Events from the year 1993 in Michigan.

1993
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Michigan

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Top Michigan news stories

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Jack Kevorkian

Broadcast and newspaper members of the Associated Press voted on the top news stories in Michigan for 1993 as follows:[1]

  1. School finance. After the Kalkaska school system was forced to close 40 days early, Governor Engler and the Michigan Legislature put Proposal A (a school finance and property cut proposal) on the June 2 ballot. After Proposal A was defeated, Governor Engler and the Legislature ended the use of property taxes to fund schools.
  2. Jack Kevorkian. After Kevorkian attended three assisted suicides in one month, the Legislature adopted an immediate ban on assisted suicide. Kevorkian attended five suicides after the ban, was jailed, and staged two hunger strikes, the second one lasting 17 days. Two courts then ruled the suicide ban to be unconstitutional.
  3. Baby Jessica case. Jan and Roberta DeBoer took their custody fight for their two-and-a-half year old daughter to the U.S. Supreme Court. Jessica was ultimately returned to her biological parents in Iowa.
  4. Malice Green murder case. Two Detroit police officers were tried and convicted the December 1992 beating death of Malice Green.
  5. Coleman Young. Young announced his retirement after 20 years as Mayor of Detroit. Dennis Archer was elected to replace him.
  6. Donald Riegle. Riegle announced that he would retire at the end of his term in the U.S. Senate.
  7. Base closings. Wurtsmith Air Force Base was decommissioned after 70 years, but several companies announce plans to open operations on the site. Plans were also finalized to close K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base.
  8. House Fiscal Agency. Michigan and federal officials investigated $1.8 million in alleged misspending by the agency, including thousands spent on bonuses from a petty cash account.
  9. NAFTA. Michigan Congressman and House Majority Whip David Bonior led an effort to defeat NAFTA. Michigan's 10 House Democrats and both U.S. Senators (both Democrats) voted against NAFTA. The state's five House Republicans voted for NAFTA.
  10. Recovery of U.S. automobile industry.

In separate balloting by Michigan AP newspapers and broadcast stations, the state's top sports stories were selected as follows:[2]

  1. Fab Five in Final Four. Chris Webber's illegal timeout at the end of the championship game in the 1993 NCAA basketball tournament.
  2. Dennis Rodman traded by the Pistons.
  3. Chris Webber turned pro.
  4. Bill Laimbeer retired.
  5. Cecil Fielder signed the richest contract in Major League Baseball history: five years for $36 million.
  6. 1993 Rose Bowl. Michigan defeated Washington as Tyrone Wheatley rushed for 235 yards and three touchdowns.
  7. The Detroit Red Wings hired Scotty Bowman as coach.
  8. After the 1992-93 Detroit Pistons failed to qualify for the playoffs, head coach Ron Rothstein was fired.
  9. 1993 Detroit Tigers season. The team was in first place in late June, but fell to third place by the end of the season.
  10. Brothers Luke and Murphy Jensen from Ludington, Michigan, won the doubles championship at the 1993 French Open.

Office holders

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State office holders

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Gov. Engler

Mayors of major cities

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Federal office holders

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Sen. Riegle
 
Sen. Levin

Population

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In the 1990 United States census, Michigan was recorded as having a population of 9,295,29 persons, ranking as the eighth most populous state in the country. By 2000, the state's population had grown by 6.9% to 9,938,444 persons.

Cities

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The following is a list of cities in Michigan with a population of at least 50,000 based on 1990 U.S. Census data. Historic census data from 1980 and 2000 is included to reflect trends in population increases or decreases. Cities that are part of the Detroit metropolitan area are shaded in tan.

