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Events from the year 1993 in the United States.
* January 3 – In
* February 6 – Former tennis player
* April–May – A virus strikes the Four Corners, killing at least 13 people.
* April–October: The
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* August 2 – Manika, singer-songwriter
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* November 9 – Steven Taylor, cricketer
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* January 1
** Eddie Arning, American farming community (b. 1898)
** Jean Mayer, French-born American scientist (b. 1920)
* January 3
** Johnny Most, American sportscaster (b. 1923 in the United States, 1923)
** Will Walls, American football player and coach (b. 1912)
* January 6 – Dizzy Gillespie, American musician, bandleader, singer and composer (b. 1917 in the United States, 1917)
* January 10
** Diana Adams, American ballet dancer (b. 1926)
** Luther Gulick (social scientist), Luther Gulick, expert on public administration (b. 1892)
* January 15
** Sammy Cahn, American lyricist (b. 1913)
** Hank Iba, Henry Iba, American basketball coach and college athletics administrator (b. 1904)
* January 16
** Glenn Corbett, American actor (b. 1930)
** Freddie 'Red' Cochrane, American boxer; welterweight champion between 1941 and 1946 (b. 1915)
** Stan Sheriff, American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator (b. 1932)
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* February 5 – Joseph L. Mankiewicz, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1909)
* February 6 –
* March 1 – Terry Frost (actor), Terry Frost, American actor (b. 1906)
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* April 1 – Alan Kulwicki, U.S. race car driver (b. 1954)
* April 3
** Peter J. De Muth, American politician (b. 1892)
** Pinky Lee, American comedian (b. 1907)
* April 8 – Marian Anderson, American singer (b. 1897)
* April 13 – Wallace Stegner, American writer (b. 1909)
* April 19 –
* May 5 – Irving Howe, American literary and social critic (b. 1920 in the United States, 1920)
* May 7 – Mary Philbin, American actress (b. 1902)
* May 8
** Avram Davidson, American writer (b. 1923)
** Alwin Nikolais, American choreographer (b. 1912)
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* June 2 – Johnny Mize, American baseball player (b. 1913)
* June 5 – Conway Twitty, American musician (b. 1933)
* June 6 – James Bridges, American screenwriter and director (b. 1936)
* June 8 – Nolan Bailey Harmon, bishop of The Methodist Church and the United Methodist Church (b. 1892)
* June 9 – Alexis Smith, Canadian-born American actress and singer (b. 1921)
* June 10
** Arleen Auger, American soprano singer (b. 1939)
** Milward L. Simpson, American politician (b. 1897)
* June 13 – Deke Slayton, American astronaut (b. 1924)
* June 15 – John Connally, American politician (b. 1917)
* June 19 – Szymon Goldberg, Polish-born violinist (b. 1909)
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* July 2
** Fred Gwynne, American actor and comedian (b. 1926)
** Elizabeth M. Ramsey, American research physician (b. 1906 in the United States, 1906)
* July 3
** Don Drysdale, American baseball player (b. 1936)
** Joe DeRita, American comedian (b. 1909)
* July 4 – Anne Shirley (actress), Anne Shirley, American actress (b. 1918)
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* August 1 – Claire Du Brey, American actress (b. 1892)
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* September 2 – Eric Berry (actor), Eric Berry, British actor (b. 1913)
* September 3 – Wesley Englehorn, American football player (b. 1890)
* September 4 – Hervé Villechaize, French-born actor (b. 1943)
* September 9 – Helen O'Connell, American singer (b. 1920)
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* October 5 – Agnes de Mille, American dancer and choreographer (b. 1905)
* October 12 – Leon Ames, American actor (b. 1903)'
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* November 1 – Severo Ochoa, Spanish-born biochemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. 1905)
* November 6 – Ralph Randles Stewart, American botanist (b. 1890)
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* December 4 – Frank Zappa, American guitarist and composer (b. 1940)
* December 6 – Don Ameche, American actor (b. 1908)
* December 14 – Myrna Loy, American actress (b. 1905)
* December 16
** Charles Willard Moore, American architect (b. 1926)
** Moses Gunn, American actor (b. 1929)
* December 17 – Janet Margolin, American actress (b. 1943)
* December 18 – Sam Wanamaker, American film director and actor (b. 1919)
* December 19 – Michael Clarke (musician), Michael Clarke, American musician (b. 1946)
* December 20 – W. Edwards Deming, American engineer, professor, author, lecturer, and management consultant (b. 1900)
* December 21 – Gussie Nell Davis, American educator and founder of the Kilgore College Rangerettes (b. 1906)
* December 22
** Don DeFore, American actor (b. 1917)
** Alexander Mackendrick, British-American film director (b. 1912)
* December 23 – James Ellison (actor), James Ellison, American actor (b. 1910)
* December 24 – Norman Vincent Peale, American preacher and writer (b. 1898)
* December 28
** William L. Shirer, American journalist and historian (b. 1904)
** Howard Caine, American actor (b. 1926)
* December 31
** Brandon Teena, American murder victim (b. 1972)
** Thomas Watson Jr., American businessman, political figure, and philanthropist (b. 1914)
Incumbents
Federal government
*President
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: George H. W. Bush ( R-Texas
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) (until January 20), Bill Clinton
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( D-Arkansas
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) (starting January 20)
* Vice President
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: Dan Quayle
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( R-Indiana
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) (until January 20), Al Gore
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( D-Tennessee
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) (starting January 20)
* Chief Justice: William Rehnquist
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(Wisconsin
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)
* Speaker of the House of Representatives: Tom Foley
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( D-Washington
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)
* Senate Majority Leader
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: George J. Mitchell
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( D-Maine
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)
* Congress
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: 102nd (until January 3), 103rd (starting January 3)
Events
January
* January 3 – In Moscow
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, George H. W. Bush and Boris Yeltsin
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sign the second Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty.
* January 5
**The state of Washington
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executes Westley Allan Dodd
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by hanging
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(the first legal
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hanging in America since 1965).
**$7,400,000 USD is stolen from Brinks
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Armored Car Depot in Rochester
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, New York in the fifth-largest robbery in U.S. history. Four men, Samuel Millar, Father Patrick Moloney, former Rochester Police officer Thomas O'Connor, and Charles McCormick, all of whom have ties to the Provisional Irish Republican Army
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, are accused.
* January 19
** IBM announces a $4,970,000,000 loss for 1992, the largest single-year corporate loss in United States history to date.
**Iraq disarmament crisis
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: Iraq
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refuses to allow UNSCOM inspectors to use its own aircraft to fly into Iraq, and begins military operations in the demilitarized zone between Iraq and Kuwait
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, and the northern Iraqi no-fly zones
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. U.S. forces fire approximately forty Tomahawk cruise missiles at Baghdad
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factories linked to Iraq's illegal nuclear weapons program. Iraq then informs UNSCOM that it will be able to resume its flights.
* January 20 – Bill Clinton
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is sworn in as the 42nd President of the United States
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, and Al Gore
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is sworn in as the 45th Vice President of the United States
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.
* January 25 – Mir Aimal Kasi fires a rifle and kills two employees outside CIA
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headquarters in Langley, Virginia
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.
* January 31 – Super Bowl XXVII: The Buffalo Bills become the first team to lose three consecutive Super Bowls as they are defeated by the Dallas Cowboys
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, 52–17.
February
* February 6 – Former tennis player Arthur Ashe
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, 49, dies of complications due to HIV
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in New York. Ashe was believed to have contracted the virus from a blood transfusion during a heart surgery ten years earlier.
* February 8 – General Motors Corporation
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sues NBC
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, after ''Dateline NBC
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'' allegedly rigged two crashes showing that some GM pickups can easily catch fire if hit in certain places. NBC settles the lawsuit the following day.
* February 11 – Janet Reno
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is selected by President Clinton as Attorney General of the United States.
* February 26 – 1993 World Trade Center bombing: In New York City
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, a van bomb parked below the North Tower of the World Trade Center
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explodes, killing six and injuring over 1,000.
* February 28 – Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agents raid the Branch Davidian
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compound in Waco, Texas
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, with a warrant to arrest leader David Koresh
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on federal firearms violations. Four agents and five Davidian followers die in the raid and a 51-day standoff begins.
March
* March 1-April 28 – An outbreak of Cryptosporidium protozoan affects Milwaukee, Wisconsin, infecting over 400,000 people, hospitalizing over 4,000, and killing at least 100, making it the largest waterborne disease outbreak in United States history. * March 1 - The NFL introduces its current free agent system. * March 4 – Authorities announce the capture of suspected World Trade Center bombing conspirator Mohammad Salameh. * March 9 –Rodney King
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testifies at the federal trial of four Los Angeles, California
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police officers accused of violating his civil rights
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when they beat him during an arrest.
* March 11 – Janet Reno
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is confirmed by the United States Senate
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and sworn in the next day, becoming the first female Attorney General of the United States.
* March 13–14 – The Great Blizzard of 1993 strikes the eastern United States, bringing record snowfall and other severe weather all the way from Cuba
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to Quebec
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; the storm kills 318 people.
* March 22 – The Intel
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Corporation ships the first Pentium
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chips.
* March 29 – The 65th Academy Awards
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, hosted by Billy Crystal
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, are held at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
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in Los Angeles
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, with Clint Eastwood's ''Unforgiven
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'' winning four awards, including Best Picture
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. Both the film and James Ivory
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's ''Howards End
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'' lead the nominations with nine each. The telecast garners 45.7 million viewers.
April
* April–May – A virus strikes the Four Corners, killing at least 13 people.
* April–October: The Great Flood of 1993
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: The Mississippi
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and Missouri Rivers flood large portions of the American Midwest.
* April 2 – ''The Adventures of Huck Finn'', directed by Stephen Sommers
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and based on Mark Twain's 1884 novel of the same name, is released in theaters.
* April 9 – The rock band Nirvana
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plays a benefit concert for rape victims in war-torn Bosnia-Herzegovina at San Francisco's Cow Palace
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.
* April 13 – The Kuwaiti government claims to uncover an Iraqi assassination plot against former U.S. President George H. W. Bush shortly after his visit to Kuwait. Two Iraqi nationals confess to driving a car bomb into Kuwait on behalf of the Iraqi Intelligence Service
:
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.
* April 19 – A Waco siege, 51-day stand-off at the Branch Davidian compound near Waco, Texas
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, ends with a fire that kills 76 people, including David Koresh
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.
* April 28 – An executive order is issued requiring the United States Air Force
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to allow women to fly war planes.
May
* May 1 – An outbreak of a respiratory illness later identified ashantavirus pulmonary syndrome
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begins in the southwestern United States; 32 patients die by the end of the year.
* May 3 – Rio Grande City
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in Texas officially incorporates into a city.
* May 5 – The West Memphis Three
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are three men who – while teenagers – were tried and convicted, in 1994, of the May 5, 1993 murders of three boys in West Memphis, Arkansas. Damien Echols was sentenced to death, Jessie Misskelley, Jr. was sentenced to life imprisonment plus two 20-year sentences, and Jason Baldwin was sentenced to life imprisonment. During the trial, the prosecution asserted that the children were killed as part of a Satanic ritual.
* May 20 – President Bill Clinton signs the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 into federal law.
June
* June 5 – '' Minnesota v. Dickerson'': TheUnited States Supreme Court
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rules that the seizure of evidence during a pat-down search is constitutional.
* June 9 – The Montreal Canadiens
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win their 24th Stanley Cup, defeating the Los Angeles Kings
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in the Finals.
