
The year 1994 was designated as the "
International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of Sport and the
Olympic Ideal" by the
United Nations
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.
In the
Line Islands and
Phoenix Islands of
Kiribati, 1994 had only 364 days, omitting
December 31. This was due to an adjustment of the
International Date Line by the Kiribati government to bring all of its territories into the same calendar day.
Events
January
*
January 1
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Events ...
** The
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is established.
** Beginning of the
Zapatista uprising in Mexico.
*
January 8
Events Pre-1600
* 307 – Emperor Huai of Jin, Sima Chi becomes emperor of the Jin dynasty (266–420), Jin dynasty in succession to his brother, Emperor Hui of Jin, Sima Zhong, despite a challenge from his other brother, Sima Ying.
* 871 ...
– ''
Soyuz TM-18'':
Valeri Polyakov begins his 437.7-day orbit of the
Earth
Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to Planetary habitability, harbor life. This is enabled by Earth being an ocean world, the only one in the Solar System sustaining liquid surface water. Almost all ...
, eventually setting the world record for days spent in orbit.
*
January 11
Events Pre-1600
* 532 – Nika riots in Constantinople: A quarrel between supporters of different chariot teams—the Blues and the Greens—in the Hippodrome escalates into violence.
* 630 – Conquest of Mecca: Muhammad and his ...
– The Irish government announces the end of a 15-year broadcasting ban on the
Provisional Irish Republican Army and its political arm
Sinn Féin.
*
January 14 – U.S. President
Bill Clinton
William Jefferson Clinton (né Blythe III; born August 19, 1946) is an American politician and lawyer who was the 42nd president of the United States from 1993 to 2001. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, ...
and Russian President
Boris Yeltsin sign the
Kremlin accords, which stop the preprogrammed aiming of
nuclear missiles toward each country's targets, and also provide for the dismantling of the
nuclear arsenal in
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the List of European countries by area, second-largest country in Europe after Russia, which Russia–Ukraine border, borders it to the east and northeast. Ukraine also borders Belarus to the nor ...
.
*
January 17
Events Pre-1600
* 38 BC – Octavian divorces his wife Scribonia and marries Livia Drusilla, ending the fragile peace between the Second Triumvirate and Sextus Pompey.
* 1362 – Saint Marcellus' flood kills at least 25,000 peopl ...
– The 6.7
Northridge earthquake strikes the
Greater Los Angeles Area of the United States, with a maximum
Mercalli intensity of IX (''Violent''), leaving 57 people dead and more than 8,700 injured.
February
*
February 3 – In the aftermath of the
Chadian–Libyan conflict, the
International Court of Justice rules
Rule or ruling may refer to:
Human activity
* The exercise of political or personal control by someone with authority or power
* Business rule, a rule pertaining to the structure or behavior internal to a business
* School rule, a rule tha ...
that the
Aouzou Strip belongs to the
Republic of Chad.
*
February 5
Events Pre-1600
*
*2 BC – Caesar Augustus is granted the title ''pater patriae'' by the Roman Senate.
*AD 62, 62 – AD 62 Pompeii earthquake, Earthquake in Pompeii, Italy.
*756 – Chinese New Year; An Lushan proclaims himself E ...
–
Byron De La Beckwith is convicted of the 1963 murder of
civil rights
Civil and political rights are a class of rights that protect individuals' political freedom, freedom from infringement by governments, social organizations, and private individuals. They ensure one's entitlement to participate in the civil and ...
leader
Medgar Evers.
*
February 6 –
Markale massacres: a
Bosnian Serb Army mortar shell kills 68 civilians and wounds about 200 in a Sarajevo marketplace.
*
February 9
Events Pre-1600
* 474 – Zeno (emperor), Zeno is crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire, Eastern Roman Empire
*1003 – Boleslaus III, Duke of Bohemia, Boleslaus III is restored to authority with armed support from Bolesław I ...
– The Vance–Owen
peace plan for
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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is announced.
*
February 12
Events Pre-1600
* 1096 – Pope Urban II confirms the foundation of the abbey of La Roë under Robert of Arbrissel as a community of canons regular.
* 1404 – The Italian professor Galeazzo di Santa Sofia performed the first post- ...
**
Edvard Munch's painting ''
The Scream'' is stolen in
Oslo
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(it is recovered on May 7).
** The
1994 Winter Olympics begin in
Lillehammer.
*
February 24
Events Pre-1600
* 484 – King Huneric of the Vandals replaces Nicene bishops with Arian ones, and banishes some to Corsica.
* 1303 – The English are defeated at the Battle of Roslin, in the First War of Scottish Independence.
...
– In
Gloucester, England, local
police
The police are Law enforcement organization, a constituted body of Law enforcement officer, people empowered by a State (polity), state with the aim of Law enforcement, enforcing the law and protecting the Public order policing, public order ...
begin excavations at 25 Cromwell Street, the home of
Fred West, a suspect in multiple murders. On February 28, he and his wife are arrested.
*
February 25 – Israeli
Kahanist Baruch Goldstein opens fire inside the
Cave of the Patriarchs in the
West Bank; he kills 29 Muslims before worshippers beat him to death.
