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Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 13, 1993 at Delpher


Born on October 13

Died on October 13

Names that were popular for boys in 1993
  1. Johannes
  2. Jan
  3. Thomas
  4. Jeroen
  5. Willem
  6. Michael
  7. Alexander
  8. Cornelis
  9. Hendrik
  10. Peter
  11. Jacob
  12. James
  13. David
  14. Pieter
  15. Maria
  16. William
Names that were popular for girls in 1993
  1. Maria
  2. Johanna
  3. Marie
  4. Anna
  5. Anne
  6. Elisabeth
  7. Lisa
  8. Laura
  9. Lynn
  10. Iris
  11. Elizabeth
  12. Michelle
  13. Eline
  14. Nicole
  15. Cornelia
  16. Sanne

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 5 » The oil tanker MV Braer runs aground on the coast of the Shetland Islands, spilling 84,700 tons of crude oil.
  • March 27 » Italian former minister and Christian Democracy leader Giulio Andreotti is accused of mafia allegiance by the tribunal of Palermo.
  • July 25 » The Saint James Church massacre occurs in Kenilworth, Cape Town, South Africa.
  • August 28 » The Galileo spacecraft discovers a moon, later named Dactyl, around 243 Ida, the first known asteroid moon.
  • November 23 » Rachel Whiteread wins both the £20,000 Turner Prize award for best British modern artist and the £40,000 K Foundation art award for the worst artist of the year.
  • December 10 » The last shift leaves Wearmouth Colliery in Sunderland. The closure of the 156-year-old pit marks the end of the old County Durham coalfield, which had been in operation since the Middle Ages.
The weather on Wednesday October 13, 1993
The temperature on October 13, 1993 was between 11.5 °C and 16.4 °C and averaged 13.7 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 1.3 hours. There was 2.6 hours of sunshine (24%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.

Source: KNMI