January 22 » The United Mine Workers of America is founded in Columbus, Ohio.
January 25 » Nellie Bly completes her round-the-world journey in 72 days.
April 7 » Completion of the first Lake Biwa Canal.
August 6 » At Auburn Prison in New York, murderer William Kemmler becomes the first person to be executed by electric chair.
October 11 » In Washington, D.C., the Daughters of the American Revolution is founded.
October 12 » Uddevalla Suffrage Association is formed.
Day of death August 30, 1993
The temperature on August 30, 1993 was between 10.7 °C and 17.4 °C and averaged 14.5 °C. There was 1.7 mm of rain during 3.3 hours. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (1%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
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.
February 8 » General Motors sues NBC after Dateline NBC allegedly rigs two crashes intended to demonstrate that some GM pickups can easily catch fire if hit in certain places. NBC settles the lawsuit the next day.
July 29 » The Supreme Court of Israel acquits alleged Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk of all charges and he is set free.
September 14 » Lufthansa Flight 2904, an Airbus A320, crashes into an embankment after overshooting the runway at Okęcie International Airport (now Warsaw Chopin Airport), killing two people.
November 17 » In Nigeria, General Sani Abacha ousts the government of Ernest Shonekan in a military coup.
November 17 » United States House of Representatives passes a resolution to establish the North American Free Trade Agreement.
November 18 » In the United States, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is approved by the House of Representatives.
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