1993 in South Korea

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See also:	Other events in 1993 Years in South Korea Timeline of Korean history 1993 in North Korea

Events from the year 1993 in South Korea.

Incumbents

• President: Roh Tae-woo (until February 24), Kim Young-sam (starting February 24)
• Prime Minister:
  • until February 25: Hyun Soong-jong
  • February 25 - December 17: Hwang In-sung
  • starting December 17: Lee Hoi-chang

Events

• July 26 - Asiana Airlines Flight 733 crashes near Mokpo Airport, killing 68 of the 116 passengers and crew.^[1]

Births

• January 12 - D.O., actor and singer
• January 21 - Kim Sei-young, golfer
• January 24 - Yoon Ji-su, fencer
• February 4 - Bae Noo-ri, actress
• February 15 – Ravi, rapper and songwriter^[2]
• February 27 - Gong Seung-yeon, actress
• February 28 - Hwang Seong-eun, sport shooter
• March 3 - Seo Ji-yeon, fencer
• March 9 - Suga, rapper, songwriter and producer
• March 30 - Ji Soo, actor
• April 22
  • Hwayoung, rapper, dancer, model, and actress^[3]
  • Hyoyoung, model, actress, and singer
• May 7 - Yoon So-hee, actress
• May 16 - IU, singer-songwriter, actress and producer
• June 16 - Park Bo-gum, actor and singer
• June 20 - Kim Jin-yi, handball player
• July 3 - Roy Kim, singer-songwriter^[4]
• July 18 - Lee Tae-min, singer
• August 14 - Gongchan, singer
• August 17 - Yoo Seung-ho, actor
• October 12 - Seo Kang-joon, actor and singer

Deaths

• September 5 - Baek Du-jin, politician (b. 1908)

Popular culture

See also

• List of South Korean films of 1993
• Years in Japan
• Years in North Korea

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