• Source: November 1993

The following events occurred in November 1993. For a more complete listing of notable deaths this month, see Deaths in November 1993.




Monday, November 1, 1993


The Maastricht Treaty took effect, formally establishing the European Union.
The British Women's Royal Naval Service was absorbed into the Royal Navy.
The trial began of the two alleged killers in the February 12 abduction and murder of James Bulger, a two-year-old British boy.

Space Shuttle Columbia landed at Edwards Air Force Base, California, at 7:05 a.m. PST, completing the STS-58 mission.
Born:
Saleh Al-Shehri, Saudi Arabian footballer; in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Chizuru Arai, Japanese Olympic champion judoka; in Yorii, Saitama, Japan
Marko Bakić, Montenegrin footballer; in Budva, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Antonio Correia, Cape Verdean footballer; in Santiago, Cape Verde
Krystyna Freda, American-born Cypriot footballer
Marvin Gakpa, French footballer; in Dunkirk, France
Afa Ismail, Maldivian Olympic sprinter; in Malé, Maldives
Sean Kelly, Scottish footballer; in Glasgow, Scotland
Pat O'Connor, National Football League defensive end; in Evergreen Park, Illinois
Richard Ofori, Ghanaian footballer
Laura Pugh, Australian rules footballer
Maxime Rizzo, French alpine skier; in Bourg-Saint-Maurice, Savoie, France
Iván Rossi, Argentine footballer; in Castelar, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
Daniel Wilson, Guyana footballer; in Georgetown, Guyana
Died: Severo Ochoa, 88, Spanish physician and biochemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine




Tuesday, November 2, 1993


The Troubles in Newry: 30-year-old Protestant Brian Woods, a member of the Royal Ulster Constabulary, died two days after being shot by an Irish Republican Army sniper at a vehicle checkpoint in Newry, County Down.
In the 1993 New York City mayoral election, Republican Rudy Giuliani defeated incumbent Democrat David Dinkins for the position of Mayor of New York City.
Two U.S. states voted to elect governors. In the 1993 New Jersey gubernatorial election, Republican Christine Todd Whitman defeated incumbent Democrat James Florio for the position of Governor of New Jersey. In the 1993 Virginia gubernatorial election, Republican U.S. Representative George Allen defeated Democrat Mary Sue Terry, the former Attorney General of Virginia, for the position of Governor.
Born:
Katsyaryna Andreeva, Belarusian journalist; in Minsk, Belarus
Tobias Borg, Swedish professional basketball player; in Södertälje, Sweden
Ignacio Caroca, Chilean footballer; in Curicó, Chile
Harvey Dixon, Gibraltarian middle-distance runner; in Nice, France
Marianne Fortier, Canadian actress; in Val-Bélair, Quebec, Canada
Edoardo Goldaniga, Italian footballer; in Milan, Italy
Ryan Ingraham, Bahamian high jumper
Dimitrios Kourbelis, Greek footballer; in Korakovouni, Arcadia, Greece
Dražen Luburić, Serbian volleyball player; in Novi Sad, Republic of Serbia, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Nico Müller, German Olympic weightlifter; in Mosbach, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Víctor Ruiz, Spanish footballer; in Valencia, Spain




Wednesday, November 3, 1993


In Chicago, Illinois, the partial collapse of a post office building under construction killed two construction workers and injured five.
Born:
Ezgi Dağdelenler, Turkish volleyball player; in Ankara, Turkey
Rodrigo Ely, Brazilian footballer; in Lajeado, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Kenny Golladay, National Football League wide receiver; in Chicago, Illinois
Josh Griffiths, Welsh marathon runner
Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis (born Kaleena Jordan Lewis), American professional basketball player; in Pomona, California
George Odum, National Football League safety; in Millington, Tennessee
Martina Trevisan, Italian tennis player; in Florence, Italy
Died: Leon Theremin (born Lev Sergeyevich Termen), 97, Russian and Soviet inventor of the theremin




Thursday, November 4, 1993



China Airlines Flight 605, a brand-new 747-400, overran the runway at Kai Tak Airport in Hong Kong; there were no fatalities.
Jean Chrétien became the 20th Prime Minister of Canada.
The National Basketball Association awarded its 28th franchise to Toronto. The new team would be named the Toronto Raptors in May 1994.
Born:
Michael Gogl, Austrian cyclist; in Gmunden, Upper Austria, Austria
Julien Laporte, French footballer; in Clermont-Ferrand, France
Moira Dela Torre, Filipino singer-songwriter
Luo Jing, Chinese footballer; in Guiyang, Guizhou, China
Obinna Oleka, American professional basketball player; in Washington, D.C.
Andrus Peat, National Football League guard; in Mesa, Arizona
Alejandro Peñaranda, Colombian footballer; in Jamundí, Colombia (d. 2018, shot)
Elisabeth Seitz, German Olympic artistic gymnast; in Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Jordan Smith, American singer and songwriter; in Whitley County, Kentucky
Drew Starkey, American actor; in Hickory, North Carolina




