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1993 was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1993rd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 993rd year of the 2nd millennium, the 93rd year of the 20th century, and the 4th year of the 1990s decade.
August 1 – The Great Flood of 1993 comes to a peak. August 4 – A federal judge sentences LAPD officers Stacey Koon and Laurence Powell to 30 months in prison for violating motorist Rodney King's civil rights. August 10 Ruth Bader Ginsburg is sworn in as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. World Youth Day 1993 in Denver, Colorado.
1993 events in the United States by month (13 C) 1993 in American music (10 P) N. 1993 in the Northern Mariana Islands (1 P) 1993 American novels (198 P) P.
October 1993 events in the United States (2 C, 3 P) November 1993 events in the United States (2 C, 10 P) December 1993 events in the United States (2 C, 7 P) C.
1993 — Branch Davidians standoff and fire near Waco, Texas, resulting in the deaths of 81 people including their leader, David Koresh. 1993 — The "Storm of the Century" strikes the Eastern Seaboard, with blizzard conditions and severe weather, killing 300 people and causing $6 billion in damage.
4 March – Former Cabinet minister Nicholas Ridley dies from lung cancer less than a year after retiring from the House of Commons, aged 64.; 16 March – Chancellor Norman Lamont unveils a budget plan which is centred on economic recovery, together with phased introduction of Value Added Tax on domestic fuel bills (8% for 1994).
The following events occurred in December 1993. For a more complete listing of notable deaths this month, see Deaths in December 1993. December 1, 1993 (Wednesday)
This is a summary of significant events in music in 1993. ... UK 1 – Oct 1993, US BB 1 of 1993, The Netherlands 1 – Oct 1993, Austria 1 – Nov 1993, Switzerland ...