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Events of 1995 Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar The year 1994 in Archaeology involved some significant events The year 1994 in architecture involved some significant events Events 12 February – Edvard Munch 's painting " The Scream " is stolen in Oslo (and is recovered on 7 May This is a list of Aviation -related events from 1994: Events April April 14 - USAF F-15 Eagles shoot The year 1994 in film involved some significant events Top grossing films (U Industry milestones Movie releases The following movies were released on video on the following dates The Fox and the Hound The year 1994 in literature involved some significant events and new books Events Allen Ginsberg sells his papers to Stanford University for $1 million This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1994. See also 1993 in country music, 1994 in music, other events of 1994, 1995 in country music, 1990s in music This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal in the year 1994. Events January events January 1 - Rail Management Corporation takes over operations of the Atlanta and St The year 1994 in radio involved some significant events Events January 11 - The Irish government announces the end The year 1994 in Science and Technology involved many significant events listed below || 8 January, 100534 GMT || Soyuz-U 2|| LC-1, Baikonur || RKA || Soyuz TM-18, 3 Cosmonauts || RKA || LEO Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1994 in athletics (track and field Track February 20 &mdash The year 1994 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1994. Events 1994 &mdash Nintendo calls this year "1994 The Year of the Cartridge" See also 1993 in Australia, other events of 1994, 1995 in Australia ---- See also 1993 in Canada, other events of 1994, 1995 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history. See also 1993 in India, other events of 1994, 1995 in India and the Timeline of Indian history. Events April 14 - The Central Bank issues a new £5 note April 30 - Ireland wins the 39th Eurovision Song Contest with 1994 in Malaysia 37 years of the nationhood Incumbents Federal level Yang di-Pertuan Agong: Population Estimated Population as of 31 December 3648200 Increase since 31/12/1993 50400 (1 See also 1993 in Pakistan other events of 1994, 1995 in Pakistan and the Timeline of Pakistani history. See also 1993 in Singapore | Other events of 1994 | 1995 in Singapore | List of years in Singapore Events May See also 1993 in South Africa, other events of 1994, 1994 in South African sport, 1995 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African Incumbents Monarch - HM Queen Elizabeth II Prime Minister - John Major, Conservative Events General elections were held in March 1990 In July the government lifted the 25-year old State of emergency. States With Wide Recognition A - Islamic State of Afghanistan - Republic of Albania - People's Africa Algeria - President - # Ali Kafi, Chairman of the High Council of State ( 1992 - 1993 religious leaders - Events of 1994 - 1995 religious leaders - Religious leaders by year ----- Roman numerals are a Numeral system originating in ancient Rome, adapted from Etruscan numerals. This is the Calendar for any Common year starting on Saturday ( Dominical letter B) The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today
The year 1994 was designated as the "International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal" by the United Nations. This is not a list of National Days commemorative days, or days which have some significance in one or a very small number of countries Family denotes a group of People affiliated by consanguinity affinity or co-residence The Olympic Charter, last updated July 7 2007 is a set of rules and guidelines for the organization of the Olympic Games, and for governing the Olympic Movement The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security
Events of 1994
January
- January 1 - The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) goes into effect. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC
- January 1 - Florida State University beat the University Of Nebraska in the Orange Bowl for the national championship
- January 1 - The Zapatista Army of National Liberation begins their war in Chiapas, Mexico. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Florida State University (commonly referred to as Florida State or FSU) is a public Research University located in Tallahassee The Orange Bowl is an annual College football game that is usually played the first week in January in the Miami Florida metro area in the United States New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC The Zapatista Army of National Liberation ( Ejército Zapatista de Liberación Nacional, EZLN) is an armed Revolutionary group based in Chiapas Chiapas is the southernmost state of Mexico, located towards the southeast of the country
- January 6 - In Detroit, Michigan, Nancy Kerrigan is clubbed on the right leg by an assailant under orders from figure skating rival Tonya Harding's ex-husband. Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Nancy Kerrigan (born October 13, 1969 in Stoneham Massachusetts) is a two-time American Olympic Figure skating medalist Tonya Maxine Harding (born November 12, 1970) is an American figure skating champion
- January 8 - Soyuz TM-18: Valeri Polyakov begins his 437. Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army Crew Launched Viktor Afanasyev (2 Yury Usachev (1 Valeri Polyakov (2 Landed Valeriy Vladimirovich Polyakov (Валерий Владимирович Поляков Valeriy Vladmirovich Polyakov) (born April 27, 1942) is a Russian 7 day orbit, eventually setting the world record for days spent in orbit.
- January 11 - The Irish government announces the end of a 15-year broadcasting ban on the Provisional Irish Republican Army and its political arm Sinn Féin. Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world The Provisional Irish Republican Army (Óglaigh na hÉireann ( IRA; also referred to as the PIRA, the Provos, or by some of its supporters as the Sinn Féin () is a political party in Ireland. The current party led by Gerry Adams was formed following a split in January 1970
- January 11 - The Superhighway Summit is held at UCLA's Royce Hall. Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. The Superhighway Summit was held at UCLA 's Royce Hall on 11 January, 1994. The University of California Los Angeles (generally known as UCLA) is a public research university located in Westwood Los Angeles, California, United It was the first conference to discuss the growing information superhighway and was presided over by U. The information superhighway was a popular term used through the 1990s to refer to digital communication systems S. Vice President Al Gore. Albert Arnold Gore Jr (born March 31 1948 is an American environmental Activist, author Businessperson, former Politician, and former
- January 14 - U. Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. S. President Bill Clinton and Russian President Boris Yeltsin sign the Kremlin Accords, which stop the preprogrammed aiming of nuclear missiles toward each country's targets, and also provide for the dismantling of the nuclear arsenal in Ukraine. William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III, August 19 1946 served as the forty-second President of the United States Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin () (1 February 1931 23 April 2007 was the first President of the Russian Federation, serving from 1991 to 1999 Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe.
- January 15 - SS American Star breaks tow in the Atlantic Ocean and is beached at Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands a few days later. Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign Construction (1936–1939 America was laid down under the first Maritime Commission contract on 22 August 1938, at Newport News Fuerteventura, a Spanish Island, is one of the Canary Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa. The Canary Islands ( English pronunciation kəˈnæriː ˈaɪləndz Spanish: Islas Canarias, ˈizlas kaˈnarjas are a Spanish
- January 17 - The 1994 Northridge Earthquake, magnitude 6. Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca The Richter magnitude scale, or more correctly local magnitude M L scale assigns a single number to quantify the amount of seismic energy released 7, hits the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles at 4:31 AM killing 72 and leaving 26,029 homeless. The San Fernando Valley or The Valley is an urbanized Valley located in the north-western section of the city of Los Angeles California, United States Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West
- January 18 - The Cando event, a possible bolide impact in Cando, Spain. Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor The Cando event was an Explosion that occurred in the village of Cando Spain, in the morning of January 18, 1994. See also Impact crater An impact event is the Collision of a large Meteoroid, Asteroid or Comet (generically Cando (parish of San Tirso is a village in northwestern Spain, in the province of La Coruña, and the region of Galicia, with a population of around 1000 Witnesses claim to have seen a fireball in the sky lasting for almost one minute.
- January 19 - Record cold temperatures hit the eastern United States. Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. A cold wave is a weather phenomenon that is distinguished by a cooling of the air The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The coldest temperature ever measured in Indiana state history, -36°F (-38°C), is recorded in New Whiteland, Indiana. The State of Indiana ( was the 19th US state admitted into the union New Whiteland is a town in Pleasant Township, Johnson County, Indiana, United States.
- January 20 - In South Carolina, Shannon Faulkner becomes the first female cadet to attend The Citadel, but soon drops out. Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. South Carolina ( is a state in the southern region ( Deep South) of the United States of America. Shannon Faulkner, born in Powdersville South Carolina, United States, was the first female Cadet to enter The Citadel. History On December 20, 1842, the South Carolina Legislature passed an act establishing the South Carolina Military Academy with the original mission
- January 21 - Lorena Bobbitt is found not guilty by reason of insanity on charges of mutilating her husband John. Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. John Wayne Bobbitt (born March 23 1967 in Buffalo New York) and Lorena Leonor Bobbitt ( Née Gallo (born 1970 in In Criminal trials the insanity defenses are possible defenses by Excuse, an Affirmative defense by which Defendants argue that
- January 25 - U. Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate S. President Bill Clinton delivers his first State of the Union address, calling for health care reform, a ban on assault weapons, and welfare reform. William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III, August 19 1946 served as the forty-second President of the United States This article is about political movements affecting the delivery of health care and health care systems The Federal Assault Weapons Ban ( AWB) was a subtitle of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, a Federal law of the United States Welfare reform is a movement for policy change in countries with a state-administered social welfare systems
- January 26 - A man fires 2 blank shots at Charles, Prince of Wales in Sydney, Australia. Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. A blank is a type of cartridge for a Firearm that contains Gunpowder but no Bullet or shot. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics.
- January 28 - The first trial of accused murderer Lyle Menendez ends in a mistrial. Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted Joseph Lyle Menendez (born January 10 1968 and brother Erik Galen Menendez (born November 27 1971 were convicted in a highly publicized trial for the shotgun murders in 1989 He and his brother Erik are later found guilty and sentenced to life in prison without parole. Joseph Lyle Menendez (born January 10 1968 and brother Erik Galen Menendez (born November 27 1971 were convicted in a highly publicized trial for the shotgun murders in 1989 Life imprisonment or life incarceration is a sentence of imprisonment for a serious crime often for most Parole may have different meanings depending on the field and judiciary system
- January 30 - In Super Bowl XXVIII, the Dallas Cowboys hand the Buffalo Bills their fourth consecutive Super Bowl loss, 30-13. Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain Super Bowl XXVIII was an American football game played on January 30, 1994, at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta Georgia, to decide The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference (NFC in the National The Buffalo Bills are a professional American football team based in the Buffalo New York Metropolitan area, playing seven of their home games in the suburb professional American football, the Super Bowl is the Championship game of the National Football League (NFL
February
William Perry
- February 1 - In Portland, Oregon, Tonya Harding's ex-husband Jeff Gillooly pleads guilty for his role in attacking figure skater Nancy Kerrigan. Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Portland is a city located in the Northwestern United States, near the Confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers Tonya Maxine Harding (born November 12, 1970) is an American figure skating champion Nancy Kerrigan (born October 13, 1969 in Stoneham Massachusetts) is a two-time American Olympic Figure skating medalist He accepts a plea bargain, admitting to racketeering charges in exchange for testimony against Harding. A plea bargain (also plea agreement, plea deal or copping a plea) is an agreement in a Criminal case whereby the Prosecutor offers
- February 3 - William J. Perry is sworn in as the United States Secretary of Defense. Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states William James Perry (born October 11, 1927) is an American businessman and engineer who was the United States Secretary of Defense from The United States Secretary of Defense ( SECDEF) is the head of the U
- February 4 - The Federal Open Market Committee raises the Fed Funds target rate for the first time since May 1989. Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC a component of the Federal Reserve System, is charged under U Inflation targeting is a Monetary policy in which a Central bank attempts to keep Inflation in a declared target range —typically by adjusting Interest MAY ( also known as: Mei メイ 메이 is a Korean singer well known in South Korea for singing the song "Miracle" Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) The rate is raised by 25 basis points to 3¼ percent [1]. A basis point (often denoted as bp or ‱ rarely permyriad) is a unit that is equal to 1/100th of a Percentage point.
- February 5 - Byron De La Beckwith is convicted of the 1963 murder of civil rights leader Medgar Evers. Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. Byron De La Beckwith ( November 9 1920, Colusa California – January 21 2001, Jackson Mississippi) was an American Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Medgar Willy Evers ( July 2, 1925 June 12, 1963) was an African American civil rights activist from Mississippi
- February 6 - Markale massacres: A Bosnian Serb Army mortar shell kills 68 civilians and wounds about 200 in a Sarajevo marketplace. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio The Markale massacres were two massacres committed by the Army of Republika Srpska on Civilians during the Siege of Sarajevo in the Bosnian The Army of the Republika Srpska (Војска Републике Српске (ВРС Serbian, Bosnian, Croatian Vojska Republike Srpske A mortar is a muzzle-loading Indirect fire weapon that fires shells at low velocities short ranges and high-arcing ballistic trajectories
- February 9 - The Vance-Owen Peace plan for Bosnia and Herzegovina is announced. Events 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Latin script: Bosna i Hercegovina, Cyrillic script: Босна и Херцеговина is a country on the Balkan
- February 12 - Edvard Munch's painting "The Scream" is stolen in Oslo (and is recovered on May 7). Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the Edvard Munch (mʉŋk December 12, 1863 – January 23, 1944) was a Norwegian Symbolist painter, Printmaker The Scream ( Skrik, 1893-1910 is a seminal series of expressionist Paintings by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch (called Christiania from 1624 to 1878 and Kristiania from 1878 to 1924 is the Capital and largest city of Norway. Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses
- February 12-February 27 - The 1994 Winter Olympics were held in Lillehammer. Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1994 Lillehammer is a town and municipality in the county of Oppland, Norway, globally known for hosting the 1994 Winter Olympics.