*
February 28
Events Pre-1600
*202 BC – Emperor Gaozu of Han, Liu Bang is enthroned as the Emperor of China, beginning four centuries of rule by the Han dynasty.
* 870 – The Fourth Council of Constantinople (Roman Catholic), Fourth Council of Co ...
– Four United States
F-16s
shoot down four
Serbia
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J-21s over
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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for violation of the
Operation Deny Flight and its
no-fly zone.
March
* March – China gets its first connection to the
Internet
The Internet (or internet) is the Global network, global system of interconnected computer networks that uses the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to communicate between networks and devices. It is a internetworking, network of networks ...
.
*
March 6 – A
referendum
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in
Moldova results in the electorate voting against possible reunification with
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...
.
*
March 12
** A photo by Marmaduke Wetherell, previously touted as "proof" of the
Loch Ness Monster, is confirmed to be a hoax.
** The
Church of England
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ordains its first female priests.
*
March 14
**
Apple Computer, Inc. releases the
Power Macintosh, the first Macintosh computers to use the new
PowerPC microprocessors.
** The
Linux kernel
The Linux kernel is a Free and open-source software, free and open source Unix-like kernel (operating system), kernel that is used in many computer systems worldwide. The kernel was created by Linus Torvalds in 1991 and was soon adopted as the k ...
version 1.0.0 is released after over two years of development.
*
March 15 – U.S. troops are withdrawn from
Somalia
Somalia, officially the Federal Republic of Somalia, is the easternmost country in continental Africa. The country is located in the Horn of Africa and is bordered by Ethiopia to the west, Djibouti to the northwest, Kenya to the southwest, th ...
.
*
March 20 – Italian journalist
Ilaria Alpi and TV cameraman Miran Hrovatin are assassinated in
Somalia
Somalia, officially the Federal Republic of Somalia, is the easternmost country in continental Africa. The country is located in the Horn of Africa and is bordered by Ethiopia to the west, Djibouti to the northwest, Kenya to the southwest, th ...
.
*
March 21 – The
66th Academy Awards, hosted by
Whoopi Goldberg, are held at the
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in
Los Angeles
Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Angeles, ...
.
Steven Spielberg's
Holocaust drama ''
Schindler's List'' wins seven Oscars including
Best Picture and
Best Director (Spielberg).
*
March 23
**
Green Ramp disaster: two military aircraft collide over
Pope Air Force Base,
North Carolina
North Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, South Carolina to the south, Georgia (U.S. stat ...
causing 24 fatalities.
**
Mexican presidential candidate
Luis Donaldo Colosio is assassinated at a campaign rally in
Tijuana
Tijuana is the most populous city of the Mexican state of Baja California, located on the northwestern Pacific Coast of Mexico. Tijuana is the municipal seat of the Tijuana Municipality, the hub of the Tijuana metropolitan area and the most popu ...
.
*
March 27
** TV tycoon
Silvio Berlusconi's right-wing coalition wins the
Italian general election.
** The biggest
tornado outbreak in 1994 occurs in the
southeastern United States; one tornado kills 22 people at the Goshen United Methodist Church in
Piedmont, Alabama.
*
March 28 –
Shell House massacre:
Inkatha Freedom Party and
ANC supporters battle in central
Johannesburg
Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu language, Zulu and Xhosa language, Xhosa: eGoli ) (colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, Jo'burg or "The City of Gold") is the most populous city in South Africa. With 5,538,596 people in the City of Johannesburg alon ...
, South Africa.
*
March 31 – The journal ''
Nature
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'' reports the finding in
Ethiopia
Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country located in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the north, Djibouti to the northeast, Somalia to the east, Ken ...
of the first complete ''
Australopithecus afarensis
''Australopithecus afarensis'' is an extinct species of australopithecine which lived from about 3.9–2.9 million years ago (mya) in the Pliocene of East Africa. The first fossils were discovered in the 1930s, but major fossil finds would not ta ...
'' skull.
April

*
April 2
Events Pre-1600
* 1513 – Having spotted land on March 27, Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León comes ashore on what is now the U.S. state of Florida, landing somewhere between the modern city of St. Augustine and the mouth of the St ...
– The
National Convention of New Sudan of the
SPLA/M opens in
Chukudum.
*
April 6 –
Rwanda
Rwanda, officially the Republic of Rwanda, is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley of East Africa, where the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa converge. Located a few degrees south of the Equator, Rwanda is bordered by ...
n President
Juvénal Habyarimana and
Burundi President
Cyprien Ntaryamira die when a missile shoots down their jet near
Kigali,
Rwanda
Rwanda, officially the Republic of Rwanda, is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley of East Africa, where the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa converge. Located a few degrees south of the Equator, Rwanda is bordered by ...
. This is taken as a pretext to begin the
Rwandan genocide.
*
April 7 – The
Rwandan genocide begins in
Kigali,
Rwanda
Rwanda, officially the Republic of Rwanda, is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley of East Africa, where the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa converge. Located a few degrees south of the Equator, Rwanda is bordered by ...
