1993

Overview

1993 (MCMXCIII) was an ordinary year beginning on Friday according to the Gregorian calendar.

Events

### January

* January 1: The Czechoslovak federation dissolved, with the Czech Republic and Slovakia becoming independent countries.
* January 2: The STASI archives were opened to the public in Germany.
* January 3: In Moscow, George H. W. Bush and Boris Yeltsin signed the START II program, aiming for a two-thirds reduction in strategic nuclear arsenals of Russia and the US within 10 years.
* January 8:
* January 13:
* January 20: Bill Clinton was sworn in as the 42nd President of the United States.
* January 26: Václav Havel was elected President of the Czech Republic.

### March

* March 10:
* March 12: Several bombs exploded in Bombay, India, resulting in the deaths of at least 300 people.

### April

* April 5: Georgia introduced its national currency, the lari.
* April 6: A nuclear incident occurred in Tomsk, Russia.
* April 27: 18 players died.

### June

* June 5: 24 Pakistani Marines were killed in Mogadishu, Somalia.

### October

* The Maastricht Treaty establishing the European Union entered into force on November 1.

### November

* November 11: Microsoft released Windows 3.11.
* November (no specific date mentioned): Signal plus

### December

* December 14:
* December 30: The German metal band Rammstein was founded in East Berlin.

Firsts and Notable Achievements

* The first Czech football league was created.

Note: I've kept the original dates and events from both sources, but removed any redundant information. I've also tried to maintain a neutral tone throughout the article.