- February 22 - Aldrich Ames and his wife are charged with spying for the Soviet Union by the United States Department of Justice. Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne Aldrich Hazen Ames (born May 26 1941) is a former Central Intelligence Agency Counter-intelligence officer and analyst who in 1994 was convicted The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 For animal rights group see Justice Department (JD The United States Department of Justice ( DOJ) is a Cabinet department Ames will later be convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment and his wife will receive 5 years in prison.
- February 24 - In Gloucester, local police begins excavations at 25 Cromwell Street, the home of Fred West, suspected of multiple murders. Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Gloucester (ˈɡlɒstɚ) is a city, district and County town of Gloucestershire in the South West region of England. Police are agents or agencies usually of the executive, empowered to enforce the law and to effect public and social order through the legitimatized use of force Frederick Walter Stephen West (29 September 1941 – 1 January 1995 better known as Fred West, was an English Serial killer. On February 28, he and his wife are arrested. Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule
- February 25 - Israeli Kahanist Baruch Goldstein opens fire inside the Cave of the Patriarchs in the West Bank. Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Kahanism is a term that refers to an organization and more generally to other movements or groups that share a belief in the fundamental tenets of its ideology chief among them Baruch Kappel Goldstein ( ברוך גולדשטיין; December 9, 1956 &ndash February 25, 1994) was an American born The Cave of the Patriarchs ( Hebrew: מערת המכפלה Me'arat HaMachpela, Trans The West Bank (الضفة الغربية, הגדה המערבית Hagadah Hamaaravit) also referred to in Israel as " Judea and Samaria He kills 29 Muslims before worshippers beat him to death. A Muslim (مسلم pronounced Muslim, not Muzlim) is an adherent of the Religion
- February 27 - Australian Federal Sports & Environment Minister Ros Kelly resigns over "The Sports Rorts Affair", where it was alleged that she apportioned money for community sporting projects in a pork barreling fashion. Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Ros Kelly AO (born 25 January 1948) was a member of the Australian House of Representatives for the Division of Canberra from In United States Politics, the term " pork barrel " refers to the appropriation of government spending for projects that are intended primarily
- February 28 - United States F-16 pilots shoot down 4 Serbian fighter aircraft over Bosnia-Herzegovina for violation of the Operation Deny Flight and its no-fly zone. Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Banja Luka incident, February 28, 1994, was an incident in which six Republika Srpska Air Force -owned J-21 Jastreb single-seat light attack Serbia (Србија Srbija) officially the Republic of Serbia (Република Србија Republika Srbija) is a Landlocked Country A fighter aircraft is a Military aircraft designed primarily for air-to-air combat with other Aircraft, as opposed to a Bomber, which is designed Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Latin script: Bosna i Hercegovina, Cyrillic script: Босна и Херцеговина is a country on the Balkan Operation Deny Flight was NATO 's enforcement of the Bosnian No-fly zone which began April 12, 1993 and ended December 20, 1995 A no-fly zone is a territory over which Aircraft are not permitted to fly
March
Mary Withrow
- March 1 - A lone terrorist kills Ari Halberstam during an attack on 14 Jewish students on the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City. Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Terrorism is the systematic use of terror especially as a means of coercion Ari Halberstam ( May 6, 1977 - March 6, 1994) was a yeshiva student from a distinguished family associated with the Chabad-Lubavitch Judaism (from the Greek Ioudaïsmos, derived from the Hebrew יהודה Yehudah, " Judah " in Hebrew יַהֲדוּת Yahedut The Brooklyn Bridge, one of the oldest Suspension bridges in the United States, stretches 5989 feet (1825 m over the East River connecting the The City of New York [2]
- March 1 - South Africa cedes Walvis Bay to Namibia. Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa Walvis Bay ( Dutch / Afrikaans Walvisbaai, German Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa on the Atlantic coast
- March 1 - Mary Ellen Withrow begins her term of office as Treasurer of the United States, serving under President Bill Clinton. Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Mary Ellen Hinamon Withrow (born October 2 1930) was the 40th Treasurer of the United States from March 1 1994 to January The Treasurer of the United States (established September 6, 1777) is the only position within the United States Department of the Treasury older than the William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III, August 19 1946 served as the forty-second President of the United States
- March 4 - Four terrorists are convicted for their roles in the World Trade Center bombing, which killed 6 and injured more than 1,000. Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth The 1993 World Trade Center bombing occurred on February 26, 1993, when a Car bomb was detonated below Tower One of the World Trade Center
- March 5 - A gunman takes 8 people hostage in the Salt Lake City Public Library Hostage Incident. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a The Salt Lake City Public Library Hostage Incident occurred on March 5, 1994 when Clifford Lynn Draper held several hostages on the second floor in the
- March 6 - A referendum in Moldova results in the electorate voting against possible reunification with Romania. Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of Moldova, officially the Republic of Moldova ( Republica Moldova) is a Landlocked country in Eastern Europe, located between Romania Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania
- March 7 - Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc.: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that parodies of an original work are generally covered by the doctrine of fair use. Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus Campbell v Acuff-Rose Music, 510 US 569 ( 1994) was a United States Supreme Court Copyright law case that stands for the proposition The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States and leads the federal judiciary. Fair use is a doctrine in United States copyright law that allows limited use of copyrighted material without requiring permission from the rights holders such as use for
- March 12 - A photo by Marmaduke Wetherell, previously touted as 'proof' of the Loch Ness monster, is confirmed to be a hoax. Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving The Loch Ness Monster ( Nessiteras rhombopteryx) is an alleged animal family and upward Incertae sedis, purportedly inhabiting Scotland 's Loch Ness
- March 12 - The Church of England ordains its first female priests. Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England, the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican
- March 14 - Apple Computer, Inc. Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. releases the first Macintosh computers to use the new PowerPC Microprocessors. This is considered to be a major leap in personal computer, as well as Macintosh history.
- March 15 - U. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, S. troops are withdrawn from Somalia. Somalia ( Soomaaliya; الصومال) officially the Somali Republic ( Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliya, جمهورية الصومال) and formerly known
- March 16 - In Portland, Oregon, Tonya Harding pleads guilty to conspiracy to hinder prosecution for trying to cover-up an attack on figure skating rival Nancy Kerrigan. Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king Portland is a city located in the Northwestern United States, near the Confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers Tonya Maxine Harding (born November 12, 1970) is an American figure skating champion A cover-up is an attempt whether successful or not to conceal evidence of wrong-doing error Incompetence, or other embarrassing information Figure skating is an athletic Sport in which individuals pairs or groups perform spins, jumps, footwork and other intricate and challenging Nancy Kerrigan (born October 13, 1969 in Stoneham Massachusetts) is a two-time American Olympic Figure skating medalist She is fined $100,000 and banned from the sport.
- March 21 - The 66th Academy Awards, hosted by Whoopi Goldberg, are held at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California. Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. The 66th Academy Awards were presented March 21, 1994 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles. Whoopi Goldberg (born Caryn Elaine Johnson; November 13, 1955) is an American actress, comedienne, and television The Dorothy Chandler Pavilion is one of the halls in the Los Angeles Music Center (which is one of the three largest performing arts centers in the United States Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Steven Spielberg's Holocaust drama, Schindler's List wins seven Oscars including Best Picture and Best Director (Spielberg). Steven Allan Spielberg, KBE (Hon (born December 18 1946 is an American Film director, Screenwriter and producer. The Holocaust (from the Greek el ''ὁλόκαυστον'' (el-Latn holókauston holos, "completely" and kaustos, "burnt" also known as Schindler's List is a Biographical film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Steven Zaillian. The Academy Award for Best Motion Picture is one of the Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to artists working The Academy Award for Achievement in Directing (Best Director is one of the Awards of Merit presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to
- March 23 - Two military aircraft collide over Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina causing dozens of fatalities known as the Green Ramp disaster
- March 27 - The biggest tornado outbreak in 1994 occurs in the southeastern United States. Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. Pope Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located 12 miles (19 km) northwest of the Central business district of Fayetteville North Carolina ( is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States The Green Ramp disaster was a 1994 Mid-air collision and subsequent ground collision at Pope Air Force Base (Pope AFB, North Carolina that killed Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates A tornado is a violent rotating column of air which is in contact with both the surface of the earth and a Cumulonimbus cloud or in rare cases the base of a Cumulus The US Southeast is the eastern portion of the Southern United States, but the Census Bureau does not provide a standard definition of a "Southeast" region One tornado hits a United Methodist Church in Piedmont, Alabama, killing 22. The United Methodist Church is the largest Methodist denomination and the second largest Protestant denomination in the United States. Piedmont is a city in Calhoun and Cherokee counties in the US
- March 27 - The Eurofighter takes its first flight in Manching, Germany. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout For the airport see Ingolstadt Manching Airport Manching is a municipality in the district of Pfaffenhofen, in Bavaria Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
- March 28 - Shell House Massacre: Inkatha Freedom Party and ANC supporters battle in central Johannesburg South Africa. Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. On March 28 1994, African National Congress (ANC security guards at Shell House killed nineteen Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP members following The Inkatha Freedom Party ( IFP) is a Political party in South Africa. The African National Congress (ANC has been South Africa 's governing party supported by its Tripartite alliance with the Congress of South African Trade Unions Johannesburg ( Pronounced /jō-hān'ĭs-bûrg'/ is the largest city in South Africa. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa
- March 31 - The journal Nature reports the finding in Ethiopia of the first complete Australopithecus afarensis skull (see Human evolution). Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Nature is a prominent Scientific journal, first published on 4 November 1869 NOTE This intro is the result of careful NPOV work Please do not make potentially controversial edits to it without first discussing on the talk page Australopithecus afarensis is an extinct Hominid which lived between 3 Human evolution, or anthropogenesis, is the part of biological Evolution concerning the emergence of Homo sapiens as a distinct Species
April
- April 6 - Rwandan President Juvénal Habyarimana and Burundi President Cyprien Ntaryamira die when a missile shoots down their jet near Kigali, Rwanda. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus The Republic of Rwanda (ruːˈændə or /rəˈwɑːndə/ in English ɾwanda or in Kinyarwanda is a small Landlocked country in the Juvénal Habyarimana ( March 8, 1937 &ndash April 6, 1994) was a Rwandan Hutu politician who was president of Burundi (buˈɾundi officially the Republic of Burundi, is a small country in the Great Lakes region of Eastern Africa bordered by Rwanda Cyprien Ntaryamira ( March 6, 1955 - April 6, 1994) was President of Burundi from February 5, 1994 until he Kigali, population 851024 (2005 is the Capital and largest city of Rwanda. The Republic of Rwanda (ruːˈændə or /rəˈwɑːndə/ in English ɾwanda or in Kinyarwanda is a small Landlocked country in the This is taken as a pretext to begin the Rwandan Genocide. The Rwandan Genocide was the 1994 mass killing of hundreds of thousands of Rwanda 's minority Tutsis and the moderates of its Hutu majority
- April 7 - The Rwandan Genocide begins in Kigali, Rwanda. Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor The Rwandan Genocide was the 1994 mass killing of hundreds of thousands of Rwanda 's minority Tutsis and the moderates of its Hutu majority Kigali, population 851024 (2005 is the Capital and largest city of Rwanda. The Republic of Rwanda (ruːˈændə or /rəˈwɑːndə/ in English ɾwanda or in Kinyarwanda is a small Landlocked country in the
- April 8 - Kurt Cobain, lead singer of Nirvana, is found dead in Seattle, Washington. Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian Kurt Donald Cobain (February 20 1967 – c April 5 1994 was an American musician who served as lead singer, Guitarist, and songwriter for the Seattle Nirvana was an American rock band that was formed by singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen Washington. He was last seen alive by family and friends 3 days prior, but was seen at various locations around Seattle by others. His death is believed to have been a suicide. Death is the termination of the biological functions that define living Organisms It refers both to a specific
- April 16 - Voters in Finland decide to join the European Union in a referendum. Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in
- April 20 - Paul Touvier is found guilty of ordering the execution of 7 Jews when he served in the Vichy France Milice. Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. Paul Touvier ( April 3, 1915 - July 17, 1996) was convicted of Crime against humanity for his Collaborationist role during Vichy France, or the Vichy regime are the common terms used to describe the government of France from July 1940 to August 1944 The Milice Française ( French Militia) generally called simply Milice (" Militia " was a Paramilitary force
- April 21 - The Red Cross estimates that hundreds of thousands of Tutsi have been killed in Rwanda. Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is an International humanitarian movement with approximately 97 million volunteers worldwide who stated The Tutsi are one of three native Peoples of the nations of Rwanda and Burundi in central Africa, the other two being the Twa The Republic of Rwanda (ruːˈændə or /rəˈwɑːndə/ in English ɾwanda or in Kinyarwanda is a small Landlocked country in the
- April 22 - Former United States President Richard Nixon dies in New York City. Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by The City of New York
- April 25 - End of term for Sultan Azlan Muhibbudin Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Yusuff Izzudin Shah Ghafarullahu-lahu as 9th Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia. Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Yusuff Izzuddin Shah Ghafarullahu-Lah, GCB, KStJ (born The Yang di-Pertuan Agong is the highest ranking office created by the constitution of the federation of Malaysia For the biogeographical region see Malesia Malaysia (məˈleɪʒə or /məˈleɪziə/ is a country that consists of thirteen states and
- April 25 - The largest high school arson ever in the United States is started at Burnsville High School, in Burnsville, Minnesota, resulting in over 15 million dollars in damages. Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. Burnsville High School ( BHS) is a three-year public high school located in Burnsville, Minnesota. Burnsville (ˈbɜrnzvɨl is a City 15 miles (25 km south of downtown Minneapolis in Dakota County in the U The same arsonist also goes on to set arsons at: Edina High School and Minnetonka High School. Edina High School is a three-year public High school located in Edina Minnesota, a first-tier suburb of Minneapolis. Minnetonka High School is a public High school that is located in Minnetonka, Minnesota, a western Suburb of Minneapolis-St [3]
- April 26 - Tuanku Jaafar ibni Almarhum Tuanku Abdul Rahman, Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan, becomes the 10th Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia. Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Duli Yang Maha Mulia Tuanku Jaafar ibni Almarhum Tuanku Abdul Rahman, GCB (born July 19, 1922) in Klang, Selangor was the In Malay Yang di-Pertuan Besar, literally "He Who Is Made Great " or "Great Ruler", is a royal Title. Negeri Sembilan (also Negri Sembilan, Jawi: نڬري سمبيلن meaning "state of nine" in Malay, is a state of Malaysia. The Yang di-Pertuan Agong is the highest ranking office created by the constitution of the federation of Malaysia For the biogeographical region see Malesia Malaysia (məˈleɪʒə or /məˈleɪziə/ is a country that consists of thirteen states and
- April 27 - South Africa holds its first fully multiracial elections. Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa
- April 29 - Commodore International declares bankruptcy. Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. Commodore, the commonly used name for Commodore International, was a US-American Electronics company based in West Chester Pennsylvania
- April 30 - Austrian Formula One pilot Roland Ratzenberger is killed in an accident during the qualifying session for the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix. Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Roland Ratzenberger ( July 4, 1960 &ndash April 30, 1994) was an Austrian Racing driver who died during qualifying for the The 1994 San Marino Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on May 1 1994 at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Imola, Italy.
