Date: April 21, 1993
The oil tanker MV Braer runs aground on the coast of the Shetland Islands, spilling 84,700 tons of crude oil. Date: January 5, 1993 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 5 📅 Events on this day in 1993 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1993New Zealand Earthquakes: South and…
Eritreans vote overwhelmingly for independence from Ethiopia in a United Nations-monitored referendum. Date: April 23, 1993 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 23 📅 Events on this day in 1993 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1993Tajikistan Airlines Yak-40 Crash Kills 82 at Khorog Airport, August 28, 1993Singapore Presidential…
China Airlines Flight 605, a brand-new 747-400, overruns the runway at Hong Kong Kai Tak Airport. Date: November 4, 1993 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 4 📅 Events on this day in 1993 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1993SAM Colombia Flight 501 Crashes in Medellín, Killing 132…
In Nigeria, General Sani Abacha ousts the government of Ernest Shonekan in a military coup. Date: November 17, 1993 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 17 📅 Events on this day in 1993 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 19937.8 Mw Guam Earthquake Causes Severe Damage and Injuries, August…
Battle of Mogadishu occurs killing 18 U.S. Special Forces, two UN Peacekeepers and at least 600 Somalian militia men and civilians. Date: October 4, 1993 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 4 📅 Events on this day in 1993 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1993IRA Bomb Devastates Bishopsgate,…
Two-year-old James Bulger is abducted from New Strand Shopping Centre by two ten-year-old boys, who later torture and murder him. Date: February 12, 1993 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 12 📅 Events on this day in 1993 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1993MV Braer Oil Spill on…