Great Flood of 1993: Levees near Kaskaskia, Illinois rupture, forcing the entire town to evacuate by barges operated by the Army Corps of Engineers. Date: July 22, 1993 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 22 📅 Events on this day in 1993 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Parliament of Canada passes the Nunavut Act leading to the 1999 creation of Nunavut, dividing the Northwest Territories into arctic (Inuit) and sub-arctic (Dene) lands based on a plebiscite. Date: July 9, 1993 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 9 📅 Events on this day in 1993 📅 On This…
A mob sets fire to the Hotel Madımak in Sivas, Turkey, where a Alevi cultural festival was taking place, killing 37 people. Date: July 2, 1993 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 2 📅 Events on this day in 1993 📅 On This Day (Today)
Malta is officially subdivided into 68 local councils by the Local Councils Act. Date: June 30, 1993 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 30 📅 Events on this day in 1993 📅 On This Day (Today)
Kim Campbell is sworn in as the first female Prime Minister of Canada. Date: June 25, 1993 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 25 📅 Events on this day in 1993 📅 On This Day (Today)
Space Shuttle Endeavour is launched on STS-57 to retrieve the European Retrievable Carrier (EURECA) satellite. It is also the first shuttle mission to carry the Spacehab module. Date: June 21, 1993 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 21 📅 Events on this day in 1993 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)