About the day » Thursday December 9, 1993Calender converter

• ANTHONIO FITZGERALD MAAT, Delft, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Lonneke Kerremans († 1993)
• Maria Johanna Annette STERK, Wageningen
• Alberdina Elisabeth (Liesbeth) Nettenbreijer, Hengelo
• Mandy Peters, Valkenswaard († 1993)

• Bernice Darlene Kruse (66), Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota
• Angeline Claire Murphy (92), Seattle, King, Washington, United States
• Antoon Van der Herten (75), Ekeren, Antwerpen, België
• Antonius Jacobus Biemans (65), Hardenberg, Overijssel, Nederland
• Antonius Jacobus Biemans (65), Slagharen
• Alexander de Wit (99), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Alfred K Murway (73), Lakewood, Cuyahoga, Ohio, Verenigde Staten
• Adrianus Cornelis Kester (86), Schiedam (Z-H), Nederland
• Adeline Grace (Grace) Chapman (97)
• Alida de Rijke (83), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

• 1987 » Hikaru Nakamura, Japanese-American chess player
• 1987 » Kostas Giannoulis, Greek footballer
• 1987 » Mat Latos, American baseball player
• 1988 » Kwadwo Asamoah, Ghanaian footballer
• 1990 » Denise Hannema, Dutch cricketer
• 1991 » Choi Minho, Korean singer and actor
• 1993 » Laura Smulders, Dutch cyclist
• 1993 » Mark McMorris, Canadian snowboarder
• 1995 » McKayla Maroney, American gymnast
• 1996 » MyKayla Skinner, American gymnast

• 1991 » Berenice Abbott, American photographer (b. 1898)
• 1992 » Vincent Gardenia, American actor (b. 1922)
• 1993 » Danny Blanchflower, Northern Irish footballer and manager (b. 1926)
• 1995 » Douglas Corrigan, American pilot (b. 1907)
• 1995 » Toni Cade Bambara, American author and academic (b. 1939)
• 1996 » Alain Poher, French lawyer and politician (b. 1909)
• 1996 » Diana Morgan, Welsh playwright and screenwriter (b. 1908)
• 1996 » Mary Leakey, English archaeologist and anthropologist (b. 1913)
• 1996 » Patty Donahue, American singer-songwriter (b. 1956)
• 1998 » Shaughnessy Cohen, Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1948)

1. Jeroen
2. Thomas
3. Michael
4. Tim
5. Jan
6. Kevin
7. Bart
8. Robin
9. Dennis
10. Sander
11. Johannes
12. Mark
13. Jacob
14. Rick
15. Hendrik
16. Ruben

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

• 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.
• April 11 » Four hundred fifty prisoners rioted at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Lucasville, Ohio, and continued to do so for ten days, citing grievances related to prison conditions, as well as the forced vaccination of Nation of Islam prisoners (for tuberculosis) against their religious beliefs.
• July 29 » The Supreme Court of Israel acquits alleged Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk of all charges and he is set free.
• August 10 » Two earthquakes affect New Zealand. A 7.0 M_w  shock (intensity VI (Strong)) in the South Island was followed nine hours later by a 6.4 M_w  event (intensity VII (Very strong)) in the North Island.
• September 24 » The Cambodian monarchy is restored, with Norodom Sihanouk as king.
• December 2 » Space Shuttle program: STS-61: NASA launches the Space Shuttle Endeavour on a mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope.

The temperature on December 9, 1993 was between 5.9 °C and 9.8 °C and averaged 8.4 °C. There was 2.9 mm of rain during 4.0 hours. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 6 Bft (strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.