What Happened on July 12, 1993

Historical Events

7.8 earthquake hits Hokkaido Japan, 160 killed

Sunset Boulevard

Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical "Sunset Boulevard", based on Billy Wilder's 1950 film, starring Patti Lupone and Daniel Benzali, opens at the Adelphi Theatre, London

Talk radio host Don Imus begins broadcasting to Boston on WEEI (590 AM)

Events in 1993

Famous Deaths

Dan Eldon, British-Kenyan photojournalist, killed in Somalia while working for Reuters at 22
Gusti Huber, Austrian American actress, (The Diary of Anne Frank), dies of heart failure at 78
Lily van Lugt Melsert, Dutch actress (Tomorrow Will Be Better), dies at 91

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