 77 


May 01 Bomb attack on Sri Lankan President (26 die) 


May 01 Hans [Henri EA] Tuynman, provo (Full-time Provo), dies at 50 


May 02 Julio Gallo, wine maker (Gallo), dies in a car accident at 82. 


May 03 "Kiss of the Spider Woman" opens at Broadhurst NYC for 906 performances. 


May 05 Balak Brahmachari, [Marxist Godman], Indies guru, dies at 73. 


May 06 Ann Todd, actress (Things to Come, Danny Boy), dies of stroke at 84 


May 06 STS-55 (Columbia) lands. 


May 07 Mary Philbin, actress (Phantom of the Opera), dies at 89 


May 08 16 year old Keron Thomas disguises himself as a motorman and takes NYC subway train and 2000 passengers on a 3 hour ride 


May 08 Kees Deenik, singer/conductor 


May 08 Lennox Lewis beats Tony Tucker in 12 for heavyweight boxing title. 


May 09 Freya Stark, English author (Sunday Bloody Sunday), dies at 61. 


May 09 Landslide in Nambija Ecuador, results in the deaths of 300. 


May 09 Paraguay holds its inaugural presidential and parliamentary elections in 50 years. 


May 10 Fire in clothing factory at Bangkok, results in the deaths of 145. 


May 10 Last TV appearance of Mies Bouwman 


May 10 Premier Lubbers opens Terminal West on Schiphol 


May 11 28th Academy of Country Music Awards Garth Brooks claims 


May 11 Paramaribo Suriname TV studio destroyed by fire. 


May 12 Final episode of 6 year run of ABC's "Wonder Years" in Netherlands. 


May 12 In this year, Parma claims 33rd Europe Cup II. 


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