Friday, November 5, 1993


The Parliament of the United Kingdom passed the Railways Act 1993, setting out the procedures for privatisation of British Rail.
Born:
Ignacio González (born Juan Ignacio González Brazeiro), Uruguayan footballer; in Paysandú, Uruguay
Jesús Jiménez, Spanish footballer; in Leganés, Spain
Shy Martin (born Sara Hjellström), Swedish singer and songwriter; in Lerdala, Sweden
Leila Mimmack, English actress; in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England
Mbagnick Ndiaye, Senegalese Olympic judoka
Stoichkov (born Juan Diego Molina Martínez), Spanish footballer; in Los Barrios, Spain
Hideya Tawada, Japanese actor and model; in Osaka Prefecture, Japan




Saturday, November 6, 1993


The 1993 New Zealand general election was held.
The Riddick Bowe vs. Evander Holyfield II boxing match was held at Caesars Palace in Paradise, Nevada. Holyfield won by majority decision. During Round 7 of the fight, parachutist James Miller crashed his paraglider into the side of the ring; he was knocked unconscious by fans and security and taken to a local hospital.
Born:
Rebeka Abramovič, Slovenian basketball player; in Ljubljana, Slovenia
Toni Datković, Croatian footballer; in Zagreb, Croatia
Thalita de Jong, Dutch cyclist; in Bergen op Zoom, North Brabant, Netherlands
Carina Doyle, Australian-born New Zealand Olympic swimmer; in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
Dearica Hamby, American professional basketball player
Ryuji Izumi, Japanese footballer; in Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, Japan
Ante Majstorović, Croatian footballer; in Zagreb, Croatia
Fausto Masnada, Italian cyclist; in Bergamo, Italy
Emmanuel Ogbah, Nigerian-American National Football League defensive end; in Lagos, Nigeria
Héctor Sáez, Spanish cyclist; in Caudete, Castilla–La Mancha, Spain
Joe Schobert, National Football League linebacker; in Waukesha, Wisconsin
Dominik Starkl, Austrian footballer; in Sankt Pölten, Austria
Isaac Viñales, Spanish motorcycle racer; in Llançà, Spain
Josh Wakefield, English footballer; in Frimley, Surrey, England
Erdoğan Yeşilyurt, Turkish-German footballer; in Euskirchen, Germany




Sunday, November 7, 1993



Ayrton Senna won the 1993 Australian Grand Prix at Adelaide Street Circuit. This would prove to be the last race Senna finished before his death on May 1, 1994. It was also Alain Prost's final Formula One Grand Prix before his retirement; Senna embraced his longtime rival on the award podium.
Born:
Charity Adule, Nigerian footballer; in Warri, Delta State, Nigeria
Claudiu Belu, Romanian footballer; in Timișoara, Romania
Dóra Bodonyi, Hungarian Olympic champion sprint canoeist; in Szarvas, Hungary
Jürgen Locadia, Dutch footballer; in Emmen, Netherlands
Arthur Masuaku (born Fuka-Arthur Masuaku Kawela), French footballer; in Lille, France
Ronen Rubinstein, Israeli-American actor, writer, director and singer; in Rehovot, Israel
Tan Ya-ting, Taiwanese Olympic archer; in Hsinchu, Taiwan
Stefano Tonut, Italian professional basketball player; in Cantù, Italy
Died:
Adelaide Hall, 92, American jazz singer and entertainer, old age
Terris Moore, 85, American explorer and mountaineer, president of the University of Alaska, heart attack




Monday, November 8, 1993


In the early morning hours, burglars lowered themselves through the roof of the Moderna Museet in Stockholm, Sweden, to commit a $52 million robbery, stealing five paintings and a sculpture by Pablo Picasso and two paintings by Georges Braque. After negotiating with the thieves for a year, the museum would recover all of the Picasso paintings and one of the Braque paintings.
Born:
Cody Arens, American actor; in Richmond, Vermont
Bence Batik, Hungarian footballer; in Szeged, Hungary
Felipe Campos, Chilean footballer; in Santiago, Chile
Kevin Giovesi, Italian racing driver; in Rho, Lombardy, Italy
Maryna Ivashchanka, Belarusian basketball player; in Rechytsa, Belarus
Sinead Jack, Trinidad and Tobago volleyball player; in Mount Hope, Trinidad and Tobago
Livio Jean-Charles, French professional basketball player; in Cayenne, French Guiana, France
Przemek Karnowski, Polish professional basketball player; in Bydgoszcz, Poland
Fraser Mullen, Scottish footballer; in Glasgow, Scotland
Emil Nielsen, Danish footballer; in Store Merløse, Denmark
Santeri Paloniemi, Finnish Olympic alpine skier; in Kuusamo, Finland
Song Ui-young, South Korean-born Singaporean footballer; in Incheon, South Korea
Lauren Young, Filipino-American actress; in Alexandria, Virginia




Tuesday, November 9, 1993


The Special Tactics and Rescue Unit of the Singapore Police Force was commissioned.
Bosnian War: Bosnian Croat forces destroyed the Stari Most, or Old Bridge of Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, by tank fire.
Born:
Semi Ajayi (born Oluwasemilogo Adesewo Ibidapo Ajayi), English footballer; in Crayford, England
Halil Akbunar, Turkish footballer; in Konak, İzmir, Turkey
Ultan Dillane, Irish rugby union player; in Paris, France
Pete Dunne (born Peter Thomas England), English professional wrestler and promoter; in Birmingham, England
Satyawart Kadian, Indian wrestler; in Rohtak, Haryana, India
Bantu Mzwakali, South African footballer; in Cape Town, South Africa
Died: Stanley Myers, 63, British film composer, cancer




