NEWS: 1993

As 1993 begins, it's mostly cloudy and 62 degrees F at Baltimore's weather station (at BWI Airport). The wind is from the west-northwest at 13 miles an hour.

It's the beginning of the International Year for the World's Indigenous People, as proclaimed by the United Nations.

Baltimore weather at BWI Airport: Mostly cloudy, then partly cloudy to clear;breezy/windy (21-mph susteined wind, 31-mph gust at 5:00 am); High temp. 62 F; Low temp. 30 F; Precipitation: None.  No snow on the ground.

Bryson Tiller is born in Louisville, Kentucky. He's a singer, rapper, and songwriter. He began his career in 2011 with a mixtape entitled Killer Instinct Vol. 1. Tiller initially gained mainstream notoriety in 2015 following the release of the single, "Don't", which peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100.  The record's success led to a deal with RCA Records and served as the lead single to his debut studio outing, Trapsoul in October 2015, which reached number eight on the Billboard 200. The album's second single "Exchange" has peaked at number 26 on the Billboard Hot 100 and earned him a Grammy nomination. In March 2016, Tiller received the key to the city from Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer. In the same year, he won two BET Awards for Best New Artist and Best Male R&B/Pop Artist. In May 2017, Tiller released his second studio album, True to Self, which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. The album was supported by two singles, "Somethin Tells Me" and "Run Me Dry". In 2017, he was also featured alongside Rihanna on the hit single "Wild Thoughts" by DJ Khaled.

Baltimore weather at BWI Airport: Clear, then partly cloudy, then clear, then mostly cloudy; breezy at times in the morning; High temp. 40 F; Low temp. 25 F; Precipitation: None.

Franz Drameh is born in Hackney, London, England. He's an English actor. His film debut was in Clint Eastwood's fantasy drama, Hereafter (2010). He also appeared inthe  British film Attack the Block (2011) and the 2014 blockbuster Edge of Tomorrow. He played Jefferson Jackson/Firestorm in the first three seasons of The CW's Legends of Tomorrow (2016–2018), and portrayed Boots in the Apple TV+ series See (2019–2021).

Baltimore weather at BWI Airport: Cloudy, becoming clear; heavy rain in the morning; breezy much of the day; High temp. 65 F; Low temp. 41 F; Precipitation: 0.83 inch.

Dizzy Gillespie dies at age 75 in Englewood, New Jersey. He was a jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, educator and singer. He was a trumpet virtuoso and improviser, building on the virtuoso style of Roy Eldridge but adding layers of harmonic and rhythmic complexity previously unheard in jazz. His combination of musicianship, showmanship, and wit made him a leading popularizer of the new music called bebop. His beret and horn-rimmed spectacles, scat singing, bent horn, pouched cheeks, and light-hearted personality provided one of bebop's most prominent symbols. He was born John Birks Gillespie on October 21, 1917 in Cheraw, South Carolina.

Rudolf Nureyev dies at age 54 in Levallois-Perret, France. He was a ballet dancer and choreographer. Nureyev is regarded by some as the greatest male ballet dancer of his generation. He was born on March 17, 1938 near Irkutsk, Soviet Union.

Baltimore weather at BWI Airport: Clear, then cloudy, then partly cloudy, then cloudy; High temp. 49 F; Low temp. 36 F; Precipitation: None.

On or about this date, radio station WBSB on 104.3 FM (B-104) in Baltimore becomes WVRT (Variety 104.3) and changes format from Contemporary Hits Radio (CHR) to a mixture of CHR and oldies.

Baltimore weather at BWI Airport: High temp. 41° F; Low temp. 29° F; Precip.: None.

Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall dies in Bethesda, MD. He was born on July 2, 1908 in Baltimore, MD.

Baltimore weather at BWI Airport: Light rain; High temp. 59° F; Low temp. 28° F; Precip.: 0.04 inch.

The Sears department-store chain announces the abolishment of its annual catalog, which began about a century earlier.

Baltimore weather at BWI Airport: High temp. 41° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: None.

The people of the newly formed Czech Republic elect Vaclav Havel as their first president.

Baltimore weather at BWI Airport: High temp. 35° F; Low temp. 25° F; Precip.: None.

Baltimore weather at BWI Airport: High temp. 62° F; Low temp. 30° F; Precip.: None.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during January 1993 is 2.73 inches, including melted snow and ice, below the normal of 3.08 inches.  The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during January 1993 is 45.7 degrees F, above the normal of 43.2 degrees.  The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during January 1993 is 30.0 degrees F, above the normal of 25.4 degrees.  A total of 1.4 inches of snow falls at Baltimore's official weather station at BWI Airport during January 1993, below the normal amount of 6.4 inches.

A truck bomb explodes in the parking garage of the North Tower of the World Trade Center in New York, NY. Six people are killed and more than 1,000 are injured. The bomb also causes some structural damage to the parking garage.

Snow falls lightly in Baltimore nearly all day and accumulates to 3 inches.

Baltimore gets 11.3 inches of snow in a storm that lasts all day.

BWI Airport gets 11.3 inches of snow, the greatest snowfall on one day for BWI Airport in 1993.

2.45 inches of(liquid) precipitation falls in Baltimore, the most in Baltimore on any March 13th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Mitchell Parish dies at age 92 in Manhattan, New York, NY.  He was a lyricist from the "Tin Pan Alley" era, best known for writing the lyrics to Hoagy Carmichael's "Stardust" and to Duke Ellington's "Sophisticated Lady" as well as "Sleigh Ride", "Deep Purple", "Sweet Lorraine", "Stars Fell on Alabama", "The Syncopated Clock" and the translation to English lyrics of "Volare." He was born Michael Hyman Pashlelinsky on July 10, 1900 in Lithuania, Russian Empire, and he and his family moved to the U.S. when he was less than a year old.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during March 1993 is 8.12 inches, including melted snow and ice. This amount is more than double the normal amount for March.

The expansion Florida Marlins win the first regular-season game they ever play, 6-3, over the Los Angeles Dodgers, at Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. Bret Barberie gets the first base hit for the Marlins, a single. Orestes Destrade hits the first-ever double for the Marlins and Walt Weiss hits the first-ever triple for the Marlins. Charlie Hough pitches 6 innings for the Marlins and is the winning pitcher. Attendance is 42,334.

The expansion Colorado Rockies lose the first regular-seaon game they ever play, 3-0, to the New York Mets at Shea Stadium in New York, NY. Andres Galarraga gets the first base hit ever for the Rockies, a single. Dwight Gooden of the Mets pitches a complete-game shutout and allows only 4 hits, all singles. Attendance is 53,127.

The U.S. Supreme Court rules that religious groups can sometimes meet on school property after hours.

There is a groundbreaking ceremony for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio.

Baltimore weather at BWI Airport: Partly cloudy to cloudy, then clear, then mostly cloudy; High temp. 33 F; Low temp. 10 F; Precipitation: None.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during December 1993 is 4.45 inches, including melted snow and ice.

Total precipitation for Baltimore in 1993 is 42.50 inches, about a half-inch above normal.