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Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003)
See also:
- 1993 in film
- 1993 in literature
- 1993 in music
- 1993 in sports
- 1993 in television
Events
- January 1 - Czechoslovakia divides. Establishment of Slovak Republic and Czech Republic
- January 3 - In Moscow, George H. W. Bush and Boris Yeltsin sign the second Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START).
- January 5 - Washington state executes Westley Allan Dodd by hanging (the first legal hanging in America since 1965).
- January 18 - For the first time, Martin Luther King Jr. holiday is officially observed in all 50 United States states.
- January 19 - IBM announces a $4.97 billion loss for 1992 which is the largest single-year corporate loss in United States history.
- 19 January - Iraq disarmament crisis: Iraq refuses to allow UNSCOM inspectors to use its own aircraft to fly into Iraq, and begins military operations in the demilitarized zone between Iraq and Kuwait, and the northern No-Fly Zone. US forces fire approximately 40 Tomahawk cruise missiles at Baghdad factorys linked to Iraq's illegal nuclear weapons program. Iraq then informs UNSCOM that it will be able to resume its flights.
- January 20 - Bill Clinton succeeds George H. W. Bush as President of the United States of America.
- January 25 - A gunman kills two employees outside CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia
- January 26 - Vaclav Havel elected President of the Czech Republic
- February 8 - General Motors sues NBC after Dateline NBC allegedly rigged two crashes showing that some GM pickups can easily catch fire if hit in certain places. NBC settled the lawsuit the next day.
- February 11 - Irina Privalova runs a world indoor record over 60 meters.
- 11 February - Janet Reno is selected by President Clinton as US Attorney General.
- February 26 - World Trade Center bombing: In New York City, a van bomb parked below the North Tower of the World Trade Center goes off, killing 6 and injuring over a thousand.
- February 23 - Gary Coleman wins a $1,280,000 lawsuit against his parents.
- February 28 - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agents raid the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas with a warrant to arrest cult leader David Koresh on federal firearms violations. Four agents and six Davidians die in the raid and a 51-day standoff begins.
- March 4 - Authorities announce the capture of suspected World Trade Center bombing conspirator Mohammad Salameh.
- March 9 -Rodney King testifies at the federal trial of four Los Angeles, California police officers accused of violating King's civil rights when they beat him during an arrest.
- March 11 - Janet Reno is confirmed by the United States Senate and sworn-in the next day becoming the first female Attorney General of the United States.
- March 12 - Several bombs explode in Bombay, India killing about 300 and injuring hundreds more.
- 12 March - North Korea nuclear weapons program: North Korea says that it plans to withdraw from the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty and refuses to allow inspectors access to nuclear sites.
- March 13 - The Great Blizzard of 1993 strikes the eastern U.S., bringing record snowfall and other severe weather all the way from Cuba to Québec.
- March 16 - The blizzard is reported to have killed 184, including many surprised and stranded along the Appalachian Trail.
- March 22 - The Intel Corporation ships the first Pentium chips (80586) 64 bits-60 MHz-100+ MIPS.
- March 27 - Jiang Zemin becomes President of the People's Republic of China.
- March 28 - Gaullists win legislativeelection in France
- 28 March - Balladur becomes prime minister of France
- March 29 - Catherine Callbeck becomes Premier of Prince Edward Island, becoming the first female Premier in Canada.
- March 31 - A bug in a program written by Richard Depew sends an article to 200 newsgroups simultaneously. The term spam is coined by Joel Furr to describe the incident.
- April - Iraqi president Saddam Hussein orders the assassination of George H. W. Bush, while the former US President is visiting Kuwait. Kuwaiti and US forces stop the attempt.
- April 6 - Russian nuclear accident at Tomsk 7.
- April 22 - In Washington, DC, the Holocaust Memorial Museum is dedicated.
- April 22 - Murder of Stephen Lawrence, London, UK.
- May 1 - Former prime minister of France Pierre Bérégovoy commits suicide.
- May 24 - Eritrean independence.
- June 18 - Iraq disarmament crisis: Iraq refuses to allow UNSCOM weapons inspectors to install remote-controlled monitoring cameras at two missile engine test stands.
- June 22 - Japan's New Party Sakigake breaks away from the Liberal Democratic Party.
- June 25 - Kim Campbell becomes Canada's nineteenth Prime Minister.
- June 27 - US President Bill Clinton orders a cruise missile attack on Iraqi intelligence headquarters in the Al-Mansur district, Baghdad, in response to the attempted assassination of former U.S. President George Bush in Kuwait, in May.
- July 5 - Iraq disarmament crisis: UN inspection teams leave Iraq. Iraq then agrees to UNSCOM demands and the inspection teams return
- July 29 - The Israeli Supreme Court acquits accused Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk of all charges and he is set free.
- 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 6 - Louis Freeh is confirmed by the United States Senate to be the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
- August 9 - King Albert II of Belgium is sworn into office nine days after the death of his brother, King Baudouin.
- September 13 - PLO leader Yasir Arafat and Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin shake hands in Washington D.C., after signing a peace accord.
- October 3 - Large scale battle between US forces and local militia in Mogadishu, Somalia
- October 13 - Andreas Papandreou begins his second term as Prime Minister of Greece.
- November 1 - The Maastricht Treaty activates, formally establishing the European Union.
- November 4 - Jean Chrétien becomes Canada's twentieth Prime Minister.
- November 18 - In South Africa, 21 political parties approve a new constitution.
- November 20 - Savings and Loan scandal: The United States Senate Ethics Committee issues a stern censure of California senator Alan Cranston for his "dealings" with savings-and-loan executive Charles Keating.
- November 24 - In the United Kingdom, 11-year olds Robert Thompson and Jon Venables are convicted of the child murder of 2-year-old James Bulger of Liverpool (they were sentenced to "indefinite detention").
- November 30 - US President Bill Clinton signs the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (the Brady Bill) into law.
- December 2 - Shuttle program: STS-61 - NASA launches the Space Shuttle Endeavor on a mission to repair an optical flaw in the Hubble Space Telescope.
- December 2 - War on Drugs: Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar is gunned down in Medellin.
- December 10 - id Softwares DOOM is unleashed upon the world; a revolutionary step in first-person shooter games, both in terms of graphics and gameplay.
- December 30 - Israel and the Vatican establish diplomatic relations.
- The second World Parliament of Religions is held in Chicago
- US President Bill Clinton orders air strikes in Iraq when the country refuses to accept the No-Fly Zone.
- US President Bill Clinton sends 6 American warships to Haiti to enforce United Nations trade sanctions against the military-led regime in that country.
- The Mississippi River and Missouri River flood large portions of the American Midwest.
- ATF raids the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas. The Branch Davidians refuse to leave the compound for several weeks. The compound eventually catches on fire killing most of the cult members, including leader David Koresh.
Year in topic
- 1993 in film
- Schindler's List, directed by Steven Spielberg
- Jurassic Park
- The Fugitive starring Harrison Ford
- The Piano
- Philadelphia starring Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington
- Sleepless in Seattle starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan
- 1993 in literature
- 1993 in music
- February 11 - Howard Stern's radio show begins transmitting to Rochester NY
- 1993 in sports
- January 31 - Super Bowl XXVII Dallas Cowboys (52) def. Buffalo Bills (17)
- March 5 - Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson is banned from international competition for life after testing positive for banned substances for the second time.
- April 1 - Defending NASCAR Winston Cup champion Alan Kulwicki is killed in a plane crash while on his way to a race in Bristol, Tennessee.
- April 30 - During a changeover at a tennis tournament in Hamburg, Germany, Monica Seles is stabbed in the back by a deranged fan of rival Steffi Graf. Seles would not play competitively for more than two years after the incident.
- June 7 - Croatian basketball star Drazen Petrovic, emerging as a superstar for the NBA's New Jersey Nets, is killed in an off-season auto accident in Germany.
- Michael Jordan retires from Basketball to play minor league baseball. (He would later return to basketball in 1994.)