Wednesday, November 10, 1993


The Parliament of Singapore passed the Fire Safety Act to ensure safety of buildings in the event of fires.
A bus carrying tourists to Canterbury Cathedral crashed on the M2 motorway in Kent, England, killing the driver and 9 passengers and injuring more than 30.
Seven climbers and three guides were lost in an avalanche on Chimborazo in Ecuador.
Born:
Simon Adjei, Swedish footballer
Mamadama Bangoura, Guinean Olympic judoka
Céline Boutier, French professional golfer; in Clamart, France
Daieishō Hayato (born Hayato Takanishi), Japanese sumo wrestler; in Asaka, Saitama, Japan
Jobby Justin, Indian footballer; in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Rogen Ladon, Filipino Olympic boxer; in Bago, Negros Occidental, Philippines
Ben Malango, Congolese footballer; in Kinshasa, Zaire
Srđan Mijailović, Serbian footballer; in Požega, Republic of Serbia, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Matej Mitrović, Croatian footballer; in Požega, Croatia
Ibrahim Moro, Ghanaian footballer; in Accra, Ghana
Maodo Nguirane, Senegalese basketball player; in Yeumbeul, Senegal
Azusa Tadokoro, Japanese voice actress and singer; in Mito, Ibaraki, Japan
Died: Alberto Breccia, 74, Argentine comics artist and writer




Thursday, November 11, 1993


Cape Melville incident: In Queensland, Australia, a group of people illicitly entered Cape Melville National Park, parking their Toyota Land Cruiser near a stand of foxtail palms, the seeds of which were a valuable commodity at this time. One of the intruders, Paul Barbagallo, was the brother of David Barbagallo, the Principal Private Secretary to Wayne Goss, the Premier of Queensland. Department of Environment and Heritage ranger Pat Shears, suspecting the vehicle's occupants to be smugglers, drove their vehicle to the ranger station at Rinyirru National Park and informed his superior, Peter Stanton. These events would lead to a political scandal known as the "Cape Melville affair".
The Vietnam Women's Memorial, a sculpture honoring women who served in the Vietnam War, was dedicated at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.
American actress Teri Garr married John O'Neil; their adopted daughter, Molly O'Neil, was born on the same day. Garr and O'Neil would divorce in 1996.
Born:
Juan Acosta, Uruguayan footballer; in Rocha, Uruguay
Simonas Bilis, Lithuanian Olympic swimmer; in Panevėžys, Lithuania
Christian Fassnacht, Swiss footballer; in Zürich, Switzerland
Giovanni Hiwat, Dutch-Surinamese footballer; in Zwolle, Netherlands
Jamaal Lascelles, English footballer; in Derby, England
Juan Leiva, Chilean footballer; in Chillán, Chile
Federico Morlacchi, Italian Paralympic champion swimmer; in Luino, Italy
Connor Pain, Australian footballer; in Sha Tin, Hong Kong
Matan Peleg, Guatemalan-Israeli footballer
Vicky Piria (born Vittoria Piria), Italian-British racing driver; in Milan, Italy
Aleksandar Radovanović, Serbian footballer; in Šabac, Republic of Serbia, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
David Vrankovic, Australian-Serbian footballer; in Sydney




Friday, November 12, 1993


London Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter: Marine dumping of radioactive waste was outlawed.
Born:
Musab Al-Battat, Palestinian footballer; in Dhahiriya, Palestine
Mackensie Alexander, National Football League cornerback; in Immokalee, Florida
Lovro Bizjak, Slovenian footballer; in Šmartno ob Paki, Slovenia
Adán Gurdiel, Spanish footballer; in Fabero, Spain
Limbikani Mzava, Malawian footballer; in Blantyre, Malawi
Kurtis Rowe, New Zealand rugby league player; in Taranaki, New Zealand
Monday Samuel (born Samuel Monday Ayinoko Abu), Nigerian-Swedish footballer; in Nigeria
James Wilby, British Olympic swimmer; in Glasgow, Glasgow City Region, Scotland
Tim Williams, National Football League defensive end; in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Died:
Bill Dickey, 86, American baseball player
H. R. Haldeman, 67, American political aide and businessman, abdominal cancer
Vincenzo Li Causi, 40, Italian soldier and secret agent, killed during United Nations Operation in Somalia II
Anna Sten, 84, Ukrainian-born American actress




Saturday, November 13, 1993


Cape Melville incident: The day after arriving in Cooktown, Queensland, ostensibly in order to visit a cattle station in advance of a visit by Wayne Goss, David Barbagallo and Dennis Atkins, Goss' chief media adviser, accompanied Paul Barbagallo and another of the Cape Melville trespassers, Gordon Uechtritz, to a meeting at the Cooktown police station with a police sergeant and Pat Shears. Shears, who would later claim that Atkins and David Barbagallo "grilled" him at the meeting about his actions on November 11, would be fired two weeks later by the Department of Environment and Heritage.
China Northern Airlines Flight 6901, a McDonnell Douglas MD-82, crashed on approach to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport in Xinjiang, China, killing four crewmembers and eight passengers.
In a regular season college football game between two undefeated teams at Notre Dame Stadium in Indiana, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish defeated the Florida State Seminoles by a score of 31–24. The game was among those named as "Games of the Century".

