What happened October 1993 AD

In October 1993, the President of Burundi, Melchior Ndadaye, who had been elected in June as the country's first ever Hutu president, was assassinated by extremist Tutsi army officers.

On October 6, 1993, Jordan announced his retirement, citing a loss of desire to play the game. Jordan later stated that the death of his father three months earlier also shaped his decision.

Mandela and de Klerk were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in Norway.

On 23 October, 37 Bosniaks were killed by the HVO in the Stupni Do massacre.

On the evening of October 30, 1993, Phoenix was to perform with the band P at The Viper Room, a Hollywood nightclub partly owned by Johnny Depp.