- 1993 in television
- August 19 - The television sitcom, Cheers ends an 11-year run on NBC (the show debuted on September 30, 1982).
- The Late Show with David Letterman premieres on CBS
- Beavis and Butt-head begins airing on MTV.
- 1993 in video games and computing
- September 23 - Sonic the Hedgehog CD is released for the Sega Mega-CD in Japan.
- November 19 - Sonic CD is released for the Sega CD in North America.
Births
Deaths
- January 6 - Rudolf Nureyev, Russian ballet dancer
- January 6 - Dizzy Gillespie, American jazz trumpeter
- January 15 - Sammy Cahn, songwriter
- January 20 - Audrey Hepburn, actress
- January 22 - Abe Kobo, writer
- January 23 - Thomas Dorsey, gospel music singer
- January 24 - Thurgood Marshall, United States Supreme Court justice
- January 26 - Jeanne Sauvé, Governor-General of Canada
- January 27 - André the Giant, professional wrestler, actor
- February 5 - Joseph L. Mankiewicz, writer, producer, director
- February 6 - Arthur Ashe, tennis star, social activist
- February 6 - Joseph Mankiewicz, director, producer, writer
- February 11 - George A Stephen, inventor
- February 11 - Joy Garrett, actress
- February 20 - Ferrucio Lamborghini, automobile manufacturer
- February 24 - Bobby Moore, English footballer
- February 27 - Lillian Gish, actress
- February 28 - Ruby Keeler, actress, singer, dancer
- March 8 - Billy Eckstine, jazz musician
- March 17 - Helen Hayes, actress
- March 24 - John Hersey, author
- April 3 - Pinky Lee, children's television host
- May 1 - Pierre Bérégovoy, Prime Minister of France
- May 8 - Avram Davidson, science fiction writer
- June 7 - Drazen Petrovic, basketball star, New Jersey Nets, considered by many Croatia's greatest player ever, Basketball Hall of Famer
- June 26 - William H. Riker, political scientist
- June 30 - George "Spanky" McFarland, actor
- July 3 - Don Drysdale, major league baseball pitcher
- July 28 - Reggie Lewis, basketball player, Boston Celtics
- July 31 - Baudouin, king of Belgium
- September 27 - Jimmy Doolittle American World War II General.
- October 31 - Federico Fellini, Italian film director
- November 12 - H. R. Haldeman, central figure in the Watergate scandal
- November 21 - Bill Bixby, television actor
- December 2 - Pablo Escobar, drug lord
- December 4 - Frank Zappa, American rock musician
- Oksana Kostina, Russian gymnast.
Nobel Prizes
- Physics - Russell A. Hulse, Joseph H. Taylor Jr
- Chemistry - Kary Mullis, Michael Smith
- Medicine - Richard J. Roberts, Phillip A Sharp
- Literature - Toni Morrison
- Peace - Nelson Mandela and Frederik Willem de Klerk
- Economics - Robert Fogel, Douglas North
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Each winner of the 1993 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit received $10 000 dollars and a medal from the Governor General of Canada. The winners were selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.
English Language
Fiction
Winner:
Other Finalists:
- Carol Shields, The Stone Diaries
- Caroline Adderson, Bad Imaginings
- Thomas King, Green Grass, Running Water
- David Adams Richards, For Those Who Hunt the Wounded Down
- Carol Windley, Visible Light
Poetry
Winner:
Other Finalists:
- Don Coles, Forests of the Medieval World
- Claire Harris, Drawing Down a Daughter
- Monty Reid, Crawlspace: New and Selected Poems
- Douglas Burnet Smith, Voices from a Farther Room
- Patricia Young, More Watery Still
Drama
Winner:
Other Finalists:
- Guillermo Verdecchia, Fronteras Americanas
- Daniel MacIvor, House Humans
- Raymond Storey, The Saints and Apostles
- David Young, Glenn
Non-Fiction
Winner:
Other Finalists:
- Karen Connelly, Touch the Dragon
- Marq de Villiers, The Heartbreak Grape: A Journey in Search of the Perfect Pinot Noir
- Marian Fowler, In a Gilded Cage
- Jane Jacobs, Systems of Survival
- Noël Mostert, Frontiers
Children's Literature - Text
Winner:
Other Finalists:
- Tim Wynne-Jones, Some of the Kinder Planets
- Mitzi Dale, Bryna Means Courage
- James Houston, Drifting Snow: An Arctic Search
- Carol Matas, Daniel's Story
- Shirley Sterling, My Name Is Seepeetza
Children's Literature - Illustration
Winner:
Other Finalists:
- Mireille Levert, Sleep Tight, Mrs. Ming
- Scott Cameron, Beethoven Lives Upstairs
- Marc Mongeau, There Were Monkeys in My Kitchen!
- Russ Willms , Brewster Rooster
- Leo Yerxa, Last Leaf First Snowflake to Fall
Translation (from French to English)
Winner:
Other Finalists:
- D.G. Jones, Categorics One, Two and Three
- Jane Brierley, The Maerlande Chronicles
- Sheila Fischman, Following the Summer
- Linda Gaboriau, The Eye Is an Eagle
- Käthe Roth, The Last Cod Fish
French Language
Fiction
Winner:
Other Finalists:
- Nancy Huston, Cantique des plaines
- Esther Croft, Au commencement était le froid
- Robert Lalonde, Sept lacs plus au nord
- Rober Racine, Le Mal de Vienne
- Pierre Yergeau, Tu attends la neige, Léonard?
Poetry
Winner:
Other Finalists:
- Denise Desautels, Le Saut de l'ange
- Denise Boucher, Grandeur nature
- Roger Des Roches, La Réalité
- Madeleine Gagnon, La Terre est remplie de langage
- Serge Patrice Thibodeau, Le Cycle de Prague
Drama
Winner:
Other Finalists:
- Daniel Danis, Celle-là
- Jasmine Dubé, Petit Monstre
- Gilbert Dupuis, Kushapatshikan
Non-Fiction
Winner:
Other Finalists:
- François Paré, Les Littératures de l'exiguïté
- Léon Dion, Québec 1945-2000 : Les intellectuels et le temps de Duplessis
- Maurice Lemire, Formation de l'imaginaire littéraire au Québec 1764-1867
- Jean Terrasse, De Mentor à Orphée
- Andrée Yanacopoulo, Hans Selye ou la Cathédrale du stress
Children's Literature - Text
Winner:
Other Finalists:
- Michèle Marineau, La Route de Chlifa
- Yves Beauchemin, Antoine et Alfred
- Dominique Demers, Les grands sapins ne meurent pas
- Raymond Plante, Les Dents de la poule
Children's Literature - Illustration
Winner:
Other Finalists:
- Stéphane Jorisch, Le Monde selon Jean de ...
- Francis Back, Des crayons qui trichent
- Michel Bisson, Thomas et la nuit
- Sheldon Cohen, Le Plus Long Circuit
- François Vaillancourt, Le Premier Voyage de Monsieur Patapoum
Translation (from English to French)
Winner:
Other Finalists:
- Marie José Thériault, L'Oeuvre du Gallois
- Hervé Juste, Histoire de la sécurité sociale au Canada
- Charlotte Melançon, Grandeur et misère de la modernité
Other Governor General's Awards:
2003 - 2002 - 2001 - 2000 - 1999 - 1998 - 1997 - 1996 - 1995 - 1994 - 1993 - 1992 - 1991 - 1990 - 1989 - 1988 - 1987 - 1986 - 1985 - 1984 - 1983 - 1982 - 1981 - 1980 - 1979 - 1978 - 1977 - 1976 - 1975 - 1974 - 1973 - 1972 - 1971 - 1970 - 1969 - 1968 - 1967 - 1966 - 1965 - 1964 - 1963 - 1962 - 1961 - 1960 - 1959 - 1958 - 1957 - 1956 - 1955 - 1954 - 1953 - 1952 - 1951 - 1950 - 1949 - 1948 - 1947 - 1946 - 1945 - 1944 - 1943 - 1942 - 1941 - 1940 - 1939 - 1938 - 1937 - 1936
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See also: 1992 in Canada, other events of 1993, 1994 in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'.
