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
• * 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
• * 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

• 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.
• The prototype for Sonic The Hedgehog 3 was created.
• 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, 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, 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
• * 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, Uruguayan footballer; in Paysandú, Uruguay
• * Jesús Jiménez, Spanish footballer; in Leganés, Spain
• * Shy Martin, Swedish singer and songwriter; in Lerdala, Sweden
• * Leila Mimmack, English actress; in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England
• * Mbagnick Ndiaye, Senegalese Olympic judoka
• * Stoichkov, 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, 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 Croat forces destroyed the Stari Most, or Old Bridge of Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, by tank fire.
• Born:
• * Semi 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, 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