.
*
April 16 – Voters in Finland decide to join the
European Union
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in a referendum.
*
April 20 – South Africa adopts
a new national flag, replacing the "
Oranje, Blanje, Blou" flag adopted in 1928 that was used during
apartheid.
*
April 21 – The
Red Cross estimates that hundreds of thousands of
Tutsi have been killed in
Rwanda
Rwanda, officially the Republic of Rwanda, is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley of East Africa, where the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa converge. Located a few degrees south of the Equator, Rwanda is bordered by ...
.
*
April 25 –
Sultan Azlan Muhibbudin Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Yusuff Izzudin Shah Ghafarullahu-lahu ends his term as the 9th
Yang di-Pertuan Agong of
Malaysia
Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. Featuring the Tanjung Piai, southernmost point of continental Eurasia, it is a federation, federal constitutional monarchy consisting of States and federal territories of Malaysia, 13 states and thre ...
.
*
April 26
**
Tuanku Jaafar ibni Almarhum Tuanku Abdul Rahman,
Yang di-Pertuan Besar of
Negeri Sembilan, becomes the 10th
Yang di-Pertuan Agong of
Malaysia
Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. Featuring the Tanjung Piai, southernmost point of continental Eurasia, it is a federation, federal constitutional monarchy consisting of States and federal territories of Malaysia, 13 states and thre ...
.
**
China Airlines Flight 140, an
Airbus A300, crashes while landing at
Nagoya
is the largest city in the Chūbu region of Japan. It is the list of cities in Japan, fourth-most populous city in Japan, with a population of 2.3million in 2020, and the principal city of the Chūkyō metropolitan area, which is the List of ...
, Japan, killing 264 people.
*
April 27 – South Africa holds its
first fully multiracial elections, marking the final end of the last vestiges of
apartheid.
Nelson Mandela wins the elections and is sworn in as the first democratically elected president the following month.
May
*
May 1 – Three-time
Formula One
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world champion
Ayrton Senna is killed in an accident during the
San Marino Grand Prix in
Imola, Italy.
*
May 5 – The
Bishkek Protocol between
Armenia
Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of West Asia. It is a part of the Caucasus region and is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia (country), Georgia to the north and Azerbaijan to ...
and
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan, officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, is a Boundaries between the continents, transcontinental and landlocked country at the boundary of West Asia and Eastern Europe. It is a part of the South Caucasus region and is bounded by ...
is signed in
Bishkek,
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan, officially the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia lying in the Tian Shan and Pamir Mountains, Pamir mountain ranges. Bishkek is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Kyrgyzstan, largest city. Kyrgyz ...
, effectively freezing the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
*
May 6 – The
Channel Tunnel
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, which took 15,000 workers more than seven years to complete, officially opens between England and France; it will enable passengers to travel by rail between the two countries in 35 minutes.
*
May 10 –
Nelson Mandela is inaugurated as South Africa's first black
president.
*
May 17 –
Malawi holds its first multiparty elections.
*
May 18 – The
Flavr Savr, a
genetically modified tomato, is deemed safe for consumption by the FDA, becoming the first commercially grown
genetically engineered food to be granted a license for human consumption.
*
May 20 – After a funeral in Cluny Parish Church,
Edinburgh
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attended by 900 people and after which 3,000 people line the streets, UK Labour Party leader
John Smith is buried in a private family funeral on the island of
Iona, at the sacred burial ground of Reilig Odhráin, which contains the graves of several Scottish kings as well as monarchs of Ireland, Norway and France.
*
May 22 –
Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II (born Karol Józef Wojtyła; 18 May 19202 April 2005) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 16 October 1978 until Death and funeral of Pope John Paul II, his death in 2005.
In his you ...
issues the
Apostolic Letter ''
Ordinatio sacerdotalis'' from the
Vatican, expounding the
Catholic Church
The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the List of Christian denominations by number of members, largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics Catholic Church by country, worldwid ...
's position requiring "the reservation of priestly ordination to men alone".
June
*
June 1
Events Pre-1600
* 1252 – Alfonso X is proclaimed king of Castile and León.
* 1298 – Residents of Riga and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania defeat the Livonian Order in the Battle of Turaida.
* 1495 – A monk, John Cor, rec ...
– The
Republic of South Africa rejoins the
Commonwealth of Nations
The Commonwealth of Nations, often referred to as the British Commonwealth or simply the Commonwealth, is an International organization, international association of member states of the Commonwealth of Nations, 56 member states, the vast majo ...
after its first democratic election; South Africa had departed the then-British Commonwealth in
1961.
*
June 6–
8 –
Ceasefire negotiations for the
Yugoslav War begin in
Geneva
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; they agree to a one-month cessation of hostilities (which does not last more than a few days).
*
June 15 –
Israel
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and the
Vatican establish full
diplomatic relations.
*
June 17
** NFL star
O. J. Simpson and his friend
Al Cowlings flee from police in a white
Ford Bronco. The low-speed chase ends at Simpson's
Los Angeles
Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Angeles, ...
mansion, where he surrenders.