May
- May 1 - Three-time Formula 1 world champion Ayrton Senna is killed in an accident during the San Marino Grand Prix in Imola, Italy. Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Ayrton Senna da Silva ( pronounced, March 21, 1960 &ndash May 1, 1994) was a Brazilian racing driver and triple The death of Formula One triple world champion Ayrton Senna resulted from a crash that occurred while he was leading the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix The 1994 San Marino Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on May 1 1994 at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Imola, Italy. The Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari is an auto racing circuit near the Italian town of Imola, east of Bologna and east of the Ferrari factory
- May 6 - The Channel Tunnel, which took 15,000 workers over 7 years to complete, opens between England and France, enabling passengers to travel between the 2 countries in 35 minutes. Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. The Channel Tunnel (Le tunnel sous la Manche also known as the Chunnel, is a undersea rail tunnel linking Folkestone, Kent in England with England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
- May 10 - Nelson Mandela is inaugurated as South Africa's first Black president. Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (xolíɬaɬa mandéːla born 18 July 1918 is a former President of South Africa, the first to be elected in fully representative The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa President is a Title leaders of Organizations companies, Trade unions universities, and countries.
- May 10 - Illinois executes serial killer John Wayne Gacy by lethal injection for the murder of 33 young men and boys. Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. A serial killer is a person who Murders usually three or more people with a "cooling off" period between each murder and whose motivation for killing is largely based
- May 10 - An annular eclipse of the sun is visible across much of North America. Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth so that the Sun is wholly or partially obscured The Sun (Sol is the Star at the center of the Solar System.
- May 12 - Ice hockey becomes Canada's official winter sport. Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page A winter sport is a Sport commonly played during Winter. As a formal term it refers to a sport played on Snow or Ice, but informally can refer
- May 12 - U. Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. K. Labour Party leader John Smith, 55, dies of a heart attack. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the John Smith QC (13 September 1938&ndash12 May 1994 was a Scottish Politician who served as leader of the Labour Party from July 1992 until his Myocardial infarction ( MI or AMI for acute myocardial infarction) also known as a heart attack, occurs when the blood supply Deputy leader Margaret Beckett stands in until an election can be held. Margaret Mary Beckett (née Jackson; born 15 January 1943 is a British Labour Politician, Member of Parliament (MP for Derby Smith is succeeded by Tony Blair, the 41-year-old Scottish-born Member of Parliament for Sedgefield in County Durham. Anthony Charles Lynton "Tony" Blair (born 6 May 1953 is a British Politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Sedgefield is a County constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
- May 17 - Malawi holds its first multiparty elections. Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. The Republic of Malawi (məˈlɑːwi or; formerly Nyasaland) is in southern Africa.
June
- June 6-June 8 - Ceasefire negotiations for the Yugoslav War begin in Geneva; they agree to a 1-month cessation of hostilities (which does not last more than a few days). Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable A ceasefire (or truce) is a temporary stoppage of a War or any Armed conflict, where each side of the conflict agrees The Yugoslav Wars were a series of violent conflicts in the territory of the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY that took place between 1991 and Geneva (Genève is the second-most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich) and is the most populous city of Romandy (the French -speaking
- June 12 - Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman are murdered outside the Simpson home in Los Angeles, California. Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. Nicole Brown Simpson ( May 19, 1959 - June 12, 1994) was the ex-wife of American football player O Ronald Lyle Goldman ( July 2, 1968 June 12, 1994) was Killed in Los Angeles California, along with Nicole Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West O.J. Simpson is later acquitted of the killings, but is held liable in a civil suit. Orenthal James "O J" Simpson (born July 9 1947 who has also been called The Juice, is a retired American football player, In law a lawsuit is a civil action brought before a Court in which the party commencing the action the Plaintiff, seeks a legal or equitable remedy
- June 14 - Hacker Kevin Poulsen pleads guilty to 7 counts of mail fraud, wire and computer fraud, money laundering, and obstruction of justice. Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Kevin Lee Poulsen (born 1965 in Pasadena, California, US) is a former Black hat hacker Mail fraud refers to any scheme which attempts to unlawfully obtain money or valuables in which the Postal system is used at any point in the commission of a criminal offense Money laundering is the practice of engaging in financial Transactions in order to conceal the Identity, source and/or destination of Money, The crime of obstruction of justice includes crimes committed by Judges Prosecutors attorneys general, and elected officials in general
- June 14 - The New York Rangers defeat the Vancouver Canucks at Madison Square Garden in New York in Game 7 of the 1994 Stanley Cup Finals to win their first Stanley Cup Championship in 54 years and ending the Curse of 1940. Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the The New York Rangers are a professional Ice hockey team based in New York, New York, United States. The Vancouver Canucks are a Professional Ice hockey team based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG, and known colloquially as The Garden, has been the name of four Arenas in New York City. The City of New York The 1993–94 NHL season was the 77th regular season of the National Hockey League. The Stanley Cup (La Coupe Stanley is an Ice hockey club championship Trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL playoffs champion The Curse of 1940 was a superstitious explanation for why the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL did not win the league's championship trophy the
- June 15 - Israel and the Vatican establish full diplomatic relations. Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. The Holy See is the episcopal jurisdiction of the Bishop of Rome, commonly known as the Pope, and is the preeminent Episcopal see of the Roman Catholic Diplomacy is the art and practice of conducting Negotiations between representatives of groups or states
- June 17 - NFL star O.J. Simpson and his friend Al Cowlings flee from police in his white Ford Bronco. Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat Orenthal James "O J" Simpson (born July 9 1947 who has also been called The Juice, is a retired American football player, Allen G Cowlings (born June 16, 1947 in San Francisco, California) first gained fame as an American football player but is also The Ford Bronco was a Sport-utility vehicle produced from 1966 through 1996 with five distinct generations The low-speed chase ends at Simpson's Brentwood, Los Angeles, California mansion, where he surrenders. Brentwood is an affluent district in western Los Angeles, California, United States; it is not to be confused with Brentwood California, in
- June 17 - The 1994 FIFA World Cup begins in the United States. Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat The 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 15th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in the United States from June 17 to July 17 1994 The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
- June 23 - The International Olympic Committee celebrates their first centennial. Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish
- June 28 - Members of the Aum Shinrikyo cult release sarin gas attack at Matsumoto, Japan, 7 persons killed, 660 injured. Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. Aum Shinrikyo, now known as Aleph, is a Japanese new religious movement organization Sarin, also known by its NATO designation of GB, is an extremely toxic substance whose sole application is as a Nerve agent. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
July
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- July 2 - Colombian footballer Andrés Escobar, 27, is shot dead in Bogotá. Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival Colombia (kəˈlʌmbɪə officially the Republic of Colombia () is a country in northwestern South America. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Andrés Escobar Saldarriaga (March 13 1967 - July 2 1994 was a Colombian soccer player who was shot and killed in Medellín. Bogotá —officially named Bogotá DC (DC for " Distrito Capital " which means "Capital District" formerly called Santa Fe de Bogotá His murder is commonly attributed as retaliation for the own goal Escobar scored in the 1994 FIFA World Cup against the United States. An own goal occurs in Association football and other goal-scoring games when a player scores a goal that is registered against his or her own team The 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 15th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in the United States from June 17 to July 17 1994 The United States men's national soccer team is the national Soccer team of the United States for men and is controlled by the United States Soccer
- July 6 - Fourteen firefighters die in the South Canyon wildfire on Storm King Mountain in Colorado. Events 1044 - The Battle of Ménfő takes place 1189 - Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England A wildfire, also known as a wildland fire, forest fire, brush fire, vegetation fire, grass fire, Peat fire, Storm King Mountain is along the west bank of the Hudson River south of Cornwall-on-Hudson New York. The State of Colorado ( or chiefly by nonresidents) is a state located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States of America. The event inspires the 1999 book Fire on the Mountain. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Fire on the Mountain is a 1999 non-fiction book by John Norman Maclean that describes the most famous wildland fire of the late 20th century
- July 7 - Aden is occupied by troops from North Yemen. Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death Aden (ˈeɪdən Arabic: عدن) is a city in Yemen, 170 kilometers east of Bab-el-Mandeb. Yemen ( Arabic: اليَمَن al-Yaman officially the Republic of Yemen ( Arabic: الجمهورية اليمنية al-Jumhuuriyya (1994 civil war in Yemen)
- July 15 - July 21 - The planet Jupiter is hit by 21 large fragments of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 over the course of 6 days. The May-July 1994 civil war in Yemen was waged between the Yemeni government in Sana'a and Yemen Socialist Party (YSP supporters fighting for Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final Events 356 BC - Herostratus sets fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World A comet is a small Solar System body that orbits the Sun and when close enough to the Sun exhibits a visible coma (atmosphere or a tail — Shoemaker-Levy redirects here For other Shoemaker-Levy comets see List of periodic comets.
- July 17 - Brazil wins the 1994 FIFA World Cup. Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians The 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 15th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in the United States from June 17 to July 17 1994 Defeats Italy 3-2 in penalties (Full time 0-0).
- July 18 - In Buenos Aires, a terrorist attack destroys a building housing several Jewish organizations, killing 85 and injuring many more (see AMIA Bombing). Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, Buenos Aires is the Capital and largest city of Argentina. It is geographically located on the southern shore of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern The following is a timeline of acts and failed attempts that can be considered non-state Terrorism. PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ The AMIA Bombing was an attack on the Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina (AMIA Argentine Israelite Jewish Mutual Association building in Buenos Aires on
- July 19 Four 26-pound ceiling tiles fall from the roof of the Kingdome in Seattle, Washington, just hours before a scheduled Seattle Mariners game. Events 711 - Muslim forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by their king Roderic.