Events
Births
- Brian Mulroney resigns as Prime Minister of Canada
- Kim Campbell becomes Canada's first female Prime Minister
Deaths
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See also: 1992 in film, other events of 1993, 1994 in film, list of 'years in film'.
Events
- March 31 - Actor Brandon Lee is accidentally killed during the filming of The Crow.
- April 12 - Actress Lisa Bonet files for divorce from Lenny Kravitz.
- April 17 - The Bangles' Susanna Hoffs marries screenwriter M. Jay Roach in Los Angeles, California
- Actress Kim Basinger files for bankruptcy after a California judge orders her to pay $7.4 million for refusing to honor a verbal contract to star in the movie Boxing Helena. As a result, Bassinger loses the town that she purchased in 1989, Braselton, Georgia, to her partner in the deal, the pension fund of Chicago-based Ameritech Corp
Top Grossing Films of the Year
- Jurassic Park
- Mrs. Doubtfire, starring Robin Williams
- The Fugitive, starring Harrison Ford
- The Firm, starring Tom Cruise
- Sleepless in Seattle, starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan
- Indecent Proposal, starring Demi Moore and Robert Redford
- In the Line of Fire
- The Pelican Brief
- Schindler's List
- Cliffhanger, starring Sylvester Stallone
Births
Deaths
- January 20 - Audrey Hepburn, actress
- February 11 - Joy Garrett, actress
- February 28 - Ruby Keeler, singer, actress
- July 9 - Will Rogers Jr, actor
- June 30 - George "Spanky" McFarland, actor
- October 10 - John Bindon, actor, bodyguard
- October 31 - Federico Fellini, Italian film director
- October 31 - River Phoenix, actor
- December 4 - Frank Zappa, 52, songwriter
Other Movies Released
- ''For a Lost Soldier, director Roeland Kerbosch, starring Jeroen Krabbe (adult Jeroen), Maarten Smit (young Jeroen), Andrew Kelley (Canadian soldier Walt)
- The Piano
- Philadelphia, starring Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington
- Three Colors: Blue - 1st of the Krzysztof Kieslowski trilogy, starring Juliette Binoche
- Three Colors: White - 2nd of the Krzysztof Kieslowski trilogy, starring Julie Delpy
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See also: 1992 in literature, other events of 1993, 1994 in literature, list of years in literature.
Events
- Professor Stephen Hawking's book, A Brief History of Time, becomes the longest running book on the bestseller list of The Sunday Times.
- November 17 - Annie Proulx wins the National Book Award for her novel The Shipping News.
New Books
- Barnyard Dance - Sandra Boynton
- The Christmas Box - Richard Paul Evans
- The Client - John Grisham
- Honour Among Thieves - Jeffrey Archer
- The Hope - Herman Wouk
- In the Eye of the Sun - Ahdaf Soueif
- Lasher - Anne Rice
- Like Water for Chocolate - Laura Esquivel
- Losing Eddie - Deborah Joy Corey
- ''Men at Arms - Terry Pratchett
- Moving Mars - Greg Bear
- The Night Manager - John le Carré
- Nightmares and Dreamscapes - Stephen King
- Pleading Guilty - Scott Turow
- Le Rocher de Tanios - Amin Maalouf
- The Scorpio Illusion - Robert Ludlum
- Shadows of the Pomegranate Tree - Tariq Ali
- Slow Waltz at Cedar Bend - Robert James Waller
- Too Big To Fail - Walter Stewart
- Vanished - Danielle Steel
- Without Remorse - Tom Clancy
Births
Deaths
- January 22 - Abe Kobo, writer
- February 6 - Joseph Mankiewicz, director, producer, writer
Awards
- Booker Prize: Roody Doyle, Paddy Clark Ha Ha Ha
- See 1993 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
- Nebula Award: Kim Stanley Robinson, Red Mars
- Newbery Medal for children's literature: Cynthia Rylant, Missing May
- Nobel Prize for Literature: Toni Morrison
- Prix Goncourt: Amin Maalouf, Le Rocher de Tanios
- Prix Décembre: René de Obaldia. Exobiographie
- Prix Médicis French: Emmanuèle Bernheim, Sa femme
- Prix Médicis International: Paul Auster, Leviathan
- Pulitzer Prize for Drama: Tony Kushner, Angels in America: Millennium Approaches
- Pulitzer Prize for Fiction: Robert Olen Butler, A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain
- Pulitzer Prize for Poetry: Louise Gluck, The Wild Iris
- Whitbread Best Book Award: Joan Brady, Theory of War
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See also: 1992 in music, other events of 1993, 1994 in music and the list of 'years in music'.
Events
- January 8 - The U.S. Postal service issues an Elvis Presley stamp. The design was voted on in February of 1992.
- January 12 - The original members of Cream reunite for a performance at their Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Los Angeles, California
- January 13 - Bobby Brown is arrested in Augusta, Georgia for simulating a sex act onstage.
- February 10 - Oprah Winfrey interviews Michael Jackson during a prime time special. It is Jackson's first interview in 15 years.
- February 14 - Harry Nilsson suffers a non fatal heart attack
- March 4 - Patti LaBelle receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
- April - Green Day signs a contract to Reprise Records
- April 12 - Actress Lisa Bonet files for divorce from Lenny Kravitz.
- April 16 - Paul McCartney headlines a concert at the Hollywood Bowl to celebrate "Earth Day". Other performers included Ringo Starr, Steve Miller and Don Henley
- April 21 - Former Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman marries Suzanne Accosta
- April 17 - The Bangles' Susanna Hoffs marries screenwriter M. Jay Roach in Los Angeles, California
- April 24 - Willie Nelson, John Cougar Mellencamp, Neil Young and more than 30 other artists perform at Farm Aid 6 in Ames, Iowa
- April 29 - An animated version of Barry White appears on an episode of The Simpsons.
- October 3 - Sinéad O'Connor stirs up controversy when she rips up a picture of the Pope on Saturday Night Live
- November 19 - Pearl Jam singer Eddie Vedder was arrested in New Orleans on charges of public drunkenness after a bar room brawl.
- The Wu-Tang Clan's musical career begins
- Beck's musical career begins
- Bush's musical career begins
- Weezer's musical career begins
- Michael Jackson denies child molestation charges in a four minute statement which is broadcast live on television.
- Big Ass Truck form
- Citizen King form
- The Crystal Method form
- Jimmy Eat World form
- Nada Surf form
- Oasis form in Manchester, England
- Natalie Merchant leaves 10,000 Maniacs after being in the band for twelve years.