** The
1994 FIFA World Cup starts in the
United States
The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 ...
.
*
June 19 –
Ernesto Samper is elected
President of Colombia.
*
June 23 –
NASA
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's
Space Station Processing Facility, a new state-of-the-art manufacturing building for the
International Space Station
The International Space Station (ISS) is a large space station that was Assembly of the International Space Station, assembled and is maintained in low Earth orbit by a collaboration of five space agencies and their contractors: NASA (United ...
, officially opens at
Kennedy Space Center.
*
June 25 –
Cold War
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: the last Russian troops leave Germany.
*
June 28 – Members of the
Aum Shinrikyo cult execute the first
sarin gas attack at
Matsumoto, Japan, killing eight and injuring 200.
*
June 30
** The
Liberal Democratic Party in
Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...
regains power after spending 11 months in opposition, in coalition with the
Japan Socialist Party.
**
Tropical Storm Alberto forms, hitting parts of
Florida
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causing $1.03 billion in damage and 32 deaths.
July

*
July 4 –
Rwandan Patriotic Front troops capture
Kigali, a major breakthrough in the
Rwandan Civil War.
*
July 5 –
Jeff Bezos founds
Amazon.
*
July 7 –
1994 civil war in Yemen:
Aden is occupied by troops from North
Yemen
Yemen, officially the Republic of Yemen, is a country in West Asia. Located in South Arabia, southern Arabia, it borders Saudi Arabia to Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, the north, Oman to Oman–Yemen border, the northeast, the south-eastern part ...
.
*
July 8 –
North Korea
North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders China and Russia to the north at the Yalu River, Yalu (Amnok) an ...
n President
Kim Il Sung dies, but officially continues to hold office.
*
July 12 – The
Allied occupation of Berlin ends with a casing of the colors ceremony attended by U.S. President
Bill Clinton
William Jefferson Clinton (né Blythe III; born August 19, 1946) is an American politician and lawyer who was the 42nd president of the United States from 1993 to 2001. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, ...
.
*
July 16–
22 – Fragments of
Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 impact the planet
Jupiter
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.
*
July 17 – Brazil wins the
1994 FIFA World Cup, defeating Italy 3–2 in a penalty shootout in the
final (full-time 0–0).
*
July 18
**
AMIA bombing: In
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires, controlled by the government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Argentina. It is located on the southwest of the Río de la Plata. Buenos Aires is classified as an Alpha− glob ...
, a
terrorist attack destroys a building housing several Jewish organizations, killing 85 and injuring many more.
**
Rwandan Patriotic Front troops capture
Gisenyi, forcing the interim government into
Zaire and ending the
Rwandan genocide.
*
July 25 –
Israel
Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in West Asia. It Borders of Israel, shares borders with Lebanon to the north, Syria to the north-east, Jordan to the east, Egypt to the south-west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. Isr ...
and
Jordan
Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. Jordan is bordered by Syria to the north, Iraq to the east, Saudi Arabia to the south, and Israel and the occupied Palestinian ter ...
sign the Washington Declaration as a preliminary to signature on October 25 of the
Israel–Jordan peace treaty, which formally ends the state of war that has existed between the nations since 1948.
August

*
August 5 – ''
Maleconazo'': Groups of protesters spread from
Havana
Havana (; ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center.[Cuba
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's Castillo de la Punta ("Point Castle"), creating the first protests against
Fidel Castro's government since 1959.
*
August 12 –
Woodstock '94 begins in
Saugerties, New York, United States, marking the 25-year anniversary of
Woodstock in 1969.
*
August 18
**
1994 Mascara earthquake: a 5.8 earthquake leaves 171 dead in
Algeria
Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered to Algeria–Tunisia border, the northeast by Tunisia; to Algeria–Libya border, the east by Libya; to Alger ...
.
** ''
Liebeck v. McDonald's Restaurants'': a 12-person jury reaches its verdict to award Stella Liebeck $2,860,000 in
compensatory and
punitive damages, later reduced to $640,000, for burns she received from a spilled hot coffee. McDonald's and Liebeck will later settle out of court.
*
August 20 –
Tyke, a female
African bush elephant, injures her groomer and kills her trainer at the
Neal S. Blaisdell Center in
Honolulu
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,
Hawaii
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. She then escapes the arena, and runs amok in the streets for half an hour, before police officers shoot her 86 times. She eventually collapses from her wounds and dies.
*
August 31
**
The Troubles
The Troubles () were an ethno-nationalist conflict in Northern Ireland that lasted for about 30 years from the late 1960s to 1998. Also known internationally as the Northern Ireland conflict, it began in the late 1960s and is usually deemed t ...
: The
Provisional Irish Republican Army announces a "complete cessation of
military operations" as part of the
Northern Ireland peace process. This will temporarily end in 1996 with the
Docklands bombing in England before a definite ceasefire in 1997. In 1998, the
Good Friday Agreement is signed and the IRA decommissions its weapons in 2005
** The
Russian Army leaves
Estonia
Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru ...
and
Latvia
Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the three Baltic states, along with Estonia to the north and Lithuania to the south. It borders Russia to the east and Belarus to t ...
