1993 - February. February 5 - Joseph L. Mankiewicz, American writer, producer, and director (b. 1909) February 5 - Tip Tipping, American actor and stuntman (parachuting accident) (b. 1958) February 6 - Arthur Ashe, American tennis player and activist (b. 1943) February 11 - Robert W. Holley, American biochemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. 1922) February 18 - Jacqueline Hill, British actress (b. 1929) February 20 - Ferruccio Lamborg ...

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1993 - January. January 1 - Czechoslovakia divides. Establishment of independent Slovakia 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 9 – Jean-Claude Romand kills his family and tries to burn himself with his home in France January 11 - First edition of WWF ...

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1993 (MCMXCIII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). 1993 - Events. January 1 - Czechoslovakia divides. Establishment of independent Slovakia 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 Do ...

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United Nations Protection Force - February 1992- March 1993. The first mandate of the UNPROFOR was 12 months long. At the end of the first mandate, the UNPROFOR had had some success in restoring peace in Croatia, notably obtaining a removal of the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA). However, civil unrest was such that terror, discrimination and "ethnic cleansing" were still present. The situation was problematic mostly because of the non-cooperation of local Serb authorities, and because of later major Croat military o ...

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UNPROFOR was created by Resolution 743 of the UN Security Council (21 February 1992, [1]) The initial mandate of the UNPROFOR was to ensure conditions for peace talks, and security in three demilitarised "safe-heaven" enclaves ("United Nations Protected Areas" UNPAs) located in the former Yugoslav republic of Croatia: Eastern Slavonia, Western Slavonia and Krajina. They were places with strong Serb populations that had organized into the self-styled Republi ...

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See also: 1992 in music, other events of 1993, 1994 in music, 1990s in music and the list of 'years in music' 1993 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 - Cream reunites for a performance at their Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Los Angeles, California. Other inductees include Creedence Clearwater Revival, Ruth Brown, The Doors, Van Morrison, and Sly & The Family Stone. ...

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1993 in music - Grammy Awards 1993 in music - Country Music Association Awards 1993 in music - Eurovision Song Contest 1993 in music - Mercury Music Prize
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1993 in music - KROQ 1993 in music - Triple J Hottest 100

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The Czechoslovak koruna or Czechoslovak crown (in Czech and Slovak: Koruna československá, at times Koruna česko-slovenská; "koruna" means crown) was the currency of Czechoslovakia from 10 April 1919 to 1939 and from November 1, 1945 to February 7, 1993. For a very short time in 1939 and 1993 it was also the currency of separate Czech and Slovak states. On February 8, 1993 it was replac ...

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(243) Ida I Dactyl is a tiny asteroid moon (diameter 1.4 km) that orbits asteroid 243 Ida. It was imaged by the Galileo spacecraft on August 28, 1993; the Galileo mission member Ann Harch, while examining the delayed image downloads, discovered it on February 17, 1994. It was provisionally designated S/1993 (243) 1. The satellite was named after the mythical creatures called dactyls who ...

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Andy Houts (born June 23, 1965; died February 26, 1997) was a cartoon actor and character actor for U.S. television from 1993 to 1996. He also wrote for "Rocko's Modern Life" and coordinated production for "Rugrats", dying in '97, before the new season began. Other related archives1965, 1993, 1996, 1997, February 26, June 23, Rocko's Modern Life, Rugrats, U.S., actor, cartoon, character actor

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The Czech koruna or Czech crown (in Czech: koruna česká; "koruna" means crown) has been the currency of the Czech Republic since February 8, 1993. It replaced the Czechoslovak koruna at par. The official name, the ISO 4217 code and the local acronym for the Czech are Koruna česká, CZK and Kč, respectively. One koruna equals 100 haléřů (abbreviated as "h", singular: haléř

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Weezer is an American rock band. Formed on February 14, 1992, they have released five full length albums, two EPs, a DVD, and a two-disc set, deluxe remastered edition of their debut album with the addition of b-sides and imports. Their latest album, entitled Make Believe, was released on May 10, 2005. They have sold over 7 million records to date. Weezer - History. Weezer - Early days 1992-1993. Weezer formed on February 14, 1992, in Los Angeles, California ...