- July 25 - Israel and Jordan sign the Israel-Jordan Treaty of Peace, which formally ends the state of war that has existed between the nations since 1948. Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (الأردنّ al-Urdunn) is an Arab country in Southwest Asia spanning the southern Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
August
- August - Wollemia nobilis, a "fossil tree" is discovered by bushwalker David Noble only 150 km from the largest city in Australia. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics.
- August 1 - Fire destroys Norwich Central Library in the United Kingdom, including most of its historical records. Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman History Roman The Romans had their regional capital at Venta Icenorum on the river to the south which is near modern-day Caistor St Edmund The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located History is the study of the past particularly the written record Those who study history as a Profession are called Historians Etymology
- August 1 - The University of London founds the School of Advanced Study, a group of postgraduate research institutes. Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman The University of London is a university based primarily in London, England, UK. The School of Advanced Study is a listed organisation of the University of London. A research institute is an establishment endowed for doing Research.
- August 5 - Groups of protesters spread from Havana, Cuba's Castillo de la Punta ("Point Castle"), creating the first protests against Fidel Castro's government since 1959. Events 642 - Battle of Maserfield - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia. Havana ( IPA: aˈβana officially Ciudad de La Habana, is the Capital city, major port and leading The Republic of Cuba (ˈkjuːbə or) consists of the island of Cuba (the largest and second-most populous island of the Greater Antilles) Isla de la Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (born August 13 1926 is a Cuban revolutionary leader who was prime minister of Cuba from December 1959 to December 1976 and then president until The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
- August 12 - Woodstock '94 begins in Saugerties, New York. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid Woodstock '94 was a Music festival organized in order to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the original Woodstock Festival of 1969. Saugerties is a Town in Ulster County, New York, USA. The population was 19868 at the 2000 census It is the 25 year anniversary of Woodstock in 1969. Year 25 was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
- August 12 - Major League Baseball players go on strike, eventually causing the cancellation of the World Series. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid The 1994 Major League baseball strike was the eighth work stoppage in Baseball history as well as the fourth in-season work stoppage For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation.
- August 20 - In Honolulu, Hawaii, during a circus international performance, a female elephant named Tyke crushes her trainer Allen Campbell to death before hundreds of horrified spectators, at the Neal Blaisdell Arena. Events 636 - Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine Honolulu is the Capital and most populous Census-designated place (CDP in the U "Tyke" ( 1974 &ndash August 20, 1994) was a female Circus Elephant who Allen Campbell ( 1953 - August 20, 1994) was an elephant trainer for The Hawthorn Corporation Neal Shaw Blaisdell ( November 6, 1902 – October 5, 1975) served as Mayor of Honolulu from 1954 to 1968 as a member of the Hawaii
- August 23 - Eugene Bullard was posthumously commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Air Force, 33 years after his death, and 77 years to the day after his rejection for U. Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire Eugene Bullard ( 9 October, 1894 &ndash 12 October, 1961) was the world's first Black Military pilot. S. military service in 1917.
- August 31 - The Provisional Irish Republican Army announces a "complete cessation of military operations. Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne The Provisional Irish Republican Army (Óglaigh na hÉireann ( IRA; also referred to as the PIRA, the Provos, or by some of its supporters as the This article describes three distinct but related terms military operations Operations as military events and operational level of war "
- August 31 - Russian army leaves Estonia. Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (UTC (Вооружённые Си́лы Росси́йской Федера́ции Transliteration Vooruzhyónniye Síly Rossíyskoy Federátsii Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia ( Eesti or Eesti Vabariik) is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region
September
- September 3 - Cold War: Russia and the People's Republic of China agree to de-target their nuclear weapons against each other. Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius Cold War is the state of conflict tension and competition that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR and their respective allies from the Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from Nuclear reactions either fission or a combination of fission and fusion.
- September 4 - Kansai International Airport in Osaka, Japan opens. Events 476 - Romulus Augustus, last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself is a city in Japan, located at the mouth of the Yodo River on Osaka Bay, in the Kansai region of the main island of Honshū For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. All international services are transferred from Itami to Kansai.
- September 5 - New South Wales State MP for Cabramatta John Newman is shot outside his home in Australia's first political assassination since 1977. Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. John Paul Newman ( December 8 1946 - September 5 1994) was a member of the New South Wales state parliament and Member for the seat For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Politics Politics is the process by which groups of people make decisions AssassiNation is the sixth album by Krisiun, released in 2006 on Century Media.
- September 8 - USAir Flight 427, a Boeing 737 with 132 people on board, crashes on approach to Pittsburgh International Airport; there are no survivors. Events 70 - Roman forces under Titus sack Jerusalem. 1264 - The Statute of Kalisz USAir Flight 427 was a scheduled flight from Chicago 's O'Hare International Airport to Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, with a final destination WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Pittsburgh International Airport, formerly Greater Pittsburgh Airport Greater Pittsburgh International Airport and commonly referred to as PIT is an international Airport
- September 13 - President Bill Clinton signs the Assault Weapons Ban, which bans the manufacture of new weapons with certain features for a period of 10 years. Events 509 BC - The Temple of Jupiter on Rome 's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III, August 19 1946 served as the forty-second President of the United States The Federal Assault Weapons Ban ( AWB) was a subtitle of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, a Federal law of the United States
- September 16 - Danish tour guide Louise Jensen is abducted, raped and murdered by British soldiers. Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers Louise Jensen ( March 19 1972 - September 16 1994) was a tour guide from Denmark who was abducted by British soldiers Allan
- September 19 - American troops stage a bloodless invasion of Haiti in order to restore the legitimate elected leader, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, to power. Events 335 - Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I. Haiti ( English: ˈheɪ·tiː or haɪ·ˈjiː·tiː French Haïti a·i·ti Haitian Creole: Jean-Bertrand Aristide (born July 15 1953 is a former Roman Catholic Priest who was President of Haiti in 1991 again from 1994 to 1996 and then
- September 22 - The long-running American sitcom Friends premieres on NBC, eventually becoming part of NBC's Must See TV comedy blocks on Thursdays. Events 66 - Emperor Nero creates the Legion I Italica. 1236 - The Lithuanians Friends was an "Must See TV" is an advertising Slogan used by the NBC Television network to brand its Prime time blocks of sitcoms during
- September 28 - The car ferry MS Estonia sinks in the Baltic Sea, killing 852. Events 48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt. Construction The ship was originally ordered from Meyer Werft by a Norwegian shipping company led by Parley Augustsen with intended traffic between The Baltic Sea is a Brackish inland sea located in Northern Europe, from 53°N to 66°N Latitude and from 20°E to 26°E Longitude.
- September 28 - Jose Francisco Ruiz Massieu, Mexican politician, is assassinated on the orders of the president's brother. Events 48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt. José Francisco Ruiz Massieu ( Acapulco, Guerrero, July 22 1946 &ndash Mexico City, September 28 1994) was a
- September-October - Iraq disarmament crisis: Iraq threatens to stop cooperating with UNSCOM inspectors and begins to once again deploy troops near its border with Kuwait. The issue of Iraq's disarmament reached a crisis in 2002-2003 when U For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. United Nations Special Commission ( UNSCOM) was an inspection regime created by the United Nations to ensure Iraq 's compliance with policies concerning The State of Kuwait ( دولة الكويت IPA [dawlatt̪ alkuwajt̪]) is a sovereign Arab Emirate on the coast of the Persian Gulf, enclosed In response, the U. S. begins to deploy troops to Kuwait. The State of Kuwait ( دولة الكويت IPA [dawlatt̪ alkuwajt̪]) is a sovereign Arab Emirate on the coast of the Persian Gulf, enclosed
- Religious radio personality Harold Camping once predicted that September 1994 would see the second coming of Jesus Christ. Harold Egbert Camping is an American radio and television broadcast host teaching an interpretation of Biblical and Christian doctrines Jesus of Nazareth (7–2 BC / BCE —26–36 AD / CE)
October
- October 5 - In Switzerland, 23 members of the Order of the Solar Temple cult are found dead, a day after 25 of their fellow cultists are similarly discovered in Morin Heights, Quebec. Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation The Order of the Solar Temple also known as Ordre du Temple Solaire ( OTS) in French, and the International Chivalric Organization of the Solar Tradition Morin Heights is a town in the Laurentian Mountains region of Quebec, Canada. Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk
- October 5 - UNESCO inaugurates World Teachers’ Day to celebrate and commemorate the signing of the Recommendation Concerning the Status of Teachers on October 5, 1966. Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization ( UNESCO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations established on November 16 Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar.
- October 8 - Iraq disarmament crisis: The President of the UN Security Council says that Iraq must withdraw its troops from the Kuwait border and immediately cooperate with weapons inspectors. Events 314 - Roman Emperor Licinius is defeated by his colleague Constantine I at the Battle of Cibalae, and loses The issue of Iraq's disarmament reached a crisis in 2002-2003 when U The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics.
- October 12 - NASA loses radio contact with the Magellan spacecraft as the probe descends into the thick atmosphere of Venus (the spacecraft presumably burned up in the atmosphere either October 13 or October 14). Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program Radio is the transmission of signals by Modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible Light. The Magellan spacecraft was a space probe sent to the planet Venus, the first post- Voyager unmanned spacecraft to be launched by NASA The VENUS ( V ictoria E xperimental N etwork U nder the S ea project is a cabled sea floor observatory operated by the University Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces
- October 15 - After 3 years of U. Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the S. exile, Haiti's president Aristide returns to his country. Haiti ( English: ˈheɪ·tiː or haɪ·ˈjiː·tiː French Haïti a·i·ti Haitian Creole:
- October 15 - Iraq disarmament crisis: Following threats by the U. Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the The issue of Iraq's disarmament reached a crisis in 2002-2003 when U N. Security Council and the U. S. , Iraq withdraws troops from its border with Kuwait.
- October 29 - Francisco Martin Duran fires over 2 dozen shots at the White House; he is later convicted of trying to kill President Bill Clinton. Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II Francisco Martin Duran (born September 8, 1968, in Albuquerque, New Mexico) is most known for his actions of October 29, 1994 See also Executive Office of the President of the United States The White House, formerly known as the Executive Mansion, is the Official residence William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III, August 19 1946 served as the forty-second President of the United States
- October 31 - An American Eagle ATR-72 crashes in Roselawn, Indiana, after circling in icy weather, killing 64 passengers. Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse American Eagle Airlines Inc is a regional Airline based in Fort Worth, Texas, United States which began as an afflilation of WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Roselawn is a Census-designated place (CDP in Lincoln Township, Newton County, Indiana, United States. The weather is a set of all the phenomena occurring in a given Atmosphere at a given Time.
- October 31 - The Duke of Edinburgh attends a ceremony in Israel, where his late mother, Princess Alice of Battenberg, is honoured as "Righteous among the Nations" for sheltering Jewish families from the Nazis in Athens, during World War II
November
- November 4 - San Francisco: The first conference devoted entirely to the subject of the commercial potential of the World Wide Web opens. Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Princess Alice of Battenberg, later Princess Andrew of Greece and Denmark (Victoria Alice Elizabeth Julia Marie Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city The World Wide Web (commonly shortened to the Web) is a system of interlinked Hypertext documents accessed via the Internet. Featured speakers include Marc Andreessen of Netscape, Mark Graham of Pandora Systems, and Ken McCarthy of E-Media. Marc Andreessen (born July 9, 1971, in Cedar Falls Iowa and raised in New Lisbon Wisconsin, United States) is known as a entrepreneur Netscape Communications (formerly known as Netscape Communications Corporation and commonly known as Netscape) is an American computer services company Mark Graham may refer to Mark Anthony Graham, Canadian Olympic athlete and casualty in the War in Afghanistan Mark Graham (rugby league
- November 4 - Sydney's third runway opens, ensuring protests about noise levels. Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4
- November 5 - A letter by former U. Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) S. President Ronald Reagan, announcing that he has Alzheimer's disease, is released. Alzheimer's disease ( AD) also called Alzheimer disease or simply Alzheimer's, is the most common form of Dementia.
