Date: December 11, 1993
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 →…
North Macedonia's deadliest aviation disaster occurs when Avioimpex Flight 110, a Yakovlev Yak-42, crashes near Ohrid Airport, killing all 116 people on board. Date: November 20, 1993 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 20 📅 Events on this day in 1993 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1993Martin Luther…
The 6.2 Mw Latur earthquake shakes Maharashtra, India with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe) killing 9,748 and injuring 30,000. Date: September 30, 1993 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 30 📅 Events on this day in 1993 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1993Operation Southern Watch Airstrikes…
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)…
Eighteen-year-old Stephen Lawrence is murdered in a racially motivated attack while waiting for a bus in Well Hall, Eltham. Date: April 22, 1993 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 22 📅 Events on this day in 1993 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1993Bosnian Army Surprise Attack on Kravica,…
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…