October 1994 calendar
Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in October 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 October 1994: find out below
Historical Events
Which were the important events of October 1994?
Events
- 01 Oct 1994 Boon completes his 19th Test century
- 02 Oct 1994 Show Boat, opens at Gershwin Theater, New York City
- 03 Oct 1994 Fernando Henrique Cardoso elected President of Brazil
- 04 Oct 1994 7.9 earthquake strikes Koerilen, flood kills 18+
- 05 Oct 1994 28th Country Music Association Award
- 06 Oct 1994 Ben Mokoena becomes 1st black Mayor of Middelburg South Africa
- 07 Oct 1994 Faud Guliyev appointed Premier of Azerbijan
- 09 Oct 1994 Austrian parliamentary election
- 10 Oct 1994 MPAA chief Jack Valenti holds meeting to determine new movie ratings
- 11 Oct 1994 Russian ruble decreases to 3,926 rubles per dollar
- 12 Oct 1994 Contact with Venus orbitter Magellan broken
- 13 Oct 1994 Earliest start of Sheffield Shield season
- 14 Oct 1994 Nobel Prize awarded to Yasser Arafat, Yitzhak Rabin and Shimon Peres
- 15 Oct 1994 Botswana President Ketumile Masires BDP wins parliamentary election
- 16 Oct 1994 Raul Julia, actor (Addams Family), suffers a stroke
- 19 Oct 1994 Palestinian bomb attack on bus in Tel Aviv, kills 22
- 20 Oct 1994 In Coleman, Michigan, USA a meteorite penetrates the roof of a house.
- 21 Oct 1994 Hana bridge is Seoul Korea crashes, 32+ die
- 22 Oct 1994 Philadelphia, Here I Come closes at Criterion NYC after 52 performances
- 23 Oct 1994 3rd Solheim Cup: US beats Europe, 13-7 at Greenbrier, West Virginia
- 24 Oct 1994 Bomb attack on opposition in Sri Lanka, 55+ killed
- 25 Oct 1994 Susan Smith claims her 2 kids were carjack
- 26 Oct 1994 Jordan and Israel sign a peace treaty.
- 27 Oct 1994 The U.S. prison population tops 1 million for the first time in American history.
- 28 Oct 1994 Japanese space probe Sakigake passes Earth for 3rd time
- 29 Oct 1994 Antonov AN-12 having an accident at Ust-Ilimsk Kaluga, 21 killed
- 30 Oct 1994 Leftist coalition wins Marcedonia parliamentary election
- 31 Oct 1994 American Eagle ATR-72 crash down at Gary, Indiana: 68 killed
- 01 Oct 1994 Palau enters a Compact of Free Association with the United States.
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Music charts
Which were the top hits in October 1994?
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Top #5 songs in the USA
- Boyz II Men - I'll Make Love To You
- Luther Vandross - Endless Love
- Sheryl Crow - All I Wanna Do
- Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories - Stay
- Babyface - When Can I See You
Top #5 songs in the UK
- Whigfield - Saturday Night
- Pato Banton - Baby Come Back
- Bon Jovi - Always
- Take That - Sure
- Cyndi Lauper - Hey Now (Girls Just Want To Have Fun)
Movies
Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?
Books
Which were the most popular books released in October 1994?