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May 14, 1993Born on Saturday May 15, 1993
- Margarita Broersma, Amsterdam († 1993)
- Jessica Rae Bouma
Died on Saturday May 15, 1993
- Adriana de Regt (85), Delft, Zuid Holland, NEDERLAND
- Dirkje van der Plas (69), Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Antoine Hubert Nouwen (79), Wyck
- Bartholomeus van der Jagt (45), Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Bertus van Zuuk (68), Epe
- Albert Brouwer (35)
- Anna Maria Boerboom (94), Wijchen, Nederland
- Bertus van Zuuk (67)
- Agnes Maria Buijsse (83), Hulst,, Zeeland, Nederland
- Elisabeth Alberta Catharina (Else) Schweigman (94), Enschede, Ov, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from May 15, 1993 at Delpher
Born on May 15
- 1988 » Indrek Kajupank, Estonian basketball player
- 1988 » Scott Laird, English footballer
- 1989 » Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa, French footballer
- 1990 » Jordan Eberle, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1990 » Lee Jong-hyun, Korean guitarist
- 1990 » Stella Maxwell, New Zealand model
- 1993 » Jeremy Hawkins, New Zealand rugby league player
- 1993 » Tomáš Kalas, Czech international footballer
- 1996 » Birdy, English singer-songwriter
- 1997 » Ousmane Dembélé, French footballer
Died on May 15
- 1989 » Johnny Green, American composer and conductor (b. 1908)
- 1989 » Luc Lacourcière, Canadian ethnographer and author (b. 1910)
- 1991 » Amadou Hampâté Bâ, Malian ethnologist and author (b. 1901)
- 1991 » Andreas Floer, German mathematician and academic (b. 1956)
- 1991 » Fritz Riess, German race car driver (b. 1922)
- 1993 » Salah Ahmed Ibrahim, Sudanese poet and diplomat (b. 1933)
- 1994 » Gilbert Roland, American actor (b. 1905)
- 1995 » Eric Porter, English actor (b. 1928)
- 1996 » Charles B. Fulton, American lawyer and judge (b. 1910)
- 1998 » Earl Manigault, American basketball player (b. 1944)
Names that were popular for boys in 1993
- Jeroen
- Thomas
- Michael
- Tim
- Jan
- Kevin
- Bart
- Robin
- Dennis
- Sander
- Johannes
- Mark
- Jacob
- Rick
- Hendrik
- Ruben
Names that were popular for girls in 1993
- Iris
- Lisa
- Laura
- Maria
- Tessa
- Melissa
- Anna
- Anne
- Sanne
- Sophie
- Eline
- Jessica
- Sarah
- 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 2 » Sri Lankan Civil War: The Sri Lanka Navy kill 35–100 civilians on the Jaffna Lagoon.
- January 14 » In Poland's worst peacetime maritime disaster, ferry MS Jan Heweliusz sinks off the coast of Rügen, drowning 55 passengers and crew; nine crew-members are saved.
- March 12 » North Korea announces that it will withdraw from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and refuses to allow inspectors access to its nuclear sites.
- March 24 » Discovery of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9.
- April 28 » A Zambia Air Force DHC-5 Buffalo crashes off the coast of Libreville, Gabon, killing all 30 passengers, which included the entire Zambia national football team.
- November 18 » In the United States, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is approved by the House of Representatives.
Weather May 15, 1993
The temperature on May 15, 1993 was between 6.1 °C and 15.3 °C and averaged 10.6 °C. There was 0.8 mm of rain during 1.9 hours. There was 3.0 hours of sunshine (19%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.