A partial solar eclipse was visible on November 13 and 14 in parts of Australia and South America.
Born:
Roger Assalé, Ivorian footballer; in Abengourou, Ivory Coast
Maria dela Cruz, Filipino-American footballer; in Cagayan de Oro, Philippines
Lautaro Gianetti, Argentine footballer; in San Nicolás, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Javontae Hawkins, American professional basketball player; in Flint, Michigan
Julia Michaels (born Julia Carin Cavazos), American singer and songwriter; in Davenport, Iowa
Georgios Pamlidis, Greek footballer; in Katerini, Greece
Giuseppe Prestia, Italian footballer; in Palermo, Italy
Nicolas Šumský, Czech footballer; in Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
Maud Welzen, Dutch model; in Beek, Netherlands




Sunday, November 14, 1993


In a status referendum, residents of Puerto Rico voted by a slim margin to maintain Commonwealth status.
Andrés Espinosa and Uta Pippig won the men's and women's races of the 1993 New York City Marathon.
At the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, 49-year-old stuntman Randy Hill was killed in front of 16,000 people when "Skycrash", a stunt involving a mid-air collision between two automobiles, went wrong.
Born:
Tabata Amaral, Brazilian political scientist, education activist and politician; in São Paulo, Brazil
Marwan Elkamash, Egyptian Olympic swimmer
Luis Gil, American soccer player; in Garden Grove, California
Eddy Gnahoré, French footballer; in Villeneuve-la-Garenne, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Guo Ailun, Chinese professional and Olympic basketball player; in Anshan, Liaoning, China
Mats Haakenstad, Norwegian footballer; in Horten, Norway
Jackson Hemopo, New Zealand rugby union player; in Whanganui, New Zealand
Hymel Hunt, Samoa international rugby league player; in Auckland, Auckland Region, New Zealand
Francisco Lindor, Puerto Rican Major League Baseball shortstop; in Caguas, Puerto Rico
Shūhei Nomura, Japanese actor; in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
Chris Obekpa, Nigerian professional basketball player; in Makurdi, Nigeria
Janieve Russell, Jamaican Olympic track and field athlete; in Manchester Parish, Jamaica
Faïz Selemani, French-Comorian footballer; in Marseille, France (some sources give birthdate as November 17, 1993)
Mery Spolsky (born Maria Ewa Żak), Polish singer, songwriter and fashion designer; in Warsaw, Poland
Samuel Umtiti (born Samuel Yves Um Titi), Cameroonian-French footballer; in Yaoundé, Cameroon
Mudo Valdez (born Diego Gabriel Váldez Samudio), Paraguayan footballer; in Asunción, Paraguay
Leo Vendrame, Japanese professional and Olympic basketball player; in Chikushino, Fukuoka, Japan
Young Chop (born Tyree Lamar Pittman), American record producer, rapper and songwriter; in Chicago, Illinois
Died: Sanzō Nosaka, 101, Japanese Communist politician, old age




Monday, November 15, 1993


In Arizona, a collision between a tractor-trailer and an inmate transfer bus killed the truck driver and Correctional Officer Robert K. Barchey of the Arizona Department of Corrections, who was transporting a prisoner on the bus. All 22 prisoners on the bus were injured, and the bus driver, also a correctional officer, sustained severe injuries that necessitated the amputation of a leg.
Born:
Arik Armstead, National Football League defensive end; in Sacramento, California
Abhishek Das, Indian footballer; in Calcutta, West Bengal, India
Paulo Dybala, Argentine footballer; in Laguna Larga, Córdoba Province, Argentina
Allan Fa'alava'au, New Zealand professional and Olympic rugby union player; in Auckland, New Zealand
Saaya Irie, Japanese actress, gravure idol and singer (Sweet Kiss); in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Mory Konaté, Guinean footballer; in Conakry, Guinea
Zvonimir Kožulj, Bosnian footballer; in Ljubuški, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Valentina Margaglio, Italian Olympic skeleton racer; in Casale Monferrato, Province of Alessandria, Italy
Malkolm Moënza, Swedish footballer; in Gothenburg, Sweden
Patrik Poór, Hungarian footballer; in Győr, Hungary
Sidney Rivera, Puerto Rican footballer; in Staten Island, New York City
Connor Ruane, English footballer; in Manchester, England
Melitina Staniouta, Belarusian Olympic individual rhythmic gymnast; in Minsk, Belarus
Died: Luciano Leggio, 68, Italian mobster, heart attack




Tuesday, November 16, 1993


38-year-old Ian Ashpole set a new altitude record for tightrope walking, crossing a 30-foot (9.1 m) steel bar suspended between two hot air balloons at a height of 11,420 feet (3,480 m). Ashpole fell while crossing the bar in the opposite direction, but survived because he was wearing a parachute.

