About the day » Wednesday May 26, 1993Calender converter

• Antoinette Maria van der Vegt, Zwolle († 2023)
• Gideon Albert Jacobus van Niftrik, Leuth
• Peter van Hoof, Vredepeel († 1993)

• Franciscus Arling (84), Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland
• Charlotte (Lotte) Marianne Stadelmann (90), Gotha, Thüringen, Germany
• Antonius Aerts (85), Prinsenbeek, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
• Cornelis Wilhelmus (Cor) de Groot (78), amsterdam, Nederland
• Derk Hietkamp (82)
• Antonia Christina Sales (92), Zevenaar, Zevenaar, Gelderland, Nederland
• Adrianus Christianus den Hollander (80), Den Haag
• Bastiaan Jacob ZUIDERENT (80), Rotterdam
• Frederik Pasveer (74)
• Beertje de Boer (78), Diever

• 1988 » Andrea Catellani, Italian footballer
• 1988 » Will Chambers, Australian rugby league player
• 1989 » Paula Findlay, Canadian triathlete
• 1991 » Ah Young, South Korean singer and actress
• 1992 » Curtis Rona, New Zealand rugby league player
• 1993 » Dan Sarginson, Australian-English rugby league player
• 1993 » Jason Adesanya, Belgian footballer
• 1993 » Jimmy Vesey, American ice hockey player
• 1993 » Katerine Savard, Canadian swimmer
• 1996 » Lara Goodall, South African cricketer

• 1989 » Don Revie, English footballer and manager (b. 1927)
• 1994 » Sonny Sharrock, American guitarist (b. 1940)
• 1995 » Friz Freleng, American animator, director, and producer (b. 1906)
• 1997 » Ralph Horween, American football player and coach (b. 1896)
• 1999 » Paul Sacher, Swiss conductor and philanthropist (b. 1906)
• 1999 » Waldo Semon, American chemist and engineer (b. 1898)
• 2001 » Anne Haney, American actress (b. 1934)
• 2001 » Dona Massin, Canadian actress and choreographer (b. 1917)
• 2001 » Moven Mahachi, Zimbabwean soldier and politician, Zimbabwean Minister of Defence (b. 1952)
• 2001 » Vittorio Brambilla, Italian race car driver (b. 1937)

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 7 » Bosnian War: The Bosnian Army executes a surprise attack at the village of Kravica in Srebrenica.
• February 26 » World Trade Center bombing: In New York City, a truck bomb parked below the North Tower of the World Trade Center explodes, killing six and injuring over a thousand people.
• August 9 » The Liberal Democratic Party of Japan loses a 38-year hold on national leadership.
• November 11 » A sculpture honoring women who served in the Vietnam War is dedicated at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.
• November 18 » In South Africa, 21 political parties approve a new constitution, expanding voting rights and ending white minority rule.
• November 20 » Macedonia's deadliest aviation disaster occurs Avioimpex Flight 110, a Yakovlev Yak-42 crashes near Ohrid killing all 116 people on board.

The temperature on May 26, 1993 was between 10.5 °C and 24.1 °C and averaged 17.4 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 0.9 hours. There was 7.1 hours of sunshine (44%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast.