August 1993 calendar
Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in August 1993.
The US president was Bill Clinton (Democrat), the UK Prime Minister was Sir John Major (Conservative), Pope St John Paul II was leading the Catholic Church.
But much more happened on August 1993: find out below
Historical Events
Which were the important events of August 1993?
Events
- 01 Aug 1993 In the Summer House opens at Beaumont Theater NYC for 25 performances
- 02 Aug 1993 Peter Angelos and William DeWitt purchase Orioles
- 04 Aug 1993 Angolese air force bombs Huambo
- 06 Aug 1993 Japan Hosokawa government begins
- 07 Aug 1993 Camelot closes at Gershwin Theater NYC after 56 performances
- 08 Aug 1993 California State senator Tom Hayden (54) weds actress Barbara Williams
- 09 Aug 1993 The Liberal Democratic Party of Japan loses a 38-year hold on national leadership.
- 10 Aug 1993 Charlotte Anne Lopez, 16, of Vermont, crowned 11th Miss Teen USA
- 11 Aug 1993 Director Oliver Stone files for divorce from Elizabeth
- 12 Aug 1993 Pope John Paul II begins visit of US
- 13 Aug 1993 Blue Jay Rickey Henderson pays Turner Ward $25,000 for his #24
- 14 Aug 1993 Dr William Masters (78) weds college sweetheart Geraldine Oliver
- 15 Aug 1993 Goodbye Girl closes at Marquis Theater NYC after 188 performances
- 17 Aug 1993 For the first time, the public is allowed inside Buckingham Palace.
- 18 Aug 1993 Historical Kapelbrug in Luzern Switz, destroyed by fire
- 19 Aug 1993 34th Walker Cup: US, 19-5
- 20 Aug 1993 Colin Jackson runs world record 110m hurdles
- 21 Aug 1993 Lyricist Bernie Taupin weds Strephanie Haymes
- 22 Aug 1993 In the Summer House closes at Beaumont Theater NYC after 25 performances
- 23 Aug 1993 Fred McGriff and David Justice are 6th to hit back-to-back HRs twice in same game
- 24 Aug 1993 Mars Observer comes closest to Mars
- 27 Aug 1993 Yak-40 crashes in Tadzjikistan, 79 killed / 1 lives
- 28 Aug 1993 Dam breaks in Qinghai West China, 223 killed
- 29 Aug 1993 21st du Maurier Golf Classic: Brandie Burton
- 30 Aug 1993 150,000,000 millionth visitor to Eiffel Tower
- 31 Aug 1993 Minnesota Twins beat Cleveland Indians 5-4 in 22 innings
- 01 Aug 1993 The Great Mississippi and Missouri Rivers Flood of 1993 comes to a peak.
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Music charts
Which were the top hits in August 1993?
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Top #5 songs in the USA
- UB40 - Can't Help Falling In Love
- Tag Team - Whoomp! There It Is
- SWV - Weak
- The Proclaimers - I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)
- Mariah Carey - Dreamlover
Top #5 songs in the UK
- Freddie Mercury - Living On My Own
- Urban Cookie Collective - The Key, The Secret
- Bitty McLean - It Keeps Rainin' (Tears From My Eyes)
- Culture Beat - Mr Vain
- Billy Joel - The River Of Dreams
Movies
Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?
Books
Which were the most popular books released in August 1993?
Honor Among Thieves
By: Jeffrey Archer
Spring 1994, Washington, D.C. -- While the Clinton Administration struggles with domestic policy, a sinister plot six thousand miles away is being executed in Baghdad.
Prime Witness
By: Steve Martini
A series of bizarre murders lead to the arrest and trial of a prime suspect.
Embraced By The Light
By: Betty J. Eadie with Curtis Taylor
Embraced By the Light by Eadie and Taylor is a book in which Betty Eadie recounts her near-death experience and subsequent events.
Listening To Prozac
By: Peter D. Kramer
Prozac was first introduced in 1987 and has been prescribed to almost five million Americans. What is Prozac exactly? Is it a medication?
Secret Ceremonies
By: Deborah Laake
One member of the Mormon Church describes her experience with voodoo-like rituals on her wedding day, as well as the peculiar male dominance, strange teachings and divine revelations.