What Happened on July 25, 1993

Historical Events

31st Tennis Fed Cup: Spain beats Australia in Frankfurt Germany (3-0)

Federation Cup

Federation Cup Women's Tennis, Frankfurt, Germany: Spain wins 2nd title with 3-0 win over Australia; Arantxa Sánchez Vicario clinches victory with 6-2, 6-3 win against Nicole Provis

Israeli offensive against terrorist bases in South Lebanon

Sleepless in Seattle

Romantic comedy film "Sleepless in Seattle" starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan, co-written and directed by Nora Ephron, is released

Novelist, Screenwriter and Director Nora Ephron

The St James' Church massacre in Kenilworth, Cape Town by Azanian Peoples' Liberation Army

Tour de France

Tour de France: Spaniard Miguel Induráin makes it 3 straight Tour titles; Djamolidine Abdoujaparov points winner

US Open Women's Golf, Crooked Stick GC: Lauri Merten fires a final round 68 (−4) to win her lone major title, 1 stroke ahead of runners-up Donna Andrews and Helen Alfredsson

Events in 1993

Famous Weddings

Designer Claude Montana (44) weds his model Wallis Franken (44)

Famous Deaths

Nan Grey [Eschal Miller], American actress (Three Smart Girls, Dracula's Daughters), dies of heart failure on her 75th birthday
Vincent Joseph Schaefer, American chemist and meteorologist (cloud seeding), dies at 87

Died in 1993 1993 Highlights