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Events in 1993 and 21-5

Events in the world in the birth year of Pyropuncher

• Vaclav Havel elected Czech President (Jan. 26).
• British House of Commons approves European unity pact (May 20). Maastricht Treaty takes effect, creating European Union (Nov. 1).
• Twenty-two UN troops killed in Somalia (June 5).
• Israeli-Palestinian accord reached (Aug. 28).
• Yeltsin's forces crush revolt in Russian Parliament (Oct. 4 et seq.).
• China breaks nuclear test moratorium (Oct. 5).
• South Africa adopts majority rule constitution (Nov. 18).

Birthday Pyropuncher (21-5) in history

• Day 21-5 year 1542: Spanish explorer Hernando De Soto died in the Mississippi River during his North American expedition through the Southeastern United States in search of gold and a way to China.
• Day 21-5 year 1881: Clara Barton founded what became the American Red Cross.
• Day 21-5 year 1927: Charles Lindbergh became the first person to fly across the Atlantic (from New York to Paris) in his monoplane, The Spirit of St. Louis.
• Day 21-5 year 1932: Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean (from Newfoundland to Ireland).
• Day 21-5 year 1956: The first hydrogen bomb to be dropped by air exploded over the Bikini Atoll in the Pacific.
• Day 21-5 year 1989: In Hong Kong, approximately one million people took to the streets to show their support for students protesting for democratic reforms in China’s Tiananmen Square.
• Day 21-5 year 1991: Rajiv Gandhi, former Indian prime minister, was assassinated by a suicide bomber.
• Day 21-5 year 1998: Indonesian President Suharto resigned.
• Day 21-5 year 1999: Susan Lucci finally won a Daytime Emmy on her 19th nomination.
• Day 21-5 year 2003: Christine Todd Whitman announced her resignation as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.