, ending the last traces of Eastern Europe's
Soviet
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 until Dissolution of the Soviet ...
occupation.
* c. August –
Pizza Hut becomes the first restaurant to offer
online food ordering, in California.
September
*
September 3 –
Cold War
The Cold War was a period of global Geopolitics, geopolitical rivalry between the United States (US) and the Soviet Union (USSR) and their respective allies, the capitalist Western Bloc and communist Eastern Bloc, which lasted from 1947 unt ...
: Russia and the China agree to de-target their
nuclear weapons against each other.
*
September 5 –
New South Wales
New South Wales (commonly abbreviated as NSW) is a States and territories of Australia, state on the Eastern states of Australia, east coast of :Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria (state), Victoria to the south, and South ...
State MP for Cabramatta
John Newman is shot outside his home, in Australia's first political assassination since 1977.
*
September 8 –
USAir Flight 427, a
Boeing 737 with 132 people on board, crashes on approach to
Pittsburgh International Airport killing all on board.
*
September 13 – President
Bill Clinton
William Jefferson Clinton (né Blythe III; born August 19, 1946) is an American politician and lawyer who was the 42nd president of the United States from 1993 to 2001. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, ...
signs the
Federal Assault Weapons Ban, which bans the manufacture of new firearms with certain features for a period of 10 years.
*
September 14 –
The 1994 World Series in baseball is officially cancelled due to the ongoing
work stoppage. It is the first time a World Series will not be played since
1904.
*
September 16
**
Danish tour guide Louise Jensen is abducted, raped and murdered by three British soldiers in Cyprus.
** Britain lifts the
broadcasting ban imposed on
Sinn Féin and paramilitary groups from Northern Ireland.
*
September 17 –
Heather Whitestone is crowned the first deaf Miss America when she is crowned Miss America 1995.
*
September 19 –
Operation Uphold Democracy
Operation Uphold Democracy was a multinational military intervention designed to remove the military regime led and installed by Raoul Cédras after the 1991 Haitian coup d'état overthrew the elected President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. The op ...
: U.S. troops stage a bloodless invasion of
Haiti to restore the legitimately elected leader,
Jean-Bertrand Aristide, to power.
*
September 28
** The
car ferry MS ''Estonia'' sinks in the
Baltic Sea, killing 852 people.
**
José Francisco Ruiz Massieu, Mexican politician, is assassinated on orders of
Raúl Salinas de Gortari.
* September–October –
Iraq disarmament crisis:
Iraq
Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to Iraq–Saudi Arabia border, the south, Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq border, the east, the Persian Gulf and ...
threatens to stop cooperating with
UNSCOM inspectors and begins to once again deploy troops near its border with
Kuwait
Kuwait, officially the State of Kuwait, is a country in West Asia and the geopolitical region known as the Middle East. It is situated in the northern edge of the Arabian Peninsula at the head of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to Iraq–Kuwait ...
. In response, the U.S. begins to deploy troops to
Kuwait
Kuwait, officially the State of Kuwait, is a country in West Asia and the geopolitical region known as the Middle East. It is situated in the northern edge of the Arabian Peninsula at the head of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to Iraq–Kuwait ...
.
October
*
October 1
** In
Slovakia
Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the west, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Slovakia's m ...
, populist leader
Vladimír Mečiar wins the
general election.
**
Palau gains independence from the
United Nations Trusteeship Council.
*
October 5 – The day after five members of the
Order of the Solar Temple were found dead in
Morin-Heights, Quebec, Canada, Swiss police find 48 members of the cult dead, in what was found to be a
mass murder-suicide.
*
October 15
** After three years of U.S. exile,
Haiti's president
Aristide returns to his country.
**
Iraq disarmament crisis: following threats by the U.N. Security Council and the U.S., Iraq withdraws troops from its border with Kuwait.
*
October 16 –
Robbery on the Bank of the Republic: In the Colombian city of Valledupar, a branch of the Colombian central bank Banco de la Republica (Bank of the Republic) is robbed of COP$24,075 million of non emitted bills (some US$33 million); this comes to be known as "El Robo del Siglo" (the bank heist of the century).
November
*
November 5
** A letter by former U.S. President
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was an American politician and actor who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. He was a member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party a ...
, announcing that he has
Alzheimer's disease, is released.
** American boxer
George Foreman wins the
WBA and
IBF World Heavyweight Championships by
KO'ing
Michael Moorer becoming the oldest
heavyweight champion in history.
** Influential
Afrikaner theologian and critic of
apartheid Johan Heyns is assassinated; the killers are never apprehended or identified.
*
November 6
** A flood in
Piedmont
Piedmont ( ; ; ) is one of the 20 regions of Italy, located in the northwest Italy, Northwest of the country. It borders the Liguria region to the south, the Lombardy and Emilia-Romagna regions to the east, and the Aosta Valley region to the ...
, Italy, kills dozens of people.