* June 11 – ''Jurassic Park'', directed by Steven Spielberg, is released in theaters as the first film in the '' Jurassic Park'' saga.
* June 20 – John Paxson
John MacBeth Paxson (born September 29, 1960) is an American basketball administrator and former player who was vice president of basketball operations for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 2009 to 2020. He was th ...
's 3-point shot in Game 6 of the NBA Finals helps the Chicago Bulls
The Chicago Bulls are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago. The Bulls compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Central Division. The team was founded on January ...
secure a 99–98 win over the Phoenix Suns, and their third consecutive championship.
* June 24 – A Unabomber
Theodore John Kaczynski ( ; born May 22, 1942), also known as the Unabomber (), is an American domestic terrorist and former mathematics professor. Between 1978 and 1995, Kaczynski killed three people and injured 23 others in a nationwide ...
bomb injures computer scientist David Gelernter
David Hillel Gelernter (born March 5, 1955) is an American computer scientist, artist, and writer. He is a professor of computer science at Yale University.
Gelernter is known for contributions to parallel computation in the 1980s, and for book ...
at Yale University
Yale University is a Private university, private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the List of Colonial Colleges, third-oldest institution of higher education in the United Sta ...
.
* June 27 – U.S. President Bill Clinton
William Jefferson Clinton ( né Blythe III; born August 19, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 42nd president of the United States from 1993 to 2001. He previously served as governor of Arkansas from 1979 to 1981 and agai ...
orders a cruise missile attack on Iraqi intelligence headquarters in the Al-Mansur
Abū Jaʿfar ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad al-Manṣūr (; ar, أبو جعفر عبد الله بن محمد المنصور; 95 AH – 158 AH/714 CE – 6 October 775 CE) usually known simply as by his laqab Al-Manṣūr (المنصور) w ...
District of Baghdad
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, in response to the attempted assassination of former U.S. President George H. W. Bush during his visit to Kuwait in mid-April.
July
* July 1 – Gian Ferri kills eight and injures six before committing suicide at a law firm inSan Francisco
San Francisco (; Spanish for " Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the fourth most populous in California and 17th ...
, sparking new legislative actions for gun control.
* July 19 – U.S. President Bill Clinton announces his 'Don't ask, don't tell
"Don't ask, don't tell" (DADT) was the official United States policy on military service of non-heterosexual people, instituted during the Clinton administration. The policy was issued under Department of Defense Directive 1304.26 on Decemb ...
' policy regarding homosexuals serving in the American military.
* July 15 – 1993 child sexual abuse accusations against Michael Jackson: Evan Chandler
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institutes legal accusations against singer Michael Jackson
Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist. Dubbed the "King of Pop", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century. Over a ...
of sexually molesting Jordan Chandler, Evan's 13-year-old son.
* July 20 – White House
The White House is the official residence and workplace of the president of the United States. It is located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., and has been the residence of every U.S. president since John Adams in ...
deputy counsel Vince Foster
Vincent Walker Foster Jr. (January 15, 1945 – July 20, 1993) was an American attorney who served as deputy White House counsel during the first six months of the Clinton administration.
Foster had been a partner at Rose Law Firm in Lit ...
dies by suicide in Virginia.
* July 25 – Greg Nicholson, his girlfriend and her two young daughters are murdered in Iowa by Dustin Honken and Angela Johnson. Nicholson was due to testify against Honken in court in relation to his drug activities.
* July 27 – Windows NT 3.1
Windows NT 3.1 is the first major release of the Windows NT operating system developed by Microsoft, released on July 27, 1993.
At the time of Windows NT's release, Microsoft's Windows 3.1 desktop environment had established brand recognition ...
, the first version of Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational technology corporation producing computer software, consumer electronics, personal computers, and related services headquartered at the Microsoft Redmond campus located in Redmond, Washin ...
's line of Windows NT
Windows NT is a proprietary graphical operating system produced by Microsoft, the first version of which was released on July 27, 1993. It is a processor-independent, multiprocessing and multi-user operating system.
The first version of Win ...
operating systems, is released to manufacturing.
August
* August 1 – TheGreat Flood of 1993
The Great Flood of 1993 (or Great Mississippi and Missouri Rivers Flood of 1993) was a flood that occurred in the Midwestern United States, along the Mississippi and Missouri rivers and their tributaries, from April to October 1993. The flood wa ...
comes to a peak.
* August 4 – A federal judge sentences LAPD officers
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Stacey Koon and Laurence Powell to 30 months in prison for violating motorist
Driving is the controlled operation and movement of a vehicle, including cars, motorcycles, trucks, buses, and bicycles. Permission to drive on public highways is granted based on a set of conditions being met and drivers are required to fol ...
Rodney King
Rodney Glen King (April 2, 1965June 17, 2012) was an African American man who was a victim of police brutality. On March 3, 1991, he was beaten by Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers during his arrest after a pursuit for driving whi ...
's civil rights
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.
* August 10
** Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Joan Ruth Bader Ginsburg ( ; ; March 15, 1933September 18, 2020) was an American lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1993 until her death in 2020. She was nominated by Presiden ...
is sworn in as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court.
** World Youth Day 1993
The 1993 World Youth Day was held on August 10–15, 1993 in Denver, Colorado. It was the first World Youth Day held in either North America or an English-speaking nation.
The World Youth Day is an event for young people organized by the Roma ...
in Denver, Colorado
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.
* August 21 – NASA
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loses contact with the ''Mars Observer
The ''Mars Observer'' spacecraft, also known as the ''Mars Geoscience/Climatology Orbiter'', was a robotic space probe launched by NASA on September 25, 1992, to study the Martian surface, atmosphere, climate and magnetic field. During the int ...
'' spacecraft.
* August 28 – ''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
''Mighty Power Rangers'' (''MMPR'') is a superhero television series that premiered on August 28, 1993, on the Fox Kids programming block. It is the first entry of the ''Power Rangers'' franchise, and became a 1990s pop culture phenomenon along ...
'', the first Power Rangers
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entry, debuts on Fox Kids.
September
* September 4 – The secondWorld Parliament of Religions
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is held in Chicago
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* September 6 – Canadian software specialist Peter de Jager publishes an article titled "Doomsday 2000" in the U.S. weekly magazine '' Computerworld'', which is the first known reference to Y2K – the Year 2000 problem
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.
* September 10 – '' Bill Nye the Science Guy'' first airs in syndication.
* September 13
** PLO leader Yasser Arafat
Mohammed Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf al-Qudwa al-Husseini (4 / 24 August 1929 – 11 November 2004), popularly known as Yasser Arafat ( , ; ar, محمد ياسر عبد الرحمن عبد الرؤوف عرفات القدوة الحسيني, Mu ...
and Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
i prime minister Yitzhak Rabin
Yitzhak Rabin (; he, יִצְחָק רַבִּין, ; 1 March 1922 – 4 November 1995) was an Israeli politician, statesman and general. He was the fifth Prime Minister of Israel, serving two terms in office, 1974–77, and from 1992 until h ...
shake hands in Washington D.C., after signing a peace accord.
** ''Animaniacs
''Animaniacs'' is an American animated comedy musical television series created by Tom Ruegger for Fox Broadcasting Company's Fox Kids block in 1993, before moving to The WB in 1995, as part of its Kids' WB afternoon programming block, until ...
'' makes its debut on Fox Kids.
* September 18 – ''Rocko's Modern Life
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'' makes its debut on Nickelodeon
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, becoming the network's fourth "Nicktoon" in the line-up.
* September 22 – Big Bayou Canot rail accident: An Amtrak
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Sunset Limited derails on a bridge which had been damaged by a barge near Mobile, Alabama. It is the deadliest train wreck
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in Amtrak's history.
October
* October 3 – A large-scale battle erupts between U.S. forces and local militia inMogadishu, Somalia
Mogadishu (, also ; so, Muqdisho or ; ar, مقديشو ; it, Mogadiscio ), locally known as Xamar or Hamar, is the capital and most populous city of Somalia. The city has served as an important port connecting traders across the Indian Oc ...
; eighteen Americans and over 1,000 Somalis are killed.
* October 8 – David Miscavige
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announces the IRS has granted full tax exemption to the Church of Scientology International and affiliated churches and organizations, ending the Church's 40-year battle with the IRS and resulting in religious recognition in the United States.
* October 16 – U.S. President Bill Clinton sends six American warships to Haiti to enforce United Nations
The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be a centre for harmoniz ...
trade sanctions against their military-led regime.
* October 25 – Actor Vincent Price
Vincent Leonard Price Jr. (May 27, 1911 – October 25, 1993) was an American actor, art historian, art collector and gourmet cook. He appeared on stage, television, and radio, and in more than 100 films. Price has two stars on the Hollywood Wal ...
dies of lung cancer.
* October 27 – Wildfires begin in California
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, which eventually destroy over and 700 homes.
* October 31 – Actor River Phoenix
River Jude Phoenix (; August 23, 1970 – October 31, 1993) was an American actor, musician and activist.
Phoenix grew up in an itinerant family, as the older brother of Rain Phoenix, Joaquin Phoenix, Liberty Phoenix, and Summer Phoenix. He ...
dies of drug-induced heart failure on the sidewalk outside the West Hollywood
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nightclub The Viper Room
The Viper Room is a nightclub and live music venue located on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, California, United States. It was established as The Viper Room in 1993 and was partly owned by actor Johnny Depp. The other part owner was Sal J ...
.
November
* November 11 –Microsoft
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releases Windows 3.11
Windows 3.1 is a major release of Microsoft Windows. It was released to manufacturing on April 6, 1992, as a successor to Windows 3.0.
Like its predecessors, the Windows 3.1 series ran as a shell on top of MS-DOS. Codenamed Janus, Windows 3 ...
for Workgroups to manufacturing.
* November 16 – President Bill Clinton signs the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 into federal law.
* November 18 – In a status referendum, Puerto Rico
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residents vote with a slim margin to maintain Commonwealth status.
* November 17–22 – The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) passes the legislative houses in the United States, Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...
and Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...
.
* November 18 – The first meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC ) is an inter-governmental forum for 21 member economies in the Pacific Rim that promotes free trade throughout the Asia-Pacific region.
opens in Seattle
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.
* November 20 – Savings and loan crisis: The United States Senate
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The composition and pow ...
Ethics Committee issues a stern censure of California
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senator Alan Cranston for his dealings with savings-and-loan executive Charles Keating
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.
* November 22 – TV Food Network makes its debut.
* November 30 – President Clinton signs the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act
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into law, requiring purchasers of handguns to pass a background check.
December
* December ** The unemployment rate falls to 6.5%, the lowest since January 1991. ** ProCharger, an automotive aftermarket manufacturer is founded in Kansas. * December 2 –STS-61
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: NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA ) is an independent agencies of the United States government, independent agency of the US federal government responsible for the civil List of government space agencies, space program ...
launches the Space Shuttle '' Endeavour'' on a mission to repair an optical flaw in the Hubble Space Telescope
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.
* December 7
** Colin Ferguson opens fire with his Ruger
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9 mm pistol on a Long Island Rail Road train, killing six and injuring 29.
** Avi Arad founds Marvel Studios.
* December 11 – A variety of Soviet space program
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paraphernalia are put to auction in Sotheby's
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New York, and sell for a total of US$6,800,000. One of the items is ''Lunokhod'' ''1'' and its spacecraft ''Luna 17
''LOK Luna 17'' (Ye-8 series) was an unmanned space mission of the Luna program, also called ''Lunik 17''. It deployed the first robotic rover onto the surface of the Moon.