U.S. President Bill Clinton signed the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. The U.S. Supreme Court would later find it to be unconstitutional as applied to the states.
Born:
Josh Adams, American professional basketball player; in Phoenix, Arizona
Bahrudin Atajić, Bosnian-Swedish footballer; in Västervik, Sweden
C. J. Beathard, National Football League quarterback; in Franklin, Tennessee
Gerry Blakes, American professional basketball player; in Inglewood, California
Pete Davidson, American comedian and actor; in Staten Island, New York City
Haris Duljević, Bosnian footballer; in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Dakota Earnest, American gymnast; in Lubbock, Texas
Anthony Forde, Irish footballer; in Ballingarry, County Limerick, Ireland
David Juncà, Spanish footballer; in Riumors, Spain
Vaidas Kariniauskas, Lithuanian professional and Olympic basketball player; in Alytus, Lithuania
Stefan Küng, Swiss-Liechtensteiner cyclist; in Wil, Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland
Anrich Nortje, South African cricketer; in Uitenhage, Cape Province, South Africa
Valentin Onfroy, French Olympic rower; in Verdun, Meuse, France
Alexey Rybalkin, Russian cyclist; in Taganrog, Russia
Nélson Semedo, Portuguese footballer; in Lisbon, Portugal
Ousseynou Thioune, Senegalese footballer; in Kolda, Senegal
Denzel Valentine, American professional basketball player; in Lansing, Michigan
Died:
Lucia Popp (born Lucia Poppová), 54, Slovak soprano, brain cancer
Evelyn Venable, 80, American actress, cancer




Wednesday, November 17, 1993


Final night of the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification process:
Portugal were eliminated in a match against Italy in Milan.
Davide Gualtieri scored for San Marino 8.3 seconds into a match against England in Bologna, the fastest goal in World Cup competition up to that time. England won the match by a score of 7–1, but still failed to qualify for the World Cup for the first time since the 1970s.
Republic of Ireland qualified with a 1–1 draw in an emotionally fraught match with Northern Ireland in Belfast, still in the grip of the Troubles.
Wales were eliminated in a heartbreaking 2–1 loss to Romania at Cardiff Arms Park, their first loss there since 1910. At the end of the match spectator John Hill, a retired postal carrier, was struck in the neck and killed by a flare. The BBC switched their coverage from the England match to the Wales match partway through, prompting numerous telephone calls of complaint. For the first time since 1938, no British side qualified for the World Cup.
France were eliminated in a 2–1 home loss to Bulgaria. Bulgaria's Emil Kostadinov scored the winning goal after France's David Ginola attempted to score rather than keeping the ball under control; this sparked a decades-long feud between Ginola and France manager Gérard Houllier, whom Ginola had previously accused of giving other players preferential treatment. Houllier said after the match, "He [Ginola] sent an Exocet missile through the heart of the team."
Argentina qualified for the World Cup in the second leg of the OFC–CONMEBOL play-off, played against Australia at Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti in Buenos Aires.
In Nigeria, General Sani Abacha ousted the government of Ernest Shonekan in a military coup.

Between November 17 and November 22, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) passed the legislative houses in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
The first meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit opened in Seattle, Washington.
Born:
Yohan Boli, French-born Ivorian footballer; in Arras, France
Ryan Edwards, Australian footballer; in Singapore
Chris Feauai-Sautia, New Zealand rugby union player; in Auckland, New Zealand
Taylor Gold, American Olympic half-pipe snowboarder; in Steamboat Springs, Colorado
Filip Mitrović, Montenegrin footballer; in Podgorica, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Gomo Onduku, Nigerian footballer; in Ekeremor, Nigeria
CJ Perez (born Christian Jaymar Perez), Filipino professional basketball player; in Kowloon, Hong Kong
Dyshawn Pierre, Canadian professional basketball player; in Whitby, Ontario
Byron Pringle, National Football League wide receiver; in Tampa, Florida




Thursday, November 18, 1993


Shortly after midnight, a minibus carrying students home to Worcestershire, England, from a school trip to London crashed into the rear of a maintenance lorry on the M40 motorway, killing 12 children and their teacher. The BBC stirred controversy by placing the story as the third item on that evening's Nine O'Clock News, with a report on the Queen's Speech to Parliament running first.
The Grand Prix Museum was inaugurated in Sé, Macau, prior to the 40th Macau Grand Prix.
Members of the Association of Professional Flight Attendants began a planned 11-day strike against American Airlines, disrupting air travel in the week before Thanksgiving. The strike would end on November 22 after U.S. President Clinton helped negotiate an agreement by the parties to submit to binding arbitration.
Born:
Andreea Aanei, Romanian Olympic weightlifter; in Botoșani, Romania
Kyle Adnam, Australian professional basketball player; in Melbourne, Australia
Gerald Beverly, American professional basketball player; in Rochester, New York
Cody Hollister, National Football League wide receiver; in Bend, Oregon
Jacob Hollister, National Football League tight end, twin brother of Cody Hollister; in Bend, Oregon
Luuk Koopmans, Dutch footballer; in Oss, North Brabant, Netherlands
Cory Littleton, National Football League linebacker; in Spring Valley, San Diego County, California
Emma Nilsson, Swedish biathlete; in Grasmark, Sweden
Maximiliane Rall, German footballer; in Rottweil, Germany
Taiberson (born Taiberson Ruan Menezes Nunes), Brazilian footballer; in Alegrete, Brazil
Gianna Woodruff, Panamanian Olympic track and field athlete; in Santa Monica, California
Died: Fritz Feld, 93, German actor