**
Bražuolė bridge bombing in
Lithuania
Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania, is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea, bordered by Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, P ...
damages a railway bridge but trains are stopped in time to avoid casualties.
*
November 7 –
WXYC, the student radio station of the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, provides the world's first
internet radio broadcast.
*
November 8
** "
Republican Revolution":
Georgia Representative
Newt Gingrich leads the
United States Republican Party in taking control of both the
House of Representatives
House of Representatives is the name of legislative bodies in many countries and sub-national entities. In many countries, the House of Representatives is the lower house of a bicameral legislature, with the corresponding upper house often ...
and the
Senate in
midterm congressional elections, the first time in 40 years the Republicans secure control of both houses of
Congress.
George W. Bush
George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician and businessman who was the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009. A member of the Bush family and the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he i ...
is elected
Governor of Texas.
**
Hurricane Gordon hits
Central America,
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island country in the Caribbean Sea and the West Indies. At , it is the third-largest island—after Cuba and Hispaniola—of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean. Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, west of Hispaniola (the is ...
,
Cuba
Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country, comprising the island of Cuba (largest island), Isla de la Juventud, and List of islands of Cuba, 4,195 islands, islets and cays surrounding the main island. It is located where the ...
, the
Bahamas,
Haiti and the
Southeastern United States, causing $594 million in damages and 1,152 fatalities.
*
November 11
**
Duy Tan University, Vietnam's University, is established.
**
Iraq
Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to Iraq–Saudi Arabia border, the south, Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq border, the east, the Persian Gulf and ...
formally rescinds its claims over
Kuwait
Kuwait, officially the State of Kuwait, is a country in West Asia and the geopolitical region known as the Middle East. It is situated in the northern edge of the Arabian Peninsula at the head of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to Iraq–Kuwait ...
, which it has claimed as a province since 1990 and had administered under military occupation until 1991 when it was ejected by an international coalition during the
Persian Gulf War.
*
November 13 – Voters in Sweden decide to join the
European Union
The European Union (EU) is a supranational union, supranational political union, political and economic union of Member state of the European Union, member states that are Geography of the European Union, located primarily in Europe. The u ...
in a
referendum
A referendum, plebiscite, or ballot measure is a Direct democracy, direct vote by the Constituency, electorate (rather than their Representative democracy, representatives) on a proposal, law, or political issue. A referendum may be either bin ...
.
*
November 14 – The first
Eurostar train passengers travel through the
Channel Tunnel
The Channel Tunnel (), sometimes referred to by the Portmanteau, portmanteau Chunnel, is a undersea railway tunnel, opened in 1994, that connects Folkestone (Kent, England) with Coquelles (Pas-de-Calais, France) beneath the English Channel at ...
.
*
November 15
**
1994 Nepalese general election The
CPN (UML) is elected with a minority government, becoming the first democratically elected
Communist party in Asia.
**
1994 Mindoro earthquake A 7.1 earthquake hits the central
Philippine island of
Mindoro, killing 78 people, injuring 430 and triggering a tsunami up to high.
*
November 20 – The
Angola
Angola, officially the Republic of Angola, is a country on the west-Central Africa, central coast of Southern Africa. It is the second-largest Portuguese-speaking world, Portuguese-speaking (Lusophone) country in both total area and List of c ...
n government and
UNITA rebels sign the
Lusaka Protocol.
*
November 27 – A Fuxin Yiyuan dance hall catches fire in
Liaoning Province, China, killing 233 persons, with another 71 rescued, according to a confirmed
Chinese government official report.
*
November 28 – Voters in Norway decide not to join the
European Union
The European Union (EU) is a supranational union, supranational political union, political and economic union of Member state of the European Union, member states that are Geography of the European Union, located primarily in Europe. The u ...
in a
referendum
A referendum, plebiscite, or ballot measure is a Direct democracy, direct vote by the Constituency, electorate (rather than their Representative democracy, representatives) on a proposal, law, or political issue. A referendum may be either bin ...
.
December
*
December 1 –
Ernesto Zedillo takes office as
President of Mexico
The president of Mexico (), officially the president of the United Mexican States (), is the head of state and head of government of Mexico. Under the Constitution of Mexico, the president heads the executive branch of the federal government and ...
.
*
December 2 – The Australian government agrees to pay reparations to
indigenous Australians
Indigenous Australians are people with familial heritage from, or recognised membership of, the various ethnic groups living within the territory of contemporary Australia prior to History of Australia (1788–1850), British colonisation. The ...
who were displaced during the
nuclear tests at
Maralinga in the 1950s and 1960s.
*
December 3
**Sony releases the
PlayStation video game system in Japan; it will sell over 100 million units worldwide by the time it is discontinued in 2006.
**Taiwan holds its first full local elections:
James Soong is elected as the first and only directly elected
Governor of Taiwan;
Chen Shui-bian becomes the first direct elected
Mayor of Taipei;
Wu Den-yih becomes the first directly elected
Mayor of Kaohsiung.
*
December 11 – Russian president
Boris Yeltsin orders troops into
Chechnya.
