Deaths on December 8

Yevgeny Minayev

Died on December 8, 1993

Yevgeny Minayev, Russian weightlifter (b. 1933)

Yevgeny Gavrilovich Minayev (Russian: Евгений Гаврилович Минаев; 21 May 1933 – 8 December 1993) was a Russian weightlifter who competed for the Soviet Union. He won a silver medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics and a gold medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

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Events on 1993

28 Feb

Waco siege
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agents raid the Branch Davidian church in Waco, Texas with a warrant to arrest the group's leader David Koresh. Four ATF agents and six Davidians die in the initial raid, starting a 51-day standoff.
27 Mar

Giulio Andreotti
Italian former minister and Christian Democracy leader Giulio Andreotti is accused of mafia allegiance by the tribunal of Palermo.
8 Apr

United Nations
The Republic of Macedonia joins the United Nations.
23 Apr

Ethiopia
Eritreans vote overwhelmingly for independence from Ethiopia in a United Nations-monitored referendum.
16 Oct

Kent
Anti-Nazism riot breaks out in Welling in Kent, after police stop protesters approaching the British National Party headquarters.

Deaths on December 8

Yevgeny Minayev

Died on December 8, 1993

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Waco siege

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