Deaths on January 22

Kōbō Abe

Died on January 22, 1993

Kōbō Abe, Japanese playwright and photographer (b. 1924)

Kōbō Abe (安部公房, Abe Kōbō), pen name of Kimifusa Abe (安部公房, Abe Kimifusa, March 7, 1924 – January 22, 1993), was a Japanese writer, playwright, musician, photographer and inventor. Abe has been often compared to Franz Kafka and Alberto Moravia for his modernist sensibilities and his surreal, often nightmarish explorations of individuals in contemporary society.

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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 January 22

Kōbō Abe

Died on January 22, 1993

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Waco siege

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