October October 3–4– Battle of Mogadishu: The U.S. Army conducts Operation Gothic Serpent in the city of Mogadishu, Somalia, deploying Task Force Ranger. Two U.S. Army UH-60 Blackhawks are shot down and the operation leaves over 1,000 Somalians dead and over 74 Americans wounded in action, 18 killed and 1 captured. October 4 – The Russian constitutional crisis culminates with Russian military and security forces, using tanks and clearing the White House of Russia Parliament building by force, quashing a mass uprising against President Boris Yeltsin. October 5 – China performs a nuclear test, ending a worldwide de facto moratorium. October 9 – The South Korean ferry Seohae capsizes off Pusan, South Korea; 292 are killed. October 11–28 – The UNMIH is prevented from entering Haiti by its military-led regime. On October 18, United Nations economic sanctions (abolished in August) are reinstated. U.S. President Bill Clinton sends 6 American warships to enforce them. October 13 1993 Greek legislative election: Andreas Papandreou begins his second term as Prime Minister of Greece. The fifth summit of the Francophonie opens in Mauritius. The 1993 Finisterre earthquakes in Papua New Guinea kill at least 60 due to landslides. October 19 – Benazir Bhutto becomes the Prime Minister of Pakistan for the second time. October 21 – A coup in Burundi results in the death of president Melchior Ndadaye and sparks the Burundi Civil War. October 25 – 1993 Canadian federal election: Jean Chrétien and his Liberal Party defeat the governing Progressive Conservative Party, which falls to a historic low of two seats. October 27–31 – The Southland Firestorm, formed of more than fourteen separate fires in Southern California burning simultaneously, burns more than 700 homes and 160,000 acres. Two of these fire are the Laguna Fire which burned more than 16,000 acres (6,500 hectares), destroyed hundreds of homes and caused $528 million in damage in Orange County, California, and the Kinneloa Fire in Los Angeles County, California which caused a fatality.
October October 3–4– Battle of Mogadishu The US Army conducts Operation Gothic Serpent in the city of Mogadishu Somalia deploying Task Force Ranger Two US Army UH-60 Blackhawks are shot down and the operation leaves over 1000 Somalians dead and over 74 Americans wounded in action 18 killed and 1 captured October 4 – The Russian constitutional crisis culminates with Russian military and security forces using tanks and clearing the White House of Russia Parliament building by force quashing a mass uprising against President Boris Yeltsin October 5 – China performs a nuclear test ending a worldwide de facto moratorium October 9 – The South Korean ferry Seohae capsizes off Pusan South Korea; 292 are killed October 11–28 – The UNMIH is prevented from entering Haiti by its military-led regime On October 18 United Nations economic sanctions (abolished in August) are reinstated US President Bill Clinton sends 6 American warships to enforce them October 13 1993 Greek legislative election Andreas Papandreou begins his second term as Prime Minister of Greece The fifth summit of the Francophonie opens in Mauritius The 1993 Finisterre earthquakes in Papua New Guinea kill at least 60 due to landslides October 19 – Benazir Bhutto becomes the Prime Minister of Pakistan for the second time October 21 – A coup in Burundi results in the death of president Melchior Ndadaye and sparks the Burundi Civil War October 25 – 1993 Canadian federal election Jean Chrétien and his Liberal Party defeat the governing Progressive Conservative Party which falls to a historic low of two seats October 27–31 – The Southland Firestorm formed of more than fourteen separate fires in Southern California burning simultaneously burns more than 700 homes and 160000 acres Two of these fire are the Laguna Fire which burned more than 16000 acres (6500 hectares) destroyed hundreds of homes and caused $528 million in damage in Orange County California and the Kinneloa Fire in Los Angeles County California which caused a fatality