- November 5 - George Foreman wins the WBA and IBF World Heavyweight Championships by KO'ing Michael Moorer becoming the oldest heavyweight champion in history. Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) George Edward Foreman (born January 10, 1949) is an American two-time World Heavyweight Boxing Champion The World Boxing Association (WBA is a Boxing organization that sanctions official matches and awards the WBA world championship title at the professional level Michael Lee Moorer (born November 12 1967) is a boxer who has been a world champion in the light heavyweight and heavyweight divisions This is a chronological list of world heavyweight boxing champions since the introduction of the Marquess of Queensberry rules: Championship recognition
- November 5 - Johan Heyns, an influential Afrikaner theologian and critic of Apartheid, is assassinated. Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) Johan Adam Heyns ( May 27, 1928 – November 5, 1994) was an influential Afrikaner Calvinist Theologian and Moderator The term Afrikaner people refers to white Afrikaans -speaking people who have been established in Southern Africa since the 17th century and are mainly of northwestern Theology is the study of a god or the gods from a religious perspective
- November 8 - Georgia Representative Newt Gingrich leads the United States Republican Party in taking control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate in midterm congressional elections, the first time in 40 years the Republicans secured control of both houses of U.S. Congress. Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration The State of Georgia ( is a state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule Newton "Newt" Leroy Gingrich, (born Newton Leroy McPherson on June 17, 1943) is an American politician and author who served as the Speaker The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses George W. Bush is elected Governor of Texas. George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. Governors of Texas
- November 13 - Voters in Sweden decide to join the European Union in a referendum. Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in
- November 13 - The first passengers travel through the Channel Tunnel. Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St The Channel Tunnel (Le tunnel sous la Manche also known as the Chunnel, is a undersea rail tunnel linking Folkestone, Kent in England with
- November 16 - A Federal judge issues a temporary restraining order, prohibiting the State of California from implementing Proposition 187, that would have denied most public services to illegal aliens. Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published In the United States the title of federal judge usually refers to a Judge appointed by the President of the United States and confirmed by the United States An injunction is an Equitable remedy in the form of a Court order, whereby a party is required to do or interact with in certain ways all right or to refrain from California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. California Proposition 187 was a 1994 ballot initiative designed to deny Illegal immigrants social services health care and Public education. Public services is a term usually used to mean services provided by Government to its Citizens, either directly (through the Public sector) or Illegal immigration refers to Immigration across National Borders in a way that violates the Immigration laws of the destination Country
- November 20 - The Angolan government and UNITA rebels sign the Lusaka Protocol. Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, Angola, officially the Republic of Angola (República de Angola Pronounced ʁɛˈpublikɐ dɨ ɐ̃ˈgɔlɐ Repubilika ya Ngola is a country in south-central The National Union for the Total Independence of Angola ( União Nacional para a Independência Total de Angola) is the second-largest Political party in Angola. The Lusaka Protocol, signed in Lusaka, Zambia on October 31, 1994, attempted to end the Angolan Civil War by integrating and disarming
- November 28 - Voters in Norway decide not to join the European Union in a referendum. For the town in Argentina, see 28 de Noviembre. Events Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in A Referendum on whether Norway should join the European Union was held on 28 November 1994.
December
- December 2 - The Australian government agrees to pay reparations to indigenous Australians who were displaced during the nuclear tests at Maralinga in the 1950s and 1960s. Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Indigenous Australians are descendants of the first known human inhabitants of the Australian continent and its nearby islands. Nuclear weapons tests are experiments carried out to determine the effectiveness yield and explosive capability of Nuclear weapons Throughout the twentieth century most nations Maralinga South Australia in the remote western areas of South Australia was the home of the Maralinga Tjarutja, a southern Pitjantjatjara Indigenous
- December 11 - Russian president Boris Yeltsin orders troops into Chechnya. Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin () (1 February 1931 23 April 2007 was the first President of the Russian Federation, serving from 1991 to 1999 The Chechen Republic (ˈʧɛʧɨn rɪˈpʌblɨk Чече́нская Респу́блика Chechenskaya Respublika; Нохчийн Республика Noxçiyn Respublika
- December 11 - A small bomb explodes on Philippine Airlines Flight 434, killing a Japanese businessman. Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office Philippine Airlines Flight 434 (PAL434 PR434 was the route designator of a flight from Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Metro Manila, Philippines For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The bombing was a field test done by Ramzi Yousef to test explosives that would have been used in Project Bojinka. Ramzi Ahmed Yousef or Ramzi Mohammed Yousef (also transliterated as Ramzi Yusuf, Ramzi Youssef) (رمزي يوسف birth name possibly Abdul Basit The Bojinka Plot ( Arabic: بجنكة Tagalog: Planong Bojinka was a planned large-scale terrorist attack by Ramzi Yousef and Khalid Shaikh Mohammed
- December 13 - Fred West, 53, a builder living in Gloucester, is remanded in custody, charged with murdering 12 people (including two of his own daughters) whose bodies were mostly found buried at his house in Cromwell Street. Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life Frederick Walter Stephen West (29 September 1941 – 1 January 1995 better known as Fred West, was an English Serial killer. Gloucester (ˈɡlɒstɚ) is a city, district and County town of Gloucestershire in the South West region of England. His wife Rose West, 41, is charged with 10 murders. Rosemary Pauline ("Rose" West née Letts (born 29 November 1953 in Barnstaple) is an English Serial killer, now an inmate Police believe that the murders took place between 1967 and 1987, and suspect that they may have killed up to 30 people. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar)
- December 14 - A Learjet piloted by Richard Anderson and Brad Sexton misses an elementary school and crashes into an apartment complex in Fresno, California, killing both pilots and injuring several apartment residents. Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people Learjet is a manufacturer of Business jets for civilian and military use Primary education is the first stage of Compulsory education.
- December 14 - British Home Secretary Michael Howard announces that Myra Hindley is to serve a whole life tariff for the Moors Murders of the 1960s. Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Secretary of State for the Home Department, commonly known as the Home Secretary, is the minister in charge of the United Kingdom Home Office Michael Howard QC (born 7 July 1941 is a British Politician, a Conservative MP since the 1983 General Election for the constituency of Myra Hindley (23 July 1942 &ndash 15 November 2002 was an English Serial killer convicted along with her lover Ian Brady, of killing four children between The whole life tariff is a mechanism in British law whereby a Prisoner is sentenced to remain in prison until his or her death. The Moors murders were committed by Ian Brady and Myra Hindley around the Manchester area of England between 1963 and 1965 The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 The decision was made in private by Mr Howard's predecessor David Waddington in 1990, but Hindley is only informed of the decision today after the House of Lords ruled that the Home Secretary must inform all life sentence prisoners of the minimum term that they should serve before parole can be considered. David Charles Waddington Baron Waddington GCVO DL QC PC (born 2 August 1929) is a Conservative politician in Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) The House of Lords is the second house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and is also commonly referred to as "the Lords" Life imprisonment or life incarceration is a sentence of imprisonment for a serious crime often for most Hindley, 52, can appeal against the decision but now knows that she may well spend the rest of her life in prison.
- December 15 - The first version of web browser Netscape Navigator is released. Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of A web browser is a software application which enables a user to display and interact with text images videos music games and other information typically located on a Netscape Navigator and Netscape are the names for the proprietary Web browser popular in the 1990s and the Flagship product of the Netscape
- December 19 - A planned exchange rate correction of the Mexican Peso to the US Dollar, becomes a massive financial meltdown in Mexico, unleashing the 'Tequila' effect on global financial markets. Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. In Finance, the exchange rates (also known as the foreign-exchange rate, forex rate or FX rate) between two currencies specifies how The peso ( sign: $; code: MXN) is the currency of Mexico. The symbol used for the peso is " $ " basically The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The dollar (often represented by the Dollar sign: "$" is the name of the official Currency in several countries dependencies and other The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Tequila is an agave-based spirit made primarily in the area surrounding Tequila, in the northwest of Guadalajara and in the highlands ( In Economics, a financial market is a mechanism that allows people to easily buy and sell ( Trade) financial Securities (such as stocks and bonds This will prompt a US$ 50 billion 'bailout' by the Clinton administration. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III, August 19 1946 served as the forty-second President of the United States
- December 19 - The Whitewater scandal investigation begins in Washington, DC. Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. The Whitewater controversy (also called the Whitewater scandal, or often simply Whitewater) was an American political controversy that began with the Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D
- December 19 - Civil unions between homosexuals are legalized in Sweden. Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. A civil union is a legally recognized union similar to Marriage.
- December 21 - A homemade bomb explodes on the # 4 train on Fulton Street in New York City. Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian The 4 Lexington Avenue Express is a Rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. Fulton Street is a common name In New York City, the name is frequently associated with Robert Fulton, who invented a Steam boat. The City of New York
- December 26 - French anti-terrorist police storm a hijacked jet at Marseille and kill 4 Islamist terrorists. Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht. Counter-terrorism or counterterrorism refers to the practices tactics, techniques and strategies that Governments militaries, Police departments Marseille, ( English alt Marseilles mɑrˈseɪ — French: maʁsɛj locally — Provençal Occitan: Marselha maʀˈsijɔ
- December 31 is skipped by the Phoenix Islands to switch from the UTC-11 time zone to UTC+13, and by the Line Islands to switch from UTC-10 to UTC+14. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. The Phoenix Islands are a group of eight Atolls and two submerged Coral Reefs, lying in the central Pacific Ocean east of the Gilbert Islands The UTC−11 timezone is used in Samoa Time Zone American Samoa Midway Atoll Niue UTC+13 is a Time zone for the following locations Enderbury Kiribati (Phoenix Islands Time New Zealand Daylight Time The Line Islands, or Equatorial Islands, are a group of eleven Atolls and low coral islands in the central Pacific Ocean south of the Hawaiian The UTC−10 Time offset is used in Cook Islands French Polynesia Society Archipelago including UTC+14 is the Time zone immediately west of the International Date Line (although as far as 30° east of the 180° longitude line and thus the first part of the The latter becomes the earliest time zone in the world, one full day ahead of Hawaii. The State of Hawaii ( or həˈwaɪʔiː Hawaiian: Mokuāina o Hawaii) is a state in the United States located on an Archipelago in the
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The following are references to year 1994 in fiction:
- Thundarr the Barbarian (1980-1982): A large asteroid passes between Earth and the Moon, causing the Moon to split into two large fragments. Thundarr the Barbarian was a Saturday morning Animated television series, created by Joe Ruby and produced by Ruby-Spears Productions EARTH was a short-lived Japanese vocal trio which released 6 singles and 1 album between 2000 and 2001 The event also causes major upheavals in Earth's climate and geography, as well as severe alterations in tidal forces, due to the gravitational effects of both the asteroid and the shattered Moon. The tidal force is a secondary effect of the Force of Gravity and is responsible for the Tides It arises because the gravitational acceleration experienced This catastrophe results in the disruption of modern human civilization. Two thousand years later, civilization will re-emerge in a semi-barbaric state, where magic has been rediscovered, but co-exists alongside remnants of technology from previous civilizations, as well as science advanced far beyond that of the 1990s. Magic, sometimes known as sorcery, is a Conceptual system that asserts human ability to control the natural world (including events objects people and
- The character Faye Valentine from Cowboy Bebop is born in 1994
- The Blair Witch Project (1999): Three student filmmakers disappear in the woods near the town of Burkittsville, Maryland in October whilst filming a documentary named The Blair Witch Project. The following is a list of major and minor characters, with biographical information from the Anime and Manga series Cowboy Bebop is a Japanese animated television series. Directed by Shinichirō Watanabe and written by Keiko Nobumoto, Cowboy Bebop was produced by The Blair Witch Project is a low-budget American Horror film released in 1999 Burkittsville is a town in Frederick County, Maryland, United States. October events and holidays Children's Book Week ( England) - First Week of October National Day ( China People's Republic A year later, their footage is recovered.