Friday, November 19, 1993


A toy factory fire in Shenzhen, China, killed 87 workers and injures 47.
In the 1993 Curaçao status referendum, voters favored the option of restructuring the Netherlands Antilles.
Born:
Justin Anderson, American professional basketball player; in Montross, Virginia
Marco Chiosa, Italian footballer; in Cirié, Italy
Spyros Fourlanos, Greek footballer; in Athens, Greece
Kerim Frei, Austrian footballer; in Feldkirch, Vorarlberg, Austria
Joey Gallo (born Joseph Nicholas Gallo), American Major League Baseball left fielder; in Henderson, Nevada
Lloyd Glasspool, British tennis player; in Redditch, England
Amal Knight, Jamaican footballer; in Kingston, Jamaica
Alexei Koșelev, Moldovan footballer; in Chișinău, Moldova
Cleo Massey, Australian actress; in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Ooi Tze Liang, Malaysian Olympic diver; in George Town, Penang, Malaysia
Justin Simmons, National Football League free safety; in Manassas, Virginia
Suso, Spanish footballer; in Algeciras, Province of Cádiz, Spain
Cordrea Tankersley, National Football League cornerback; in Beech Island, South Carolina
Kelly Zeeman, Dutch footballer; in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died: Leonid Gaidai, 70, Soviet comedy director




Saturday, November 20, 1993


Comoros joined the Arab League.

Avioimpex Flight 110, a Yakovlev Yak-42D, crashed into Mount Trojani near Ohrid, Macedonia, killing all 8 crew members and 115 of the 116 passengers.
At the 29th Vanier Cup, the 1993 CIAU football championship game, held at the SkyDome in Toronto, the Toronto Varsity Blues defeated the Calgary Dinosaurs by a score of 37–34.
Born:
Man Asaad, Syrian Olympic weightlifter; in Hama, Syria
Viviane Asseyi, French footballer; in Mont-Saint-Aignan, Seine-Maritime, France
Scott Barrett, New Zealand rugby union player; in New Plymouth, New Zealand
Arinze Stanley Egbengwu, Nigerian hyperrealist artist and activist; in Lagos, Nigeria
Ella Van Kerkhoven, Belgian footballer; in Leuven, Belgium
Junior Paulo, New Zealand rugby league player; in Auckland, Auckland Region, New Zealand
Sanjin Prcić, Bosnian footballer; in Belfort, France
Anna Prugova, Russian Olympic ice hockey player; in Khabarovsk, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia
Sumire Satō, Japanese idol and actress
Miloš Stanojević, Serbian footballer; in Valjevo, Republic of Serbia, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Died: Emile Ardolino, 50, American film director, complications from AIDS




Sunday, November 21, 1993


A tiger shark attacked and killed pearl diver Richard Bisley off Roebuck Bay, Broome, Western Australia.
Near Northampton Airport in Massachusetts, a Cherokee Piper Warrior II aircraft crashed, killing all four people aboard, after colliding with skydiver Alfred Peters at an altitude of about 7,500 feet (2,300 m). Peters survived with a broken ankle.
Born:
Georgi Dzhikiya, Russian footballer; in Moscow, Russia
Mikhail Markin, Russian footballer; in Kovylkino, Russia
Elena Myers, American motorcycle racer; in Mountain View, California
Cooper Rush, National Football League quarterback; in Charlotte, Michigan
Bojan Sanković, Montenegrin footballer; in Knin, Croatia
Patrik Šorm, Czech Olympic sprinter; in Prague, Czech Republic
Died: Bill Bixby, 59, American actor, cancer




Monday, November 22, 1993


Jörg Müller won the 1993 Macau Grand Prix on the Guia Circuit in Macau.
Americans commemorated the 30th anniversary of the assassination of John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States.
Born:
Saturnin Allagbé (born Owolabi Franck Saturnin Allagbé Kassifa), Beninese footballer; in Assaba Region, Mauritania
Thomas Dreßen, German Olympic alpine skier; in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Germany
Adèle Exarchopoulos, French actress; in Paris, France
Gettomasa (born Aleksi Lehikoinen), Finnish rapper; in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Isabella Isaksen, American Olympic modern pentathlete; in Fayetteville, Arkansas
Mattias Rönngren, Swedish Olympic alpine skier; in Åre, Sweden
Marc Soler, Spanish cyclist; in Vilanova i la Geltrú, Spain
Dennis Szczęsny, Polish-German handball player; in Dinslaken, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Lauren Wade, Northern Irish footballer; in Coleraine, Northern Ireland (some sources give birthdate as November 21, 1993)
Zuchu (born Zuhura Othman Soud), Tanzanian singer and songwriter
Died:
Anthony Burgess, 76, English author, lung cancer
Joseph Yodoyman, 42–43, Chadian politician, 4th Prime Minister of Chad