Albums released
- Dirt - Alice In Chains
- Breaking Things - All
- Rise - Bad Brains
- Recipe For Hate - Bad Religion
- Flyswatter - Blink-182 (debut EP demo)
- Modern Life Is Rubbish - Blur
- Self-Titled - Candlebox
- Both Sides - Phil Collins
- Mexican Moon - Concrete Blonde
- Coverdale Page - Coverdale Page
- Near Death Experience - Cro-Mags
- August and Everything After - Counting Crows (debut)
- Live at the Royal Albert Hall - Emerson, Lake & Palmer
- Soul of a New Machine - Fear Factory (debut)
- Mr. Machinery Operator - fIREHOSE
- In on the Kill Taker - Fugazi
- Superstar Car Wash - Goo Goo Dolls (first album in three years)
- The Spagetti Incident - Guns 'N' Roses
- Take Me As I Am - Faith Hill (debut)
- Jerky Boys 1 - Jerky Boys (debut)
- Nightcap - Jethro Tull
- Are You Gonna Go My Way - Lenny Kravitz
- Far Gone - Love Battery
- Houdini - Melvins
- Boces - Mercury Rev
- Something for Joey - Mercury Rev
- Gun Crazy - Mr. T Experience
- Five Dollar Bob's Mock Cooter Stew - Mudhoney
- In Utero - Nirvana (final album)
- White Trash, Two Heebs and a Bean - NOFX
- Don't Miss the Train - No Use for a Name
- Igniton - The Offspring
- Vs - Pearl Jam
- Unknown Road - Pennywise
- Rid of Me - PJ Harvey
- 4-Track Demos - PJ Harvey
- Pablo Honey - Radiohead (debut)
- Out the Shizzy - 7 Seconds
- Smeared - Sloan
- Siamese Dream - The Smashing Pumpkins
- Transient Random-Noise Bursts With Announcements - Stereolab
- The Groop Played Space Age Bachelor Pad Music - Stereolab
- 40 Oz. to Freedom - Sublime (debut)
- Music - 311 (debut)
- Undertow - Tool (debut full-length)
- Zooropa - U2
- Pop Smear - The Verve Pipe (debut full-length)
- Pull - Winger
Top hits
- "Bombtrack" - Rage Against the Machine
- "Both Sides Of The Story" - Phil Collins
- "Bullet In The Head" - Rage Against the Machine
- "Creep" - Radiohead
- "Cryin'" - Aerosmith
- "Date Rape" - Sublime
- "Deeper And Deeper" - Madonna
- "Hey Jealousy" - Gin Blossoms
- "I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)" - Meatloaf
- "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" - The Proclaimers
- "Killing In The Name" - Rage Against the Machine
- "Man On The Moon" - R.E.M
- "On the Sea" - Vertical Horizon
- "Pets" - Porno for Pyros
- "Plush" - Stone Temple Pilots
- "Rooster" - Alice in Chains
- "Sober" - Tool
- "Two Princes" - The Spin Doctors
- "The World Around Me" - King's X
Musical theater
- Annie Warbucks off-Broadway production
- Blood Brothers Broadway production
- Cyrano Broadway production
- Goodbye Girl Broadway production
- Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Broadway revival
- Kiss of the Spiderwoman Broadway production
- My Fair Lady Broadway revival
- She Loves Me Broadway revival
Births
Deaths
- March 28 - Buddy Red Bow (44), Lakota country and western singer
- April 30 - Mick Ronson, guitarist, liver cancer
- December 4 - Frank Zappa, American rock musician/composer
- December 5 - Doug Hopkins, guitarist and songwriter for Gin Blossoms
- June 5 - Harold Jenkins a.k.a Conway Twitty country rock singer
Awards
- The following artists are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: The Animals, The Band, Duane Eddy, The Grateful Dead, Elton John, John Lennon, Bob Marley and Rod Stewart
- Grammy Awards of 1993
- Eurovision Song Contest 1993
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See also: 1992 in sports, other events of 1993, 1994 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.
Auto Racing
- Stock car racing:
- Dale Jarrett won the Daytona 500
- NASCAR Championship - Dale Earnhardt
- Two top NASCAR drivers--Alan Kulwicki, the 1992 series champion, and Davey Allison--were killed in aviation accidents. Kulwicki died in a plane crash while on his way to a race; Allison died in a helicopter crash during a race weekend.
- Indianapolis 500 - Emerson Fittipaldi
- CART Racing - season championship won by Nigel Mansell
- Formula One Championship - Alain Prost of France
- 24 hours of Le Mans:
- won by the team of Gary Brabham / Christophe Bouchut / Éric Helary driving a Peugeot 905
- Rally racing - the team of Didier Auriol / Bernard Occelli won the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD
- Drag racing:
- Eddie Hill won the NHRA "Top Fuel" championship
- Rance McDaniel won "Top Fuel" at the NHRA Winston Finals
Baseball
- World Series: Toronto Blue Jays won 4 games to 2 over the Philadelphia Phillies. The Series MVP was Paul Molitor, Toronto
Basketball
- NCAA Men's Basketball Championship:
- North Carolina wins 77-71 over Michigan
- NBA Finals:
- Chicago Bulls win 4 games to 2 over the Phoenix Suns to complete their first three-peat of the decade (see John Paxson).
Boxing
- March 13 - Michael Carbajal comes off the floor twice to knock out Humberto Gonzalez in seven rounds and unify the world's Jr. Flyweight title in the fight of the year
- November 12 - Evander Holyfield beats Riddick Bowe by decision in twelve rounds to regain the world's unified Heavyweight title. It is the fan man fight.
Cycling
- Giro d'Italia won by Miguel Indurain of Spain
- Tour de France - Miguel Indurain of Spain
- World Cycling Championship: Lance Armstrong of United States
Figure Skating
- World Figure Skating Championships:
- Men's champion: Kurt Browning, Canada
- Women's champion: Oksana Bajul, Ukraine
- Pairs champions: Isabelle Brasseur & Lloyd Eisler, Canada
Football (Soccer)
- April 27 - 18 members of the Zambian national soccer team die in a plane crash off Libreville, Gabon
- England - FA Cup:
- Arsenal won 1 - 1; 2 - 1 (replay, aet) over Sheffield Wednesday
Football (American)
- Super Bowl XXVII: Dallas Cowboys won 52-17 over the Buffalo Bills
Canadian Football League
- Grey Cup: Edmonton Eskimos win 33-23 over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- Vanier Cup: Toronto Varsity Blues won 37-34 over Calgary Dinos
Golf
Men's Golf
Women's Golf
- Grand Slam of golf results:
- May - The Masters - Bernhard Langer
- June - US Open - Lee Janzen
- July - British Open - Greg Norman
- August - PGA Championship - Paul Azinger
- PGA tour's leading money winner for the year: Nick Price - $1,478,557
- PGA Champions Tour leading money winner: Dave Stockton - $1,175,944
- Ryder Cup: United States team won 15-13 over the Europe team in world golf.
- US Women's Open - Lauri Merten
- LPGA Championship - Patty Sheehan
- Betsy King: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $595,992.
Thoroughbred Horse Racing
- Australia - Melbourne Cup - Vintage Crop
- Canada - Queen's Plate - Peteski
- France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Urban Sea
- Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - Commander in Chief
- English Triple Crown Races:
- Two Thousand Guineas Stakes - Zafonic
- Epsom Derby - Commander in Chief
- St. Leger Stakes - Bob's Return
- United States Triple Crown Races:
- Kentucky Derby - Sea Hero
- Preakness Stakes - Prarie Bayou
- Belmont Stakes - Colonial Affair
Harness Racing
- North America Cup - Presidential Ball
- United States Pacing Triple Crown races:
- Cane Pace - Riyadh
- Little Brown Jug - Life Sign
- Messenger Stakes - Riyadh
- United States Trotting Triple Crown races:
- Hambletonian - American Winner
- Yonkers Trot - American Winner
- Kentucky Futurity - Pine Chip
- Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship:
- Pacers: Jack Morris
- Trotters: Night Allowance
Ice Hockey
- Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins
- Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins
- Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens win 4 games to 1 over the Los Angeles Kings
- World Hockey Championship
- Men's champion: Russia defeated Sweden
- Junior Men's champion: Canada won over Sweden
Skiing
- Alpine Skiing
- The men's overall season champion: Marc Girardelli, Luxembourg
- The women's overall season champion: Anita Wachter, Austria
Tennis
- Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
- Australian Open - Jim Courier
- French Open - Sergi Bruguera
- Wimbledon championships - Pete Sampras
- US Open - Pete Sampras
- Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
- Australian Open - Monica Seles
- French Open - Steffi Graf
- Wimbledon championships - Steffi Graf
- US Open - Steffi Graf
- Davis Cup of world tennis won by Germany 4-1 over Australia.
- April 30 - During a changeover at a tournament in Hamburg, Germany, Monica Seles is stabbed in the back by a deranged fan of rival Steffi Graf. Seles would not play competitively for more than two years after the incident.
