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July 9, 1993

On July 9, 1993, the Parliament of Canada passes the Nunavut Act leading to the 1999 creation of Nunavut, dividing the Northwest Territories into arctic (Inuit) and sub-arctic (Dene) lands based on a plebiscite. 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 Parliament of Canada passes the Nunavut Act leading to the 1999 creation of Nunavut, dividing the Northwest Territories into arctic (Inuit) and sub-arctic (Dene) lands based on a plebiscite.

The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislature of Canada. The Crown, along with two chambers, form the bicameral legislature.

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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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What happened

On July 9, 1993

  1. 1993 The Parliament of Canada passes the Nunavut Act leading to the 1999 creation of Nunavut, dividing the Northwest Territories into arctic (Inuit) and sub-arctic (Dene) lands based on a plebiscite.

    Federal legislature of Canada

    The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislature of Canada. The Crown, along with two chambers, form the bicameral legislature.

Arrivals

Born on July 9, 1993

Mitch Larkin 1993– Australian swimmer (born 1993)
DeAndre Yedlin 1993– American soccer player (born 1993)

Farewells

Died on July 9, 1993

Metin Altıok Turkish poet (1941–1993)

Elsewhere that year

Other moments from 1993

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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