The Supreme Court in La Paz, Bolivia, sentences former dictator Luis García Meza to 30 years in jail without parole for murder, theft, fraud and violating the constitution. Date: April 21, 1993 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 21 📅 Events on this day in 1993 📅 On This Day (Today)
The 51-day FBI siege of the Branch Davidian building in Waco, Texas, US, ends when a fire breaks out. Seventy-six Davidians, including 18 children under age 10, died in the fire. Date: April 19, 1993 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 19 📅 Events on this day in 1993 📅 On…
Guillem Agulló, pro-Catalan independence and anti-fascist Valencian young activist, is assassinated by a group of Spanish nationalists and neo-nazis in Montanejos. Date: April 11, 1993 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 11 📅 Events on this day in 1993 📅 On This Day (Today)
Four hundred fifty prisoners riot at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Lucasville, Ohio, and would continue to do so for ten days, citing grievances related to prison conditions, as well as the forced vaccination of Nation of Islam prisoners (for tuberculosis) against their religious beliefs. Date: April 11, 1993 Read more on Wikipedia →…
The Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on mission STS-56. Date: April 8, 1993 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 8 📅 Events on this day in 1993 📅 On This Day (Today)
The outcome of the Grand National horse race is declared void for the first (and only) time. Date: April 3, 1993 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 3 📅 Events on this day in 1993 📅 On This Day (Today)
NASCAR champion Alan Kulwicki is killed in a plane crash near the Tri-Cities Regional Airport in Blountville, Tennessee. Date: April 1, 1993 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 1 📅 Events on this day in 1993 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Macao Basic Law is adopted by the Eighth National People's Congress of China to take effect December 20, 1999. Resumption by China of the Exercise of Sovereignty over Macao Date: March 31, 1993 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 31 📅 Events on this day in 1993 📅 On This…
Italian former minister and Christian Democracy leader Giulio Andreotti is accused of mafia allegiance by the tribunal of Palermo. Date: March 27, 1993 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 27 📅 Events on this day in 1993 📅 On This Day (Today)
Jiang Zemin is appointed President of the People's Republic of China. Date: March 27, 1993 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 27 📅 Events on this day in 1993 📅 On This Day (Today)