1994

Facts and Events That Happened in This Year

Dec 23

Whitey Bulger, an organized crime boss, fled Boston after fearing arrest from the FBI.

Dec 3

The original PlayStation was launched in Japan.

Nov 22

The Sega Saturn was released in Japan.

Nov 2

Cobb, a film about the baseball player Ty Cobb and starring Tommy Lee Jones premiered.

Oct 27

Gliese 229B became the first brown dwarf to be seen and identified by astronomers.

Oct 25

Susan Smith murdered her two children and tried to pin on a made-up Black man.

Oct 14

NASA's space probe Magellan burned in the Venus atmosphere.

Sep 30

NASA launched the Endeavour space shuttle from the Kennedy Space Center on Mission STS-68.

Sep 23

The American Drama movie 'The Shawshank Redemption' by Frank Darabont was released in the US.

Sep 22

'Friends' debuted on NBC and continued for ten seasons.

Sep 9

NASA's Discovery Space Shuttle launched from Florida on its 19th mission, STS-64.

Aug 31

After 25 years of fighting with the British, the IRA announced a ceasefire on Britain.

Aug 28

Tokyo celebrated the country's first LGBTQ+ pride parade.

Aug 26

Britain fitted the first-ever battery-operated heart in the first operation of its kind.

Aug 14

Venezuelan political terrorist Carlos the Jackal was captured in Sudan.

Aug 4

A galaxy named 'Dwingeloo 1' was discovered to be just 10 million light-years from our own.

Aug 3

Tokyo had its hottest day on record, reaching a staggering 102.4°F (39.1°C).

Jul 21

Former British prime minister Tony Blair won the leadership election for the British Labour Party.

Jul 18

Seal released their hit single 'Kiss from a Rose.'

Jul 6

The Forrest Gump movie was released in the US.

Jul 5

Amazon was incorporated.

May 11

The 'Grease' musical production opened at the Eugene O' Neill Theater in New York City, running for 1,503 performances.

May 10

Nelson Mandela was sworn in as South Africa's first black president.

May 10

Jeffrey Dahmer got baptized while in prison at Columbia Correctional Institution in Wisconsin.

May 7

Edvard Munch's painting 'The Scream' was found at a hotel, just three months after it had been stolen from a museum.

May 6

Bobcat Goldthwait was charged with two misdemeanors after setting a chair on fire during his appearance on 'The Tonight Show.'

Apr 28

The Simpsons aired its 100th television episode on Fox.

Apr 22

President Richard Nixon died of a stroke at the age of 81.

Apr 22

Michael Moorer claimed the heavyweight boxing title after smashing Evander Holyfield in Paradise, Nevada, US.

Apr 19

American construction worker Rodney King received $3.8 million in compensation after suffering police brutality on March 3, 1991.

Apr 13

Star Trek actor George Takei had an asteroid named after him.

Apr 5

Kurt Cobain from Nirvana committed suicide at age 27 by shooting himself in the head with a shotgun.

Mar 19

The world's largest omelet was cooked up in Japan.

Mar 8

The United States military banned smoking in the workplace.

Feb 12

The famous iconic painting 'The Scream' by Edvard Munch was stolen from a gallery in Oslo, Norway.

Feb 8

American actor Jack Nicholson got road rage and decided to smash the windscreen of someone's car with a golf club.

Feb 3

A Russian cosmonaut flew aboard a NASA Space Shuttle for the first time.