*
December 13
** The trial of former President
Mengistu begins in
Ethiopia
Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country located in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the north, Djibouti to the northeast, Somalia to the east, Ken ...
.
**
Fred West, 53, a builder living in
Gloucester, England, is remanded in custody, charged with murdering 12 people (including two of his own daughters) whose bodies are mostly found buried at his house in Cromwell Street. His wife
Rosemary West, 41, is charged with 10 murders.
*
December 14 – Construction commences on the
Three Gorges Dam, at
Sandouping, China.

*
December 19
** A planned
exchange rate
In finance, an exchange rate is the rate at which one currency will be exchanged for another currency. Currencies are most commonly national currencies, but may be sub-national as in the case of Hong Kong or supra-national as in the case of ...
correction of the
Mexican peso to the US dollar, becomes a massive financial meltdown in Mexico, unleashing the 'Tequila' effect on global
financial markets. This prompts a US$50 billion "bailout" by the
Clinton administration.
**
Civil unions between same-sex couples are legalized in Sweden.
*
December 31 – This date is skipped by the
Phoenix Islands to switch from the
UTC−11 time zone
A time zone is an area which observes a uniform standard time for legal, Commerce, commercial and social purposes. Time zones tend to follow the boundaries between Country, countries and their Administrative division, subdivisions instead of ...
to
UTC+13, and by the
Line Islands to switch from
UTC−10 to
UTC+14. The latter becomes the earliest time zone in the world, one full day ahead of Hawaii.
Births
January
*
January 1
January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in the Gregorian Calendar; 364 days remain until the end of the year (365 in leap years). This day is also known as New Year's Day since the day marks the beginning of the year. __TOC__
Events ...
–
Emilie Hegh Arntzen, Norwegian handball player
*
January 3
Events Pre-1600
*AD 69, 69 – The Roman legions on the Rhine refuse to declare their allegiance to Galba, instead proclaiming their legate, Aulus Vitellius, as emperor.
* 250 – Emperor Decius orders everyone in the Roman Empire (ex ...
–
Isaquias Queiroz, Brazilian sprint canoeist
*
January 4
Events Pre-1600
*46 BC – Julius Caesar fights Titus Labienus in the Battle of Ruspina.
* 871 – Battle of Reading (871), Battle of Reading: Æthelred of Wessex and his brother Alfred the Great, Alfred are defeated by a Danish invasi ...
–
Viktor Axelsen
Viktor Axelsen (born 4 January 1994) is a Danish badminton player. He is a two-time Badminton at the Summer Olympics, Olympic Champion, two-time BWF World Championships, World Champion, and four-time European Badminton Championships, European Cha ...
, Danish badminton player
*
January 5
Events Pre-1600
* 1477 – Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is defeated and killed in a conflict with René II, Duke of Lorraine; Burgundy subsequently becomes part of France.
1601–1900
* 1675 – Battle of Colmar: The French ...
–
Zemgus Girgensons, Latvian ice hockey player
*
January 6
Events Pre-1600
* 1066 – Following the death of Edward the Confessor on the previous day, the Witan meets to confirm Harold Godwinson as the new King of England; Harold is crowned the same day, sparking a succession crisis that will ...
–
Catriona Gray, Filipino-Australian model, singer and pageant titleholder won
Miss Universe 2018
*
January 7 –
Lee Sun-bin, South Korean actress and singer
*
January 10
Events Pre-1600
*49 BC – Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signalling the start of civil war.
* 9 – The Western Han dynasty ends when Wang Mang claims that the divine Mandate of Heaven called for the end of the dynasty and th ...
–
Faith Kipyegon, Kenyan middle-distance runner
*
January 11
Events Pre-1600
* 532 – Nika riots in Constantinople: A quarrel between supporters of different chariot teams—the Blues and the Greens—in the Hippodrome escalates into violence.
* 630 – Conquest of Mecca: Muhammad and his ...
–
Desirae Krawczyk, American tennis player
*
January 12 –
Emre Can, German footballer
*
January 14
**
Muktar Edris, Ethiopian long-distance runner
**
Kai, South Korean singer
*
January 17
Events Pre-1600
* 38 BC – Octavian divorces his wife Scribonia and marries Livia Drusilla, ending the fragile peace between the Second Triumvirate and Sextus Pompey.
* 1362 – Saint Marcellus' flood kills at least 25,000 peopl ...
–
Lucy Boynton, American-British actress
*
January 18
Events Pre-1600
* 474 – Seven-year-old Leo II succeeds his maternal grandfather Leo I as Byzantine emperor. He dies ten months later.
* 532 – Nika riots in Constantinople fail.
* 1126 – Emperor Huizong abdicates the C ...
**
Minzy, South Korean singer, rapper and dancer
**
Jiyoung, South Korean singer and actress
*
January 19
Events Pre-1600
* 379 – Emperor Gratian elevates Flavius Theodosius at Sirmium to '' Augustus'', and gives him authority over all the eastern provinces of the Roman Empire.
* 649 – Conquest of Kucha: The forces of Kucha surren ...
