Deaths on February 18

Jacqueline Hill

Died on February 18, 1993

Jacqueline Hill, English actress (b. 1929)

Grace Jacqueline Hill (17 December 1929 – 18 February 1993) was a British actress known for her role as Barbara Wright in the BBC science-fiction television series Doctor Who. As the history teacher of Susan Foreman, the Doctor's granddaughter, Barbara was the first Doctor Who companion to appear on-screen in 1963, with Hill speaking the series' first words. She played the role for nearly two years.Hill returned to Doctor Who in 1980 for an appearance in the serial Meglos, as the Tigellan priestess Lexa.

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Events on 1993

28 Feb

Waco siege
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agents raid the Branch Davidian church in Waco, Texas with a warrant to arrest the group's leader David Koresh. Four ATF agents and six Davidians die in the initial raid, starting a 51-day standoff.
27 Mar

Giulio Andreotti
Italian former minister and Christian Democracy leader Giulio Andreotti is accused of mafia allegiance by the tribunal of Palermo.
8 Apr

United Nations
The Republic of Macedonia joins the United Nations.
23 Apr

Ethiopia
Eritreans vote overwhelmingly for independence from Ethiopia in a United Nations-monitored referendum.
16 Oct

Kent
Anti-Nazism riot breaks out in Welling in Kent, after police stop protesters approaching the British National Party headquarters.

Deaths on February 18

Jacqueline Hill

Died on February 18, 1993

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