Launch
''Luna 17'' was launched from an Earth parking orbit towards ...
''; they sell for $68,500.
Ongoing
*Iraqi no-fly zones
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(1991–2003)
Sport
*February 23 -Sacramento Gold Miners
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are established as the First American franchise in the Canadian Football League
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*The Colorado Rockies and the Miami Marlins become baseball teams.
Births
January
* January 3 – Kevin Ware
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, basketball player
* January 5
Events Pre-1600
*1477 – Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is defeated and killed in a conflict with René II, Duke of Lorraine; Burgundy subsequently becomes part of France.
1601–1900
* 1675 – Battle of Colmar: The French a ...
– De'Anthony Thomas
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, American football player
* January 8 – Brooke Greenberg, woman with rare slow-aging condition (d. 2013
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)
* January 9
** Ashley Argota, actress
** Marcus Peters
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, American football player
* January 13 – Tyler Barnhardt
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, actor
* January 15 – Wil Trapp
William Alexander Trapp (born January 15, 1993) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defensive midfielder for Major League Soccer club Minnesota United.
A native of Columbus, Ohio, Trapp graduated from Lincoln High Sch ...
, soccer player
* January 18
Events Pre-1600
* 474 – Seven-year-old Leo II succeeds his maternal grandfather Leo I as Byzantine emperor. He dies ten months later.
* 532 – Nika riots in Constantinople fail.
* 1126 – Emperor Huizong abdicates the Chi ...
– Morgan York
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Career
Her first ...
, actress
* January 19
Events Pre-1600
* 379 – Emperor Gratian elevates Flavius Theodosius at Sirmium to ''Augustus'', and gives him authority over all the eastern provinces of the Roman Empire.
* 649 – Conquest of Kucha: The forces of Kucha surrend ...
– Zyon Cavalera
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Background
Zyon Cavalera was born on January 19, 1993. His father ...
drummer
* January 27 – Joe Landolina
Joseph Alexander Landolina (born January 27, 1993) is an American inventor and biomedical engineer, who is known for starting his company Cresilon, Inc. (formerly Suneris, Inc.) at a young age.
Career
While an undergrad at NYU Poly, Landolina ...
, inventor and entrepreneur
* January 29
Events
Pre-1600
* 904 – Sergius III is elected pope, after coming out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed antipope Christopher.
* 946 – Caliph Al-Mustakfi is blinded and deposed by Emir Mu'izz al-Dawla, rul ...
– Lewis Pullman
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, actor
February
* February 3 – Brandon Micheal Hall
Brandon Micheal Hall (born February 3, 1993) is an American actor. On television, he starred as the lead of the ABC sitcom '' The Mayor'' (2017) and the CBS comedy-drama ''God Friended Me'' (2018–2020). Hall also appeared as a series regular o ...
, actor
* February 7
Events Pre-1600
* 457 – Leo I becomes the Eastern Roman emperor.
* 987 – Bardas Phokas the Younger and Bardas Skleros, Byzantine generals of the military elite, begin a wide-scale rebellion against Emperor Basil II.
* 1301 &nd ...
– David Dorfman
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, actor
* February 12
Events Pre-1600
*1404 – The Italian professor Galeazzo di Santa Sophie performed the first post-mortem autopsy for the purposes of teaching and demonstration at the Heiligen–Geist Spital in Vienna.
*1429 – English forces under ...
** Taylor Dearden, actress
** Sam Kazemian, Iranian-American software programmer, co-founder of Everipedia
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** Jennifer Stone
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, actress
* February 14
** Shane Harper
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, actor and singer
** Alberto Rosende
Alberto Carlos Rosende (born February 14, 1993) is an American actor and singer, known for his role as Simon Lewis in the Freeform supernatural drama '' Shadowhunters'' from 2016 to 2019. In 2019, he began starring as Firefighter Candidate Blake ...
, actor
* February 18
Events Pre-1600
* 1229 – The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, signs a ten-year truce with al-Kamil, regaining Jerusalem, Nazareth, and Bethlehem with neither military engagements nor support from the papacy.
*1268 & ...
** Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, basketball player
** Unbridled's Song
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, thoroughbred horse, winner of Breeders' Cup Juvenile
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(1995) (d. 2013
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)
* February 19
** Patrick Johnson, actor
** Victoria Justice, actress and singer
* February 25 – Timmy Hill
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, race car driver
* February 27 – Jessica Korda
Jessica Regina Korda ( cs, Jessica Kordová) (born February 27, 1993) is an Czech-American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour.
Amateur career
Korda was a member of the 2009 U.S. Junior Solheim Cup and the 2010 U.S. Curtis Cup teams. ...
, golfer
March
* March 3
Events Pre-1600
* 473 – Gundobad (nephew of Ricimer) nominates Glycerius as emperor of the Western Roman Empire.
* 724 – Empress Genshō abdicates the throne in favor of her nephew Shōmu who becomes emperor of Japan.
* 1575 & ...
– Nicole Gibbs
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She won seven singles and five doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 25 July 2016, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 68. On 19 September 2016, she peaked at ...
, tennis player
* March 4
Events Pre-1600
*AD 51 – Nero, later to become Roman emperor, is given the title '' princeps iuventutis'' (head of the youth).
* 306 – Martyrdom of Saint Adrian of Nicomedia.
* 852 – Croatian Knez Trpimir I issues a st ...
** Jenna Boyd
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, actress
** Abigail Mavity
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Life and career
Abigail was born in Mesa, Arizona, the youngest of ten child ...
, actress
* March 5 – Josh Briggs
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, pro wrestler
* March 7 – Alex Broadhurst
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, ice hockey player
* March 10
Events Pre-1600
* 241 BC – First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates: The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing the First Punic War to an end.
* 298 – Roman Emperor Maximian concludes his campaign in North Africa and makes a ...
– Peniel Shin
Peniel Shin (; born March 10, 1993), better known mononymously as Peniel (), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter and host based in South Korea. He debuted as a member of the South Korean boy group BtoB in 2012.
Biography
Shin was born i ...
, rapper and dancer (BTOB
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BtoB ( ; ; acronym for Born to Beat; often stylized as BTOB) is a South Korean boy band formed in 2012 by Cube Entertainment. The group consists of Seo Eun-kwang, Lee Min-hyuk, Lee Chang-sub, Im Hyun-sik, Peniel Shin and Yook Sung-jae. Or ...
)
* March 11
Events Pre-1600
* 222 – Roman emperor Elagabalus is murdered alongside his mother, Julia Soaemias. He is replaced by his 14-year old cousin, Severus Alexander.
* 843 – Triumph of Orthodoxy: Empress Theodora II restores the ven ...
– Anthony Davis, basketball player
* March 16
Events Pre-1600
* 934 – Meng Zhixiang declares himself emperor and establishes Later Shu as a new state independent of Later Tang.
*1190 – Massacre of Jews at Clifford's Tower, York.
* 1244 – Over 200 Cathars who refuse ...
– Jericho, YouTuber and twitch streamer
* March 29
Events Pre-1600
* 845 – Paris is sacked by Viking raiders, probably under Ragnar Lodbrok, who collects a huge ransom in exchange for leaving.
* 1430 – The Ottoman Empire under Murad II captures Thessalonica from the Republic of ...
– Joe Adler
Joe Adler (born March 29, 1993) is an American actor. He is best known for playing the role of Zart in ''The Maze Runner'' and Jason Wylie in ''The Mentalist
''The Mentalist'' is an American drama television series that ran from September 23, ...
, actor
April
* April 2
Events Pre-1600
* 1513 – Having spotted land on March 27, Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León comes ashore on what is now the U.S. state of Florida, landing somewhere between the modern city of St. Augustine and the mouth of the St. J ...
– Aaron Kelly, singer
* April 10
Events Pre-1600
* 428 – Nestorius becomes the Patriarch of Constantinople.
* 837 – Halley's Comet makes its closest approach to Earth at a distance equal to 0.0342 AU (5.1 million kilometres/3.2 million miles).
* 140 ...
– Sofia Carson
Sofía Daccarett Char (born April 10, 1993), known professionally as Sofia Carson, is an American actress and singer. Her first appearance on television was as a guest star on the Disney Channel series ''Austin & Ally''. In 2015, she received r ...
, actress and singer
* April 12
Events Pre-1600
* 240 – Shapur I becomes co-emperor of the Sasanian Empire with his father Ardashir I.
* 467 – Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire.
* 627 – King Edwin of Northumbria is converted to ...
**Dorial Green-Beckham
Dorial Isaiah Green-Beckham (born April 12, 1993) is a former American football wide receiver. He was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the second round of the 2015 NFL Draft and played college football at Missouri until he was dismissed fro ...
, American football player
**Katelyn Pippy
Katelyn Pippy (born April 12, 1993) is an American actress, producer, and production manager, best known for her role as Emmalin Holden on the Lifetime television drama '' Army Wives''.
Career
The role of Emmalin Holden on ''Army Wives'', w ...
, actress
* April 13 – Hannah Marks
Hannah Marks (born April 13, 1993) is an American actress, writer, and director. She played Amanda Brotzman on the television series '' Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency''.
Early life
Hannah Marks was born in Los Angeles, the daughter of R ...
, actress
* April 14
Events Pre-1600
* 43 BC – Legions loyal to the Roman Senate, commanded by Gaius Pansa, defeat the forces of Mark Antony in the Battle of Forum Gallorum.
* 69 – Vitellius, commanding Rhine-based armies, defeats Roman emperor Otho ...
** Vivien Cardone
Vivien Elisabeth Cardone (born April 14, 1993) is an American actress, known for her role as Doctor Brown's daughter Delia on The WB's ''Everwood'' from 2002 to 2006. She has appeared in '' One Life to Live'' (2011), ''Theater, Interrupted'' (2020 ...
, actress
** Kent Jones, rapper
** Graham Phillips, actor
**Ellington Ratliff
Ellington Lee Ratliff (born April 14, 1993) is an American drummer and actor. He is best known as the drummer of pop rock band R5, which was active from 2009 until 2018, and as a contributor to The Driver Era.
Early life
Ellington Lee Ratli ...
, singer and actor
** Burnell Taylor, singer
* April 15
Events Pre-1600
* 769 – The Lateran Council ends by condemning the Council of Hieria and anathematizing its iconoclastic rulings.
* 1071 – Bari, the last Byzantine possession in southern Italy, is surrendered to Robert Guiscar ...
– Madeleine Martin
Madeleine Elizabeth Martin (born April 15, 1993) is an American actress, known for her role as the character Rebecca "Becca" Moody on Showtime comedy-drama ''Californication''.
Early life
Martin grew up in New York City, United States. As her ...
, television and voice actress
* April 16
Events Pre-1600
* 1457 BC – Battle of Megido - the first battle to have been recorded in what is accepted as relatively reliable detail.
* 69 – Defeated by Vitellius' troops at Bedriacum, Otho commits suicide.
* 73 – Masad ...
**Mirai Nagasu
is an American figure skater. She is a 2018 Olympic Games team event bronze medalist, three-time Four Continents medalist (silver in 2016, bronze in 2011 and 2017), the 2007 JGP Final champion, a two-time World Junior medalist (silver in 2007 ...
, figure skater
** Chance The Rapper, singer/songwriter
* April 25
Events Pre-1600
*404 BC – Admiral Lysander and King Pausanias of Sparta blockade Athens and bring the Peloponnesian War to a successful conclusion.
