1994

civil war in Rwanda
Nelson Mandela elected in South Africa's first free elections
Cease-fire signed in Bosnia
Russian troops invade the breakaway Chechnya
Hungary joins NATO
World Trade Organization ratified
Channel Tunnel ("Chunnel") opens between Britain and France
Yahoo! appears on the World Wide Web
Ayrton Senna killed in a racing accident
US troops invade Haiti and re-install Jean-Bertrand Aristide as President
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) signed between Canada, Mexico, and the US
Lisa Marie Presley and Michael Jackson married
Baseball players' strike cancels the World Series
Michael Crichton's Disclosure
Tom Clancy's Debt of Honor
HIV protease inhibitor
Songs - "What's My Name?", "I Swear", "The Power of Love", "The Sign"
Broadway - "Beauty and the Beast"
Films - "The Lion King", "Pulp Fiction", "Schindler's List", "Forrest Gump", "Four Weddings and a Funeral", "Bullets Over Broadway"
TV - "ER", "Friends", "Babylon 5"
Thomas "Tip" O'Neill, Joseph Cotton, Dinah Shore, Richard Nixon, John Candy, Eugene Ionesco, Kurt Cobain, Richard Scarry, Henry Mancini, Jacqueline Kennedy Onasis, Linus Pauling, Peter Cushing, Burt Lancaster, James Clavell, Jessica Tandy, Martha Raye, Raul Julia, Cab Calloway, and Jerry Rubin die