General sporting events
- Embassy World Snooker Championship:
- Stephen Hendry won 18-5 over Jimmy White
- Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion:
- Jeff King won with lead dogs: Herbie & Kitty
Births
Deaths
- January 21 - Charlie Gehringer, Major League Baseball, player (1924-1942)
- February 20 - Ferruccio Lamborghini, Italian auto-designer
- February 24 - Bobby Moore, English soccer star
- March 22 - Steve Olin & Tim Crews, pitchers Cleveland Indians, boating accident
- April 1 - Alan Kulwicki, NASCAR's 1992 champion, died in a plane crash
- April 2 - Klaas Schenk, Dutch speed skater
- May 29 - Billy Conn, boxer
- June 2 - Johnny Mize, Major League Baseball, player (1936-1953)
- June 7 - Drazen Petrovic 28, Croatian NBA player, New Jersey Nets
- June 26 - Roy Campanella, Major League Baseball great
- July 3 - Don Drysdale, Major League Baseball, player (1956-1969)
- July 13 - Davey Allison, NASCAR race driver, died in a helicopter crash
- July 27 - Reggie Lewis 27, NBA star, Boston Celtics
- September 12 - Willie Mosconi, 15-time World Pocket Billiards champion
- October 9 - Geert de Vlaeminck 26, Belgian champion cyclist
- November 12 - Bill Dickey, Baseball Hall of Fame, player (1928-1946)
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See also: 1992 in television, other events of 1993, 1994 in television and the list of 'years in television'.
Events
- February 10 - Oprah Winfrey interviews Michael Jackson during a prime time special. It is Jackson's first interview in 15 years.
- April 12 - Actress Lisa Bonet files for divorce from Lenny Kravitz.
- April 29 - An animated version of Barry White appears on an episode of The Simpsons.
- May 20 - The television sitcom, Cheers ends an 11-year run on NBC (the show debuted on September 30, 1982).
- October 3 - Sinéad O'Connor stirs up controversy when she rips up a picture of the Pope on Saturday Night Live
- Jay Leno becomes the new host for NBC's The Tonight Show
Debuts
- The Late Show with David Letterman premieres on CBS (1993-present)
- Beavis and Butthead begins airing on MTV. (1993-1997)
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien premieres (1993-present)
- The Nanny premieres on CBS (1993-1999)
- Frasier premieres on NBC (1993-present)
- The controversial NYPD Blue premieres on ABC (1993-present)
Other Popular Television Shows
- All My Children (1970-present)
- Cops (1989-present)
- Full House (1987-1995)
- Home Improvement (1991-1999)
- Inspector Morse (1987-2000)
- Jeopardy (1984-present)
- The Larry Sanders Show (1992-1998)
- Law & Order (1990-present)
- Married with Children (1987-1997)
- MTV (1981-present)
- Murder, She Wrote (1984-1996)
- One Foot in the Grave (1990-2000)
- The Real World (1992-present)
- Roseanne (1988-1997)
- Rugrats (1991-present)
- Saturday Night Live (1975-present)
- Seinfeld (1989-1998)
- Sesame Street (1969-present)
- The Simpsons (1989-present)
- The Tonight Show (1954-present)
- VH-1 (1985-present)
- Wheel of Fortune (1975-present)
Ending this year
- Cheers (1982-1993)
- Designing Women (1986-1993)
- A Different World (1987-1993)
- Knots Landing (1979-1993)
- Late Night with David Letterman (1982-1993) (though Letterman will move to CBS)
- Life Goes On (1989-1993)
- The Wonder Years (1988-1993)
Births
Deaths
- January 20 - Audrey Hepburn, actress
- June 30 - George "Spanky" McFarland, actor
- November 21 - Bill Bixby, television actor
- December 4 - Frank Zappa, 42, actor/songwriter
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See also: 1993 in literature, other events of 1994, 1995 in literature, list of years in literature.
Events
- First Giller Prize for Canadian Fiction awarded.
New Books
- Accident - Danielle Steel
- The Celestine Prophecy - James Redfield
- The Chamber - John Grisham
- Creatures of the Kingdom - James A. Michener
- Dark Rivers of the Heart - Dean R. Koontz
- Daughter of Damascus - Shiham Turjuman
- Dead Right - David Frum
- The Debt of Honor - Tom Clancy
- Disclosure - Michael Crichton
- The Gift - Danielle Steel
- The Ice Storm - Rick Moody
- In Search of CHURCHILL - Martin Gilbert
- Interesting Times - Terry Pratchett
- In the Lake of the Woods - Tim O'Brien
- Insomnia - Stephen King
- Just Like That - Lily Brett
- Nothing Lasts Forever - Sidney Sheldon
- Point de côté - Judith Godrèche
- Politically Correct Bedtime Stories - James Finn Garner
- Recessional - James A. Michener
- Songs of Earth and Power - Greg Bear
- Soul Music - Terry Pratchett
- The Stone Diaries - Carol Shields
- Troubling a Star - Madeleine L'Engle
- La Virevolte - Nancy Huston
- The Wind in the Wheat, by Reed Arvin
- Wings - Danielle Steel
Births
Deaths
- January 30 - Pierre Boulle, author
- February 6 - Jack Kirby, comic book writer
- March 28 - Eugene Ionesco, playwright
- April 16 - Ralph Ellison, scholar, writer
Awards
- Booker Prize: James Kelman, How Late It Was, How Late
- Giller Prize for Canadian Fiction: M.G. Vassanji, The Book of Secrets
- See 1994 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
- Nebula Award: Greg Bear, Moving Mars
- Newbery Medal for children's literature: Lois Lowry, The Giver
- Nobel Prize for Literature: Kenzaburo Oe
- Prix Goncourt: Didier Van Cauwelaert, Un Aller simple
- Prix Décembre: Jean Hatzfeld, L'Air de guerre and Éric Holder, La Belle Jardinière
- Prix Médicis French: Yves Berger , Immobile dans le courant du fleuve
- Prix Médicis International: Robert Schneider, Frère Sommeil
- Pulitzer Prize for Drama: Edward Albee, Three Tall Women
- Pulitzer Prize for Fiction: E. Annie Proulx, The Shipping News
- Pulitzer Prize for Poetry: Yusef Komunyakaa, Neon Vernacular: New and Selected Poems
- Whitbread Best Book Award: William Trevor, Felicia’s Journey
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See also: 1998 in film, other events of 1999, 2000 in film, list of 'years in film'.
Events
- April 7 - Star Wars fans begin lining up at movie theaters in Westwood and Hollywood to buy tickets for Star Wars, Episode I - The Phantom Menace, a film that will not be opening for another six weeks.
- May 3 - A Durham, North Carolina woman named Jennifer Briggs changes her name to Obi-Wan Kenobi Briggs in honor of the Star Wars character. Ms. Briggs wins $1000 from a local radio station for changing her name.
Top Grossing Films of the Year
21 movies in 1999 grossed over $100 million.
- Star Wars, Episode I - The Phantom Menace: $431,088,297
- The Sixth Sense, starring Bruce Willis and Haley Joel Osment: $293,506,292
- Toy Story 2: $245,852,179
- Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, starring Mike Myers: $206,040,086
- The Matrix: $171,479,930
- Tarzan: $171,091,819
- Big Daddy: $163,479,795
- The Mummy: $155,385,488
- Runaway Bride, starring Richard Gere and Julia Roberts: $152,257,509
- The Blair Witch Project: $140,539,099
- Stuart Little: $140,035,367
- The Green Mile: $136,801,374
- American Beauty: $130,096,601
- The World Is Not Enough: $126,943,684
- Double Jeopardy: $116,741,558
Births
Deaths
- February 20 - Gene Siskel, film critic, Siskel and Ebert
Other Movies Released
- American Beauty
- American Pie
- An Extremely Goofy Movie, starring Jason Marsden
- Big Daddy, starring Adam Sandler
- Bowfinger, starring Eddie Murphy and Steve Martin
- Dudley Do-Right
- Galaxy Quest
- The Green Mile, starring Tom Hanks
- The Haunting
- Radiohead: Meeting People Is Easy (DVD Release)
- ''The Omega Code
- Tarzan
- The World Is Not Enough
- Trick
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The Eurovision Song Contest 1993 was the 38th Eurovision, it was held in Ireland on May 15th and the presenter was Fionnuala Sweeney. Niamh Kavanagh was the winner of this Eurovision with the song, In Your Eyes .
