What Happened in Oct 1993

Cool Runnings is released

Cool Runnings is a 1993 comedy film directed by Jon Turteltaub. It is loosely based on the true story of the Jamaica national bobsled team's debut... Read more

The Age of Innocence (film) is Released

The Age of Innocence is a 1993 film directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Michelle Pfeiffer and Winona Ryder, released by... Read more

"Last Action Hero" Is Released

Last Action Hero for the NES, Super NES, Mega Drive/Genesis, Game Boy and Sega Game Gear is one of a handful of video game adaptations of the... Read more

Somali Famine

In October 1993 Osama Bin Laden sent reprersentatives from al-Qaeda to assist the African rebels disrupt The US on a Un mission to help with the... Read more

Super Street Fighter II is Released

Super Street Fighter II - The New Challengers (スーパーストリートファイターⅡ, Sûpâ Sutorîto Faitâ Tsû) is a head-to-head fighting game produced by Capcom... Read more

Def Leppard release Retro Active

Retro Active is an album by British hard rock band Def Leppard, released in 1993. The album features touched-up versions of B-sides and previously... Read more

"Weird Al" Yankovic releases Alapalooza

Alapalooza is the eighth studio album by "Weird Al" Yankovic, released in 1993. The cover sleeve is a spoof on the movie poster of the hit movie... Read more

Radiohead releases "Stop Whispering" single

"Stop Whispering" is a single from British alternative rock band Radiohead, released as the band's fourth single in 1993. It is the fourth track... Read more

Michael Jordan Announces His Retirement

On October 6, 1993, Jordan announced his retirement, citing a loss of desire to play the game. Jordan later stated that the murder of his father... Read more

"The Sniffing Accountant" - Season 5 Episode 4 of Seinfeld Premiers

"The Sniffing Accountant" is the sixty-eighth episode of the hit sitcom Seinfeld. This was the 4th episode for the 5th season. It aired on October... Read more

Metal Church releases Hanging in the Balance

Hanging in the Balance was the fifth album by Metal Church, released in 1993. Read more

MST3K Ep. 511 - "Gunslinger"

After her sheriff husband is killed by outlaws, a woman (Beverly Garland) takes over as sheriff and cleans up the town. Read more

Joe Satriani Releases "Time Machine"

Time Machine is a double instrumental rock album released by Joe Satriani in 1993. The first CD comprises new, unreleased, and rare studio (such as... Read more

Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon is Released for the CD-i

In Zelda: Wand of Gamelon, you play the princess. And as you know from better games, princesses are helpless little girls pining for prince wang in... Read more

"The Bris" - Season 5 Episode 5 of Seinfeld Premiers

"The Bris" is the sixty-ninth episode of the hit sitcom Seinfeld. This was the 5th episode for the fifth season. It aired on October 14,... Read more

"Farewell My Concubine" Is Released

Farewell My Concubine (simplified Chinese: 霸王别姬; traditional Chinese: 霸王別姬; pinyin: Bàwáng Bié Jī; literally "(the) Hegemon-King Bids Farewell to... Read more

1993 World Series

The 1993 World Series was the second Series in a row with games played in Canada as well as the second Series to be won by a Canadian team. It... Read more

Criss Oliva, guitarist of Savatage, dies

On October 17, 1993, at around 3:30a.m., Criss and his wife Dawn were driving north on Highway 301 on his way to the Fourth Annual Livestock... Read more

Carcass release Heartwork

Heartwork is the fourth album by metal band Carcass, released through Earache Records in 1993. The album was recorded at Parr Street Studios,... Read more

Pearl Jam releases Vs.

Vs. is the second studio album by the American alternative rock band Pearl Jam, released on October 19, 1993 through Epic Records. After a... Read more

Rudy (film) released

Rudy is a 1993 film directed by David Anspaugh. It is an account of the life of Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger who harbored dreams of playing football at... Read more

MST3K Ep. 512 - "Mitchell"

A slovenly cop (Joe Don Baker) pursues drug traffickers. Joel Hodgson's last episode. Read more

"The Lip Reader" - Season 5 Episode 6 of Seinfeld First Airs

"The Lip Reader" is the seventieth episode of the hit sitcom Seinfeld. This was the 6th episode for the 5th season. It aired on October 28,... Read more

MST3K Ep. 513 - "The Brain That Wouldn't Die"

When a doctor's fiancee is decapitated, he keeps her head alive in a laboratory and tries to find her a new body. Michael J. Nelson's first... Read more

River Phoenix dies of a drug overdose

The destination for the evening of October 30th 1993, was The Viper Room, a club owned by Johnny Depp, at 8852 Sunset Boulevard. River was wearing... Read more