- In Godzilla vs SpaceGodzilla, godzilla cells fly through a black hole in 1994. The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious Calendar Events Births Deaths On the thirteenth of Tammuz in this year Rabbi Menachem Calendar Events Births Deaths The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays is the current era name in Japan. The Heisei era started on January 8, 1989, just one day after the death of the reigning Emperor Hirohito The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King Unix time, or POSIX time, is a system for describing points in Time, defined as the number of seconds elapsed since Midnight Coordinated Universal is a 1994 Kaiju Film featuring Godzilla, probably the most famous of all Japan's fictional giant monsters
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January-June
- January 14 - Samir Patel, American spelling prodigy
- January 21 - Marny Kennedy, Australian actress
- February 5 - Saki Nakajima, Japanese singer
- February 10 - Makenzie Vega, American actress
- February 14 - Paul Butcher Jr., American actor
- February 14 - Allie Grant, American actress
- February 23 - Dakota Fanning, American actress
- March 12 - Tanveer K. Atwal, American actress
- March 14 - Louis Spencer, Viscount Althorp
- March 14 - Frankie Ryan Manriquez, American actor
- March 16 - Sierra McClain, American actress and singer
- March 30 - Cecilia Zhang, Canadian kidnapping victim (d. Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Samir Sudhir Patel (born January 14, 1994) the son of Sudhir and Jyoti Patel is a Home-schooled academic competitor from Colleyville Texas Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. Marny Kennedy, born January 21 1994 in Melbourne, Australia is an Australian Actress. Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. is a member of °C-ute, a Japanese pop group within Hello! Project. Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead Makenzie Jade Vega (born February 10 1994) is an American actress Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German Paul Matthew Hawke Butcher (born February 14, 1994) is an American actor Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German "Allie" Grant (born on February 14, 1994 in Tupelo Mississippi) is an American Actress who has had a brief but rising Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable Dakota Fanning (born February 23 1994 is an American teen Actress. Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving Tanveer Kaur Atwal (born March 12, 1994) is an American child actress. Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. Louis Frederick John Spencer Viscount Althorp (born 14 March 1994) is the son and heir of Charles Spencer 9th Earl Spencer and (Catherine Victoria Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. Frankie Ryan Manriquez (born March 14, 1994 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actor Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king Sierra Aylina McClain (born March 16, 1994 in Decatur Georgia) is an American actress and singer from Atlanta Georgia. Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. Min Chen ( Simplified Chinese:zh-hans 陈敏 Traditional Chinese:zh-hant 陳敏 Hanyu Pinyin:Chén Mǐn (born January 30, 1983) 2003)
- March 31 - Caden Waidyatilleka, American actor
- April 4 - Risako Sugaya, Japanese singer
- April 11 - Dakota Blue Richards, English actress
- April 12 - Moises Arias, American actor
- April 12 - Saoirse Ronan, Irish actress
- April 12 - Airi Suzuki, Japanese singer
- April 14 - Skyler Samuels, American actress
- April 16 - Liliana Mumy, American actress
- May 4 - Alexander Gould, American actor
- May 4 - Pauline Ducruet, Monaco heir
- May 12 - Drew Mikuska, American actor
- May 24 - Cayden Boyd, American actor
- June 11 - Ivana Baquero, Spanish actress
- June 17 - Jiordan Anna Tolli, Australian actress
- June 21 - Chisato Okai, Japanese singer
- June 28 - Sophia Lorentzen, British heiress
- June 28 - Prince Hussein bin Al Abdullah II, prince of Jordan
- June 28 - Madeline Duggan, English actress
July-December
- July 6 - Camilla and Rebecca Rosso, English twin actresses
- July 9 - Akiane Kramarik, American poet and painter
- July 13 - Ridge Canipe, American actor
- July 16 - Mark Indelicato, American actor
- July 27 - Princess Mafalda-Ceceilia of Bulgaria
- August 9 - Forrest Landis, American actor
- August 25 - Jetseta Gage, American kidnapping victim (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Caden Waidyatilleka (born March 31, 1994) is a Hawaii-based stage actor who most notably played the role of a 'Young Hurley ' in the hit U Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. is a Japanese pop singer Idol, and a member of Japanese musical group Berryz Kobo. Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. Dakota Blue Richards (born April 11 1994) is an English actress Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Moises Arias was born on April 18 1994 in New York City he and his older brother Mateo who also acts and their parents come from Colombia, exactly Manizales Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Saoirse Ronan (ˈsirʃə ˈroʊnən born April 12 1994) is an Academy Award - BAFTA - and Golden Globe -nominated American born Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. born April 12, 1994 in Gifu but raised in Chiba, Japan, is a Japanese pop singer and currently member of idol groups °C-ute Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom Liliana Berry Davis Mumy (born April 16, 1994) is an American child actress and voice talent. Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV Alexander Jerome Gould (born May 4, 1994) is an American child and Voice actor. Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV Pauline Grace Maguy Ducruet (b May 4, 1994 in Monte Carlo) is the daughter of HSH Princess Stéphanie of Monaco and Daniel Ducruet Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. Drew Mikuska (born May 12, 1994) is an American Actor; best known for his role as "Cody" in Scary Movie 3 and Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned Cayden Michael Boyd (born May 24, 1994) is an American Actor. Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. Ivana Baquero Macías (born June 11 1994 in Barcelona, Spain) is a Goya Award-winning Spanish Actress. Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat Jiordan Anna Tolli (born 17 June 1994 in Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian Actress, best known for playing the role of Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. is a member of the J-pop group °C-ute, under Hello! Project and is also in a newly formed Hello! Project unit called Athena & Robikerottsu consisting Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. Haakon Lorentzen (born Oslo, 23 August 1954) is the son of Erling Sven Lorentzen and his wife Princess Ragnhild of Norway, the expatriate Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. Prince Hussein bin Al Abdullah (born June 28, 1994) is the eldest child of King Abdullah II and Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (الأردنّ al-Urdunn) is an Arab country in Southwest Asia spanning the southern Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. Madeline Elizabeth Duggan (born 28 June 1994 in London in England) is a young British actress who comes from South London Events 1044 - The Battle of Ménfő takes place 1189 - Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England Camilla Rosso and Rebecca Rosso (born July 6 1994 in London England are Twin actresses (Camilla is one minute younger Events 455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Akiane Kramarik (born July 9, 1994) is an American Poet, and considered by some to be an Artistic prodigy. The poetry of the United States arose first during its beginnings as the constitutionally unified Thirteen colonies (although before this a strong Events 1174 - William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173-1174, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to Ridge Canipe (born July 13, 1994 in Long Beach, California) is an American Child actor. Events 622 - The beginning of the Islamic calendar. 1054 - Three Roman legates fractured relations between the Western and WikipediaPersondata --> Mark Indelicato (born July 16, 1994) is an American Actor and singer Events 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England. Prince Kyrill of Bulgaria Prince of Preslav (born July 11, 1964) also known as Kyrill of Saxe-Coburg is the second son of Tsar Simeon II of Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus Forrest Landis (born August 9, 1994) is an American Child Actor. Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the Jetseta Marrie Gage ( August 25, 1994 - March 24, 2005) was a Cedar Rapids Iowa, child whose kidnapping rape and murder prompted 2005)
- August 25 - Josh Flitter, American actor
- August 28 - Jessie Flower, American actress
- September 1 - Bianca Ryan, American singer
- September 17 - Taylor Ware, American singer and yodeler
- September 19 - Alexander Nathan Etel, British actor
- September 22 - Danielle Van Dam, American murder victim (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the Josh Flitter (born 25 August 1994) is an American Actor. He is known for playing Corky in Nancy Drew, Eddie in Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital Jessie Flower (born August 18, 1994 in Indiana) is an American actress Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Bianca Taylor Ryan (born September 1 1994 is an American singer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, who won the debut season of NBC Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec Taylor Marie Ware (born September 17, 1994) is an American singer and Yodeler from Franklin, Tennessee, a suburb Events 335 - Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I. Alexander Nathan Etel (born 19 September 1994 commonly credited as Alex Etel, is an English Child actor. Events 66 - Emperor Nero creates the Legion I Italica. 1236 - The Lithuanians David Alan Westerfield (born February 25, 1952) of San Diego, California was convicted and sentenced to death for the murder 2002)
- September 25 - Jansen Panettiere, American actor
- October 9 - Jodelle Ferland, Canadian actress
- November 11 - Connor Price, Canadian actor
- November 17 - Raquel Castro, American actress
- November 30 - Nyjah Huston, American skateboarder
- December 3 - Jake T. Austin, American actor
- December 15 - Flora Ogilvy, British heiress
- December 15 - Toby Linz, American actor
- December 15 - Emma Lockhart, American actress
- December 17 - Nathaniel Marvin Wolff, American actor, Singer-songwriter, and keyboardist
Deaths
January-June
- January 1 - Arthur Espie Porritt, New Zealand politician and athlete (b. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 303 - On a voyage preaching the Gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France Jansen Panettiere (born September 25, 1994 in Palisades, Rockland County, New York) is an American voice and film Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. Jodelle Micah Ferland (born October 9, 1994) is a Canadian child actress. Events 308 - The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare Connor Price (born November 11, 1994) is a Canadian Actor. An early role was Young Bobby Jr in the television drama Sins of the Father Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers Biography Early life Castro the fourth of five children was born in New York to a Puerto Rican father Albee Castro and Kathy an American mother Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats Nyjah Huston (b November 30, 1994) is a professional skateboarder from Davis California. Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French Jake Toranzo-Szymanski (born December 3, 1994) is an American child actor Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of James Robert Bruce Ogilvy (born 29 February 1964 in England) is the elder child and only son of the late Sir Angus Ogilvy and Princess Alexandra Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Tobias Brandon "Toby" Linz (born December 15, 1994) is an American Child actor. Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Emma Lockhart (born December 15, 1994) is an American Actress. Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila Nathaniel Marvin Wolff (born December 17, 1994 in Los Angeles, California) is an Actor, Singer-songwriter, Composer New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Arthur Espie Porritt Baron Porritt, Bt, GCMG, GCVO, CBE ( August 10, 1900 &ndash January 1, 1994 New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island 1900)
- January 1 - Cesar Romero, Cuban-American actor (b. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Cesar Julio Romero Jr ( February 15, 1907 &ndash January 1, 1994) was a Cuban American Film and Television A Cuban American ( Cubanoamericano) is a United States citizen who traces his or her "national origin" to Cuba. 1907)
- January 5 - Thomas P. 'Tip' O'Neill, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (b. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Thomas Phillip "Tip" O'Neill Jr ( December 9, 1912 &ndash January 5, 1994) was an American politician. The Speaker of the United States House of Representatives is the presiding officer&mdashor speaker &mdashof the United States House of Representatives. 1912)
- January 5 - Elmar Lipping, Estonian statesman and soldier (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Elmar Lipping ( March 7, 1906 Riga – January 5, 1994 New York) was an Estonian statesman and soldier 1906)
- January 5 - Brian Johnston, British cricket commentator (b. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Brian Alexander Johnston MC (24 June 1912 - 5 January 1994 (known as Johnners) was a Cricket commentator for the BBC from 1946 until his 1912)
- January 8 - Pat Buttram, American actor sidekick (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army Emmett Maxwell "Pat" Buttram ( June 19, 1915 – January 8, 1994) was an American Actor, famous for playing the 1915)
- January 9 - Johnny Temple, baseball player (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. John Ellis Temple ( August 8, 1927 – January 9, 1994) was a Major League Baseball Second baseman who played for the 1927)
- January 15 - Harry Nilsson, American musician (b. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign Harry Edward Nilsson III ( June 15, 1941 – January 15, 1994) was an American Songwriter, singer Pianist, and 1941)
- January 17 - Helen Stephens, American runner (b. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Helen Herring Stephens ( February 3, 1918 &ndash January 17, 1994) was an American athlete, a double Olympic 1918)
- January 20 - Matt Busby, Scottish football manager (Manchester United) (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Sir Alexander Matthew "Matt" Busby CBE KCSG (26 May 1909 – 20 January 1994 was a Scottish football player and manager most noted (Association Football is the most popular Sport in Scotland and is one of the country's National sports There is a long tradition of "football" 1909)
- January 22 - Telly Savalas, American actor (b. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Aristotelis “Telly” Savalas (Αριστοτέλης Σαβάλας in Greek January 21, 1922 – January 22, 1994) was an American 1924)
- January 23 - Brian Redhead, British journalist and broadcaster (b. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor Brian Redhead ( 28 December 1929 - 23 January 1994) was a British author journalist and broadcaster 1929)
- January 25 - Stephen Cole Kleene, American mathematician (b. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Stephen Cole Kleene ( January 5, 1909, Hartford Connecticut, USA &ndash January 25, 1994, Madison Wisconsin 1909)
