What Happened In May 1993 In History

Historical Events for May, 1993

• 10th » In Thailand, a fire at the Kader Toy Factory kills 156 workers.
• 18th » European Union or EU - riots in Nørrebro, Copenhagen caused by the approval of the four Danish exceptions in the Danish Maastricht Treaty referendum, 1993 Riots or Maastricht Treaty referendum. Police opened fire against civilians for the first time since
• 24th » Eritrea gains its independence from Ethiopia.
• 28th » Eritrea and Monaco join the United Nations.
• 29th » The Miss Sarajevo beauty pageant is held in war torn Sarajevo drawing global attention to the plight of its citizens.

Famous Birthdays on May in 1993

• 1st » Jean-Christophe Bahebeck, French footballer
• 1st » Chinyere Pigot, Surinamese swimmer
• 4th » Jānis Bērziņš (basketball) called Jānis Bērziņš, Latvian basketball player
• 5th » Francine Niyonsaba, Burundian runner
• 6th » Alex Preston (singer) or Alex Preston, American singer
• 6th » Naomi Scott, English actress and singer
• 8th » Pat Cummins (cricketer) called Pat Cummins, Australian cricketer
• 9th » Bonnie Rotten, American porn actress and model
• 9th » Ryosuke Yamada, Japanese actor, singer, and dancer (NYC (band) or NYC and Hey! Say! JUMP)
• 10th » Tímea Babos, Hungarian tennis player
• 10th » Halston Sage, American actress and singer
• 10th » Mirai Shida, Japanese actress
• 11th » Jirapong Meenapra, Thai sprinter
• 13th » Romelu Lukaku, Belgian footballer
• 13th » Debby Ryan, American actress and singer
• 14th » Miranda Cosgrove, American actress and singer
• 14th » Kristina Mladenovic, French tennis player
• 14th » Bence Rakaczki, Hungarian footballer (d. 2014)
• 15th » Mahfizur Rahman Sagor, Bangladeshi swimmer
• 16th » IU (singer) known as IU, South Korean singer-songwriter and actress
• 16th » Karol Mets, Estonian footballer
• 18th » Stuart Percy, Canadian ice hockey player
• 18th » Jessica Watson, Australian sailor
• 20th » Caroline Zhang, American figure skater
• 21st » Grete Gaim, Estonian biathlete
• 22nd » Philipp Knochner, German footballer
• 24th » Oliver Davis, American actor
• 24th » Rait-Riivo Laane, Estonian basketball player
• 28th » Bárbara Luz, Portuguese tennis player
• 28th » Jonnie Peacock, English sprinter
• 28th » Mason Shefa, American director and producer
• 29th » Jana Čepelová, Slovak tennis player
• 29th » Grete Šadeiko, Estonian heptathlete

Famous Deaths for May 1993

• 1st » Pierre Bérégovoy, French politician, Prime Minister of France (b. 1925)
• 1st » Ranasinghe Premadasa, Sri Lankan politician, 3rd President of Sri Lanka (b. 1924)
• 6th » Ann Todd, English actress and producer (b. 1909)
• 7th » Mary Philbin, American actress (b. 1903)
• 8th » Avram Davidson, American author (b. 1923)
• 9th » Jacques Dextraze, Canadian general (b. 1919)
• 10th » Stephen Ross, Baron Ross of Newport, English politician (b. 1926)
• 12th » Omond Solandt, Canadian scientist and academic (b. 1909)
• 14th » Patrick Haemers, Belgian criminal (b. 1953)
• 14th » William Randolph Hearst, Jr., American journalist (b. 1908)
• 15th » Salah Ahmed Ibrahim, Sudanese poet and diplomat (b. 1933)
• 16th » Marv Johnson, American singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1938)
• 22nd » Mieczysław Horszowski, Ukrainian-American pianist (b. 1892)
• 25th » Buddhadasa, Thai monk and philosopher (b. 1906)
• 27th » Werner Stocker (actor) called Werner Stocker, German actor (b. 1955)
• 29th » Billy Conn, American boxer (b. 1917)
• 30th » Sun Ra, American pianist, composer, and bandleader (b. 1914)
• 31st » Francis Lynch, American politician (b. 1920)

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