WHAT ALL HAPPENED APRIL TO NOVEMBER 1993
Find out what all happened April to November 1993

Dobrinja mortar attack: 13 are killed and 133 wounded when Serb mortar shells are fired at a soccer game in Dobrinja, west of Sarajevo. (1. June 1993)

An earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter Scale hits the South Island of New Zealand. (10. August 1993)

An election takes place in Nigeria which and is later annulled by the military Government led by Ibrahim Babangida. (12. June 1993)

The first Ultimate Fighting Championship event, UFC 1, is held in Denver, Colorado. (12. November 1993)

Russian Constitutional Crisis: In Moscow, tanks bombard the White House, a government building that housed the Russian parliament, while demonstrators against President Boris Yeltsin rally outside. (4. October 1993)

Monica Seles is stabbed by Günter Parche, an obsessed fan, during a quarterfinal match of the 1993 Citizen Cup in Hamburg, Germany (30. April 1993)

In the United States, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is approved by the House of Representatives. (18. November 1993)

A barge strikes a railroad bridge near Mobile, Alabama, causing the deadliest train wreck in Amtrak history. 47 passengers are killed. (22. September 1993)

The Galileo spacecraft discovers a moon, later named Dactyl, around 243 Ida, the first known asteroid moon. (23. August 1993)

The Troubles: A Provisional IRA bomb prematurely detonates in the Shankill area of Belfast, killing the bomber and nine civilians. Ulster loyalists retaliate a week later with the Greysteel massacre. (23. October 1993)

The Maastricht Treaty takes effect, formally establishing the European Union. (1. November 1993)

Mongolia holds its first direct presidential elections. (6. June 1993)

Liechtenstein Prince Hans-Adam II disbands Parliament (15. September 1993)

The Supreme Court of Israel acquits alleged Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk of all charges and he is set free. (29. July 1993)

Pope John Paul II starts his 8th annual World Youth Day in Denver's Mile High Stadium. (12. August 1993)

A federal judge sentences Los Angeles Police Department officers Stacey Koon and Laurence Powell to 30 months in prison for violating motorist Rodney King's civil rights. (4. August 1993)

An IRA bomb devastates the Bishopsgate area of London. (24. April 1993)

U.S. President Bill Clinton signs the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (the Brady Bill) into law. (30. November 1993)

The Saint James Church massacre occurs in Kenilworth, Cape Town, South Africa. (25. July 1993)

Portions of the Holbeck Hall Hotel in Scarborough, in North Yorkshire, England, fall into the sea following a landslide. (5. June 1993)

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