Events Date 1993 October | History by KabAstro

Boxing Title Fight

Oct 1 In his first World Boxing Council heavyweight title defense Lennox Lewis beats fellow Londoner Frank Bruno by TKO in 7 at the National Stadium in Cardiff, Wales

Heavyweight Boxing Champion Lennox Lewis

Constitutional Crisis

Oct 3 Battle at TV station Ostankino, Moscow townhall, about 25 killed

Oct 3 Battle of Mogadishu: In an attempt to capture officials of warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid's organization in Mogadishu, Somalia, 18 US Army Rangers and about 1,000 Somalis are killed in heavy fighting.

Yeltsin Declares Emergency

Oct 3 Boris Yeltsin declares state of emergency in Moscow

Oct 3 Cleveland Indians play their final MLB game at Cleveland Stadium; lose 4-0 to Chicago White Sox Chicago

White Liars/Black Comedy

Oct 3 Peter Shaffer's stage comedy twin-bill "White Liars/Black Comedy" closes at the Criterion Theater, NYC, after 38 performances

Music History

Oct 3 World music singer Harry Belafonte performs in Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen, Denmark

Calypso Singer, Actor and Civil Rights Activist Harry Belafonte

Oct 4 Troops and tanks of President Boris Yeltsin shell and occupy the Russian White House in Moscow, the house of government of the Russian Federation
Oct 5 China performs nuclear test at Lop Nor, PRC
Oct 5 Russian President Boris Yeltsin removes honor guard from Lenin's mausoleum

Sports History

Oct 6 After 9 seasons & 3 Championships with the Chicago Bulls, Michael Jordan announces his retirement from the NBA; returns on March 18, 1995 and leads Bulls to another 3 NBA titles

Oct 6 Sydney Australia Stock Market index above 2000, for 1st time
Oct 7 Massive Muslim demonstration in Xining, China, 12 killed

Nobel Prize in Literature

Oct 7 Nobel prize for literature awarded to American writer Toni Morrison

Private Parts

Oct 8 Howard Stern releases his 1st book "Private Parts"

Oct 8 UN lifts remaining economic sanctions against South Africa
Oct 10 Ferry boat leaves for west coast of South Korea, 120 killed
Oct 11 Norwegian Rushdie publisher William Nygaard injured in attack
Oct 11 US warship Harlan County anchors off Port-au-Prince Haiti
Oct 12 "Mixed Emotions" opens at John Golden Theater NYC for 48 performances
Oct 12 MLB American League Championship: Toronto Blue Jays beat Chicago White Sox, 4 games to 2
Oct 13 Captured American Pilot Mike Durant is filmed in an interview in captivity by a CNN camera crew.
Oct 13 Greek government of Papandreou forms
Oct 13 Mighty Ducks win their 1st NHL game
Oct 13 MLB National League Championship: Philadelphia Phillies beat Atlanta Braves, 4 games to 2
Oct 13 Nobel prize for chemistry awarded to Kary Mullis & Michael Smith
Oct 13 Nobel prize for physics awarded to Russel Hulse & Joseph Taylor
Oct 15 Amstel brewery on Curacao produces 1,000,000,000th bottle
Oct 15 Late night talk show "The Chevy Chase Show" final episode airs on FOX tv; cancelled after 6 weeks

Nobel Peace Prize

Oct 15 Nelson Mandela and South African President F. W. de Klerk awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

Anti-apartheid Activist and South African President Nelson Mandela

Oct 16 Anti-Nazi riot breaks out in Welling in Kent, after police stop protesters approaching British National Party headquarters

Appointment of Interest

Oct 16 General Omar al-Bashir appointed Sudan president

Dictator and President of Sudan Omar al-Bashir

Oct 16 IRA bomb attack on fish & chips restaurant in Belfast, 10 killed
Oct 18 STS-58 (Columbia) launches into orbit
Oct 19 UN authorizes arms, military and police supply embargo against Haiti
Oct 20 Highest scoring, longest lasting World Series game - Toronto Blue Jays score 6 runs in 8th inning to defeat Philadelphia Phillies 15-14, in 4 hr-14 min slugfest at Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia
Oct 21 "Twilight of the Golds" opens at Booth Theater NYC for 29 performances
Oct 21 Failed military coup in Burundi, led by ex-President Jean-Baptiste Bagaza, includes assassination President Ndadaye; 525,000 Hutus flee

Sports History

Oct 21 Garry Kasparov defeats Nigel Short for chess championship

Chess Grandmaster and Political Activist Garry Kasparov

Oct 22 Russian cosmonaut Aleksandr Serebrov makes record 9th space walk

World Series

Oct 23 Baseball World Series: Defending champion Toronto Blue Jays beat Philadelphia Phillies, 8-6 at the SkyDome, Toronto to clinch series, 4-2; MVP: Blue Jays infielder Paul Molitor

Baseball Player and Manager Paul Molitor

Oct 23 Paramilitia kills 22 demonstrators at Bijbihara in Indian-controlled Kashmir
Oct 23 Seven people killed by IRA bomb attack in Belfast
Oct 24 "Wonderful Tennessee" opens at Plymouth Theater NYC for 9 performances
Oct 25 Airbus A310 of Air Nigeria hijacked, 1 dead
Oct 25 Canada Liberal Party and Bloc Québécois wins parliamentary election
Oct 25 Daryll Cullinan hits unbeaten 337 for Transvaal against Northern Transvaal, South African 1st-class cricket record score
Oct 26 NFL announces new expansion team, Carolina Panthers in Charlotte
Oct 26 NJ Devils lose 2-0 to Montreal, after winning 1st 7 games of 1993
Oct 27 Howard Stern's radio show begins broadcasting in El Paso Texas
Oct 28 Cleveland Metroparks lease Brookside Park from Cleveland for 99-years
Oct 28 Dutch Antilles government of Liberia-Peters resigns
Oct 29 "The Sign" single released in Europe by Ace of Base
Oct 29 Dow Jones index reaches record 3687.86
Oct 30 Toronto Maple Leafs lose 1st game of season after going 10-0-0
Oct 31 25 people killed during Ghana-Ivory Coast soccer match
Oct 31 Brian Friel's stage drama "Wonderful Tennessee" closes at Plymouth Theater, NYC, after 9 performances
Oct 31 German unemployment hits national record of 3.5 million