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Weezer - Early days 1992-1993 Weezer - The Blue Album 1993-1994 Weezer - Pinkerton 1995-1997 Weezer - On Hiatus 1997-2000 Weezer - SS2K - The Summer Sessions 2000 Weezer - The Green Album & Maladroit 2001-2003 Weezer - Make Believe 2003-2005 Weezer - The Future 2006-
Weezer - Members Weezer - Discography
Weezer - Studio Albums Weezer - EPs Weezer - Other Weezer - Singles Weezer - Promo and International Singles Weezer - Guest Contributions

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The Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS) defines the main directories and their contents in Linux and other Unix-like computer operating systems. Filesystem Hierarchy Standard - Overview. The process of developing a standard filesystem hierarchy began in August 1993 with an effort to restructure the file and directory structure of Linux. The FSSTND (Filesystem Standard), a filesystem hierarchy standard specific to the Linux operating system, was released on February 14, 1994. Subs ...

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Alec Stokes (Alexander Rawson Stokes, June 27, 1919–February 5, 2003) was one of the key contributors in the original DNA research team at King's College London. Stokes worked alongside Maurice Wilkins, Rosalind Franklin, Raymond Gosling, and Herbert Wilson, to determine the structure of DNA in the 1950s. See: http://www.kcl-cdu.org.uk/dna_strand_kcl.jpg In 1993, on the 40th anniversary of the discovery of DNA, King's College London erected a special plaque in the Quad at the Strand campus to mark the College's contribution to the discovery. From left: Raymond Gosling, Herbe ...

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David Benjamin Dorfman (born 7th February 1993 in Los Angeles, California to Jewish parents) is an American actor. His most notable role was as Aidan Keller in the 2002 horror film remake The Ring, and its 2005 sequel The Ring Two. Many kids, though, remember David Dorfman as the beloved character "Charles Wallace" in the film version of A Wrinkle in Time. David Dorfman - Filmography. Invisible Child (1999) Panic (2000) Bounce (2000)< ...

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In spite of the valour and gallantry of the women and the men who served in the UNPROFOR, the mission turned out to be a bitter duty, mainly because its mandate was ill-defined, or at least turned out to be inadequate with the realities of the field (" meant to keep the peace where no peace existed"). It was deliberately obstructed from the warring parties. The situation of the field was complex, notably due to the fact that there were three warring parties, and numerous para-military units, responsible for the most atrocious exations ...

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Wallace Earle Stegner (February 18, 1909—April 13, 1993) was an American novelist, short story writer, and environmentalist. Some call him "The Dean of Western Writers." Wallace Stegner - Early life. He was born in Lake Mills, Iowa and grew up in northern Montana, Salt Lake City, Utah and southern Saskatchewan, which he wrote about in his autobiography Wolf Willow. Stegner says he "lived in twenty places in eight states and Canada".^Including:

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The World Trade Center bombing was the February 26, 1993 attack in the garage of the New York City World Trade Center. A car bomb was planted by Islamist terrorists in the underground parking garage below Tower One. It killed six, injured over 1,000, and presaged the September 11, 2001 attacks on the same buildings. The goal of the attack was to devastate the foundation of the north tower in such a way in that it would collapse onto its twin. World Trade Center bombing - Before the attacks. A Kuwaiti ...

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Chris Rock (born February 7, 1965) is an American stand-up comedian and actor born in Andrews, South Carolina. He grew up in Bedford-Stuyvesant in Brooklyn, New York. He attended Stuyvesant High School where he was president of the chess club and Black Students League. He was a cast member of the popular sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 1990–1993. His tenure on the show gave Rock national exposure, but problems with drugs led him to rarely being used on the show save for his reaccuring "Nat X" character. R ...

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Chelsea Victoria Clinton (born February 27, 1980) is the only child of former President Bill Clinton and United States Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton. Chelsea was born in Little Rock, Arkansas. Her name was inspired by her parents' fondness for the Judy Collins recording of the Joni Mitchell song Chelsea Morning. Chelsea Clinton - Teenager at the White House. Clinton moved into the White House on the day of her father's inauguration on January 20, 1993 when she was 13 years old. She sp ...

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