1990
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City County 1980 Pop. 1990 Pop. 2000 Pop. Change 1990-2000
1 Detroit Wayne 1,203,368 1,027,974 951,270 −7.5%  
2 Grand Rapids Kent 181,843 189,126 197,800 4.6%  
3 Warren Macomb 161,134 144,864 138,247 −4.6%  
4 Flint Genesee 159,611 140,761 124,943 −11.2%  
5 Lansing Ingham 130,414 127,321 119,128 −6.4%  
6 Sterling Heights Macomb 108,999 117,810 124,471 5.7%  
7 Ann Arbor Washtenaw 107,969 109,592 114,024 4.0%  
8 Livonia Wayne 104,814 100,850 100,545 −0.3%  
9 Dearborn Wayne 90,660 89,286 97,775 9.5% 
10 Westland Wayne 84,603 84,724 86,602 2.2%  
11 Kalamazoo Kalamazoo 79,722 80,277 76,145 −5.1%  
12 Southfield Oakland 75,608 75,745 78,322 3.4%  
13 Farmington Hills Oakland 58,056 74,611 82,111 10.1%  
14 Troy Oakland 67,102 72,884 80,959 11.1%  
15 Pontiac Oakland 76,715 71,166 66,337 −6.8%  
16 Taylor Wayne 77,568 70,811 65,868 −7.0%  
17 Saginaw Saginaw 77,508 69,512 61,799 −11.1%  
18 St. Clair Shores Macomb 76,210 68,107 63,096 −7.4%  
19 Royal Oak Oakland 70,893 65,410 60,062 −8.2%  
20 Wyoming Kent 59,616 63,891 69,368 8.6%  
21 Dearborn Heights Wayne 67,706 60,838 58,264 −4.2%  
22 Roseville Wayne 54,311 51,412 48,129 −6.4%  
23 East Lansing Ingham 51,392 50,677 46,525 −8.2%  

Counties

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The following is a list of counties in Michigan with populations of at least 150,000 based on 1990 U.S. Census data. Historic census data from 1980 and 2000 are included to reflect trends in population increases or decreases. Counties that are part of the Detroit metropolitan area are shaded in tan.

1990
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County Largest city 1980 Pop. 1990 Pop. 2000 Pop. Change 1900-2000
1 Wayne Detroit 2,337,891 2,111,687 2,061,162 −2.4%  
2 Oakland Pontiac 1,011,793 1,083,592 1,194,156 10.2%  
3 Macomb Warren 694,600 717,400 788,149 9.9%  
4 Kent Grand Rapids 444,506 500,631 574,335 14.7%  
5 Genesee Flint 450,449 430,459 436,141 1.3%  
6 Washtenaw Ann Arbor 264,748 282,937 322,895 14.1%  
7 Ingham Lansing 275,520 281,912 279,320 −0.9%  
8 Kalamazoo Kalamazoo 212,378 223,411 238,603 6.8%  
9 Saginaw Saginaw 228,059 211,946 210,039 −0.9%  
10 Ottawa Holland 157,174 187,768 238,314 26.9%  
11 Berrien Benton Harbor 171,276 161,378 162,453 0.6%  
12 Muskegon Muskegon 157,589 158,983 170,200 7.1%  
13 Jackson Jackson 151,495 149,756 158,422 5.8%  

Sports

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Baseball

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American football

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Basketball

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Ice hockey

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Other

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Music and culture

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Chronology of events

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January

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February

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March

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April

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June

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July

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August

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September

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October

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November

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December

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Births

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Deaths

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  • January 21 - Charlie Gehringer, Detroit Tigers second baseman (1924–1942) and Baseball Hall of Fame inductee, at age 89 in Bloomfield Hills
  • February 15 - Buzz Fazio, professional bowling star and member of the Stroh's Beer bowling team in the 1950s, at age 85
  • February 25 - Eren Ozker, one of the original Muppeteers who grew up in Farmington Hills, at age 44 in New York City
  • March 23 - Zolton Ferency, lawyer, political activist, professor, and gubernatorial candidate, at age 70
  • May 15 - Marv Johnson, early Motown singer ("You Got What It Takes"), at age 54 in Columbia, South Carolina
  • July 4 - Don Dohoney, American football end at Michigan State and consensus All-American in 1953, at age 61 in Meridian, Michigan
  • July 31 - Paul B. Henry, U.S. Congressman, at age 51 in Grand Rapids
  • October 24 - Cloyce Box, Detroit Lions end/halfback (1949–1954) who broke multiple team receiving records, at age 70 in Frisco, Texas
  • November 4 - Doris Satterfield, outfielder for the Grand Rapids Chicks (1947–1954) in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, at age 67 in Grand Rapids
  • Date unknown - Edie Parker, writer and wife of Jack Kerouac
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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Michigan's top story: Schools and money". The Herald-Palladium. December 31, 1993. p. 39 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Webber's ill-fated tourney timeout top story in state". Battle Creek Enquirer. December 26, 1993. p. 4D – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1993 Detroit Tigers Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
  4. ^ "1993 Detroit Lions Statistics & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
  5. ^ "1993 Michigan Wolverines Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
  6. ^ "1993 Michigan State Spartans Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
  7. ^ "1992–93 Detroit Pistons Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
  8. ^ "1992–93 Detroit Red Wings Roster and Statistics". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 14, 2018.