1993 Eurovision Song Contest Country Artist(s) Song Place Points Austria Tony Wegas Maria Magdalena 14 32 Belgium Barbara Iemand Als Jij 25 3 Bosnia and Herzegovina Fazla Sva bol svijeta 16 27 Croatia Put Don't Ever Cry 15 31 Cyprus Zymbolakis & Van Beke Mi Stamatas 19 17 Denmark Tommy Seebach Under Stjernerne Paa Himlen 22 9 Finland Katri Helena Tule Luo 17 20 France Patrick Fiori Mama Corsica 4 124 Germany Münchener Freiheit Viel Zu Weit 18 18 Greece Keti Garbi Ellada, Hora Tou Photos 9 64 Iceland Inga Pa Veistu Svarid 13 42 Ireland Niamh Kavanagh In Your Eyes 1 187 Israel Lahakat Shiru Shiru 24 4 Italy Enrico Ruggeri Sole d'Europa 12 45 Luxembourg Modern Times Donne-Moi Une Chance De Te Dire 20 11 Malta William Mangion This Time 8 69 Netherlands Ruth Jacott Vrede 6 92 Norway Silje Vige Alle Mine Tanker 5 120 Portugal Anabela A Cidade Ate Ser Dia 10 60 Slovenia 1X Band Tih de?even dan 22 9 Spain Eva Santamaria Hombres 11 58 Sweden Arvingarna Eloise 7 89 Switzerland Annie Cotton Moi, Tout Simplement 3 148 Turkey Burak Aydos Esmer Yarim 21 10 United Kingdom Sonia Better The Devil You Know 2 164 Venue: Green Glens Arena - Millstreet, Ireland The table is ordered by the countries names. First Appearances
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Slovenia
Voting Structure
Each Country had a Jury who awarded 12, 10, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 points for their top ten songs.1956 - 1957 - 1958 - 1959 - 1960 - 1961 - 1962 - 1963 - 1964 - 1965 - 1966 - 1967 - 1968 - 1969 - 1970 - 1971 - 1972 - 1973 - 1974 - 1975 - 1976 - 1977 - 1978 - 1979 - 1980 - 1981 - 1982 - 1983 - 1984 - 1985 - 1986 - 1987 - 1988 - 1989 - 1990 - 1991 - 1992 - 1993 - 1994 - 1995 - 1996 - 1997 - 1998 - 1999 - 2000 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004
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- Venue: ??? - Stockholm, Sweden
- 1st Place: Zenaida Yanowsky - Spain
- 2nd Place: Kusha Alexi-Angst - Switzerland
- 3rd Place: Gregor Hatala - Austria and Raphaëlle Delaunay-Belleville - France
See also
- Eurovision Young Dancers Competition
Other Eurovision Young Dancers Competitions
1985 - 1987 - 1989 - 1991 - 1993 - 1995 - 1997 - 1999 - 2001 - 2003 - 2005Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Eurovision Young Dancers Competition 1993."
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The 35th Grammy Awards were held in 1993. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year.
Alternative
- Record of the Year
- Russ Titelman (producer) & Eric Clapton for "Tears in Heaven"
- Album of the Year
- Russ Titelman (producer) & Eric Clapton for Unplugged
- Song of the Year
- Eric Clapton & Will Jennings (songwriters) for "Tears in Heaven"
- Best New Artist
- Arrested Development
Blues
- Best Alternative Music Album
- Tom Waits for Bone Machine
Children's
- Best Traditional Blues Album
- Dr. John for Goin' Back to New Orleans
- Best Contemporary Blues Album
- Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble for The Sky Is Crying
Classical
- Best Recording for Children
- Alan Menken & Howard Ashman (songwriters) for Beauty and the Beast - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack performed by various artists
Comedy
- Best Classical Album
- Horst Dittberner (producer), Leonard Bernstein (conductor) & the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra for Mahler: Symphony No. 9
- Best Orchestral Recording
- Leonard Bernstein (conductor) & the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra for Mahler: Symphony No. 9
- Best Opera Recording
- Christopher Raeburn, Morten Winding, Stephen Trainor (producers), Georg Solti (conductor), Hildegard Behrens, Jose Van Dam, Julia Varady, Plácido Domingo, Reinhild Runkel, Sumi Jo & the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra for R. Strauss: Die Frau Ohne Schatten
- Best Performance of a Choral Work
- Herbert Blomstedt (conductor), Vance George (choir director), the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, the San Francisco Symphony Boys Choir & the San Francisco Symphony Girls Choir for Orff: Carmina Burana
- Best Classical Performance-Instrumental Soloist(s) (with orchestra)
- Lorin Maazel (conductor), Yo-Yo Ma & the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra for Prokofiev: Sinfonia Concertante/Tchaikovsky: Variations On A Rococo Theme
- Best Classical Performance-Instrumental Soloist(s) (without orchestra)
- Vladimir Horowitz for Horowitz - Discovered Treasures (Chopin, Liszt, Scarlatti, Scriabin, Clementi)
- Best Chamber Music Performance
- Emanuel Ax & Yo-Yo Ma for Brahms: Sonatas for Cello & Piano
- Best Classical Vocal Performance
- Kathleen Battle & Margo Garrett for Kathleen Battle At Carnegie Hall (Handel, Mozart, Liszt, Strauss, etc.)
- Best Contemporary Composition
- Samuel Barber (composer), Andrew Schnenck (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Barber: The Lovers
Composing and arranging
- Best Comedy Album
- Peter Schickele for P.D.Q. Bach: Music for an Awful Lot of Winds & Percussion
Country
- Best Instrumental Composition
- Benny Carter (composer) for "Harlem Renaissance Suite"
- Best Instrumental Composition Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television
- Alan Menken (composer) for Beauty and the Beast performed by various artists
- Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television
- Alan Menken & Howard Ashman (songwriters) for "Beauty and the Beast" performed by Celine Dion & Peabo Bryson
- Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
- Johnny Mandel (arranger) for "Here's to Life" performed by Shirley Horn
- Best Arrangement on an Instrumental
- Rob McConnell (arranger) for "Strike Up the Band " performed by Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass
Folk
- Best Country Vocal Performance, Female
- Mary Chapin Carpenter for "I Feel Lucky"
- Best Country Vocal Performance, Male
- Vince Gill for I Still Believe in You
- Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
- Emmylou Harris & the Nash Ramblers for Emmylou Harris & the Nash Ramblers at the Ryman''
- Best Country Vocal Collaboration
- Marty Stuart & Travis Tritt for "The Whiskey Ain't Workin' "
- Best Country Instrumental Performance
- Chet Atkins & Jerry Reed for Sneakin' Around
- Best Country Song
- John Jarvis & Vince Gill (songwriters) for "I Still Believe In You" performed by Vince Gill
- Best Bluegrass Album
- Alison Krauss & Union Station for Every Time You Say Goodbye
Gospel
- Best Traditional Folk Recording
- The Chieftains for An Irish Evening - Live at the Grand Opera House, Belfast
- Best Contemporary Folk Recording
- The Chieftains for Another Country
Historical
- Best Pop Gospel Album
- Steven Curtis Chapman for The Great Adventure
- Best Rock/Contemporary Gospel Album
- Petra for Unseen Power
- Best Southern Gospel Album
- Bruce Carroll for Sometimes Miracles Hide
- Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album
- Shirley Caesar for He's Working It Out For You
- Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album
- Mervyn E. Warren (producer) for Handel's Messiah - A Soulful Celebration performed by various artists
- Best Gospel Album by a Choir or Chorus
- Edwin Hawkins (choir director) for Edwin Hawkins Music & Arts Seminar Mass Choir - Recorded Live in Los Angeles performed by the Music & Arts Seminar Mass Choir
Jazz
- Best Historical Album
- Michael Cuscuna (producer) for The Complete Capitol Recordings of The Nat "King" Cole Trio
Latin
- Best Jazz Vocal Performance
- Bobby McFerrin for " 'Round Midnight"
- Best Contemporary Jazz Performance, Instrumental
- Pat Metheny for Secret Story
- Best Jazz Instrumental Solo
- Joe Henderson for "Lush Life"
- Best Instrumental Jazz Performance, Individual or Group
- Branford Marsalis for I Heard You Twice The First Time
- Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance
- McCoy Tyner for The Turning Point
Musical Show
- Best Latin Pop Album
- Jon Secada for Otro Dia Mas Sin Verte
- Best Tropical Latin Album
- Linda Ronstadt for Frenesi
- Best Mexican-American Album
- Linda Ronstadt for Mas Canciones
Music Video
- Best Musical Show Album
- Jay David Saks (producer) & the New Broadway cast for Guys and Dolls - The New Broadway Cast Recording
New Age
- Best Music Video, Short Form
