* 1993 – Sri Lankan politician Lalith Athulathmudali is assassinated while addressing a gathering, approximately 4 weeks ahead of the Provincial Council elections for the Western Province.

The film sold approximately 4, 200, 000 tickets in Japan, becoming the number one Japanese film on the domestic market in the period that included the year 1993.

In the agricultural sector ( which in 1993 still accounted for approximately 60 percent of the labor force ), unemployment has been estimated to be far worse than the figures for the total labor force.

The Honduran government and two banana companies — Chiquita Brands International and Dole Food Company — owned approximately 60 percent of Honduras's cultivable land in 1993.

According to a report by the Hennessee Group, hedge funds were approximately one-third less volatile than the S & P 500 between 1993 and 2010.

Tests conducted in 1993 produced a 0 to 60 miles-per-hour time of 4. 7 seconds and a top speed of approximately 180 miles-per-hour, performance comparable to the much newer Type 996 911.

* Historical Internet traffic – In 1993, total Internet traffic amounted to approximately 100 TB for the year.

* 1993 – Several dozen tribal leaders and residents from the Ecuadoran Amazon file a billion-dollar class-action lawsuit against Texaco, as a result of massive ecological pollution of the area and rivers around Texaco's Ecuadorian offshore drilling sites, causing toxic contamination of approximately 30, 000 residents.

In 1993, approximately 5, 000 – 6, 000 tons of taurine were produced for commercial purposes ; 50 % for pet food manufacture, 50 % in pharmaceutical applications.

By 1993, annual shipments of CD players had reached 5 million, up 21 % from the year before, while cassette player shipments had dropped 7 % to approximately 3. 4 million.

* 3 million m³ — approximately amount of mud and clay that slid into the South Nation River valley as a landslide on 20 June 1993

* From the time its tax exemption was removed by the IRS in 1967 to the reinstatement of the tax exemption in 1993, Scientologists filed approximately 2, 500 lawsuits against the IRS.

These new retail centers have provided a large influx of cash to the city ; from 1993 to 1998 sales tax revenues nearly doubled from approximately $ 3. 5 million to approximately $ 6. 5 million.

In 1993 and 1994, Buffalo ( which is located approximately 110 miles southeast of Dallas ) temporarily changed its name to " Blue Star, Texas " during Super Bowl weekend, to show support for the Dallas Cowboys ( who faced the Buffalo Bills both years ; blue is the color of the star on the Cowboys ' helmet ).

Economic conditions in Detroit generally trended sideways or downward over the period of Mayor Young's political tenure, with the unemployment rate trending from approximately 9 % in 1971 to approximately 11 % in 1993, when Young retired.

The CNU has met annually since 1993 when they held their first general meeting in Alexandria, Virginia, with approximately 100 attendees.

The local businessmen Kjell Inge Røkke and Bjørn Rune Gjelsten started to invest in the club, and have since 1993 invested approximately on old debts, new players and the new stadium.

The command inactivated the operations group on 30 September 1993, and the approximately base was closed 30 September 1993.

Reports indicated an average of approximately 329 shell impacts per day during the course of the siege, with a maximum of 3, 777 on 22 July 1993.

Sri Venkateswara Central Library and Research Centre ( SVCLRC ), established by TTD in 1993, houses approximately 40, 000 volumes of rare and valuable books, mainly on religion and philosophy.

In fact, when adjusted for population growth and inflation, government spending fell over Getty's term in office, with non-health care program spending 40 % lower in 1993 than it had been in 1986 ( health spending had remained approximately constant over the same period ).

A phase 1 pharmacokinetic study on ayahuasca ( as Hoasca ) with 15 volunteers was conducted in 1993, during the Hoasca Project.

The club's current position comes within 15 years of their being one of the top sides in Welsh football, winning the old format Welsh Football League in 1991 and 1992, but being relegated in 1993 after just one season in the newly formed League of Wales.

On February 15, 1993, Clinton made his first address to the nation, announcing his plan to raise taxes to cap the budget deficit.

Under the influence of Richard Strauss ( among other works Also sprach Zarathustra ) ( Stevens 1993, 15 – 17

* On December 15, 1993, Colin Powell was created an honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath by Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom.

:* Other: 15 % ( 1993 est.

In January 1993, only three years after their 1 – 15 season, the Cowboys earned their first Super Bowl trip in 14 seasons.

* The world's technological capacity to store information grew from 2. 6 ( optimally compressed ) exabytes in 1986 to 15. 8 in 1993, over 54. 5 in 2000, and to 295 ( optimally compressed ) exabytes in 2007.

Although Hungary enjoyed one of the most liberal and economically advanced economies of the former Eastern bloc, both agriculture and industry began to suffer from a lack of investment in the 1970s, and Hungary's net foreign debt rose significantly — from $ 1 billion in 1973 to $ 15 billion in 1993 — due largely to consumer subsidies and unprofitable state enterprises.

The Downing Street Declaration was issued on 15 December 1993 by Major and Albert Reynolds, the Irish Taoiseach, with whom he had a friendly relationship: an IRA ceasefire followed in 1994.

* Capacity at Missouri prisons increased by 72 % from 9, 071 in 1985 to 15, 630 in 1993.

Official estimates indicate that the population continued to increase after 1989, peaking out at 17 million in 1993 and then declining to 15 million in the 1999 census.

* Tim Finin ; Jay Weber ; Gio Wiederhold ; Michael Gensereth ; Richard Fritzzon ; Donald McKay ; James McGuire ; Richard Pelavin ; Stuart Shapiro ; Chris Beck: DRAFT Specification of the KQML Agent-Communication Language ( PostScript ), June 15, 1993.

In February 1993, Lysator put up the first web server in Sweden, among the first 10 – 15 in the world.

In 1990, Madagascar was designated as a priority aid recipient, and assistance increased from $ 15 million in 1989 to $ 40 million in 1993.

The commissioners deadlocked with a 2 – 2 vote in 1993 and closed the investigation, but the Department of Justice opened its own investigation on August 21 of that year, resulting in a settlement on July 15, 1994 in which Microsoft consented not to tie other Microsoft products to the sale of Windows but remained free to integrate additional features into the operating system.

Mallinckrodt received approval for their branded generic, Methadose, on April 15, 1993 for their 5 mg and 10 mg Methadose Tablets.

The size of the army declined from a peak strength of 97, 000 troops to an estimated 15, 200 in 1993, accomplished by voluntary discharges and forced retirements.

In several interviews given in the late 2000s, Paula claimed to have been left in debilitating pain after a 1992 car accident and a 1993 plane crash that required 15 spinal surgeries and which left her dependent on pain medication for years.

During the period of two-division play ( 1969 to 1993 ), the two National League East division rivals won the two highest numbers of division championships, reigning exclusively as NL East champions in the 1970s and again in the early 1990s, the Pirates 9, the Phillies 6 ; together, the two teams ' 15 championships accounted for more than half of the 25 NL East championships during that span.

* Safe as Houses was aired on 15 April 1993

crude oil 48, 000 km ; petroleum products 15, 000 km ; natural gas 140, 000 km ( June 1993 est.

Set up by Pope John Paul II by a motu proprio of 15 January 1993, it is presided over by the Cardinal Secretary of State and includes also the Secretary and the Undersecretary for Relations with States, and the Secretaries of the Congregations for the Eastern Churches, for the Clergy, and for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, and of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity.

A consensus text was agreed upon on 7 May 1993 and a referendum to approve it called for 15 June-18.