* 775 – The Battle of Bagrevand puts an end to an Armenian rebellion against the ...
– Alex Bowman, race car driver
May
* May 2
Events Pre-1600
* 1194 – King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter.
*1230 – William de Braose is hanged by Prince Llywelyn the Great.
* 1536 – Anne Boleyn, Queen of England, is arrested and imprison ...
– Jarred Brooks
Jarred Brooks (born May 2, 1993) is an American professional mixed martial artist currently competing in ONE Championship, where he is the current ONE Strawweight World Champion. A professional competitor since 2014, he has also competed for the ...
, mixed martial artist and current ONE Strawweright World Champion
* May 6
Events Pre-1600
* 1527 – Spanish and German troops sack Rome; many scholars consider this the end of the Renaissance.
* 1536 – The Siege of Cuzco commences, in which Incan forces attempt to retake the city of Cuzco from the Sp ...
– Alex Preston, singer
* May 10
** Spencer Fox
Spencer may refer to:
People
*Spencer (surname)
**Spencer family, British aristocratic family
**List of people with surname Spencer
*Spencer (given name), a given name (including a list of people with the name)
Places
Australia
*Spencer, New So ...
, actor, musician, and singer
** Halston Sage
Roy Halston Frowick (April 23, 1932 – March 26, 1990), known mononymously as Halston, was an American fashion designer who rose to international fame in the 1970s.
His minimalist, clean designs, often made of cashmere or ultrasuede, were ...
, actress
* May 13
Events Pre-1600
*1373 – Julian of Norwich has visions of Jesus while suffering from a life-threatening illness, visions which are later described and interpreted in her book '' Revelations of Divine Love''.
* 1501 – Amerigo Vespu ...
– Debby Ryan
Deborah Ann Ryan (born May 13, 1993) is an American actress and singer. She started acting professionally onstage at the age of seven, and was later discovered during Disney Channel's nationwide search for new talent.
Ryan's work for Disney Ch ...
, actress and singer
* May 14
Events Pre-1600
*1027 – Robert II of France names his son Henry I as junior King of the Franks.
* 1097 – The Siege of Nicaea begins during the First Crusade.
*1264 – Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured and force ...
– Miranda Cosgrove
Miranda Taylor Cosgrove (born May 14, 1993) is an American actress and singer. She was the highest-paid child actor in 2012 and was included on ''Forbes'' magazine's " 30 Under 30" list in 2022. She is known for her career on television, parti ...
, actress and singer
* May 18
Events Pre-1600
* 332 – Emperor Constantine the Great announces free distributions of food to the citizens in Constantinople.
* 872 – Louis II of Italy is crowned for the second time as Holy Roman Emperor at Rome, at the age of ...
– Kyle
Kyle or Kyles may refer to:
Places
Canada
* Kyle, Saskatchewan, Canada
Ireland
* Kyle, County Laois
* Kyle, County Wexford
Scotland
* Kyle, Ayrshire, area of Scotland which stretched across parts of modern-day East Ayrshire and South Ayrshir ...
, rapper
* May 19
Events
Pre-1600
* 639 – Ashina Jiesheshuai and his tribesmen assaulted Emperor Taizong at Jiucheng Palace.
* 715 – Pope Gregory II is elected.
*1051 – Henry I of France marries the Rus' princess, Anne of Kiev.
*1445 &nda ...
– Daisy Mallory, country singer
* May 20
Events Pre-1600
* 325 – The First Council of Nicaea is formally opened, starting the first ecumenical council of the Christian Church.
* 491 – Empress Ariadne marries Anastasius I. The widowed '' Augusta'' is able to choose her ...
– Caroline Zhang
Caroline Zhao Zhang (born May 20, 1993) is an American figure skater. She is a two-time (2010 and 2012) Four Continents bronze medalist, the 2007 World Junior Champion, the 2006 Junior Grand Prix Final champion, and a three-time U.S. national ...
, figure skater
* May 21
Events Pre-1600
* 293 – Roman Emperors Diocletian and Maximian appoint Galerius as ''Caesar'' to Diocletian, beginning the period of four rulers known as the Tetrarchy.
* 878 – Syracuse, Sicily, is captured by the Muslim Aghlabi ...
– Laura Loomer
Laura Elizabeth Loomer (born May 21, 1993) is an American far-right and anti-Muslim political activist, white nationalist, conspiracy theorist, and internet personality. She was the Republican nominee to represent Florida's 21st congressional ...
, Alt-right politician
* May 23
Events Pre-1600
* 1430 – Joan of Arc is captured at the Siege of Compiègne by troops from the Burgundian faction.
*1498 – Girolamo Savonarola is burned at the stake in Florence, Italy.
* 1533 – The marriage of King Henry VI ...
** Andy Janovich, American football
American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team wi ...
player
** Stephon Tuitt, American football
American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team wi ...
player
June
* June 1
Events Pre-1600
*1215 – Zhongdu (now Beijing), then under the control of the Jurchen ruler Emperor Xuanzong of Jin, is captured by the Mongols under Genghis Khan, ending the Battle of Zhongdu.
* 1252 – Alfonso X is proclaimed k ...
– Sam Anas
Sam Anas ( el, Σαμ Ανας; born June 1, 1993) is an American professional ice hockey forward. He currently plays for the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League (AHL). While growing up in Potomac, Maryland, he attended Landon School. La ...
, ice hockey player
* June 4
Events Pre-1600
*1411 – King Charles VI granted a monopoly for the ripening of Roquefort cheese to the people of Roquefort-sur-Soulzon as they had been doing for centuries.
* 1561 – The steeple of St Paul's, the medieval cathedr ...
– Adam Saleh
Adam Mohsin Yehya Saleh (Arabic: ادم محمد يحيى صالح ; born June 4, 1993) is an American YouTuber.
Early life
Adam Saleh was born in Brooklyn, New York City, on June 4, 1993, to Yemeni parents. He went to Manhattan Center For Sc ...
, YouTuber
* June 5 – Tyre Nichols, victim of police brutality (died 2023
Events
Predicted and scheduled events
* January 1
** In the United States, books, films, and other works published in 1927 will enter the public domain, assuming there are no changes made to copyright law.
** Croatia will adopt the eu ...
)
* June 6 – Vic Mensa
Vic (; es, Vic or Pancracio Celdrán (2004). Diccionario de topónimos españoles y sus gentilicios (5ª edición). Madrid: Espasa Calpe. p. 843. ISBN 978-84-670-3054-9. «Vic o Vich (viquense, vigitano, vigatán, ausense, ausetano, ausonense): ...
, rapper
* June 7
Events Pre-1600
* 421 – Emperor Theodosius II marries Aelia Eudocia at Constantinople (Byzantine Empire).
* 879 – Pope John VIII recognizes the Duchy of Croatia under Duke Branimir as an independent state.
* 1002 – Henr ...
** Swae Lee, singer, rapper and songwriter
** Amanda Leighton, actress
* June 14
Events Pre-1600
* 1158 – The city of Munich is founded by Henry the Lion on the banks of the river Isar.
* 1216 – First Barons' War: Prince Louis of France takes the city of Winchester, abandoned by John, King of England, and soon ...
** Gunna, rapper
** Ryan McCartan, actor and singer
** Sammy Watkins, American football player
* June 21 – Hungrybox
Juan Manuel DeBiedma (; born June 21, 1993), better known by his alias Hungrybox, is an Argentine-Americans, American Professional Super Smash Bros. competition, professional ''Super Smash Bros.'' player and Online streamer, streamer. Recognized ...
, esports athlete
* June 22
Events Pre-1600
* 217 BC – Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV Philopator of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom.
* 168 BC – Battle of Pydna: Romans under Lucius Aemilius Paullus defeat Macedonian King Perseus ...
** Caydee Denney, pair skater
** Izzy Miller, musician
* June 26
Events Pre-1600
* 4 – Augustus adopts Tiberius.
* 221 – Roman emperor Elagabalus adopts his cousin Alexander Severus as his heir and receives the title of Caesar.
* 363 – Roman emperor Julian is killed during the retreat fr ...
– Ariana Grande, actress and singer
* June 29
Events Pre-1600
* 226 – Cao Rui succeeds his father as emperor of the Kingdom of Wei.
*1149 – Raymond of Poitiers is defeated and killed at the Battle of Inab by Nur ad-Din Zangi.
* 1194 – Sverre is crowned King of Norway, ...
– Lorenzo James Henrie, actor
July
* July 1 – Raini Rodriguez
Raini-Alena Rodriguez (born July 1, 1993) is an American actress and singer. She is known for her roles as Trish in the Disney Channel original series '' Austin & Ally'', Maya Blart in '' Paul Blart: Mall Cop'' (2009) and '' Paul Blart: Mall ...
, actress and singer
* July 5
Events Pre-1600
* 328 – The official opening of Constantine's Bridge built over the Danube between Sucidava (Corabia, Romania) and Oescus ( Gigen, Bulgaria) by the Roman architect Theophilus Patricius.
* 1316 – The Burgundian a ...
– Hollie Cavanagh, British-American singer
* July 7
Events Pre-1600
* 1124 – The city of Tyre falls to the Venetian Crusade after a siege of nineteen weeks.
* 1456 – A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her execution.
* 1520 – Spanish ''conquistad ...
** Ally Brooke, singer
** Jackson Withrow
Jackson Withrow (born July 7, 1993) is an American professional tennis player. He played college tennis at Texas A&M. Withrow has a career-high ATP doubles ranking of World No. 50 achieved on 26 September 2022.
Career 2011
Withrow competed at t ...
, tennis player
* July 9
** Bret Loehr
Bret James Loehr (born July 9, 1993) is an American actor. Loehr is most known for playing Timmy York in the 2003 horror film ''Identity
Identity may refer to:
* Identity document
* Identity (philosophy)
* Identity (social science)
* Identi ...
, actor
** DeAndre Yedlin
DeAndre Roselle Yedlin (born July 9, 1993) is an American professional soccer player who plays for Major League Soccer club Inter Miami and the United States national team. Primarily a right-back, he has also featured as a right wing-back and ...
, soccer player
* July 10
Events Pre-1600
* 138 – Emperor Hadrian of Rome dies of heart failure at his residence on the bay of Naples, Baiae; he is buried at Rome in the Tomb of Hadrian beside his late wife, Vibia Sabina.
* 645 – Isshi Incident: Prin ...
– Carlon Jeffery
Carlon Jeffery (born July 10, 1993) is an American actor and rapper. He is best known for playing Cameron Parks in the Disney Channel sitcom '' A.N.T. Farm'' (2011–2013).
Life and career
Jeffery was born in Houston, Texas and has been perfo ...
, actor
* July 18
Events Pre-1600
* 477 BC – Battle of the Cremera as part of the Roman–Etruscan Wars. Veii ambushes and defeats the Roman army.
* 387 BC – Roman- Gaulish Wars: Battle of the Allia: A Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, l ...
– Casey Veggies, rapper and songwriter
* July 21
Events Pre-1600
* 356 BC – The Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, is destroyed by arson.
* 230 – Pope Pontian succeeds Urban I as the eighteenth pope. After being exiled to Sardinia, he became t ...
– Aaron Durley, baseball player
* July 23
Events Pre-1600
* 811 – Byzantine emperor Nikephoros I plunders the Bulgarian capital of Pliska and captures Khan Krum's treasury.
*1319 – A Knights Hospitaller fleet scores a crushing victory over an Aydinid fleet off Chios. 1 ...