- John Downer (video director & producer) & Peter Gabriel for "Digging in the Dirt"
- Best Music Video, Long Form
- Sophie Muller (video director), Rob Small (video producer) & Annie Lennox for Diva
Packaging and Notes
- Best New Age Album
- Enya for Shepherd Moons
Polka
- Best Album Package
- Melanie Nissen (art director) for Spellbound - Compact performed by Paula Abdul
- Best Album Notes
- Ahmet Ertegun, Arif Mardin, Dave Marsh, David Ritz, Jerry Wexler, Thulani Davis & Tom Dowd (notes writers) for Queen of Soul - The Atlantic Recordings performed by Aretha Franklin
Pop
- Best Polka Album
- Walter Ostanek for 35th Anniversary
Production and engineering
- Best Vocal Performance, Female
- k.d. lang for "Constant Craving"
- Best Vocal Performance, Male
- Eric Clapton for "Tears in Heaven"
- Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
- Celine Dion & Peabo Bryson for "Beauty and the Beast"
- Best Pop Instrumental Performance
- Richard Kaufman (conductor) for "Beauty and the Beast"
R&B
- Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
- Bruce Swedien & Teddy Riley (engineers) for Dangerous performed by Michael Jackson
- Producers of The Year, Non-Classical
- Babyface & L.A. Reid
- Brian Eno & Daniel Lanois
- Best Classical Engineered Recording
- James Lock, John Pellowe, Jonathan Stokes & Philip Siney (engineers), Georg Solti (conductor) & the Vienna Philharmonic for R. Strauss: Die Frau Ohne Schatten
- Classical Producer of The Year
- Michael Fine
Rap
- Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female
- Chaka Khan for The Woman I Am
- Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male
- Al Jarreau for Heaven and Earth
- Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
- Boyz II Men for "End of the Road"
- Best R&B Instrumental Performance
- Miles Davis for Doo-Bop
- Best R&B Song
- Babyface, Daryl Simmons & L.A. Reid (songwriters) for "End of the Road" performed by [Boyz II Men]]
Reggae
- Best Rap Solo Performance
- Sir Mix A Lot for "Baby Got Back"
- Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
- Arrested Development for "Tennessee"
Rock
- Best Reggae Album
- Shabba Ranks for X-tra Naked
- Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female
- Melissa Etheridge for "Ain't It Heavy"
- Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male
- Eric Clapton for Unplugged
- Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
- U2 for Achtung Baby
- Best Rock Instrumental Performance
- Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble for "Little Wing"
- Best Hard Rock Performance with Vocal
- Red Hot Chili Peppers for "Give It Away"
- Best Metal Performance
- Nine Inch Nails for "Wish"
- Best Rock Song
- Eric Clapton & Jim Gordon (songwriters) for "Layla" performed by Eric Clapton
Spoken
Trad Pop
- Best Spoken Word or Non-musical Album
- Earvin "Magic" Johnson & Robert O'Keefe for What You Can Do to Avoid AIDS
World
- Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance
- Tony Bennett for Perfectly Frank
- Best World Music Album
- Sergio Mendes for Brasileiro
Other Grammy Award Years
1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003
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Crosswords: 1993 |
| English words defined with "1993": Czech Republic, Czechoslovakia ♦ Eritrea ♦ Havel ♦ Slovak Republic, Slovakia, State of Eritrea ♦ Vaclav Havel. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "1993": Maritime Liens and Mortgages Convention 1993. (references) |
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Lyrics | Jazzy jeff and fresh prince for 1993 (I Wanna Rock; performing artist: Prince) The Cranberries English tour 1993. (Zombie; performing artist: The Cranberries) | |
Clever | The patient has been depressed since she began seeing me in 1993. (references; author: unknown) | |
Movie/TV Titles | 1993 Playboy Video Playmate Review (1993) Tel Katzir 1993 (1993) Playboy Video Playmate Calendar 1993 (1993) Da mi xin 1993 (1993) Adult Video News Awards 1993 (1993) | |
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 | Shown is the 5 A Day ad "The Original Fast Food" that appeared in Washington D.C.'s Metrorail stations during September 1993. The ad has running figurines in the shapes of a banana, an orange juice box, a tomato, carrot and broccoli. Credit: Fred Hirsch (photographer). |  | Shown is a 5-A-Day ad "The Original Fast Food" that appeared on metrobuses in the Washington D.C. area during September, 1993. The ad includes a running banana, orange juice box, tomoato, carrot and broccoli figurines. Credit: Fred Hirsch (photographer). |
 | Bar graph showing that infectious and parasitic diseases were the leading cause of death worldwide in 1993.. Credit: CDC. |  | Line graph showing death rates from leading causes of death in persons aged 25-44 years, United States, 1982-1994. AIDS death rates steadily increased to become, in 1993, the leading cause of death in this age group. Credit: CDC. |
 | This movie depicts the airborne laser altimeter collecting data. In 1993 and 1994, NASA researchers surveyed the Greenland ice sheet using an airborne laser altimeter. Ten flight lines flown in 1993 in southern Greenland were resurveyed in 1998. Sci. Credit: NASA. |  | Catalog of Oceanographic Equipment in the Collection of the Oceanographic Museum at Monaco. 4: "Bottles for Water Sampling" by Christian Carpine. Bulletin de l'Institute Oceanographique, Vol. 75, No. 1440. 1993. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now. |
 | Front row, center: Shining among nine other advanced pear selections now getting their mettle tested at several U.S. locations, Potomac was released in May 1993. P. Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Keith Weller.. |  | Acrylic painting of a Canada Goose by Robert Hautman, 205 N. Union Terrace Lane, Plymouth, MN 55441. The goose is standing on reeds by a Minnesota lake with feathers ruffling in the wind and sun. Bob's outstanding achievements also include 1995 Minnesota Pheasant Stamp, the 1992 and 1993 Minnesota State Duck Stamp, and the 1989 Nevada State Duck Stamp. Other honors include the Ducks Unlimited Flyway artist in 1996 and the featured artist at the prestigious Michigan Wildlife art show in 1990. As the third Hautman brother to win the Federal Duck Stamp Competition, Bob was the second place winner in the 1994 contest when his brother Jim won with a pair of mallards depicted on the 1995 stamp. Return to the Federal Duck Stamp Office Home Page. |
 | Portrait montage of squadron officers of VT-51 and senior officers of its parent carrier, USS San Jacinto, circa mid-1944. The ship's Commanding Officer, Captain Harold M. Martin, is seen in the upper left. Officer second from right, second row from bottom, is George H.W. Bush, who was President of the United States from 1989 to 1993. For identifications of all those present, see Photo # 80-G-265727 (complete caption). Credit: NAVY. | ||
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| "Faces 4" by Thomas Michael Burgey, Germany Commentary: "Some expressional faces, prague, 1993." | "Gipsy beggar woman" by Lucian Binder Commentary: "Portrait of a beggar woman taken october 1993 in romania (with nikon 601)." |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | The 10-year study, completed in 1993, included 1,441 people with type 1 diabetes. (references) | |
The TSC2 gene, discovered in 1993, is on chromosome 16 and produces the protein tuberin. (references) | ||
In November 1993, the specific hantavirus that caused the Four Corners outbreak was isolated. (references) | ||
Business | The Association was established in 1993 and has 109 members. (references) | |
The service was launched in 1993 and at the end of 2000 had over 180,000 subscribers. (references) | ||
In August 1993, China announced plans to allow foreign investment in roads and harbors. (references) | ||
Children | Panama | Placement remains difficult despite a 1993 executive order granting tax incentives to firms that hire disabled employees. (references) |
Jordan | In 2000 the Greater Amman Municipality established a new Special Buildings Codes Department for Special Needs Citizens to enforce the implementation of the 1993 law. (references) | |
