Tajikistan declared its independence from the Soviet Union.
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Naughty Dog released their first 3D video game, Crash Bandicoot, for the PlayStation.
With a record time of 2:52:29, Armas Toivonen was the first European to win gold for a marathon at the European Athletics Championships.
NASA's Discovery Space Shuttle launched from Florida on its 19th mission, STS-64.
The tomb of a goldsmith family dating back 3,500 years was discovered near Luxor, Egypt.
Queen Elizabeth II became Great Britain's longest-reigning monarch in history.