- January 27 - Claude Akins, American actor (b. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. Claude Marion Akins ( May 25, 1926 — January 27, 1994) was an American actor 1914)
- January 28 - Hal Smith, American character actor and voice-over artist {b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted Harold John "Hal" Smith ( August 24, 1916 - January 28, 1994) was an American Character actor and voice-over 1916)
- January 30 - Pierre Boulle, French author (b. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain Pierre Boulle ( 20 February, 1912 – 30 January, 1994) was a French Novelist largely known for two famous works 1912)
- February 1 - Olan Soule, Character actor (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Olan Soule ( February 29, 1909 &ndash February 1, 1994) was an American character actor with hundreds of credits in films radio commercials 1909)
- February 6 - Joseph Cotten, American actor (b. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio Joseph Cheshire Cotten ( May 15, 1905 – February 6, 1994) was an American Actor of stage and Film 1905)
- February 6 - Jack Kirby, American comic book writer and illustrator (b. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio Jack Kirby (born Jacob Kurtzberg, August 28, 1917 &ndash February 6, 1994) was an American Comic book An American comic book is a small Magazine originating in the United States and containing a Narrative in the Comics form 1917)
- February 7 - Witold Lutosławski, Polish composer (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince Witold Lutosławski ( January 25 1913 &ndash February 7 1994 was one of the major European Composers 1913)
- February 9 - Howard Martin Temin, American geneticist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. Howard Martin Temin ( December 10, 1934 &ndash February 9, 1994) was a U The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1934)
- February 11 - Sorrell Booke, American actor (b. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Sorrell Booke ( January 4, 1930 – February 11, 1994) was an American Actor 1930)
- February 11 - William Conrad, American actor (b. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. 1920)
- February 11 - Neil Bonnett, American race car driver (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Lawrence Neil Bonnett ( July 30, 1946 - February 11, 1994) was a NASCAR driver who compiled 18 victories and 20 poles over Auto racing (also known as automobile racing, motor racing or car racing) is a Motorsport involving Racing Cars It 1946)
- February 14 - Andrei Chikatilo, Russian serial killer (executed) (b. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German Andrei Romanovich Chikatilo (Андрей Романович Чикати́ло (October 16 1936—February 14 1994 was a notorious Russian Serial killer, 1936)
- February 17 - Randy Shilts, American author and activist (b. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori Randy Shilts ( August 8 1951 February 17 1994) was a highly acclaimed pioneering Gay American Journalist and 1951)
- February 22 - Papa John Creech, American fiddler (b. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne Papa John Creach (b John Henry Creach May 28, 1917, Beaver Falls Pennsylvania; d 1917)
- February 24 - Jean Sablon, French singer (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Jean Sablon (Nogent-sur-Marne March 25, 1906 &ndash February 24, 1994 at Cannes-La-Bocca) was a popular French singer and actor The following is a list of noted French singers A Dominique A Patrick Abrial Salvatore Adamo 1906)
- February 24 - Dinah Shore, American actress and singer (b. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Dinah Shore (born Frances Rose Shore February 29, 1916 - February 24, 1994) was an American Singer, Actress 1916)
- February 25 - Baruch Goldstein, American-born mass murderer (b. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Baruch Kappel Goldstein ( ברוך גולדשטיין; December 9, 1956 &ndash February 25, 1994) was an American born This article deals with mass killings that are not considered Genocide. 1956)
- February 25 - Jersey Joe Walcott, American boxer (b. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Arnold Raymond Cream ( January 31, 1914 – February 25, 1994) better known as Jersey Joe Walcott, was a world heavyweight 1914)
- February 26 - Bill Hicks, American comedian (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed William Melvin Hicks ( December 16, 1961 – February 26, 1994) was an American stand-up comedian. 1961)
- March 4 - John Candy, Canadian comedian and actor (b. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth John Franklin Candy (October 31 1950 &ndash March 4 1994 was a Canadian Comedian and Actor. 1950)
- March 6 - Ray Arcel, American boxing trainer, was active from the 1920s through the 1980s (b. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of Ray Arcel ( August 30, 1899 – March 6, 1994) was a boxing trainer who was active from the 1920s through the 1980s 1899)
- March 9 - Charles Bukowski, American writer (b. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. Henry Charles Bukowski ( August 16 1920 – March 9 1994) was a German American Poet, Novelist, and 1920)
- March 21 - MacDonald Carey, American actor (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. Edward Macdonald Carey ( March 15, 1913 – March 21, 1994) was an American Actor, best known for his role as the Patriarch 1913)
- March 22 - Walter Lantz, American cartoonist (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor. Walter Benjamin Lantz ( April 27 1899 &ndash March 22 1994) was an American Cartoonist and Animator, best 1899)
- March 23 - Luis Donaldo Colosio, Mexican politician (b. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. Luis Donaldo Colosio Murrieta ( February 10 1950 &ndash March 23 1994) was a Mexican politician and PRI presidential candidate 1950)
- March 25 - Max Petitpierre, member of the Swiss Federal Council (b. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1199 - Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France which leads to his death on April 6. Max Petitpierre ( February 26, 1899 - March 25, 1994) was a Swiss politician jurist and member of the Swiss Federal Council This is a list of members of the Swiss Federal Council (Schweizerischer Bundesrat Conseil fédéral suisse Consiglio federale svizzero Cussegl federal svizzer 1899)
- March 28 - Eugène Ionesco, Romanian-born playwright (b. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. Eugène Ionesco, born Eugen Ionescu ( November 26, 1909 – March 28, 1994 1909)
- March 29 - Bill Travers, English actor and co-founder of the Born Free Foundation (b. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King William Lindon-Travers ( 3 January 1922 – 29 March 1994) was an English actor screenwriter director and an Animal rights The Born Free Foundation is a charitable organisation in the United Kingdom. 1922)
- April 1 - Léon Degrelle, Belgian Nazi (b. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Léon Joseph Marie Ignace Degrelle ( June 15 1906 &ndash April 1 1994) was a Walloon Belgian politician who founded 1906)
- April 2 - Betty Furness, American actress, author, and consumer advocate (b. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Elizabeth Mary Furness, better known as Betty Furness ( January 3, 1916 &ndash April 2, 1994) was an American actress Consumer protection is a form of Government Regulation which protects the interests of Consumers For example a government may require businesses to disclose detailed 1916)
- ca. April 5 - Kurt Cobain, American musician (Nirvana) (b. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Circa (often abbreviated c, ca, ca or cca and sometimes Italicized to show it is Latin) means "about" Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop Kurt Donald Cobain (February 20 1967 – c April 5 1994 was an American musician who served as lead singer, Guitarist, and songwriter for the Seattle Nirvana was an American rock band that was formed by singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen Washington. 1967)
- April 6 - Juvénal Habyarimana, President of Rwanda (b. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus Juvénal Habyarimana ( March 8, 1937 &ndash April 6, 1994) was a Rwandan Hutu politician who was president of This page contains a list of presidents of Rwanda. See also List of incumbents, List of Prime Ministers of Rwanda, List of Kings of Rwanda. 1937)
- April 6 - Cyprien Ntaryamira, President of Burundi (b. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus Cyprien Ntaryamira ( March 6, 1955 - April 6, 1994) was President of Burundi from February 5, 1994 until he List of Rulers and Heads of State of Burundi (Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office Kingdom of Burundi Republic 1956)
- April 7 - Albert Guðmundsson, Icelandic footballer and politician (b. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Albert Sigurður Guðmundsson ( October 5 1923 &ndash April 7 1994) was the first Icelandic professional football player 1923)
- April 7 - Golo Mann, German historian (b. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Golo Mann ( March 27, 1909 &ndash April 7, 1994) born Angelus Gottfried Thomas Mann, was a popular German Historian 1909)
- April 10 - Sam B. Hall, American politician (b. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Sam Blakeley Hall Jr ( January 11, 1924 &ndash April 10, 1994) American politician was a Congressman representing 1924)
- April 15 - John Curry, British ice skater (b. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English John Curry (born 9 September 1949 died 15 April 1994 was a British figure skater. 1949)
- April 16 - Ralph Ellison, American writer (b. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom Ralph Waldo Ellison ( March 1, 1914 &ndash April 16, 1994) was a Scholar and Writer. 1914)
- April 17 - Roger Wolcott Sperry, American neurobiologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. Roger Wolcott Sperry ( August 20, 1913 – April 17, 1994) was a neuropsychologist, neurobiologist and Nobel laureate who The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1913)
- April 22 - Richard Nixon, 37th President of the United States (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by 1913)
- April 30 - Roland Ratzenberger, Austrian Formula One driver (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule Roland Ratzenberger ( July 4, 1960 &ndash April 30, 1994) was an Austrian Racing driver who died during qualifying for the 1960)
- Unknown date - Francis Bell, Australian actor (b. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Francis Bell ( 18 April 1944 - May 1994 was a UK -born Australian -based character actor who achieved international stardom playing the part 1944)
- May 1 - Ayrton Senna, Brazilian Formula One driver (b. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Ayrton Senna da Silva ( pronounced, March 21, 1960 &ndash May 1, 1994) was a Brazilian racing driver and triple 1960)
- May 7- Clement Greenberg, American art critic (b. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses Clement Greenberg ( January 16, 1909 - May 7, 1994) was an influential American Sculpture of the United States Visual arts of the United States refers to the history of Painting and Visual art in the United States. 1909)
- May 8 - George Peppard, American actor (b. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen George Peppard Jr (October 1 1928 – May 8 1994) was an American Film and Television Actor. 1928)
- May 10 - John Wayne Gacy, American serial killer (executed) (b. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. 1942)
- May 12 - John Smith, Scottish politician (b. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. John Smith QC (13 September 1938&ndash12 May 1994 was a Scottish Politician who served as leader of the Labour Party from July 1992 until his 1938)
- May 15 - Gilbert Roland, Mexican-born actor (b. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Gilbert Roland ( December 11, 1905 &ndash May 15, 1994) was a Mexican -born actor in American films 1905)
- May 19 - Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis, First Lady of the United States (b. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and First Lady of the United States is the unofficial title of the hostess of the White House. 1929)
- May 21 - Johan Hendrik Weidner, Belgian World War II resistance fighter (b. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Johan Hendrik Weidner (French Jean Henri - English John Henry) ( October 22, 1912, Brussels Belgium - May 21, 1994 1912)
- May 29 - Erich Honecker, leader of East Germany (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Erich Honecker ( August 25, 1912 – May 29, 1994) was a German Communist Politician who led the German Democratic The German Democratic Republic ( GDR; Deutsche Demokratische Republik DDR; commonly known in English as East Germany) was a Socialist state 1912)
- June 9 - Jan Tinbergen, Dutch economist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits Jan Tinbergen ( The Hague, April 12, 1903 June 9, 1994 The Hague) Dutch Economist, was awarded The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, officially named The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (Sveriges riksbanks pris i ekonomisk 1903)
- June 12 - Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the Lubavitcher Rebbe (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. Menachem Mendel Schneerson ( April 18 1902 – June 12 1994) known as The Rebbe, was a prominent Hasidic Rabbi Rebbe (רבי (pronounced in English which means master teacher or mentor is a Yiddish word derived from the identical Hebrew word Rabbi 1902)
- June 12 - Nicole Brown Simpson, ex-wife of O.J. Simpson (b. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. Nicole Brown Simpson ( May 19, 1959 - June 12, 1994) was the ex-wife of American football player O Divorce or dissolution of marriage is the termination of a Marriage. Orenthal James "O J" Simpson (born July 9 1947 who has also been called The Juice, is a retired American football player, 1959)
- June 12 - Ronald Goldman, friend of Nicole Brown Simpson (b. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. Ronald Lyle Goldman ( July 2, 1968 June 12, 1994) was Killed in Los Angeles California, along with Nicole Nicole Brown Simpson ( May 19, 1959 - June 12, 1994) was the ex-wife of American football player O 1968)
- June 14 - Henry Mancini, American composer and arranger (b. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Henry Mancini ( April 16, 1924 &ndash June 14, 1994) was an Academy Award winning American Composer, conductor 1924)
- June 15 - Kristen Pfaff, American bassist (Hole) (b. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history Kristen Marie Pfaff ( May 26, 1967 - June 16, 1994) was an American Bass guitarist best known for her work with Hole Hole was an American Alternative rock band that formed in Los Angeles in 1989 and disbanded in 2002 1967)
- June 20 - Jay Miner, American computer pioneer (b. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun. Jay Glenn Miner ( May 31, 1932 &ndash June 20, 1994) was a famous Integrated circuit designer known primarily for his work in This article presents a list of individuals who helped in the creation development and imagining of what Computers and Electronics could do 1932)
- June 29 - Kurt Eichhorn, German conductor (b. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. Kurt Peter Eichhorn (born August 4, 1908, Munich; died June 29, 1994, Murnau) was a German conductor 1908)
July-December
- July 7 - Friedrich August Freiherr von der Heydte, German Luftwaffe Officer (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death Friedrich August Freiherr von der Heydte ( March 30 1907 &ndash July 7 1994) was a German Luftwaffe officer who served 1907)
