Space Shuttle Discovery Launches STS-56 Mission, April 8, 1993

Sri Lankan politician Lalith Athulathmudali is assassinated while addressing a gathering, approximately four weeks ahead of the Provincial Council elections for the Western Province. Date: April 23, 1993 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 23 📅 Events on this day in 1993 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1993IRA…

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) More events from 1993Jiang Zemin Appointed President of China – March 27, 1993Israel Launches Operation Accountability Attack on Lebanon July 25, 1993Jiang…

Long Island Rail Road shooting: Passenger Colin Ferguson murders six people and injures 19 others on the LIRR in Nassau County, New York. Date: December 7, 1993 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 7 📅 Events on this day in 1993 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1993Lucasville Prison…

A Tajikistan Airlines Yakovlev Yak-40 crashes during takeoff from Khorog Airport in Tajikistan, killing 82. Date: August 28, 1993 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 28 📅 Events on this day in 1993 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1993American International Airways Flight 808 Crashes at Guantanamo Bay, August…

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) More events from 1993MV Braer Oil Spill on Shetland…