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Born on Wednesday July 21, 1993
Died on Wednesday July 21, 1993

Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from July 21, 1993 at Delpher


Born on July 21

Died on July 21
  • 1982 » Dave Garroway, American journalist and actor (b. 1913)
  • 1991 » Paul Warwick, English race car driver (b. 1969)
  • 1994 » Marijac, French author and illustrator (b. 1908)
  • 1997 » Olaf Kopvillem, Estonian-Canadian conductor and composer (b. 1926)
  • 1998 » Alan Shepard, American admiral, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1923)
  • 1998 » Robert Young, American actor and singer (b. 1907)
  • 2000 » Marc Reisner, American environmentalist and author (b. 1948)
  • 2002 » Esphyr Slobodkina, Russian-American author and illustrator (b. 1908)
  • 2003 » John Davies, English-New Zealand runner and coach (b. 1938)
  • 2004 » Jerry Goldsmith, American composer and conductor (b. 1929)

Names that were popular for boys in 1993
  1. Jeroen
  2. Thomas
  3. Michael
  4. Tim
  5. Jan
  6. Kevin
  7. Bart
  8. Robin
  9. Dennis
  10. Sander
  11. Mark
  12. Johannes
  13. Jacob
  14. Rick
  15. Hendrik
  16. Ruben
Names that were popular for girls in 1993
  1. Iris
  2. Lisa
  3. Laura
  4. Maria
  5. Tessa
  6. Melissa
  7. Anna
  8. Anne
  9. Sanne
  10. Sophie
  11. Eline
  12. Jessica
  13. Sarah
  14. Michelle
  15. Kelly
  16. Amanda

Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1993
  • Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
  • The Netherlands had about 15.2 million citizens.
  • May 24 » Eritrea gains its independence from Ethiopia.
  • July 25 » The Saint James Church massacre occurs in Kenilworth, Cape Town, South Africa.
  • August 8 » The 7.8 Mw  Guam earthquake shakes the island with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), causing around $250 million in damage and injuring up to 71 people.
  • August 21 » NASA loses contact with the Mars Observer spacecraft.
  • October 7 » The flood of '93 ends at St. Louis, Missouri, 103 days after it began, as the Mississippi River falls below flood stage.
  • November 17 » United States House of Representatives passes a resolution to establish the North American Free Trade Agreement.
Weather July 21, 1993

The temperature on July 21, 1993 was between 10.4 °C and 17.9 °C and averaged 14.6 °C. There was 11.8 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. There was 6.2 hours of sunshine (39%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west.

Source: KNMI