Tuesday, November 23, 1993


Death Row Records and Interscope Records released Doggystyle, the debut studio album by American rapper Snoop Doggy Dogg.
Born:
Haji Ahmadov, Azerbaijani footballer; in Zaqatala, Azerbaijan
Cheikhou Dieng, Senegalese footballer
Kevin Londoño, Colombian footballer; in Bello, Antioquia, Colombia
Jean-Baptiste Maille, French professional basketball player; in Le Mans, France
Jamiro Monteiro, Cabo Verdean footballer; in Rotterdam, Netherlands (some sources give birthdate as November 28, 1993)
Faye Njie, Finnish-born Gambian Olympic judoka; in Helsinki, Finland
Tim Patrick, National Football League wide receiver; in San Diego, California
Julia Sebastián, Argentinean Olympic breaststroke swimmer; in Santa Fe, Argentina
Christian Tabó, Uruguayan footballer; in Montevideo, Uruguay




Wednesday, November 24, 1993


A jury found 11-year-olds Robert Thompson and Jon Venables guilty of the murder of James Bulger, making them the youngest convicted murderers of the 20th century in the United Kingdom.
33-year-old operating engineer Anthony Oddo was killed while working on a water tunnel in Maspeth, Queens, New York City. He was the twentieth man to die working on the same project, which began in 1970. Seven other workers were injured.
Born:
Bryan Acosta, Honduran footballer; in La Ceiba, Honduras
Ivi Adamou, Greek Cypriot singer; in Ayia Napa, Cyprus
Tayler Adams, New Zealand rugby union player; in Auckland, New Zealand
Donervon Daniels, Montserratian footballer; in Plymouth, Montserrat
Jasper De Buyst, Belgian professional and Olympic cyclist; in Asse, Belgium
Hande Erçel, Turkish actress and model; in Bandırma, Balıkesir Province, Turkey
Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Irish actress; in Derry, Northern Ireland
Savanah Leaf, British Olympic volleyball player, film director and photographer; in London, Greater London, England
Zoe Levin, American actress; in Chicago, Illinois
Chelsea Lewis, Welsh netball player; in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
Rauno Nurger, Estonian basketball player; in Keila, Estonia
Joe Pigott, English footballer; in Maidstone, Kent, England
Fridolina Rolfö, Swedish footballer; in Kungsbacka, Sweden
Madison de Rozario, Australian Paralympic champion athlete and wheelchair racer; in Perth, Western Australia
Olena Shkhumova, Ukrainian Olympic luger; in Lviv, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine
Brandon Starc, Australian Olympic high jumper; in Baulkham Hills, New South Wales, Australia
David Walker, American professional basketball player; in Stow, Ohio
Died:
Bernard V. Bothmer, 81, American Egyptologist
Albert Collins (born Albert Gene Drewery), 61, American blues guitarist and singer, lung cancer




Thursday, November 25, 1993


Yemeni kidnappers abducted American diplomat Haynes Mahoney; they would free him on December 1.
Born:
Salum Ageze Kashafali, Norwegian Paralympic champion sprinter; in Goma, Zaire
Danny Kent, English motorcycle racer; in Chippenham, Wiltshire, England
David Kiki, Beninese footballer; in Vakon, Akpro-Missérété, Benin
Yuki Kobori, Japanese Olympic swimmer; in Ishikawa, Fukushima, Japan
İsmail Ege Şaşmaz, Turkish actor; in Manisa, Turkey
Emily Sonnett, American Olympic and professional soccer player; in Marietta, Georgia




Friday, November 26, 1993



In Auckland, New Zealand, a mid-air collision between an Aérospatiale TwinStar police helicopter and a Piper Archer airplane killed four people.
The BBC aired the first part of Dimensions in Time, the 30th-anniversary Doctor Who special, as part of the Children in Need telethon. The second part would air the following night as part of Noel's House Party.
The crash of a Marchetti M260 single-engine aircraft in Santa Monica, California, killed student pilots Steven Pollack, the 34-year-old son of film director Sydney Pollack, and 35-year-old David Lyon, and seriously injured their flight instructor.
Born:
Terry Antonis, Australian footballer; in Bankstown, Sydney, Australia
Gian Clavell, Puerto Rican professional basketball player; in Caguas, Puerto Rico
Georgia Guy, New Zealand cricketer; in Auckland, New Zealand
Eron Harris, American professional basketball player; in Indianapolis, Indiana
Rhodri Hughes, Welsh rugby union player; in Swansea, Wales
Brandie Jay, American artistic gymnast; in Fort Collins, Colorado
Marin Jurina, Bosnian footballer; in Livno, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Kim Min-tae, South Korean professional and Olympic footballer; in Incheon, South Korea
Kuo Hsing-chun, Taiwanese Olympic champion weightlifter; in Yilan City, Taiwan
Jordan Loveridge, American professional basketball player; in West Jordan, Utah
Kelsey Mitchell, Canadian professional and Olympic champion track cyclist; in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
Erena Ono, Japanese singer (AKB48); in Tokyo, Japan
Elizabeth Pelton, American swimmer; in Fairfield, Connecticut
Eliana Stábile, Argentine footballer; in Buenos Aires, Argentina




