WHAT ALL HAPPENED JANUARY TO DECEMBER 1994
Find out what all happened January to December 1994

The 1994 Stanley Cup riot occurs after the New York Rangers win the Stanley Cup from Vancouver, causing an estimated CA$1.1 million, leading to 200 arrests and injuries. (14. June 1994)

In the United Kingdom, the first National Lottery draw is held. A £1 ticket gave a one-in-14-million chance of correctly guessing the winning six out of 49 numbers. (19. November 1994)

A bomb explodes on Philippine Airlines Flight 434, en route from Manila, Philippines, to Tokyo, Japan, killing one. The captain is able to safely land the plane. (11. December 1994)

Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO leader Yasser Arafat sign a peace accord regarding Palestinian autonomy granting self-rule in the Gaza Strip and Jericho. (4. May 1994)

In a referendum voters in Sweden decide to join the European Union. (13. November 1994)

The National Convention of New Sudan of the SPLA/M opens in Chukudum (2. April 1994)

Aeroflot Flight 593 crashes in Siberia when the pilot's fifteen-year old son accidentally disengages the autopilot, killing all 75 people on board. (23. March 1994)

Air France Flight 8969 is hijacked on the ground at Houari Boumedienne Airport, Algiers, Algeria. Over the course of 3 days 3 passengers are killed, as are all 4 terrorists. (24. December 1994)

Russian cosmonaut Valeri Polyakov on Soyuz TM-18 leaves for Mir. He would stay on the space station until March 22, 1995, for a record 437 days in space. (8. January 1994)

Nancy Kerrigan is clubbed on the knee at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Detroit, Michigan. (6. January 1994)

China Airlines Flight 140 crashes at Nagoya Airport in Japan, killing 264 of the 271 people on board. (26. April 1994)

Canter & Siegel post the first commercial mass Usenet spam. (12. April 1994)

The Irish Government announces the end of a 15-year broadcasting ban on the IRA and its political arm Sinn Féin. (11. January 1994)

USAir Flight 427, on approach to Pittsburgh International Airport, suddenly crashes in clear weather killing all 132 aboard; resulting in the most extensive aviation investigation in world history and altering manufacturing practices in the industry. (8. September 1994)

Members of the Aum Shinrikyo cult release sarin gas in Matsumoto, Japan; 7 persons are killed, 660 injured. (28. June 1994)

Punk rock band Green Day releases their album Dookie, which would eventually sell over 20 million copies worldwide. (1. February 1994)

Former Central Intelligence Agency counter-intelligence officer and analyst Aldrich Ames pleads guilty to giving U.S. secrets to the Soviet Union and later Russia. (28. April 1994)

Friends, an American sitcom television show, debuts. (22. September 1994)

In Seoul, 32 people are killed when the Seongsu Bridge collapses. (21. October 1994)

Initial accord between Israel and the PLO about partial self-rule of the Palestinians on the West Bank. (24. August 1994)