– Lili Simmons
Lili Marie Simmons (born July 23, 1993) is an American actress and model known for her role as Rebecca Bowman in the Cinemax series ''Banshee'' (2013–2016).
Early life
Simmons was born and raised in Cardiff-by-the-Sea in San Diego County, Ca ...
, actress and model
* July 26
Events Pre-1600
* 657 – First Fitna: In the Battle of Siffin, troops led by Ali ibn Abu Talib clash with those led by Muawiyah I.
* 811 – Battle of Pliska: Byzantine Emperor Nikephoros I is killed and his heir Staurakios is se ...
** Elizabeth Gillies
Elizabeth Egan Gillies (born July 26, 1993) is an American actress and singer. She gained prominence for her starring roles as Jade West in the Nickelodeon series ''Victorious'' (2010–2013), and as Fallon Carrington on The CW revival of ''Dy ...
, actress and singer
** Taylor Momsen
Taylor Michel Momsen (born July 26, 1993) is an American musician, singer, model, and former actress. Prior to her retirement from acting, she portrayed the character of Cindy Lou Who in the film '' How the Grinch Stole Christmas'' (2000) and Je ...
, actress, musician, and model
* July 28
Events Pre-1600
*1364 – Troops of the Republic of Pisa and the Republic of Florence clash in the Battle of Cascina.
*1540 – Henry VIII of England marries his fifth wife, Catherine Howard, on the same day his former Chancellor, Thom ...
** Sammy Guevara
Samuel George Guevara (born July 28, 1993) is an American professional wrestler signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a member of the Jericho Appreciation Society. He is a record tying three-time former AEW TNT Champion. He also app ...
, pro wrestler
** La'Porsha Renae, singer
* July 29
Events Pre-1600
* 587 BC – The Neo-Babylonian Empire sacks Jerusalem and destroys the First Temple.
* 615 – Pakal ascends the throne of Palenque at the age of 12.
* 904 – Sack of Thessalonica: Saracen raiders under Leo ...
– Dak Prescott
Rayne Dakota Prescott (born July 29, 1993) is an American football quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Mississippi State, where he twice received first-team All- SEC honors, a ...
, American football player
August
* August 2 – Manika, singer-songwriter
* August 3
Events Pre-1600
* 8 – Roman Empire general Tiberius defeats the Dalmatae on the river Bosna.
* 435 – Deposed Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Nestorius, considered the originator of Nestorianism, is exiled by Roman Emper ...
– Thomas Rawls, American football player
* August 7
Events Pre-1600
* 461 – Roman Emperor Majorian is beheaded near the river Iria in north-west Italy following his arrest and deposition by the ''magister militum'' Ricimer.
* 626 – The Avar and Slav armies leave the siege of Co ...
– Francesca Eastwood
Francesca Ruth Fisher-Eastwood (born August 7, 1993) is an American television personality, socialite and actress. She starred with her family in '' Mrs. Eastwood & Company'', a reality series broadcast on E!. She is also known for her appearan ...
, actress, model, and socialite
* August 9
Events Pre-1600
*48 BC – Caesar's Civil War: Battle of Pharsalus: Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus and Pompey flees to Egypt.
* 378 – Gothic War: Battle of Adrianople: A large Roman army led by Emperor Valens ...
– Rydel Lynch
Rydel Mary Lynch (born August 9, 1993) is an American singer and actress. She is one of the founding members of the pop rock band R5.
Early life
Lynch was born August 9, 1993, in Littleton, Colorado, the daughter of Stormie and Mark Lynch. ...
, singer and actress
* August 11 – Alyson Stoner
Alyson Rae Stoner (born August 11, 1993) is an American actress, singer, and dancer. Her film roles include ''Cheaper by the Dozen'' (2003), '' Cheaper by the Dozen 2'' (2005), and the ''Step Up'' franchise (2006–2014). Her television roles i ...
, actress, dancer, and singer
* August 13
Events Pre-1600
*29 BC – Octavian holds the first of three consecutive triumphs in Rome to celebrate the victory over the Dalmatian tribes.
* 523 – John I becomes the new Pope after the death of Pope Hormisdas.
* 554 – Emp ...
– Kevin Cordes
Kevin Cordes ( ; born August 13, 1993) is an American competitive swimmer who specializes in breaststroke events. He currently represents the Cali Condors which is part of the International Swimming League. Cordes was a member of the 2016 U.S. M ...
, swimmer
* August 20
Events Pre-1600
* AD 14 – Agrippa Postumus, maternal grandson of the late Roman emperor Augustus, is mysteriously executed by his guards while in exile.
* 636 – Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take con ...
– MK Nobilette
Michaela Anne Nobilette (born August 20, 1993), also Emkay Brazil, most commonly known as MK Nobilette, is an American singer from San Francisco, California, who finished in tenth place on the thirteenth season of ''American Idol.''
While on ' ...
, singer
* August 22
Events Pre-1600
* 392 – Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor.
* 851 – Battle of Jengland: Erispoe defeats Charles the Bald near the Breton town of Jengland.
*1138 – Battle of the Standard between Scotland a ...
– Dillon Danis
Dillon Danis (born August 22, 1993) is an American mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist currently competing in the Welterweight (MMA), Welterweight division of Bellator MMA.
Background
Born to a Hondurans, Honduran mother and raised in Par ...
, martial artist
* August 26
Events Pre-1600
* 683 – Yazid I's army kills 11,000 people of Medina including notable Sahabas in Battle of al-Harrah.
*1071 – The Seljuq Turks defeat the Byzantine army at the Battle of Manzikert, and soon gain control of most ...
– Keke Palmer
Lauren Keyana "Keke" Palmer (born August 26, 1993) ( ) is an American actress, singer and television personality. Known for playing leading and character roles in comedy and drama productions, she has received a Primetime Emmy Award, five NAACP I ...
, actress and singer
* August 28
Events Pre-1600
* 475 – The Roman general Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his capital city, Ravenna.
* 489 – Theodoric, king of the Ostrogoths, defeats Odoacer at the Battle of Isonzo, forcing his way ...
– Cody Frost, artist, tiger, hunk
* August 29
Events Pre-1600
* 708 – Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708).
* 870 – The city of Melite surrenders to an Aghlabid army following a siege, putting an end to Byzantine M ...
– Lucas Cruikshank
Lucas Alan Cruikshank (born August 29, 1993) is an American YouTuber and actor who created the character Fred Figglehorn and the associated ''Fred'' series for his channel on the video-hosting website YouTube in late 2006. These videos are cent ...
, actor and YouTube personality
September
* September 1
Events Pre-1600
*1145 – The main altar of Lund Cathedral, at the time seat of the archiepiscopal see of all the Nordic countries, is consecrated.
*1173 – The widow Stamira sacrifices herself in order to raise the siege of Ancona b ...
– Megan Nicole
Megan Nicole Green (née Flores, born September 1, 1993), simply known as Megan Nicole, is an American singer-songwriter and actress who debuted on YouTube in 2009.
Early life
Megan Nicole was born in Houston, Texas to parents Tammy and Frankie ...
, singer-songwriter
* September 5
Events Pre-1600
* 917 – Liu Yan declares himself emperor, establishing the Southern Han state in southern China, at his capital of Panyu.
*1367 – Swa Saw Ke becomes king of Ava
*1590 – Alexander Farnese's army forces Henry ...
– Gage Golightly
Gage Golightly (born September 5, 1993) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Hayley Steele in the Nickelodeon series ''The Troop'', Erica Reyes in the MTV series ''Teen Wolf (2011 TV series), Teen Wolf'', and Karen in the Am ...
, actress
* September 6
Events Pre-1600
* 394 – Battle of the Frigidus: Roman emperor Theodosius I defeats and kills Eugenius the usurper. His Frankish ''magister militum'' Arbogast escapes but commits suicide two days later.
*1492 – Christopher Colu ...
– Famous Dex
Dexter Tiewon Gore Jr. (born September 6, 1993), better known by his stage name Famous Dex, is an American rapper and singer. His 2018 debut album ''Dex Meets Dexter'' peaked at number 12 on the ''Billboard'' 200, while its singles " Pick It Up ...
, rapper
* September 7
Events Pre-1600
* 70 – A Roman army under Titus occupies and plunders Jerusalem.
* 878 – Louis the Stammerer is crowned as king of West Francia by Pope John VIII.
*1159 – Pope Alexander III is chosen.
*1191 – Third Cr ...
– Taylor Gray, actor and model
* September 10
Events Pre-1600
* 506 – The bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde.
*1419 – John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy is assassinated by adherents of the Dauphin, the future Charles VII of France.
* 1509 – An eart ...
– Sarah Logan
Sarah Rowe (née Bridges; born September 10, 1993) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Valhalla. From 2017 to 2019, she was a member of the stable The Riott ...
, professional wrestler
* September 11
Events Pre-1600
* 9 – The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends: The Roman Empire suffers the greatest defeat of its history and the Rhine is established as the border between the Empire and the so-called barbarians for the next four hu ...
– Farrah Moan
Cameron Clayton, better known by the stage name Farrah Moan, (born September 11, 1993), is an American drag queen, model, actor, make-up artist and internet personality best known for participating in the ninth season of the reality TV show ''RuP ...
, drag queen and entertainer
* September 12
Events Pre-1600
*490 BC – Battle of Marathon: The conventionally accepted date for the Battle of Marathon. The Athenians and their Plataean allies defeat the first Persian invasion force of Greece.
* 372 – Sixteen Kingdoms: Jin ...
– Kelsea Ballerini
Kelsea Nicole Ballerini (born September 12, 1993) is an American country pop singer. She began songwriting as a child and signed with Black River Entertainment in 2014, releasing her debut studio album the following year, '' The First Time''. H ...
, singer-songwriter
* September 14
Events Pre-1600
*AD 81 – Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus.
* 629 – Emperor Heraclius enters Constantinople in triumph after his victory over the Persian Empire.
* 786 – "Night ...
** Ashley Caldwell
Ashley Caldwell (born September 14, 1993) is an American freestyle skier who has competed in aerials since 2008. Caldwell was named to the US team for the 2010 Winter Olympics in January 2010 after competing in the sport for only two seasons. ...
, freestyle skier
** Blaire White
Blaire White (born September 14, 1993) is an American YouTuber and political commentator. Describing her politics as center-right, White has been publicly critical of leftist movements and rose to fame as one of the few openly trans YouTube ...
, transgender YouTuber
* September 16
Events Pre-1600
* 681 – Pope Honorius I is posthumously excommunicated by the Sixth Ecumenical Council.
*1400 – Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers. 1601–1900
*1620 – A determined band of 35 religio ...
** Metro Boomin
Leland Tyler Wayne (born September 16, 1993), professionally known as Metro Boomin, is an American record producer, record executive, beatmaker, and DJ. He is known for his dark production style and its influence on modern hip hop and trap.
...
, record producer, songwriter, and DJ
** Bryson DeChambeau
Bryson James Aldrich DeChambeau (born September 16, 1993) is an American professional golfer. He has won eight times on the PGA Tour including one major championship, the 2020 U.S. Open. As an amateur, DeChambeau became the fifth player in hi ...
, golfer
* September 18
Events Pre-1600
* 96 – Domitian, who has been conducting a reign of terror for the past three years, is assassinated as a result of a plot by his wife Domitia and two Praetorian prefects.
* 96 – Nerva is proclaimed Roman emperor a ...
