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August 18, 1993

On August 18, 1993, american International Airways Flight 808 crashes at Leeward Point Field at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, injuring the three crew members. The year's #1 song was "I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston. Florin Andone, Robin Anderson, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins would arrive in the same year.

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The year in brief

1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1993rd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 993rd year of the 2nd millennium, the 93rd year of the 20th century, and the 4th year of the 1990s decade.

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On August 18, 1993

  1. 1993 American International Airways Flight 808 crashes at Leeward Point Field at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, injuring the three crew members.

    1993 aviation accident in Cuba

    American International Airways Flight 808 was a cargo flight operated by American International Airways that crashed on 18 August 1993, while attempting to land at Leeward Point Field at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba. All three crew members on board survived with serious injuries.

Arrivals

Born on August 18, 1993

Jung Eun-ji 1993– South Korean singer-songwriter and actress (born 1993)
Maia Mitchell 1993– Australian actress (born 1993)

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The class of 1993

Others born in 1993

Florin Andone 1993– Romanian footballer
Robin Anderson 1993– American tennis player
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins 1993– Canadian ice hockey player
Melvin Gordon 1993– American football player
Darrun Hilliard 1993– American basketball player
Felipe Anderson 1993– Brazilian footballer

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