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August 4, 1993Born on Thursday August 5, 1993
- Jelle Van Dijk, Zwolle († 1993)
- Martijn Van Dijk, Zwolle († 1997)
Died on Thursday August 5, 1993
- Cornelis de Ridder (46), Oudeschild
- Dirkje Lamme (82), Nieuw Loosdrecht
- Bastiaan Spruijt (72)
- Cornelis de Ridder (46), Oudeschild (Texel, NH)
- Cornelis de Ridder (46), Oudeschild (Texel), Nederland
- Adrianus Josephus Rombouts (88), Tilburg
- Johan Gerrit Van De Hout (84)
- Adrianus Matthijs van Sambeek (80), Rheden
- Carla Rijkenberg (45), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Adrianus Josephus Rombouts (88), Gemeente Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 5, 1993 at Delpher
Born on August 5
- 1989 » Jessica Nigri, American model and actress
- 1989 » Mathieu Manset, French footballer
- 1989 » Ryan Bertrand, English footballer
- 1991 » Andreas Weimann, Austrian footballer
- 1991 » Esteban Gutiérrez, Mexican race car driver
- 1991 » Konrad Hurrell, Tongan rugby league player
- 1995 » Pierre-Emile Højbjerg, Danish footballer
- 1996 » Takakeishō Mitsunobu, Japanese sumo wrestler
- 1997 » Jack Cogger, Australian rugby league player
- 1997 » Olivia Holt, American actress and singer
Died on August 5
- 1987 » Georg Gaßmann, German politician, Mayor of Marburg (b. 1910)
- 1991 » Paul Brown, American football player and coach (b. 1908)
- 1991 » Soichiro Honda, Japanese engineer and businessman, founded Honda (b. 1906)
- 1992 » Robert Muldoon, New Zealand politician, 31st Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1921)
- 1994 » Alain de Changy, Belgian race car driver (b. 1922)
- 1994 » Menachem Avidom, Israeli composer (b. 1908)
- 1998 » Otto Kretschmer, German commander (b. 1912)
- 1998 » Todor Zhivkov, Bulgarian commander and politician, 36th Prime Minister of Bulgaria (b. 1911)
- 2000 » Otto Buchsbaum, Austrian-Brazilian journalist and activist (b. 1920)
- 2000 » Tullio Crali, Montenegrin-Italian pilot and painter (b. 1910)
Names that were popular for boys in 1993
- Jeroen
- Thomas
- Michael
- Tim
- Jan
- Kevin
- Bart
- Robin
- Sander
- Dennis
- Johannes
- Mark
- Rick
- Jacob
- Hendrik
- Ruben
Names that were popular for girls in 1993
- Iris
- Lisa
- Laura
- Maria
- Tessa
- Anne
- Anna
- Melissa
- Sanne
- Sophie
- Eline
- Sarah
- Jessica
- Michelle
- Kelly
- 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.
- January 18 » Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is officially observed for the first time in all 50 US states.
- March 29 » Catherine Callbeck becomes premier of Prince Edward Island and the first woman to be elected in a general election as premier of a Canadian province.
- April 30 » CERN announces World Wide Web protocols will be free.
- May 1 » Dingiri Banda Wijetunga became president of Sri Lanka automatically after killing of R Premadasa in LTTE bomb explosion.
- July 25 » Israel launches a massive attack against Lebanon in what the Israelis call Operation Accountability, and the Lebanese call the Seven-Day War.
- August 9 » The Liberal Democratic Party of Japan loses a 38-year hold on national leadership.
Weather August 5, 1993
The temperature on August 5, 1993 was between 13.4 °C and 21.0 °C and averaged 16.7 °C. There was 1.4 mm of rain during 1.9 hours. There was 3.6 hours of sunshine (24%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.