An election takes place in Nigeria and is won by Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola. Its results are later annulled by the military government of Ibrahim Babangida. Date: June 12, 1993 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 12 📅 Events on this day in 1993 📅 On This Day (Today)
Punsalmaagiin Ochirbat wins the first presidential election in Mongolia. Date: June 6, 1993 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 6 📅 Events on this day in 1993 📅 On This Day (Today)
Portions of the Holbeck Hall Hotel in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, UK, fall into the sea following a landslide. Date: June 5, 1993 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 5 📅 Events on this day in 1993 📅 On This Day (Today)
Dobrinja mortar attack: Thirteen are killed and 133 wounded when Serb mortar shells are fired at a soccer game in Dobrinja, west of Sarajevo. Date: June 1, 1993 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 1 📅 Events on this day in 1993 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Miss Sarajevo beauty pageant is held in war-torn Sarajevo drawing global attention to the plight of its citizens. Date: May 29, 1993 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 29 📅 Events on this day in 1993 📅 On This Day (Today)
Roman Catholic Cardinal Juan Jesús Posadas Ocampo and five other people are assassinated in a shootout at Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport in Mexico. Date: May 24, 1993 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 24 📅 Events on this day in 1993 📅 On This Day (Today)
Eritrea gains its independence from Ethiopia. Date: May 24, 1993 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 24 📅 Events on this day in 1993 📅 On This Day (Today)
SAM Colombia Flight 501 crashes on approach to José María Córdova International Airport in Medellín, Colombia, killing 132. Date: May 19, 1993 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 19 📅 Events on this day in 1993 📅 On This Day (Today)
Riots in Nørrebro, Copenhagen, caused by the approval of the four Danish exceptions in the Maastricht Treaty referendum. Police open fire against civilians for the first time since World War II and injure 11 demonstrators. Date: May 18, 1993 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 18 📅 Events on this day…
In Thailand, a fire at the Kader Toy Factory kills over 200 workers. Date: May 10, 1993 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 10 📅 Events on this day in 1993 📅 On This Day (Today)