Venezuela | A comprehensive 1993 law to protect the rights of persons with disabilities requires that all newly constructed or renovated public parks and buildings provide access. (references) | |
Civil Liberties | Kuwait | In 1993 all unlicensed organizations were ordered by the Council of Ministers to cease their activities. (references) |
Burundi | Many were Tutsis who fled to other parts of the country starting in 1993 because of ethnic violence and never returned home. (references) | |
Djibouti | A 1993 referendum approved limiting the number of political parties to four; however, this result has not yet been codified into law. (references) | |
Economic History | Guinea | It was ratified in 1993. (references) |
Madagascar | He was sworn in as President on March 27, 1993. (references) | |
Mauritius | Pizza Hut opened in 1993 and has five restaurants. (references) | |
Human Rights | Cuba | Aquino was sentenced to prison in 1993 for alleged acts of sabotage. (references) |
El Salvador | The appeals court took no position on the applicability of the 1993 General Amnesty Law. (references) | |
Hungary | The defendants originally were tried in 1993 for their actions in connection with these events. (references) | |
Indigenous People | Australia | A 1993 survey indicated that 14.25 percent of Australian land is owned or controlled by Aboriginal people, according to the Australian Surveying and Land Information Group. (references) |
Venezuela | In 1996 a number of human rights organizations, acting on behalf of the Yanomami community of Haximu, petitioned the IACHR in connection with the 1993 massacre of 16 members of the community by Brazilian miners. (references) | |
Chile | A committee composed of representatives of indigenous groups participated in drafting the 1993 law that recognizes the ethnic diversity of the indigenous population and gives indigenous people a voice in decisions affecting their lands, cultures, and traditions. (references) | |
Minorities | Bhutan | Random checks and surveys of camp residents--including both pre-and post-June 1993 arrivals--bear this out. (references) |
Macau | The Chinese language received official status in 1993, and the use of Chinese in the civil service is growing. (references) | |
Burundi | Tutsis claim to have been the targets of genocide carried out in 1993 by Hutus angered by the assassination of democratically elected Hutu president Ndadaye. (references) | |
Political Economy | COSTA RICA | Costa Rica agreed to IMF Standby Programs in 1993 and 1995 but made no withdrawals. (references) |
Russia | As outlined in the Russian Constitution adopted in December 1993, Russia has a federal system. (references) | |
ITALY | The 1993 "Single Banking Law" removed a number of anachronistic restrictions on banking activity. (references) | |
Political Rights | Burundi | In 1993 women were elected to 9 of 81 seats in the National Assembly. (references) |
Argentina | A 1993 decree requires that a minimum of 30 percent of all political party lists of candidates be female. (references) | |
Central African Republic | This right was first exercised in free and fair elections in 1993 that were the culmination of a successful democratization movement led by President Patasse. (references) | |
Trade | Portugal | The issuance of commercial paper began in 1993 and has grown rapidly. (references) |
Ireland | On January 1, 1993, all exchange control regulations were completely abolished. (references) | |
Cape Verde | On the contrary, a new law passed in 1993 provides a variety of incentives to exports. (references) | |
Travel | Burma | Foreign Exchange Certificates (FECs) have been in circulation since 1993. Officially FEC 1.00 is equivalent to USD 1.00. FECs are legal tender within Burma, which are commonly accepted by hotels, major restaurants, and merchants. (references) |
Women | Seychelles | The age of consent was lowered from 16 to 14 in 1993, and 13 percent of all births in 2000 occurred to women under 20 years of age. (references) |
Kenya | The Task Force on Laws Relating to Women, established by the Attorney General in 1993, has produced a draft report; however, it was not published by year's end. (references) | |
Worker Rights | Thailand | Courts continued to hear testimony in the case of the 1993 Kader Toy Factory fire. (references) |
Ghana | Another ILO study in 1992 and 1993 found that almost 90 percent of the surveyed street children in Accra did not attend school. (references) | |
Costa Rica | Specific provisions of the 1993 Labor Code reforms provide protection from dismissal for union organizers and members during union formation. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "1993" is generally used as a cardinal number -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "1993" is used about 5,654 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Cardinal Number | 100% | 5,654 | 1,739 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Country | Name |
| Russian Federation | Yuganskneftegas OAO, an open joint stock company formed in 1993 |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
Expressions using "1993": Bundesgesetz vom 18.Juni 1993 über die Produktehaftpflicht;Produktehaftpflichtgesetz ♦ Maritime Liens and Mortgages Convention 1993. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "1993"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Danish | Handlingsplan for 1991-1993 inden for rammerne af programmet Europa mod AIDS (EUROPE AGAINST AIDS, Plan of action in the framework of the 1991 to 1993 Europe against AIDS programme). (various references) | |
Dutch | Vierjarenprogramma(1990-1993)met het oog op de ontwikkeling van periodieke officiële milieustatistieken (Four-year programme 1990 to 1993 to develop regular official statistics of the environment), Actieplan in het kader van het Europa tegen AIDS-programma voor 1991-1993 (EUROPE AGAINST AIDS, Plan of action in the framework of the 1991 to 1993 Europe against AIDS programme). (various references) | |
French | Programme quadriennal(1990-1993)visant à développer des statistiques officielles régulières sur l'environnement (Four-year programme 1990 to 1993 to develop regular official statistics of the environment), Plan d'action dans le cadre du programme 1991-1993 "L'Europe contre le SIDA" (Plan of action in the framework of the 1991 to 1993 "Europe against AIDS" programme). (various references) | |
German | Vierjahresprogramm 1990-1993 zur Entwicklung einer regelmässigen amtlichen Umweltstatistik (Four-year programme 1990 to 1993 to develop regular official statistics of the environment). (various references) | |
Greek | Τετραετές πρόγραμμα(1990-1993)για την ανάπτυξη τακτικών επίσημων στατιστικών για το περιβάλλον (Four-year programme 1990 to 1993 to develop regular official statistics of the environment), Σχέδιο δράσης σχετικά με το πρόγραμμα "Η Ευρώπη κατά του ΑIDS" 1991-1993 (EUROPE AGAINST AIDS, Plan of action in the framework of the 1991 to 1993 "Europe against AIDS" programme). (various references) | |
Italian | Programma quadriennale 1990-1993 per lo sviluppo di statistiche ufficiali regolari sull'ambiente (Four-year programme 1990 to 1993 to develop regular official statistics of the environment), Piano d'azione nel quadro del programma 1991-1993 "L'Europa contro l'AIDS" (EUROPE AGAINST AIDS, Plan of action in the framework of the 1991 to 1993 "Europe against AIDS" programme). (various references) | |
Portuguese | Programa de quatro anos(1990-1993)para o desenvolvimento de estatísticas oficiais periódicas do ambiente (Four-year programme 1990 to 1993 to develop regular official statistics of the environment), Plano de acção para 1991-1993 no âmbito do programa "A Europa contra a SIDA" (EUROPE AGAINST AIDS, Plan of action in the framework of the 1991 to 1993 "Europe against AIDS" programme). (various references) | |
Spanish | Programa de cuatro años(1990-1993)para desarrollar estadísticas oficiales regulares sobre el medio ambiente (Four-year programme 1990 to 1993 to develop regular official statistics of the environment), Plan de acción del programa "Europa contra el SIDA" para 1991-1993 (EUROPE AGAINST AIDS, Plan of action in the framework of the 1991 to 1993 "Europe against AIDS" programme). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
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