In context
- When
- Sunday, February 7 199333 years ago
- Category
- BirthA notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
- Era
- 20th century · 1990s
- Recorded from
- Wikipedia “On this day” feed
- Person
- Chris Mears (diver)
Who they were
Chris Mears, English diver
Why this date
Chris Mears (diver) appears on our February 7 calendar for 1993 as a birth entry.
February 7 through the years
Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.
- 1993Chris Mears (diver)
- 2001Space Shuttle Atlantis
- 2005Ilham Aliyev
- 2009Black Saturday bushfires
- 2012Mohamed Nasheed
- 2013Mississippi
- 2014Happisburgh footprints
- 2014Report of the Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- 2016Kwangmyŏngsŏng-4
- 20212021 Uttarakhand flood
- 2024February 2024 Balochistan bombings
Also in 1993
- September 9Israeli–Palestinian peace processIsraeli–Palestinian peace process: The Palestine Liberation Organization officially recognizes Israel as a legitimate state.
- September 12STS-51NASA launches Space Shuttle Discovery on STS-51.
- September 13Nirvana (band)Nirvana released their third and final studio album, In Utero, which went on to sell more than 15 million copies.
- September 13Yitzhak RabinIsraeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin shakes hands with Palestine Liberation Organization chairman Yasser Arafat at the White House after…
- September 14Lufthansa Flight 2904Lufthansa Flight 2904, an Airbus A320, crashes into an embankment after overshooting the runway at Okęcie International Airport (now Wars…
- November 17United States House of RepresentativesUnited States House of Representatives passes a resolution to establish the North American Free Trade Agreement.
- November 17Sani AbachaIn Nigeria, General Sani Abacha ousts the government of Ernest Shonekan in a military coup.
- August 10List of earthquakes in New ZealandTwo earthquakes affect New Zealand. A 7.0 Mw shock (intensity VI (Strong)) in the South Island was followed nine hours later by a 6.4 Mw…
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Questions about this entry
When did Chris Mears (diver) happen?
February 7 1993 — 33 years ago, on a Sunday.
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