WHAT ALL HAPPENED APRIL TO DECEMBER 1994
Find out what all happened April to December 1994

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

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

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

MS Achille Lauro catches fire off the coast of Somalia. (30. November 1994)

A jury in Anchorage, Alaska, blames recklessness by Exxon and Captain Joseph Hazelwood for the Exxon Valdez disaster, allowing victims of the oil spill to seek $15 billion in damages. (13. June 1994)

Malawi holds its first multi-party elections. (17. May 1994)

Major League Baseball players go on strike. This will force the cancellation of the 1994 World Series. (12. August 1994)

The Angolan government and UNITA rebels sign the Lusaka Protocol in Zambia, ending 19 years of civil war. (Localized fighting resumes the next year.) (20. November 1994)

This date is skipped altogether in Kiribati as the Phoenix Islands and Line Islands change time zones from UTC−11:00 to UTC+13:00 and UTC−10:00 to UTC+14:00, respectively. (31. December 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 hijackers. (26. December 1994)

A bus crashes in Gdańsk, Poland killing 32 people. (2. May 1994)

The First Chechen War: Russian army began a New Year's storm of Grozny (31. December 1994)

Russian journalist Dmitry Kholodov is assassinated while investigating corruption in the armed forces. (17. October 1994)

The Provisional Irish Republican Army declares a ceasefire. (31. August 1994)

South African general election, 1994: The first democratic general election in South Africa, in which black citizens could vote. The Interim Constitution comes into force. (27. April 1994)

Nelson Mandela is inaugurated as South Africa's first black president. (10. May 1994)

Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and French President François Mitterrand officiate at the opening of the Channel Tunnel. (6. May 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)

Rwandan Genocide: Massacres of Tutsis begin in Kigali, Rwanda. (7. April 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)