Unix Timestamp: 749692800
Monday, October 4. 1993, 12:00:00 AM UTC

The papal encyclical "Veritatis Splendor" is promulgated.

The Russian constitutional crisis culminates with Russian military and security forces clearing the White House of Russia Parliament building by force, quashing a mass uprising against President Boris Yeltsin.

China performs a nuclear test, ending a worldwide "de facto" moratorium.