– Patrick Schwarzenegger
Patrick Arnold Shriver Schwarzenegger (born September 18, 1993) is an American model, actor, investor, and entrepreneur. He is the son of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver.
Early life and family
Schwarzenegger was born at Providence St ...
, actor and model
* September 23 – Duke Johnson
Randy "Duke" Johnson Jr. (born September 23, 1993) is an American football running back for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the third round (77th overall) of the 2015 NFL Draft. ...
, American football player
* September 24
Events Pre-1600
*787 – Second Council of Nicaea: The council assembles at the church of Hagia Sophia.
*1568 – Spanish naval forces defeat an English fleet, under the command of John Hawkins, at the Battle of San Juan de Ulúa near ...
** Sonya Deville
Daria Rae Berenato (born September 24, 1993) is an American professional wrestler and mixed martial artist. She is currently signed to WWE where she performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Sonya Deville. She is also a former on-scre ...
, professional wrestler
** Ben Platt
Benjamin Schiff Platt (born September 24, 1993) is an American actor, singer, and songwriter. He began his acting career in musical theater as a child and appeared in productions of ''The Sound of Music'' (2006) and ''The Book of Mormon'' (201 ...
, actor and singer
* September 25
Events Pre-1600
* 275 – For the last time, the Roman Senate chooses an emperor; they elect 75-year-old Marcus Claudius Tacitus.
* 762 – Led by Muhammad al-Nafs al-Zakiyya, the Hasanid branch of the Alids begins the Alid Revolt ag ...
– Zach Tyler Eisen
Zachary Tyler Eisen (born September 23, 1993) is an American former voice actor. He voiced Aang in '' Avatar: The Last Airbender'', Lucas Nickle in ''The Ant Bully'', Andrew in Nick Jr's ''Little Bill'' and Pablo in the American animated televisi ...
, voice actor
* September 30
Events Pre-1600
* 489 – The Ostrogoths under Theoderic the Great defeat the forces of Odoacer for the second time.
* 737 – The Turgesh drive back an Umayyad invasion of Khuttal, follow them south of the Oxus, and capture their b ...
– Cameron Grimes :not to be confused with actress Camryn Grimes who voices Mrs. Claus in Mickey Saves Christmas
Trevor Lee Caddell (born September 30, 1993) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the NXT brand under the ...
, pro wrestler
October
* October 2
Events Pre-1600
* 829 – Theophilos succeeds his father Michael II as Byzantine Emperor.
* 939 – Battle of Andernach: Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor, crushes a rebellion against his rule, by a coalition of Eberhard of Franconia and ...
– Tara Lynne Barr
Tara Lynne Barr (born October 2, 1993) is an American actress. She is best known for portraying Roxy in the dark comedy film ''God Bless America'' (2011), which earned her a Young Artist Award nomination for Best Leading Young Actress in a Featu ...
, actress
* October 6
Events Pre-1600
* 105 BC – Cimbrian War: Defeat at the Battle of Arausio accelerates the Marian reforms of the Roman army of the mid-Republic.
* 69 BC – Third Mithridatic War: The military of the Roman Republic subdue Armenia.
*A ...
** Angus T. Jones
Angus Turner Jones (born October 8, 1993) is an American former actor. He is best known for playing Jake Harper in the CBS sitcom ''Two and a Half Men'', for which he won two Young Artist Awards and a TV Land Award during his 10-year tenure as on ...
, actor
** Jourdan Miller, actress
** Molly Quinn
Molly Caitlyn Quinn is an American actress who has worked in theatre, film, and television. Her roles include Alexis Castle, daughter of the title character on ABC's ''Castle'', and the voice of Bloom, one of the main characters in the Nickelod ...
, actress
* October 8
Events Pre-1600
* 314 – Constantine I defeats Roman Emperor Licinius, who loses his European territories.
* 451 – The first session of the Council of Chalcedon begins.
* 876 – Frankish forces led by Louis the Younger preven ...
– Saucy Santana, rapper
* October 9
Events Pre-1600
* 768 – Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned kings of the Franks.
* 1238 – James I of Aragon founds the Kingdom of Valencia.
* 1410 – The first known mention of the Prague astronomical clock.
* 1446 &ndash ...
** Lauren Davis
Lauren Davis (born October 9, 1993) is an American professional tennis player. Known for her aggressive backhand, speed, and clay-court strength, she won her first title on the WTA Tour at the Auckland Open and reached a career-high singles ra ...
, tennis player
** Scotty McCreery
Scott Cooke McCreery (born October 9, 1993) is an American country music singer. He rose to fame after winning the tenth season of ''American Idol'' on May 25, 2011.
His debut studio album, '' Clear as Day'', was released in October 2011 and w ...
, singer-songwriter and guitarist
* October 11
Events Pre-1600
*1138 – A massive earthquake strikes Aleppo; it is one of the most destructive earthquakes ever.
*1142 – A peace treaty ends the Jin–Song wars.
* 1311 – The peerage and clergy restrict the authority of Engl ...
– Brandon Flynn
Brandon Paul Flynn (born October 11, 1993) is an American actor, known for his role as Justin Foley in the Netflix series '' 13 Reasons Why'' (2017–2020), as well as appearing as himself in the short film ''Home Movies'', and Mike the Intern i ...
, actor
* October 13
Events Pre-1600
* 54 – Roman emperor Claudius dies from poisoning under mysterious circumstances. He is succeeded by his adoptive son Nero, rather than by Britannicus, his son with Messalina.
* 409 – Vandals and Alans cross the P ...
– Tiffany Trump
Tiffany Ariana Trump (born October 13, 1993) is the fourth child of former U.S. President Donald Trump and his only child with his second wife, Marla Maples. She is a legal research assistant at Georgetown University Law Center.
Early life an ...
, socialite and model
* October 14
Events Pre-1600
* 1066 – The Norman conquest of England begins with the Battle of Hastings.
* 1322 – Robert the Bruce of Scotland defeats King Edward II of England at the Battle of Old Byland, forcing Edward to accept Scotland's ...
– Charlie Kirk, conservative commentator
* October 17
Events Pre-1600
* 690 – Empress Wu Zetian establishes the Zhou Dynasty of China.
*1091 – London tornado of 1091: A tornado thought to be of strength T8/F4 strikes the heart of London.
*1346 – The English capture King Davi ...
– Witney Carson
Witney Capri Carson McAllister (née Carson; born October 17, 1993) is an American professional Latin ballroom dancer and choreographer. She first gained attention in 2012, when the 18-year-old finished ladies' second runner-up in season nine o ...
, dancer and choreographer
* October 19
Events Pre-1600
* 202 BC – Second Punic War: At the Battle of Zama, Roman legions under Scipio Africanus defeat Hannibal Barca, leader of the army defending Carthage.
* 439 – The Vandals, led by King Gaiseric, take Carthage in ...
– Hunter King
Hunter Haley King (born Haley Ashley King; ) is an American actress. She is known for portraying Adriana Masters on '' Hollywood Heights'' (2012), Summer Newman on ''The Young and the Restless'' (2012–2016, 2018–2022) and Clementine Hughes ...
, actress
* October 22
Events Pre-1600
* 451 – The Chalcedonian Creed, regarding the divine and human nature of Jesus, is adopted by the Council of Chalcedon, an ecumenical council.
* 794 – Emperor Kanmu relocates the Japanese capital to Heian-kyō (no ...
** Josiah Jones, filmmaker
** Omer Adam
Omer Adam ( he, עומר אדם; born October 22, 1993) is an Israeli singer whose music fuses elements of eastern Mizrahi music (Oriental-Middle Eastern) and Western Pop instrumentation. In 2009, he participated in the seventh season of ''Kokha ...
, Israeli singer
* October 23
Events Pre-1600
*4004 BC – James Ussher's proposed creation date of the world according to the Bible.
*42 BC – Liberators' civil war: Mark Antony and Octavian decisively defeat an army under Brutus in the second part of the Batt ...
– Taylor Spreitler, actress
* October 26
Events Pre-1600
* 1185 – The Uprising of Asen and Peter begins on the feast day of St. Demetrius of Thessaloniki and ends with the creation of the Second Bulgarian Empire.
* 1341 – The Byzantine civil war of 1341–1347 formally b ...
– Drew Gooden, comedian
* October 27
Events Pre-1600
* 312 – Constantine is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross.
* 1275 – Traditional founding of the city of Amsterdam.
* 1524 – French troops lay siege to Pavia.
* 1553 – Condemned as ...
– Troy Gentile
Troy Gentile (born Troy Francis Farshi; October 27, 1993) is an American actor best known for his role as Mark in '' Hotel for Dogs'' and Barry Goldberg on the comedy series '' The Goldbergs'' (2013–present), and for playing young versions of Ja ...
, actor
* October 30
Events Pre-1600
* 637 – Arab–Byzantine wars: Antioch surrenders to the Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of the Iron Bridge.
* 758 – Guangzhou is sacked by Arab and Persian pirates.
*1137 – Ranulf of Apulia defeats Ro ...
– Marcus Mariota
Marcus Ardel Taulauniu Mariota (born October 30, 1993) is an American football quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted second overall by the Tennessee Titans in the 2015 NFL Draft. Mariota pl ...
, American football player
November
* November 9 – Steven Taylor, cricketer
* November 12
Events Pre-1600
* 954 – The 13-year-old Lothair III is crowned at the Abbey of Saint-Remi as king of the West Frankish Kingdom.
*1028 – Future Byzantine empress Zoe takes the throne as empress consort to Romanos III Argyros.
* 13 ...
– Mackensie Alexander
Mackensie Alexander (born November 12, 1993) is an American football cornerback who is a free agent. He played college football at Clemson, where after redshirting his freshman season, became a key role player on the Tigers' defense his second ...
, American football player
* November 16
Events Pre-1600
* 951 – Emperor Li Jing sends a Southern Tang expeditionary force of 10,000 men under Bian Hao to conquer Chu. Li Jing removes the ruling family to his own capital in Nanjing, ending the Chu Kingdom.
*1272 – Whi ...
– Pete Davidson
Peter Michael Davidson (born November 16, 1993) is an American comedian and actor. He was a cast member of the NBC late-night sketch comedy series ''Saturday Night Live'' (SNL) for eight seasons, running from 2014 to 2022.
Davidson's ...
, comedian
* November 27
Events Pre-1600
*AD 25 – Luoyang is declared capital of the Eastern Han dynasty by Emperor Guangwu of Han.
* 176 – Emperor Marcus Aurelius grants his son Commodus the rank of " Imperator" and makes him Supreme Commander of the ...
** Hannah Brandt
Hannah Brandt (born November 27, 1993) is an American ice hockey centre, currently playing for the Minnesota section of the PWHPA. She was named to the United States women's national ice hockey team, which represented the United States at the 201 ...
, ice hockey player
** Aubrey Peeples
Aubrey Shea Peeples (born November 26, 1993) is an American actress and singer. She is known for her role as Layla Grant in the ABC drama series ''Nashville.'' She can be seen in the upcoming series ''Unconventional'' by show-runner Kit Williams ...
, actress and singer
* November 28
Events Pre-1600
* 587 – Treaty of Andelot
The Treaty of Andelot (or Pact of Andelot) was signed at Andelot-Blancheville in 587 between King Guntram of Burgundy and Queen Brunhilda of Austrasia. Based on the terms of the accord, Brun ...
** Shiann Darkangelo, ice hockey player
** Bryshere Y. Gray
Bryshere Yazuan Gray (born November 28, 1993), also known by the stage name Yazz the Greatest or simply Yazz, is an American actor and rapper, best known for his role as Hakeem Lyon in the Fox primetime musical drama television series ''Empire'' ...
