What Happened on January 1, 1993

• "Farewell My Concubine" directed by Chen Kaige from novel by Lilian Lee starring Leslie Cheung, Zhang Fengyi and Gong Li premieres in Hong Kong (Cannes Palme d'Or 1993)
• 12 member European Economic Community set up vast free trade zone
• 22nd Fiesta Bowl: #6 Syracuse beats #10 Colorado, 26-22

• 59th Orange Bowl: #3 Florida State beats #11 Nebraska, 27-14
• 59th Sugar Bowl: #2 Alabama beats #1 Miami, 34-13
• 79th Rose Bowl: #7 Michigan beats #9 Washington, 38-31
• Blockbuster Bowl 3: Stanford beats Penn State, 24-3
• Cigarette advertisements are banned in NYC's MTA
• Czechoslovakia separates into Czech Republic (Bohemia) & Slovakia

• Sifan Hassan, Oromo-Dutch athlete (Olympic gold 5,000m/10,000m 2020; World C'ship gold 1500, 10,000m 2019), born in Adama, Ethiopia

• "Georgia" Tom [Dorsey], American blues and gospel pianist, songwriter ("Peace In The Valley"), and evangelist, dies at 93
• June Clayworth, American actress (Bodyguard, Criminal Court), dies of lymphoma at 87
• Phyllis Hill, American stage and film dancer and actress (Singing in the Dark), dies of lung cancer at 72

Holidays: New Year's Day (Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States)

• #1 Song: I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston