Editing 1993 (section)

===August===
* August – The [[European Exchange Rate Mechanism]] margin was expanded to 15% to accommodate [[speculation]] against the [[French franc]] and other currencies.
* August 3 -- The premiere of the pilot episode of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers beginning the Power Rangers franchise
* [[August 5]] – The discovery of the [[Tel Dan Stele]], the first archaeological confirmation of the existence of the [[Davidic line]], announced.
* [[August 9]] – King [[Albert II of Belgium]] is sworn into office nine days after the death of his brother, King [[Baudouin of Belgium|Baudouin I]].
* [[August 13]] – More than 130 die in the [[Collapse of the Royal Plaza Hotel|collapse of Royal Plaza Hotel]] at [[Nakhon Ratchasima]] in [[Thailand]]'s worst hotel disaster.
* [[August 21]] – [[NASA]] loses radio contact with the [[Mars Observer]] orbiter 3 days before the spacecraft is scheduled to enter orbit around [[Mars]].
* [[August 28]] 
**[[Ong Teng Cheong]] becomes the first [[President of Singapore]] elected by the population.
**The first ''[[Power Rangers]]'' series, ''[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers]]'' (an adaptation of ''[[Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger]]''), [[Day of the Dumpster|premieres]] in the United States.
* [[August 31]] – Russia completes removing its troops from [[Lithuania]].