December 1994 calendar
Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in December 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 December 1994: find out below
Historical Events
Which were the important events of December 1994?
Events
- 01 Dec 1994 Cindy Crawford and Richard Gere announce they are seperating
- 02 Dec 1994 Cobb premieres
- 04 Dec 1994 83rd Davis Cup: Sweden beats Russia in Moscow (4-1).
- 06 Dec 1994 Maltese Falcon auctioned for US$398,590.
- 07 Dec 1994 5th Billboard Music Awards
- 08 Dec 1994 Darryl Strawberry indicted on tax evasion charges
- 09 Dec 1994 Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders resigns after masturbation comments
- 10 Dec 1994 Nobel Prize awarded to Yitzhak Rabin, Shimon Peres, and Yasser Arafat.
- 11 Dec 1994 First Chechen War: Russian President Boris Yeltsin orders Russian troops into Chechnya.
- 13 Dec 1994 American Eagle commuter plane crashes in North Carolina, killing 15.
- 14 Dec 1994 A Learjet piloted by Richard Anderson and Brad Sexton misses an elementary school and crashes into an apartment complex in Fresno, California, killing both pilots and injuring several apartment residents.
- 15 Dec 1994 Tuna Christmas opens at Booth Theater NYC for 20 performances
- 16 Dec 1994 Davy Jones (Monkees), charged with DWI
- 18 Dec 1994 Comedy Tonight opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC for 8 performances
- 19 Dec 1994 The Whitewater scandal investigation begins in Washington, DC.
- 20 Dec 1994 Dean Rusk, US Secretary of State (1961-69), dies at age 85.
- 21 Dec 1994 A homemade bomb goes off on the #4 train on Fulton Street in New York City.
- 22 Dec 1994 Christmas Carol opens at Richard Rodgers Theater NYC for 18 performances
- 23 Dec 1994 Baseball owners impose salary cap, fiercely opposed by players.
- 25 Dec 1994 Comedy Tonight closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC after 8 performances
- 26 Dec 1994 Four Armed Islamic Group hijackers seize control of Air France Flight 8969. When the plane lands at Marseille, a French Gendarmerie assault team boards the aircraft and kills the perpetrators.
- 28 Dec 1994 Tammy Wynette admitted to the hospital with bile duct infection
- 29 Dec 1994 B737-400 flies into a mountain at Edremit East Turkey, 54 killed.
- 31 Dec 1994 1st snowless December in Baltimore Maryland
- 03 Dec 1994 Taiwan holds its first full local elections; James Soong elected as the first and only directly elected Governor of Taiwan, Chen Shui-bian became the first directly elected Mayor of Taipei, Wu Den-yih became the first directly elected Mayor of Kaohsiung.
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Music charts
Which were the top hits in December 1994?
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Top #5 songs in the USA
Top #5 songs in the UK
- East 17 - Stay Another Day
- Chaka Demus & Pliers featuring Jack Radics & Taxi Gang - Twist And Shout
- Celine Dion - Think Twice
- Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You
- D:Ream - Things Can Only Get Better
Movies
Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?
Books
Which were the most popular books released in December 1994?