, actor and rapper
* November 29
Events Pre-1600
* 561 – Following the death of King Chlothar I at Compiègne, his four sons, Charibert I, Guntram, Sigebert I and Chilperic I, divide the Frankish Kingdom.
* 618 – The Tang dynasty scores a decisive victory over t ...
** Stefon Diggs
Stefon Marsean Diggs (born November 29, 1993) is an American football wide receiver for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Maryland, and was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the fifth round ...
, American football player
** David Lambert, actor
* November 30
Events Pre-1600
* 978 – Franco-German war of 978–980: Holy Roman Emperor Otto II lifts the siege of Paris and withdraws. 1601–1900
*1707 – Queen Anne's War: The second Siege of Pensacola comes to end with the failure of the Br ...
– Kevon Seymour
Kevon Seymour ( ; born November 30, 1993) is an American football cornerback that is a free agent. He played college football at USC.
College career
In four seasons at USC, Seymour had 126 tackles (4 for a loss), 19 deflections, one fumble re ...
, American football player
December
* December 1
Events Pre-1600
* 800 – A council is convened in the Vatican, at which Charlemagne is to judge the accusations against Pope Leo III.
*1420 – Henry V of England enters Paris alongside his father-in-law King Charles VI of France.
* ...
– Drakeo the Ruler
Darrell Wayne Caldwell (December 1, 1993 – December 19, 2021), known professionally as Drakeo the Ruler, was an American rapper. He was known for his flow, as well as his "oddly expressive, poetic word-choices", leading the ''Los Angeles Time ...
, rapper (died 2021
File:2021 collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: the James Webb Space Telescope was launched in 2021; Protesters in Yangon, Myanmar following the coup d'état; A civil demonstration against the October 2021 coup in Sudan; Crowd shortly after t ...
)
* December 2
Events Pre-1600
*1244 – Pope Innocent IV arrives at Lyon for the First Council of Lyon.
* 1409 – The University of Leipzig opens. 1601–1900
*1697 – St Paul's Cathedral, rebuilt to the design of Sir Christopher Wren followin ...
** Amouranth
Kaitlyn Michelle Siragusa (born December 2, 1993), better known as Amouranth , is an American Internet celebrity, streamer, and OnlyFans model. Siragusa is also known for her ASMR Twitch livestreams.
Career
Siragusa initially was a co ...
, internet personality
** Dylan McLaughlin
Dylan McLaughlin (born December 2, 1993) is an American actor. He has appeared in television series including '' ER'' and '' Bones'' as well the motion pictures ''Alice Upside Down'', '' Georgia Rule'', and '' Kicking & Screaming''. He has also ...
, actor
* December 3
Events Pre-1600
* 915 – Pope John X crowns Berengar I of Italy as Holy Roman Emperor (probable date). 1601–1900
* 1775 – American Revolutionary War: becomes the first vessel to fly the Grand Union Flag (the precursor to the ...
– Marques Brownlee, YouTuber
* December 7
Events Pre-1600
*43 BC – Marcus Tullius Cicero is assassinated in Formia on orders of Marcus Antonius.
* 574 – Byzantine Emperor Justin II, suffering recurring seizures of insanity, adopts his general Tiberius and proclaims him ...
– Jasmine Villegas, singer
* December 8 – AnnaSophia Robb, actress
* December 10 – Joey Salads, YouTuber
* December 11 – Sonny Kiss, pro wrestler
* December 18
** Byron Buxton, baseball player
** John Cihangir, actor, stuntman and YouTuber
* December 19 – Corey Snide, actor and dancer
* December 21 – Jinger Vuolo, author
* December 22
** Ali Lohan, actress and model
** Meghan Trainor, singer
* December 31 – Ryan Blaney, race car driver
Date Unknown
* David Benoit, pro wrestler and son of Chris BenoitDeaths
January
* January 1
** Eddie Arning, American farming community (b. 1898)
** Jean Mayer, French-born American scientist (b. 1920)
* January 3
** Johnny Most, American sportscaster (b. 1923 in the United States, 1923)
** Will Walls, American football player and coach (b. 1912)
* January 6 – Dizzy Gillespie, American musician, bandleader, singer and composer (b. 1917 in the United States, 1917)
* January 10
** Diana Adams, American ballet dancer (b. 1926)
** Luther Gulick (social scientist), Luther Gulick, expert on public administration (b. 1892)
* January 15
** Sammy Cahn, American lyricist (b. 1913)
** Hank Iba, Henry Iba, American basketball coach and college athletics administrator (b. 1904)
* January 16
** Glenn Corbett, American actor (b. 1930)
** Freddie 'Red' Cochrane, American boxer; welterweight champion between 1941 and 1946 (b. 1915)
** Stan Sheriff, American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator (b. 1932)
* January 19
Events Pre-1600
* 379 – Emperor Gratian elevates Flavius Theodosius at Sirmium to ''Augustus'', and gives him authority over all the eastern provinces of the Roman Empire.
* 649 – Conquest of Kucha: The forces of Kucha surrend ...
** Reginald Lewis, American businessman (b. 1942)
** Chris Street, American college basketball player (b. 1972)
* January 20 – Audrey Hepburn, Belgian-born British actress (b. 1929)
* January 21 – Charlie Gehringer, American baseball player (b. 1903 in the United States, 1903)
* January 22 – Jim Pollard, American professional basketball player and coach (b. 1922)
* January 23
** Thomas A. Dorsey, American musician (b. 1899)
** Keith Laumer, American science fiction author (b. 1925)
* January 24 – Thurgood Marshall, American jurist, First African-American on the Supreme Court (b. 1908)
* January 25 – Joe Smith (athlete), Bernard Joseph Smith, American marathon runner; winner of the 1942 Boston Marathon (b. 1917)
* January 27 – J.T. King, J. T. King, American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator (b. 1912)
* January 28 – Vern Kennedy, American MLB pitcher (b. 1907)
* January 29
Events
Pre-1600
* 904 – Sergius III is elected pope, after coming out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed antipope Christopher.
* 946 – Caliph Al-Mustakfi is blinded and deposed by Emir Mu'izz al-Dawla, rul ...
** Gustav Hasford, American marine, novelist, journalist, poet and book thief (b. 1947 in the United States, 1947)
** Ron Kostelnik, American football player in the National Football League (b. 1940)
February
* February 5 – Joseph L. Mankiewicz, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1909)
* February 6 – Arthur Ashe
Arthur Robert Ashe Jr. (July 10, 1943 – February 6, 1993) was an American professional tennis player who won three Grand Slam singles titles. He started to play tennis at six years old. He was the first black player selected to the Un ...
, American tennis player (b. 1943 in the United States, 1943)
* February 7
Events Pre-1600
* 457 – Leo I becomes the Eastern Roman emperor.
* 987 – Bardas Phokas the Younger and Bardas Skleros, Byzantine generals of the military elite, begin a wide-scale rebellion against Emperor Basil II.
* 1301 &nd ...
– Buddy Pepper, American songwriter and accompanist (b. 1922)
* February 9 – Kate Wilkinson, American stage and television actress (b. 1916)
* February 11
** Joy Garrett, American actor and vocalist (b. 1945 in the United States, 1945)
** Robert W. Holley, American biochemist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1922)
* February 18
Events Pre-1600
* 1229 – The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, signs a ten-year truce with al-Kamil, regaining Jerusalem, Nazareth, and Bethlehem with neither military engagements nor support from the papacy.
*1268 & ...
– Kerry Von Erich, American professional wrestler (b. 1960)
* February 23 – Phillip Terry, American actor (b. 1909)
* February 25 – Eddie Constantine, American-born French actor and singer (b. 1917)
* February 26 – Beaumont Newhall, American curator (b. 1908)
* February 27 – Lillian Gish, American actress (b. 1893 in the United States, 1893)
* February 28 – Ruby Keeler, American actress (b. 1909)
March
* March 1 – Terry Frost (actor), Terry Frost, American actor (b. 1906)
* March 3
Events Pre-1600
* 473 – Gundobad (nephew of Ricimer) nominates Glycerius as emperor of the Western Roman Empire.
* 724 – Empress Genshō abdicates the throne in favor of her nephew Shōmu who becomes emperor of Japan.
* 1575 & ...
– Albert Sabin, American biologist, developer of the oral polio vaccine (b. 1906)
* March 4
Events Pre-1600
*AD 51 – Nero, later to become Roman emperor, is given the title '' princeps iuventutis'' (head of the youth).
* 306 – Martyrdom of Saint Adrian of Nicomedia.
* 852 – Croatian Knez Trpimir I issues a st ...
– Izaak Kolthoff, Dutch-born American chemist (b. 1894)
* March 7
** Duane Carter, American racing driver (b. 1913 in the United States, 1913)
** Whitey Kachan, American basketball player (b. 1925 in the United States, 1925)
** Eleanor Sanger, American television producer (b. 1929 in the United States, 1929)
** Jim Spavital, footballer (b. 1926 in the United States, 1926)
** Earl Wrightson, American singer and actor (b. 1913 in the United States, 1913)
* March 8
** Don Barksdale, American basketball player (b. 1923)
** Billy Eckstine, American musician (b. 1914)
* March 9 – Max August Zorn, German-born mathematician (b. 1906 in Germany, 1906)
* March 16
Events Pre-1600
* 934 – Meng Zhixiang declares himself emperor and establishes Later Shu as a new state independent of Later Tang.
*1190 – Massacre of Jews at Clifford's Tower, York.
* 1244 – Over 200 Cathars who refuse ...
– Ralph Fults America outlaw (b. 1910)
* March 17 – Helen Hayes, American actress (b. 1900 in the United States, 1900)
* March 20
** Percy Johnston, African-American poet, playwright, and professor (b. 1930)
** Polykarp Kusch, German-born American physicist, Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1911)
** Paul László, Hungarian-born architect (b. 1900)
* March 22 – Steve Olin, American baseball player (b. 1965)
* March 23 – Tim Crews, American baseball player (b. 1961)
* March 24 – John Hersey, American writer and journalist (b. 1914)
* March 26 – Louis Falco, American dancer and choreographer (b. 1942)
* March 27 – Elizabeth Holloway Marston, American psychologist (b. 1893)
* March 30 – Richard Diebenkorn, American painter (b. 1922)
* March 31
** Brandon Lee, American actor and martial artist, son of Bruce Lee (b. 1965 in the United States, 1965)
** Mitchell Parish, American lyricist (b. 1900)
April
* April 1 – Alan Kulwicki, U.S. race car driver (b. 1954)
* April 3
** Peter J. De Muth, American politician (b. 1892)
** Pinky Lee, American comedian (b. 1907)
* April 8 – Marian Anderson, American singer (b. 1897)
* April 13 – Wallace Stegner, American writer (b. 1909)
* April 19 – David Koresh
David Koresh (; born Vernon Wayne Howell; August 17, 1959 – April 19, 1993) was an American cult leader who played a central role in the Waco siege of 1993. As the head of the Branch Davidians, a religious sect and offshoot of the Davidian Se ...
