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Born on Thursday October 21, 1993
Died on Thursday October 21, 1993

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


Born on October 21

Died on October 21
  • 1990 » Dany Chamoun, Lebanese engineer and politician (b. 1934)
  • 1990 » Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar, Indian philosopher and author (b. 1921)
  • 1991 » Lorenc Antoni, Albanian composer, conductor, and musicologist (b. 1909)
  • 1992 » Ante Ciliga, Croatian politician, writer and publisher (b. 1898)
  • 1992 » Jim Garrison, American lawyer and judge (b. 1921)
  • 1993 » Sam Zolotow, American journalist and critic (b. 1899)
  • 1995 » Jesús Blasco, Spanish author and illustrator (b. 1919)
  • 1995 » Maxene Andrews, American singer (b. 1916)
  • 1995 » Nancy Graves, American sculptor and painter (b. 1939)
  • 1995 » Shannon Hoon, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1967)

Names that were popular for boys in 1993
Names that were popular for girls in 1993

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.
  • March 7 » The tugboat Thomas Hebert sank off the coast of New Jersey, USA.
  • March 12 » Several bombs explode in Mumbai, India, killing about 300 people and injuring hundreds more.
  • April 23 » Eritreans vote overwhelmingly for independence from Ethiopia in a United Nations-monitored referendum.
  • June 25 » Kim Campbell is sworn in as the first female Prime Minister of Canada.
  • September 30 » The 6.2 Mw  Latur earthquake shakes Maharashtra, India with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe) killing 9,748 and injuring 30,000.
  • November 18 » In South Africa, 21 political parties approve a new constitution, expanding voting rights and ending white minority rule.
Weather October 21, 1993

The temperature on October 21, 1993 was between 4.5 °C and 10.4 °C and averaged 7.1 °C. There was 5.7 mm of rain during 5.5 hours. There was 5.1 hours of sunshine (49%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest.

Source: KNMI