* 1994 – The Rwandan Genocide begins when the aircraft carrying Rwandan president Juvénal Habyarimana and Burundian president Cyprien Ntaryamira is shot down.

* 1908 – Marcel-Marie Desmarais, Quebec writer, preacher and broadcaster ( d. 1994 )

* 1994 – Canter & Siegel post the first commercial mass Usenet spam.

* 1903 – Jan Tinbergen, Dutch economist, recipient of the Bank of Sweden Prize ( d. 1994 )

* 1920 – Duncan Hamilton, English racing driver ( d. 1994 )

* 1916 – Martha Raye, American actress ( d. 1994 )

* 1940 – Sonny Sharrock, American guitarist ( Last Exit ) ( d. 1994 )

* 1994 – Forrest Landis, American actor

The Azeri armed forces took a series of devastating defeats by Armenian forces during the 1992 – 1994 Nagorno-Karabakh War, which resulted in the loss of control of Nagorno-Karabakh proper and seven surrounding rayons, comprising roughly 16 % of the territory of Azerbaijan.

4, No. 2, July 1994, pp. 263 – 264 )

After re-establishing its credibility in 1989, Australia underlined its superiority with victories in the 1990 – 91, 1993, 1994 – 95, 1997, 1998 – 99, 2001 and 2002 – 03 series, all by convincing margins.

* 1950 – Sue Rodriguez, Canadian assisted suicide advocate ( d. 1994 )

* 1994 – Robert Doisneau, French photographer ( b. 1912 )

* 1994 – Ayaka Wada, Japanese singer ( S / mileage and Shugo Chara Egg!

* 1994 – China Airlines Flight 140 crashes at Nagoya Airport in Japan, killing 264 of the 271 people on board.

Economies, sociétés, civilisations ( 1946 – 1994 ), and Annales.

Histoire, Sciences Sociales ( 1994 – ).

* 1927 – Johnny Temple, American baseball player ( d. 1994 )

* 1951 – Randy Shilts, American journalist and author ( d. 1994 )

* 1910 – Berton Roueché, American writer ( d. 1994 )

* 1924 – Henry Mancini, American composer ( d. 1994 )

* 1994 – Liliana Mumy, American actress

At the 1994 Brit Awards, Björk won awards for " Best Newcomer " and " Best International Female ".

The Day Today has won many awards, including Morris winning the 1994 British Comedy Award for Best Newcomer.

* 1994 Best Newcomer — Gay Video

Her first feature, Bhaji on the Beach, won numerous international awards including a BAFTA Nomination for ' Best British Film of 1994 ' and the Evening Standard British Film Award for ' Best Newcomer to British Cinema '.

In 1994 he earned all-ACC honorable mention as a sophomore when he started every game at LOLB and finished second on the team in tackles with 100, 1 sack, a blocked punt, 4 interceptions and 6 passes defensed. During 1993, as a freshman he appreared in 10 games and had 52 tackles, placing him seventh on the team, despite not starting any games, he earned ACC Newcomer of the Week honors when he came off the bench to register 18 tackles vs. Ohio.

He was the winner of the 1994 Best Newcomer by the Gay Erotic Video Awards and winner of 1995 Best Newcomer by the Grabby Awards for his role in Flashpoint.

In 1994, he won two challenger series events and was named the ATP's Newcomer of the Year.

In 1994, she was nominated for a Soap Opera Digest Award for " Outstanding Female Newcomer ".

He was awarded the 1994 Russ Manning Most Promising Newcomer Award, and won four Eisner Awards, in 2000, 2001, 2006, and 2008.

* 1994 Russ Manning Most Promising Newcomer Award

Two years before their first opening day, Colangelo hired Buck Showalter, the American League Manager of the Year in 1994 with the New York Yankees.

* 1994: Praise and Worship Album of the Year – Songs from the Loft

Lara was awarded the Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World awards in 1994 and 1995 and is also one of only three cricketers to receive the prestigious BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year, the other two being Sir Garfield Sobers and Shane Warne.

* In 1994, he was awarded the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Overseas Personality Award.

An insight into life at the football club in this period is provided by Left Foot Forward: A Year in the Life of a Journeyman Footballer, a highly-praised account of the 1994 – 95 season written in diary form by Charlton forward Garry Nelson.

In 1994, the group was named International Group of the Year at the BRIT Awards.

In 1994, it was awarded Game of the Year by both PC Gamer and Computer Gaming World.

Congress included text in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 ( passed in 1993 ) requiring the military to abide by regulations essentially identical to the 1982 absolute ban policy.

Since 1938, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. has published annually a Book of the Year covering the past year's events, which is available online back to the 1994 edition ( covering the events of 1993 ).

* Nigerian Hakeem Olajuwon ( top draft pick in 1984, 2-time champion, 12-time All-Star, 1994 MVP, 1994 and 1995 Finals MVP, 1994 and 1995 Defensive Player of the Year, only player to receive the MVP Award, Defensive Player of the Year Award, and Finals MVP award in the same season, and Hall of Famer )

Despite a highly promoted launch ( including being named Time magazine's " 1994 Product of the Year ") and a host of cutting-edge technologies, the 3DO's high price ( US $ 599 at launch ), limited third-party developer support, and an over-saturated console market prevented the system from achieving success comparable to competitors Sega and Nintendo.

In 1994, he appeared as Dr. Nigel Channing, chairman of the Imagination Institute and host of an ' Inventor of the Year ' awards show in the three-dimensional film Honey, I Shrunk the Audience !, which was an attraction at Walt Disney World's Epcot from 1994 until 2010 and at Disneyland from 1998 until 2010.

The show has won Logies for Best Children's Series and the character of Humphrey has received a number of National Awards and Commendations, including a special " Citizen of the Year " Award at the 1994 Australia Day celebrations.

He was named Football Writers ' Association Player of the Year in 1994 and won the PFA Player of the Year award in 1995.

* This Year In Jerusalem ( 1994 )

However, he eventually sired a number of major stakes winners, including 1986 Horse of the Year Lady's Secret, 1988 Preakness and Belmont Stakes winner Risen Star, 1990 Melbourne Cup winner Kingston Rule, which broke the course record in Australia's richest race, and the 1994, 1995 winner of the G1 Pacific Classic, Tinners Way, born in 1990 to Secretariat's last crop.

Kidd would become the most famous of the trio, winning Co-Rookie of the Year ( with Grant Hill ) in 1994 – 95 and eventually a perennial All-Star.

The first New Year special, " The Man who Nearly Knew Pavarotti ", was commissioned in 1994.