, American spiritualist, leader of the Branch Davidian
The Branch Davidians (or the General Association of Branch Davidian Seventh-day Adventists) were an apocalyptic new religious movement founded in 1955 by Benjamin Roden. They regard themselves as a continuation of the General Association of ...
religious cult (b. 1959)
* April 23 – Cesar Chavez, Mexican American civil rights activist (b. 1927)
* April 26 – Julia Davis (educator), Julia Davis, American educator (b. 1891)
* April 28 – Jim Valvano, American basketball player (b. 1946)
May
* May 5 – Irving Howe, American literary and social critic (b. 1920 in the United States, 1920)
* May 7 – Mary Philbin, American actress (b. 1902)
* May 8
** Avram Davidson, American writer (b. 1923)
** Alwin Nikolais, American choreographer (b. 1912)
* May 14
Events Pre-1600
*1027 – Robert II of France names his son Henry I as junior King of the Franks.
* 1097 – The Siege of Nicaea begins during the First Crusade.
*1264 – Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured and force ...
– William Randolph Hearst, Jr., American businessman (b. 1908)
* May 26 – Catherine Caradja, Romanian aristocrat and philanthropist (b. 1893)
* May 30 – Sun Ra, American jazz musician (b. 1914)
June
* June 2 – Johnny Mize, American baseball player (b. 1913)
* June 5 – Conway Twitty, American musician (b. 1933)
* June 6 – James Bridges, American screenwriter and director (b. 1936)
* June 8 – Nolan Bailey Harmon, bishop of The Methodist Church and the United Methodist Church (b. 1892)
* June 9 – Alexis Smith, Canadian-born American actress and singer (b. 1921)
* June 10
** Arleen Auger, American soprano singer (b. 1939)
** Milward L. Simpson, American politician (b. 1897)
* June 13 – Deke Slayton, American astronaut (b. 1924)
* June 15 – John Connally, American politician (b. 1917)
* June 19 – Szymon Goldberg, Polish-born violinist (b. 1909)
* June 22
Events Pre-1600
* 217 BC – Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV Philopator of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom.
* 168 BC – Battle of Pydna: Romans under Lucius Aemilius Paullus defeat Macedonian King Perseus ...
– Pat Nixon, wife of Richard Nixon, First Lady of the United States, Second Lady of the United States (b. 1912 in the United States, 1912)
* June 24 – Archie Williams, American Olympic athlete (b. 1915)
* June 26
Events Pre-1600
* 4 – Augustus adopts Tiberius.
* 221 – Roman emperor Elagabalus adopts his cousin Alexander Severus as his heir and receives the title of Caesar.
* 363 – Roman emperor Julian is killed during the retreat fr ...
– Roy Campanella, American baseball player (b. 1921 in the United States, 1921)
* June 28 – GG Allin, American musician (b. 1956 in the United States, 1956)
* June 30 – George McFarland, Spanky McFarland, American actor (b. 1928)
July
* July 2
** Fred Gwynne, American actor and comedian (b. 1926)
** Elizabeth M. Ramsey, American research physician (b. 1906 in the United States, 1906)
* July 3
** Don Drysdale, American baseball player (b. 1936)
** Joe DeRita, American comedian (b. 1909)
* July 4 – Anne Shirley (actress), Anne Shirley, American actress (b. 1918)
* July 7
Events Pre-1600
* 1124 – The city of Tyre falls to the Venetian Crusade after a siege of nineteen weeks.
* 1456 – A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her execution.
* 1520 – Spanish ''conquistad ...
** William McElwee Miller, American missionary to Persia and author (b. 1892)
** Mia Zapata, American punk musician (b. 1965)
* July 12 – James Peck (pacifist), James Peck, American civil rights activist (b. 1914)
* July 13 – Davey Allison, American stock car driver (b. 1961)
* July 15 – David Brian, American actor (b. 1914)
* July 24 – Abram L. Sachar, American historian and educator (b. 1899)
* July 25
** Nan Grey, American actress (b. 1918)
** Cecilia Parker, American actress (b. 1914)
* July 26
Events Pre-1600
* 657 – First Fitna: In the Battle of Siffin, troops led by Ali ibn Abu Talib clash with those led by Muawiyah I.
* 811 – Battle of Pliska: Byzantine Emperor Nikephoros I is killed and his heir Staurakios is se ...
– Matthew Ridgway, American army general (b. 1895)
* July 27 – Reggie Lewis, American basketball player (b. 1965)
* July 30
** William Guglielmo Niederland, German-born American psychoanalyst (b. 1904)
** Bob Wright (baseball), Bob Wright, American baseball player (b. 1891)
* July 31 – Paul B. Henry, American politician (b. 1942)
August
* August 1 – Claire Du Brey, American actress (b. 1892)
* August 3
Events Pre-1600
* 8 – Roman Empire general Tiberius defeats the Dalmatae on the river Bosna.
* 435 – Deposed Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Nestorius, considered the originator of Nestorianism, is exiled by Roman Emper ...
– Theodore A. Parker III, American ornithologist (b. 1953)
* August 7
Events Pre-1600
* 461 – Roman Emperor Majorian is beheaded near the river Iria in north-west Italy following his arrest and deposition by the ''magister militum'' Ricimer.
* 626 – The Avar and Slav armies leave the siege of Co ...
– Christopher Gillis, American dancer and choreographer (b. 1951)
* August 10 – Irene Sharaff, American costume designer (b. 1910)
* August 16 – Stewart Granger, Anglo-American actor (b. 1913)
* August 26
Events Pre-1600
* 683 – Yazid I's army kills 11,000 people of Medina including notable Sahabas in Battle of al-Harrah.
*1071 – The Seljuq Turks defeat the Byzantine army at the Battle of Manzikert, and soon gain control of most ...
− Roy Raymond, American entrepreneur (b. 1947)
* August 30 – Richard Jordan, American actor (b. 1937)
September
* September 2 – Eric Berry (actor), Eric Berry, British actor (b. 1913)
* September 3 – Wesley Englehorn, American football player (b. 1890)
* September 4 – Hervé Villechaize, French-born actor (b. 1943)
* September 9 – Helen O'Connell, American singer (b. 1920)
* September 12
Events Pre-1600
*490 BC – Battle of Marathon: The conventionally accepted date for the Battle of Marathon. The Athenians and their Plataean allies defeat the first Persian invasion force of Greece.
* 372 – Sixteen Kingdoms: Jin ...
** Raymond Burr, Canadian-American actor (b. 1917)
** Charles Lamont, Russian-born film director (b. 1895)
* September 13 – Steve Jordan (guitarist), Steve Jordan, American jazz guitarist (b. 1919)
* September 22
** Maurice Abravanel, Greek-born American conductor (b. 1903)
** Regina Fryxell, American composer (b. 1899)
* September 27 – Jimmy Doolittle, American aviation pioneer and World War II United States Army Air Forces general (b. 1896)
* September 28 – Alexander A. Drabik, American soldier (b. 1910)
* September 29 – Gordon Douglas (director), Gordon Douglas, American film director (b. 1907)
October
* October 5 – Agnes de Mille, American dancer and choreographer (b. 1905)
* October 12 – Leon Ames, American actor (b. 1903)'
* October 13
Events Pre-1600
* 54 – Roman emperor Claudius dies from poisoning under mysterious circumstances. He is succeeded by his adoptive son Nero, rather than by Britannicus, his son with Messalina.
* 409 – Vandals and Alans cross the P ...
– Ruth Gilbert (actress), Ruth Gilbert, American actress (b. 1912)
* October 17
Events Pre-1600
* 690 – Empress Wu Zetian establishes the Zhou Dynasty of China.
*1091 – London tornado of 1091: A tornado thought to be of strength T8/F4 strikes the heart of London.
*1346 – The English capture King Davi ...
– Criss Oliva, American metal guitarist (b. 1963)
* October 21 – James Leo Herlihy, American novelist and playwright (b. 1927)
* October 25 – Vincent Price
Vincent Leonard Price Jr. (May 27, 1911 – October 25, 1993) was an American actor, art historian, art collector and gourmet cook. He appeared on stage, television, and radio, and in more than 100 films. Price has two stars on the Hollywood Wal ...
, American actor (b. 1911 in the United States, 1911)
* October 26
Events Pre-1600
* 1185 – The Uprising of Asen and Peter begins on the feast day of St. Demetrius of Thessaloniki and ends with the creation of the Second Bulgarian Empire.
* 1341 – The Byzantine civil war of 1341–1347 formally b ...
– Harold Rome, American composer (b. 1908)
* October 31 – River Phoenix
River Jude Phoenix (; August 23, 1970 – October 31, 1993) was an American actor, musician and activist.
Phoenix grew up in an itinerant family, as the older brother of Rain Phoenix, Joaquin Phoenix, Liberty Phoenix, and Summer Phoenix. He ...
, American actor, musician and activist (b. 1970 in the United States, 1970)
November
* November 1 – Severo Ochoa, Spanish-born biochemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. 1905)
* November 6 – Ralph Randles Stewart, American botanist (b. 1890)
* November 12
Events Pre-1600
* 954 – The 13-year-old Lothair III is crowned at the Abbey of Saint-Remi as king of the West Frankish Kingdom.
*1028 – Future Byzantine empress Zoe takes the throne as empress consort to Romanos III Argyros.
* 13 ...
** Bill Dickey, American baseball player (b. 1907)
** H. R. Haldeman, 4th White House Chief of Staff (b. 1926 in the United States, 1926)
** Anna Sten, Ukrainian-born American actress (b. 1908)
* November 13 – Rufus R. Jones, American wrestler (b. 1933 in the United States, 1933)
* November 15 – Evelyn Venable, American actress (b. 1913)
* November 20 – Emile Ardolino, American film director (b. 1943)
* November 21 – Bill Bixby, American actor (b. 1934)
* November 24 – Albert Collins, African-American blues guitarist and singer (b. 1932 in the United States, 1932)
* November 28
Events Pre-1600
* 587 – Treaty of Andelot
The Treaty of Andelot (or Pact of Andelot) was signed at Andelot-Blancheville in 587 between King Guntram of Burgundy and Queen Brunhilda of Austrasia. Based on the terms of the accord, Brun ...
– Garry Moore, American television host and comedian (b. 1915)
December
* December 4 – Frank Zappa, American guitarist and composer (b. 1940)
* December 6 – Don Ameche, American actor (b. 1908)
* December 14 – Myrna Loy, American actress (b. 1905)
* December 16
** Charles Willard Moore, American architect (b. 1926)
** Moses Gunn, American actor (b. 1929)
* December 17 – Janet Margolin, American actress (b. 1943)
* December 18 – Sam Wanamaker, American film director and actor (b. 1919)
* December 19 – Michael Clarke (musician), Michael Clarke, American musician (b. 1946)
* December 20 – W. Edwards Deming, American engineer, professor, author, lecturer, and management consultant (b. 1900)
* December 21 – Gussie Nell Davis, American educator and founder of the Kilgore College Rangerettes (b. 1906)
* December 22
** Don DeFore, American actor (b. 1917)
** Alexander Mackendrick, British-American film director (b. 1912)
* December 23 – James Ellison (actor), James Ellison, American actor (b. 1910)
* December 24 – Norman Vincent Peale, American preacher and writer (b. 1898)
* December 28
** William L. Shirer, American journalist and historian (b. 1904)
** Howard Caine, American actor (b. 1926)
* December 31
** Brandon Teena, American murder victim (b. 1972)
** Thomas Watson Jr., American businessman, political figure, and philanthropist (b. 1914)
See also
* 1993 in American television * List of American films of 1993 * Timeline of United States history (1990–2009)References
External links
* {{Year in North America, 1993 1993 in the United States, 1990s in the United States 1993 by country, United States 1993 in North America, United States Years of the 20th century in the United States