The autonomous Croatian Community of Herzeg-Bosnia in Bosnia and Herzegovina is transformed into the Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia. Date: August 28, 1993 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 28 📅 Events on this day in 1993 📅 On This Day (Today)
Singaporean presidential election: Former Deputy Prime Minister Ong Teng Cheong is elected President of Singapore. Although it is the first presidential election to be determined by popular vote, the allowed candidates consist only of Ong and a reluctant whom the government had asked to run to confer upon the election the semblance of an opposition….
NASA's Galileo probe performs a flyby of the asteroid 243 Ida. Astronomers later discover a moon, the first known asteroid moon, in pictures from the flyby and name it Dactyl. Date: August 28, 1993 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 28 📅 Events on this day in 1993 📅 On This…
Sakha Avia Flight 301 crashes on approach to Aldan Airport, killing all 24 aboard. Date: August 26, 1993 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 26 📅 Events on this day in 1993 📅 On This Day (Today)
NASA loses contact with the Mars Observer spacecraft. Date: August 21, 1993 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 21 📅 Events on this day in 1993 📅 On This Day (Today)
American International Airways Flight 808 crashes at Leeward Point Field at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, injuring the three crew members. Date: August 18, 1993 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 18 📅 Events on this day in 1993 📅 On This Day (Today)
Two earthquakes affect New Zealand. A 7.0 Mw shock (intensity VI (Strong)) in the South Island was followed nine hours later by a 6.4 Mw event (intensity VII (Very strong)) in the North Island. Date: August 10, 1993 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 10 📅 Events on this day in…
The Liberal Democratic Party of Japan loses a 38-year hold on national leadership. Date: August 9, 1993 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 9 📅 Events on this day in 1993 📅 On This Day (Today)
The 7.8 Mw Guam earthquake shakes the island with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), causing around $250 million in damage and injuring up to 71 people. Date: August 8, 1993 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 8 📅 Events on this day in 1993 📅 On This Day (Today)
Ada Deer, a Menominee activist, is sworn in as the head of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Date: August 7, 1993 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 7 📅 Events on this day in 1993 📅 On This Day (Today)