Saturday, November 27, 1993


Born:
Sion Bennett, New Zealand-born Welsh rugby union player
Qëndrim Guri, Kosovan Olympic cyclist; in Ferizaj, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Toa Halafihi, New Zealand-born Italian rugby union player; in Gisborne, New Zealand
Omar Jimenez, American college basketball player, journalist and correspondent; in Worcester, Massachusetts
Maor Kandil, Israeli footballer; in Tel Aviv, Israel
Joan Kipkemoi, Kenyan long-distance runner; in Kericho, Kenya
Ivan Marinković, Serbian professional basketball player; in Belgrade, Republic of Serbia, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Gonzalo Najar, Argentine cyclist
Arne Naudts, Belgian footballer; in Ghent, Belgium
Antonio Panfili, Italian figure skater; in Venice, Italy
Aubrey Peeples, American actress and singer; in Lake Mary, Florida
Feras Shelbaieh, Jordanian footballer; in Amman, Jordan
Tutizama Tanito, Solomon Islands footballer
Um Vichet, Cambodian footballer; in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Benjamin Verbič, Slovenian footballer; in Celje, Slovenia




Sunday, November 28, 1993


The Observer revealed that a channel of communications had existed between the Provisional Irish Republican Army and the British government, despite the government's persistent denials.
At the 81st Grey Cup, the 1993 Canadian Football League championship game, held at McMahon Stadium in Calgary, Alberta, the West Division champion Edmonton Eskimos defeated the East Division champion Winnipeg Blue Bombers by a score of 33–23.
Born:
Lukhanyo Am, South African rugby union player; in King William's Town, South Africa
Samuel Dupratt, American alpine skier
Gabriel Graciani, Argentine footballer; in Bovril, Argentina
Bryshere Y. Gray, American actor and rapper; in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
David Nofoaluma, Australian-Samoan rugby league player; in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Stephanie Park, Canadian paralympic wheelchair basketball player; in Vancouver, British Columbia
Died: Kenneth Connor, , 75, English comedian, cancer




Monday, November 29, 1993



A total lunar eclipse took place.
1993 Jolimont Centre siege: In Canberra, Australia, 47-year-old Felipe Ruizdiaz shot and wounded swimming pool manager Geoff McGibbon. He then drove his utility vehicle, rigged with petrol and gas canisters, through the front glass wall of the Jolimont Centre, his estranged wife's workplace. After a two-hour siege during which Ruizdiaz threw Molotov cocktails and fired his shotgun at police and rescue workers, he set fire to the building and killed himself.
Born:
Stefon Diggs, National Football League wide receiver; in Gaithersburg, Maryland
Ernia (born Matteo Professione), Italian rapper (Troupe D'Elite); in Milan, Italy
Mina El Hammani, Spanish actress; in Madrid, Spain
Jacqueline Janzen, German Olympic ice hockey player; in Villingen-Schwenningen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Cyrus Jones, National Football League cornerback and return specialist; in Baltimore, Maryland
Manuel Lazzari, Italian footballer; in Valdagno, Italy
Marcus Martin, National Football League guard; in Los Angeles, California
Zoran Marušić, Serbian footballer; in Kraljevo, Republic of Serbia, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Okomayin Segun Onimisi, Nigerian footballer; in Enugu, Nigeria
Giulian Pedone, Swiss motorcycle racer (some sources give birthdate as November 30, 1993); in Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Rene Renner, Austrian footballer; in Wels, Austria
Yuki Takahashi, Japanese Olympic freestyle wrestler; in Kuwana, Mie, Japan
Died:
Sir Jack Longland, 88, English broadcaster, educator and mountain climber
J. R. D. Tata, 89, Indian aviator and businessman, kidney infection




Tuesday, November 30, 1993


In Kampala, Uganda, East African heads of state signed an agreement establishing the Permanent Tripartite Commission for East African Co-operation.
The Troubles: 47-year-old Catholic civilian John Hagan was shot and killed by the Ulster Freedom Fighters as he left his workplace in Dundonald, County Down.

U.S. President Bill Clinton signed the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act and legislation permitting women to serve aboard combat vessels in the United States Navy.
The historical drama film Schindler's List, produced and directed by Steven Spielberg, received its world premiere in Washington, D.C. It would receive the Best Picture and Best Director prizes at the 66th Academy Awards in March 1994.
Born:
Tom Blomqvist, British-born Swedish-New Zealand racing driver; in Cambridge, England
Stevie Browning, American professional basketball player
Yuri Chinen, Japanese idol
Kehri Jones, American bobsledder; in Fort Hood, Texas
Tim Leibold, German footballer; in Böblingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Lost Frequencies (born Felix De Laet), Belgian DJ and record producer; in the City of Brussels, Belgium
Julián Navas, Argentine footballer; in Mendoza, Argentina
Seidu Salifu, Ghanaian footballer; in Tamale, Ghana
Kevon Seymour, National Football League cornerback; in Pasadena, California
Charlie Stemp, English actor; in Peckham, London, England




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