1994
Daniil Kvyat, Russian racing driver
Daniil Vyacheslavovich Kvyat is a Russian racing driver who competes in Super GT for JLOC. Kvyat competed in Formula One from 2014 to 2020.
Daniil Kvyat, Russian racing driver
The 1990s
Explore 3217 historical events from 1990–1999.
1994
Odysseas Vlachodimos, Greek international footballer
Odysseas Vlachodimos is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for La Liga club Sevilla, on loan from Premier League club Newcastle United. Born in Germany, he plays f…
Odysseas Vlachodimos, Greek international footballer
1994
Corey Seager, American baseball player
Corey Drew Seager is an American professional baseball shortstop for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Los Angeles Dodgers. …
Corey Seager, American baseball player
1994
Jakob Butturff, American bowler
Jakob Butturff is a left-handed American ten-pin bowler from Chandler, Arizona and a member of the Professional Bowlers Association. He competes in events on the PBA Tour and in gl…
Jakob Butturff, American bowler
1994
Rwandan genocide: Kigali, the Rwandan capital, is captured by the Rwandan Patriotic Front, ending the genocide in the…
The Rwandan genocide, also known as the Tutsi genocide, occurred from 7 April to 19 July 1994 during the Rwandan Civil War. Over a span of around 100 days, members of the Tutsi eth…
Rwandan genocide: Kigali, the Rwandan capital, is captured by the Rwandan Patriotic Front, ending the genocide in the…
1994
Space Shuttle Columbia is launched on an international science mission.
Space Shuttle Columbia (OV-102) was a Space Shuttle orbiter manufactured by Rockwell International and operated by NASA. Named after the first American ship to circumnavigate the g…
Space Shuttle Columbia is launched on an international science mission.
1994
The comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 is destroyed in a head-on collision with Jupiter.
Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 was a comet that broke apart in July 1992 and collided with Jupiter in July 1994, providing the first direct observation of an extraterrestrial collision of …
The comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 is destroyed in a head-on collision with Jupiter.
1994
Brazil win their fourth World Cup title, defeating Italy 3–2 on penalties.
The Brazil men's national football team, nicknamed Canarinho, represents Brazil in men's international football and is administered by the Brazilian Football Confederation, the gov…
Brazil win their fourth World Cup title, defeating Italy 3–2 on penalties.
1994
The bombing of the Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina (Argentine Jewish Community Center) in Buenos Aires kills 85…
The Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina, a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires, Argentina, was bombed on 18 July 1994. Executed as a suicide attack, a bomb-laden van was driv…
The bombing of the Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina (Argentine Jewish Community Center) in Buenos Aires kills 85…
1994
Wonpil, South Korean musician
Kim Won-pil, known mononymously as Wonpil, is a South Korean singer and musician. He is the keyboardist of pop rock band Day6 and its sub unit Even of Day under JYP Entertainment. …
Wonpil, South Korean musician
1994
Christina Shakovets, German tennis player
Christina Shakovets is a German former tennis player.
Christina Shakovets, German tennis player
1994
Chae Seo-jin, South Korean actress
Kim Ko-woon, known professionally as Chae Seo-jin (채서진), is a South Korean actress. She started her career as a young actress in Over the Rainbow (2006). She is known to be Kim Ok-…
Chae Seo-jin, South Korean actress
1994
Wang Yafan, Chinese tennis player
Wang Yafan is a Chinese professional tennis player. On 7 October 2019, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 47. She peaked at No. 49 in the doubles rankings on 15 Febr…
Wang Yafan, Chinese tennis player
1994
Rwandan genocide: The Rwandan Patriotic Front takes control of Gisenyi and north western Rwanda, forcing the interim…
The Rwandan genocide, also known as the Tutsi genocide, occurred from 7 April to 19 July 1994 during the Rwandan Civil War. Over a span of around 100 days, members of the Tutsi eth…
Rwandan genocide: The Rwandan Patriotic Front takes control of Gisenyi and north western Rwanda, forcing the interim…
1994
Alas Chiricanas Flight 00901 is destroyed by a bomb after takeoff from Enrique Adolfo Jiménez Airport in Colón,…
Alas Chiricanas Flight 00901, registered HP-1202AC, was an Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante aircraft flying en route from Colón city to Panama City which exploded shortly after departin…
Alas Chiricanas Flight 00901 is destroyed by a bomb after takeoff from Enrique Adolfo Jiménez Airport in Colón,…
1994
Israel and Jordan sign the Washington Declaration, that formally ends the state of war that had existed between the…
Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. Jordan is bordered by Syria to the north, Iraq to the east, Saudi Arabi…
Israel and Jordan sign the Washington Declaration, that formally ends the state of war that had existed between the…
1994
Major League Baseball players go on strike, eventually forcing the cancellation of the 1994 World Series.
Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball league in North America composed of 30 teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), …
Major League Baseball players go on strike, eventually forcing the cancellation of the 1994 World Series.
1994
Ilich Ramírez Sánchez, also known as "Carlos the Jackal", is captured.
Ilich Ramírez Sánchez, also known as Carlos the Jackal or simply Carlos, is a Venezuelan convict who conducted a series of assassinations and terrorist bombings from 1973 to 1985. …
Ilich Ramírez Sánchez, also known as "Carlos the Jackal", is captured.
1994
Abi Masatora, Japanese sumo wrestler
Abi Masatora is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Saitama Prefecture. He made his debut in May 2013 and wrestles for Shikoroyama stable. He reached the top makuuchi divis…
Abi Masatora, Japanese sumo wrestler
1994
Joseph Tapine, New Zealand rugby league player
Joseph Tapine is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who captains and plays as a prop or lock forward for the Canberra Raiders in the National Rugby League and New Z…
Joseph Tapine, New Zealand rugby league player
1994
Celeste, British singer
Celeste Epiphany Waite, known by the mononym Celeste, is an English singer and songwriter. She began her career in 2014 providing vocals for electronic producers such as Avicii, Ti…
Celeste, British singer
1994
Royal Air Maroc Flight 630 crashes in Douar Izounine, Morocco, killing all 44 people on board.
Royal Air Maroc Flight 630 was a passenger flight on 21 August 1994 which crashed approximately ten minutes after takeoff from Agadir–Al Massira Airport in Morocco. All 44 passenge…
Royal Air Maroc Flight 630 crashes in Douar Izounine, Morocco, killing all 44 people on board.
1994
Eugene Bullard, the only African American pilot in World War I, is posthumously commissioned as Second Lieutenant in…
Eugene Jacques Bullard was one of the first African-American military pilots, although Bullard flew for France, not the United States. Bullard was one of the few Black combat pilot…
Eugene Bullard, the only African American pilot in World War I, is posthumously commissioned as Second Lieutenant in…
1994
Maggie Rogers, American musician
Margaret Debay Rogers is an American singer-songwriter and record producer from Easton, Maryland. She received widespread recognition after her song "Alaska" was played to artist-i…
Maggie Rogers, American musician