- July 8 - Dick Sargent, American actor (b. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 939 - The Major Occultation or Ghaybat el-Kubra of Muhammad al-Mahdi 1099 - First Crusade: 15000 Dick Sargent ( April 19, 1930 &ndash July 8, 1994) born Richard Stanford Cox, was an American actor best known for 1930)
- July 8 - Kim Il-sung, President of North Korea (b. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 939 - The Major Occultation or Ghaybat el-Kubra of Muhammad al-Mahdi 1099 - First Crusade: 15000 Kim Il-sung ( 15 April 1912 – 8 July 1994) was the leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea from its founding in early The President of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea ( North Korea) was established in the North Korean 1972 constitution. 1912)
- July 11 - Gary Kildall, American computer inventor (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Events 911 - Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy. Gary Arlen Kildall (May 19 1942 – July 11 1994 was an American Computer scientist and Microcomputer Entrepreneur who created the CP/M 1942)
- July 14 - César Tovar, Venezuelan Major League Baseball player (b. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1223 - Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father Philip II of France. César Leonardo Tovar ( July 3, 1940 - July 14, 1994) nicknamed "Pepito" and "Mr 1940)
- July 29 - Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin, British chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1014 - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin, born Dorothy Mary Crowfoot OM, FRS ( 12 May 1910 &ndash 29 July 1994) was a British The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1910)
- August 7 - Larry Martyn, comedy actor (b. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. Lawrence "Larry" Martyn ( 22 March 1934 - 7 August 1994) was an English Actor known for his comedy performances 1934)
- August 13 - Elias Canetti, Bulgarian-born writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. Elias Canetti ( 25 July 1905, Rousse, Bulgaria – 14 August 1994, Zurich, Switzerland) was a The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1905)
- August 18 - Richard Laurence Millington Synge, English chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica. Richard Laurence Millington Synge (born Liverpool, October 28 1914, died Norwich, August 18 1994) was a British The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1914)
- August 19 - Linus Pauling, American chemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry and Peace (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. Linus Carl Pauling (February 28 1901 – August 19 1994 was an American Scientist, Peace activist, Author and educator. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor 1901)
- September 6 - Nicky Hopkins, British musician (b. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started Nicky Hopkins (born Nicholas Christian Hopkins ( February 24, 1944 in Harlesden, North London, England; died 1944)
- September 11 - Jessica Tandy, English actress (b. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul Jessie Alice Tandy ( June 7, 1909 &ndash September 11, 1994) was a British - American stage and film actress 1909)
- September 12 - Boris Yegorov, cosmonaut (b. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the Boris Borisovich Yegorov ( Russian: Борис Борисович Егоров November 26, 1937, Moscow – September 12, 1994 1937)
- September 15 - Moana Pozzi, Italian porn actress (b. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. Moana Pozzi, often called simply Moana, complete name was Anna Moana Rosa Pozzi ( 27 April 1961 – 15 September 1994 A pornographic actor/actress or a porn star is somebody who appears in Pornographic films or Photographs, live Sex shows or 1961)
- September 17 - Karl Popper, Austrian and British philosopher (b. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec Sir Karl Raimund Popper ( July 28 1902  &ndash September 17 1994) was an Austrian and British Philosopher and a professor 1902)
- September 20 - Abioseh Nicol, Sierra Leonean diplomat, UN official and author (b. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 451 - The Battle of Chalons takes place in North Eastern France. Abioseh Davidson Nicol ( 14 September 1924 &ndash 20 September 1994) was a Sierra Leonean academic diplomat physician writer and Sierra Leone, officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa. 1924)
- September 30 - Andre Michael Lwoff, French microbiologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the André Michel Lwoff ( May 8, 1902 &ndash September 30, 1994) was a French Microbiologist. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1902)
- October 3 - Tim Asch, Anthropologist, photographer and ethnographic filmmaker
- October 3 - Dub Taylor, American actor (b. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Timothy Asch ( July 16 1932 – October 3 1994, Los Angeles, California) was a noted anthropologist photographer Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Dub Taylor ( February 26, 1907 - October 3, 1994) was a prolific American Actor who worked extensively in Westerns 1907)
- October 7 - Niels Kaj Jerne, English immunologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) Niels Kaj Jerne, FRS ( December 23, 1911 &ndash October 7, 1994) was a Danish ( English -born Immunologist The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1911)
- October 14 - Emil Gilels, Russian pianist (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces Emil Grigoryevich Gilels (Эми́ль Григо́рьевич Ги́лельс ru-Latn Emi'li Grego'rievič Gi'lelis; October 19 1916 – October 1916)
- October 19 - Martha Raye, American actress (b. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. Martha Raye ( August 27, 1916 &ndash October 19, 1994) was an American comic actress and standards singer who performed 1916)
- October 20 - Burt Lancaster, American actor (b. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony Burton Stephen "Burt" Lancaster ( 2 November &ndash 20 October) was an American film Actor and star noted for his athletic physique 1913)
- October 21 - Benoît Régent, French actor (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. Benoît Régent ( August 19, 1953 - October 21, 1994) was a French motion-picture Actor. 1953)
- October 24 - Raul Julia, Puerto Rican actor (b. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat Raúl Rafael Juliá y Arcelay ( March 9, 1940 &ndash October 24, 1994) better known as Raúl Juliá, was an actor from Puerto Rico (ˌpwertoˈriko officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ("Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico" {{lang-en|"Associated Free State of Puerto Rico"}} 1940)
- November 5 - Johan Heyns, Afrikaner theologian and critic of Apartheid assassinated (b. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) Johan Adam Heyns ( May 27, 1928 – November 5, 1994) was an influential Afrikaner Calvinist Theologian and Moderator The term Afrikaner people refers to white Afrikaans -speaking people who have been established in Southern Africa since the 17th century and are mainly of northwestern 1928)
- November 10 - Carmen McRae, American jazz singer (b. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw Carmen Mercedes McRae ( April 8, 1920 &ndash November 10, 1994) was an American Jazz Singer, Composer 1920)
- November 12 - Wilma Rudolph, American athlete (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days Wilma Glodean Rudolph ( June 23, 1940 &ndash November 12, 1994) was an American athlete and in the 1960 Summer Olympics 1940)
- November 13 - Motoo Kimura, Japanese geneticist (b. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St Motoo Kimura (木村資生 Kimura Motoo) ( November 13, 1924 - November 13, 1994) was a Japanese biologist best known for introducing 1924)
- November 14 - Tom Villard, American actor (b. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca Thomas Louis Villard (born November 19, 1953 in Waipahu Hawaii - died November 14, 1994 in Los Angeles California) was 1953)
- November 16 - Doris Speed, English actress (b. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published Doris Speed OBE ( 3 February 1899 - 16 November 1994) was a British actress best known for her role as snooty Rovers 1899)
- November 16 - Dino Valente, American musician (b. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published Chester (Chet William Powers Jr (November 7 1943 – November 16 1994 was an American Singer-songwriter. 1943)
- November 20 - John Lucarotti, TV writer (b. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, John Lucarotti ( May 20, 1926 in Aldershot, Hampshire &mdash November 20, 1994) was a British-born Canadian Screenwriter 1926)
- November 22 - Charles Upham, New Zealand soldier, double Victoria Cross winner (b. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Captain Charles Hazlitt Upham, VC and Bar (21 September 1908 – 22 November 1994 was a New Zealand soldier who earned the Victoria Cross See below the section "Separate Commonwealth awards" Note that since 1908)
- November 23 - Art Barr, American professional wrestler (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of Art Barr, full name Arthur Leon Barr ( October 8, 1966 &ndash November 23, 1994) was an American professional Professional wrestling, or pro wrestling, is a non-competitive professional Sport, where all matches are scripted by the promotion's booking staff 1966)
- November 28 - Jeffrey Dahmer, American serial killer (murdered in prison) (b. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. For the town in Argentina, see 28 de Noviembre. Events Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer (May 21 1960—November 28 1994 was an American Serial killer. 1960)
- November 28 - Buster Edwards, Great train robber (suicide) (b. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For the town in Argentina, see 28 de Noviembre. Events Buster Edwards (born Ronald Edwards ( January 27 1932 — November 28 1994, London) was a former boxer nightclub owner and member 1932)
- December 8 - Antonio Carlos Jobim, Brazilian composer (b. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe. Antonio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim ( January 25, 1927 in Rio de Janeiro &ndash December 8, 1994 in Brazil) also 1927)
- December 10 - Alexander Wilson, Canadian and Notre Dame athlete (b. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V Alexander ("Alex" S Wilson ( December 1, 1905 &ndash December 10, 1994) was a Canadian athlete from Montreal who 1905)
- December 11 - Philip Phillips, American archaeologist (b. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office This article is about the American archaeologist for the political figure see Philip Phillips. 1900)
- December 11 - Carl Marzani, American political documentary filmmaker, author, editor and publisher (b. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office Carl Aldo Marzani ( 4 March 1912 - 11 December 1994) was an American who served in the Office of Strategic Services (OSS during Documentary film is a broad category of visual expression that is based on the attempt in one fashion or another to " Document " reality 1912)
- December 12 - Stuart Roosa, astronaut (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Stuart Allen Roosa ( August 16 1933 – December 12 1994) was a NASA Astronaut, who was the command module pilot 1933)
- December 23 - Sebastian Shaw, English actor (b. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 962 - Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city Sebastian Shaw (29 May 1905 – 23 December 1994 was an English stage, Film, Television and Radio Actor, as well as a director 1905)
- December 24 - John Boswell, American historian (b. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 563 - The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by Earthquakes John Eastburn Boswell ( March 20, 1947 – December 24, 1994) was a prominent historian and a professor at Yale University. 1947)
- December 27 - Fanny Craddock, British TV chef and restaurant critic (b. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 537 - The Hagia Sophia is completed 1512 - The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the Fanny Cradock (born Phyllis Nan Sortain Pechey on February 26 1909 Apthorp House Fairlop Road Leytonstone, Essex, England 1909)
- December 27 - J. B. L. Reyes, Filipino jurist (b. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 537 - The Hagia Sophia is completed 1512 - The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the Jose BL Reyes ( August 19, 1902 – December 27, 1994) was a noted Filipino jurist who served as Associate Justice 1902)
Nobel prizes
Templeton Prize
Fields Medal
Right Livelihood Award
- Astrid Lindgren, SERVOL (Service Volunteered for All), H. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Bertram Neville Brockhouse, CC, FRSC ( July 15, 1918 &ndash October 13, 2003) was a Canadian Physicist Clifford Glenwood Shull ( Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, September 23, 1915 &ndash March 31, 2001) was a Nobel Prize -winning The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. George Andrew Olah (born May 22, 1927 in Budapest, as Oláh György) is a Hungarian -born American Chemist. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. Alfred Goodman Gilman (born July 1, 1941) is an American pharmacologist and biochemist. Martin Rodbell ( December 1, 1925 &ndash December 7, 1998) was an American Biochemist and Molecular Endocrinologist The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred is a major figure in contemporary Japanese literature. His works strongly influenced by French and American literature and Literary theory, engage with political social The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Mohammed Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf Arafat al-Qudwa al-Husseini ( Arabic: محمد عبد الرؤوف عرفات القدوة الحسيني (August 24 1929 – November 11 (שמעון פרס born Szymon Perski on August 2 1923, is the ninth President of the State of Israel. The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, officially named The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (Sveriges riksbanks pris i ekonomisk Reinhard Selten ( October 5, 1930) is a German economist. Selten was born in Breslau (Wrocław in Lower Silesia John Charles Harsanyi ( Harsányi János Károly) (born May 29, 1920 in Budapest, Michael Novak (born September 9 1933) is an American Catholic philosopher journalist novelist and diplomat Efim Isaakovich Zelmanov (Ефим Исаакович Зельманов born 7 September 1955) is a Mathematician, known for his work on combinatorial Pierre-Louis Lions (born August 11 1956) is a French mathematician Jean Bourgain (b February 28, 1954, Ostend) is a Belgian Mathematician, noted as a prolific problem-solver Jean-Christophe Yoccoz (born May 29, 1957) is a French Mathematician. Astrid Anna Emilia Lindgren ( Née Ericsson 14 November 1907 &ndash 28 January 2002 was a Swedish children's book author and Screenwriter Sudarshan / VGKK (Vivekananda Girijana Kalyana Kendra), Ken Saro-Wiwa / MOSOP (Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People)
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Kenule "Ken" Beeson Saro-Wiwa ( October 10, 1941 &ndash November 10, 1995) was a Nigerian author television producer and The Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP is a campaigning organization representing the Ogoni people in their struggle for ethnic and environmental rights The Ogoni people are one of the many Indigenous peoples in the Niger Delta region of southeast Nigeria. The twentieth century of the Common Era began on
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