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1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1994th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 994th year of the 2nd millennium, the 94th year of the 20th century, and the 5th year of the 1990s decade.

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From top to bottom, left to right: Nelson Mandela is elected President of South Africa in the nation’s first multiracial democratic elections, marking the end of apartheid and a new era of reconciliation; the 1994 FIFA World Cup is held in the United States, increasing soccer’s popularity across the nation and culminating in Brazil’s fourth championship win; the 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway, remembered for their organization and the intense media spotlight surrounding the Tonya Harding–Nancy Kerrigan scandal; the Rwandan genocide unfolds over 100 days, resulting in the systematic massacre of an estimated 800,000 Tutsi and moderate Hutu, becoming one of the most horrific atrocities of the 20th century; the First Chechen War begins as Russian forces invade Chechnya to suppress its independence movement, igniting a bloody conflict; the AMIA bombing targets a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires, Argentina, killing 85 people in one of the deadliest antisemitic attacks since World War II; the Yemeni Civil War (1994) breaks out between northern and southern forces, ending in the defeat of the secessionists and the preservation of a unified Yemen; the Zapatista uprising erupts in Chiapas, Mexico, as indigenous rebels rise up against economic policies and marginalization; the Sony PlayStation is released in Japan, launching a new era in home video gaming that would reshape the entertainment industry.
Quick Facts

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.

In the Line Islands and Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, 1994 had only 364 days, omitting December 31. This was due to an adjustment of the International Date Line by the Kiribati government to bring all of its territories into the same calendar day.[citation needed]

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Events

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The February 1994 photo of Pluto and Charon from the Hubble Space Telescope.

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Nelson Mandela casts his vote in the 1994 South African general election

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Brown spots mark impact sites of the Shoemaker–Levy Comet on Jupiter's southern hemisphere.

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Hurricane John near peak intensity to the south of Hawaii on August 23

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Births

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January

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Lucy Boynton
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Booboo Stewart
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Maluma

February

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Julia Garner
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Harry Styles
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Alexia Putellas
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Bakar
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Seulgi
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Ava Max
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Dakota Fanning

March

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Justin Bieber
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Tyreek Hill
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Jordan Pickford
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Ansel Elgort

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Saoirse Ronan
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Shaunae Miller-Uibo

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Mateo Kovačić
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Dimash Kudaibergen
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Lindsey Heaps
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Aly Raisman
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João Cancelo

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Liv Morgan
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HoYeon Jung
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Hussein, Crown Prince of Jordan
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Camila Mendes
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Leandro Paredes

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Shohei Ohtani

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Bernardo Silva
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Madelaine Petsch
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Phoebe Bridgers
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Nafissatou Thiam
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Ons Jabeur

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Bruno Fernandes
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Halsey

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Bae Suzy
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Margaret Qualley

November

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Zoey Deutch
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Dacre Montgomery

December

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Giannis Antetokounmpo
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Raheem Sterling
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Deaths

Nobel Prizes

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The Nobel Prize medallion.

Templeton Prize

Fields Medal

Right Livelihood Award

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