3rd » UN Security Council Resolution 794 is unanimously passed, approving a coalition of United Nations peacekeepers led by the United States to form UNITAF, with the task of establishing peace and ensuring that humanitarian aid is distributed in Somalia.
3rd » The Greek oil tanker 'Aegean Sea', carrying 80,000 tonnes of crude oil, runs aground in a storm while approaching A Coruña (province) or La Coruña, Spain, and Aegean Sea oil spill named spills much of its cargo.
4th » Somali Civil War: President George H. W. Bush orders 28,000 United States called U.S. troops to Somalia in Horn of Africa named Northeast Africa.
6th » The Babri Mosque in Ayodhya, India, is Demolition of Babri Masjid or demolished, leading to widespread riots causing the death of over 1,500 people.
14th » War in Abkhazia (1992–93) or War in Abkhazia: Siege of Tkvarcheli A helicopter carrying evacuees from Tkvarcheli is shot down, resulting in at least 52 deaths, including 25 children. The incident catalyses more concerted Russian military intervention on b
21st » A Netherlands Dutch McDonnell Douglas DC-10 DC-10, flight Martinair Flight 495 Martinair MP 495, crashes at Faro Airport, killing 56.
29th » Fernando Collor de Mello, president of Brazil, tries to resign amidst corruption charges, but is then impeached.
31st » Czechoslovakia is Dissolution of Czechoslovakia named peacefully dissolved in what is dubbed by media as the 'Velvet Divorce', resulting in the creation of the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
12th » Suzanne Lilar, Belgian author and playwright (b. 1901)
13th » K. C. Irving, Canadian businessman (b. 1899)
13th » Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1899)
17th » Günther Anders, German journalist and philosopher (b. 1902)
17th » Dana Andrews, American actor (b. 1909)
18th » Mark Goodson, American game show producer, created 'Family Feud' and 'The Price Is Right (U.S. game show) known as The Price Is Right' (b. 1915)