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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in August 1994.
The US president was Bill Clinton (Democrat), the UK Prime Minister was Sir John Major (Conservative), Pope St John Paul II was leading the Catholic Church.

But much more happened on August 1994: find out below

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Historical Events

Which were the important events of August 1994?


Events

  • 01 Aug 1994 The Rolling Stones begin Voodoo Lounge world tour
  • 02 Aug 1994 Congressional hearings begin on White Water
  • 03 Aug 1994 1st Jordanian plane to fly over Israeli airspace
  • 04 Aug 1994 Dwingeloo 1, near milky way system, discovered
  • 05 Aug 1994 Antonov-12 crash down at Boda, East-Siberia, 47 killed
  • 06 Aug 1994 Algerian Moslem fundamentalists threaten school / Universities
  • 07 Aug 1994 Hedda Gabler closes at Criterion Theater NYC after 33 performances
  • 09 Aug 1994 Phil Rizzuto Hall of Fame Night
  • 10 Aug 1994 Last British troops leave Hong Kong
  • 11 Aug 1994 Joao B Nino Vieira elected President of Guinee-Bissau
  • 12 Aug 1994 1st NFL game on Fox network
  • 13 Aug 1994 Train crash in Tbilisi Georgia, 24 killed
  • 14 Aug 1994 76th PGA Championship: Nick Price shoots a 269 at Southern Hills Tulsa
  • 15 Aug 1994 S African President Nelson Mandela receives Anne Frank Penning
  • 16 Aug 1994 Shauna Gambill, 17, of California, crowned 12th Miss Teen USA
  • 17 Aug 1994 Lesotho King Letsie II fires Premier Ntsu Mokhehle
  • 18 Aug 1994 5.6 earthquake in Algeria, kills 171
  • 20 Aug 1994 Archbishop Quarracino wants all homosexuals to leave Argentina
  • 21 Aug 1994 Ernesto Zedillo wins Mexican presidential election
  • 22 Aug 1994 DNA testing links OJ Simpson to murder of Nicole Simpson and Ron Goldman
  • 23 Aug 1994 Eugene Bullard, the only African American pilot in World War I, is posthumously commissioned as Second Lieutenant in the United States Air Force.
  • 24 Aug 1994 Israel and PLO initialed accord giving autonomy to Palestinians in West Bank in education, health, taxation, social welfare and tourism
  • 27 Aug 1994 Laughter on the 23rd Floor closes at R Rodgers NYC after 320 performances
  • 28 Aug 1994 1st Japanese gay pride parade
  • 30 Aug 1994 Gund Arena in Cleveland opens
  • 31 Aug 1994 Last Russian soldiers leave Estonia and Latvia
  • 12 Aug 1994 Major League Baseball players go on strike, eventually forcing the cancellation of the 1994 World Series.
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Music charts

Which were the top hits in August 1994?
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Top #5 songs in the USA

  1. - Stay
  2. - I'll Make Love To You
  3. - I Swearyoutube
  4. - Fantastic Voyage
  5. - Can You Feel The Love Tonight

Top #5 songs in the UK

  1. - Love Is All Around
  2. - Crazy For You
  3. - I Swearyoutube
  4. - Compliments On Your Kiss
  5. - Searching

Movies

Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?

Books

Which were the most popular books released in August 1994?

The Waterworks by E.L. Doctorow

The Waterworks

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"An elegant page-turner in nineteenth-century detective fiction." - The Washington Post Book WorldMartin Pemberton, a freelance writer, is seen in a passing stagecoach seeing several elderly men.

Saved By The Light by Dannion Brinkley with Paul Perry

Saved By The Light

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The author tells his true story about two near-death experiences. He also explains how these experiences triggered a spiritual transformation that gave him psychic abilities.

The Celestine Prophecy by James Redfield

The Celestine Prophecy

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The #1 International Phenomenon Bestseller - NEW PREFACE

Everything To Gain by Barbara Taylor Bradford

Everything To Gain

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Mallory Keswick cannot imagine a better life. She is blessed with a happy, fulfilling marriage to a man who supports and nurtures her.

Downtown by Anne Rivers Siddons

Downtown

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Smoky O'Donnell arrives in Atlanta in 1966 to pursue a writing career. He becomes involved with three men: Bradley Hunt, Lucas Baird (photographer), and John Howard.