Three Colors: Blue
Release year: 1993
Directed by: Krzysztof Kieslowski
Starring: Juliette Binoche, Zbigniew Zamachowski, Julie Delpy, Benoît Régent
Country: United States of America
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
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Famous Deaths
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British actor, tall, dark and debonair, a leading adventure star of the '50s.
Non-figurative French painter, stained glass artist, and tapestry designer, part of the new Paris Schooland the Salon de Mai.
CEO (Oakland Tribune), dies at 56.
Founder / owner (KC Royals), dies of lung cancer at 76.
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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?
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The Untouchables
Release year: 1993
Directed by: Brian De Palma
Starring: Kevin Costner, Sean Connery, Robert De Niro, Charles Martin Smith
Country: United States of America
Dazed and Confused
Release year: 1993
Directed by: Richard Linklater
Starring: Jason London, Wiley Wiggins, Matthew McConaughey, Rory Cochrane
Country: United States of America
Searching for Bobby Fischer
Release year: 1993
Directed by: Steven Zaillian
Starring: Joe Mantegna, Ben Kingsley, Max Pomeranc, Joan Allen
Manhattan Murder Mystery
Release year: 1993
Directed by: Woody Allen
Starring: Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Jerry Adler, Lynn Cohen
Books
Which were the most popular books released in August 1993?
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Race Matters
By: Cornel West
The groundbreaking classic Race Matters, now with a new introduction, confirms its status as America's most popular, influential, and original expression of urgent issues.
Maybe (Maybe Not)
By: Robert Fulghum
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERI began a list of contradictory ideas I hold.
After All These Years
By: Susan Isaacs
Rosie Meyers is pleasantly surprised to learn that Richie, her new-rich husband, has decided to leave her for a sophisticated, size-six MBA.
Days Of Grace
By: Arthur Ashe and Arnold Rampersad
"Touching, courageous... All of it--the book, the man, and the life--is rare, beautiful and wonderful. COSMOPOLITANDAYS of Grace is an inspiring story about a man who was the embodiment of courage and elegance.
Pleading Guilty
By: Scott Turow
Scott Turow returns to the well-known Kindle County and gives us Mack Malloy. He is an ex-cop, not quite-ex-drunk, as well as a partner-on the-wane at one of the most powerful law firms in the country.