–
Matthias Ginter, German footballer
*
January 21
Events Pre-1600
* 763 – Following the Battle of Bakhamra between Alids and Abbasids near Kufa, the Alid rebellion ends with the death of Ibrahim, brother of Isa ibn Musa.
* 1525 – The Swiss Anabaptist Movement is founded wh ...
–
Booboo Stewart, American actor
*
January 28 –
Maluma, Colombian singer
February
*
February 1
**
Julia Garner, American actress
**
Luke Saville, Australian tennis player
**
Harry Styles
Harry Edward Styles (born 1 February 1994) is an English singer, songwriter, and actor. His showmanship, artistry, and flamboyant fashion have had a Cultural impact of Harry Styles, significant impact on popular culture.
Styles's musical ca ...
, English singer
*
February 3 –
Malaika Mihambo, German athlete
*
February 4
Events Pre–1600
* 211 – Following the death of the Roman Emperor Septimius Severus at Eboracum (modern York, England) while preparing to lead a campaign against the Caledonians, the empire is left in the control of his two quarrellin ...
–
Alexia Putellas, Spanish footballer
*
February 6 –
Charlie Heaton, English actor
*
February 8 –
Hakan Çalhanoğlu, Turkish footballer
*
February 12
Events Pre-1600
* 1096 – Pope Urban II confirms the foundation of the abbey of La Roë under Robert of Arbrissel as a community of canons regular.
* 1404 – The Italian professor Galeazzo di Santa Sofia performed the first post- ...
**
Arman Hall, American sprinter
**
Bakar, British musician
*
February 13 –
Memphis Depay, Dutch footballer
*
February 14
It is observed in most countries as Valentine's Day.
Events Pre-1600
* 748 – Abbasid Revolution#Persian phase, Abbasid Revolution: The Kaysanites Shia#History, Hashimi rebels under Abu Muslim Khorasani take Merv, capital of the Umayyad ...
**
Becky Hill, British singer
**
Petchmorakot Petchyindee Academy, Thai
Muay Thai kickboxer and former
ONE Featherweight Muay Thai World Champion
*
February 16
Events Pre-1600
* 1249 – Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khagan of the Mongol Empire.
* 1270 – The Grand Duchy of Lithuania defeats the Livonian Order in the Battl ...
**
Federico Bernardeschi, Italian footballer
**
Ava Max, American singer
*
February 18
**
J-Hope, South Korean rapper and songwriter
**
Gabriela Schloesser, Mexican born-Dutch archer
*
February 20
Events Pre-1600
*1339 – The Milanese army and the St. George's (San Giorgio) Mercenaries of Lodrisio Visconti clash in the Battle of Parabiago; Visconti is defeated.
*1472 – Orkney and Shetland are pawn (law), pawned by Norway to S ...
–
Brigid Kosgei, Kenyan marathon runner
*
February 21
Events Pre-1600
* 452 or 453 – Severianus, Bishop of Scythopolis, is martyred in Palestine.
* 1245 – Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland, is granted resignation after confessing to torture and forgery.
* 1440 – The ...
–
Wendy, South Korean singer
*
February 23
**
Dakota Fanning, American actress and fashion model
**
Lucas Pouille, French tennis player
*
February 24
Events Pre-1600
* 484 – King Huneric of the Vandals replaces Nicene bishops with Arian ones, and banishes some to Corsica.
* 1303 – The English are defeated at the Battle of Roslin, in the First War of Scottish Independence.
...
–
Jessica Pegula, American tennis player
*
February 25 –
Eugenie Bouchard, Canadian tennis player
*
February 26 –
Mahra Al Maktoum, Emirati princess.
*
February 27 –
Hou Yifan, Chinese chess player
*
February 28
Events Pre-1600
*202 BC – Emperor Gaozu of Han, Liu Bang is enthroned as the Emperor of China, beginning four centuries of rule by the Han dynasty.
* 870 – The Fourth Council of Constantinople (Roman Catholic), Fourth Council of Co ...
–
Arkadiusz Milik, Polish footballer
March

*
March 1 –
Justin Bieber, Canadian singer
*
March 5 –
Daria Gavrilova, Russian-Australian tennis player
*
March 7 –
Jordan Pickford, English footballer
*
March 10
**
Bad Bunny, Puerto Rican singer
**
Nikita Parris, English footballer
*
March 11 −
Andrew Robertson, Scottish footballer
*
March 12
**
Katie Archibald, Scottish track cyclist
**
Christina Grimmie, American singer (murdered.
2016)
*
March 14 –
Ansel Elgort, American actor, singer, and DJ
*
March 15 –
Georgia Taylor-Brown, British triathlete
*
March 16
**
Joel Embiid, Cameroonian basketball player
**
Sierra McClain, American actress and singer
*
March 21
**
Jasmin Savoy Brown, American actress
*
March 22 –
Douglas Santos, Brazilian footballer
*
March 23 –
Bridger Zadina American actor
*
March 24 –
Giulia Steingruber, Swiss artistic gymnast
*
March 26 –
Mayu Watanabe, Japanese singer
*
March 29 –
Sulli, South Korean singer, songwriter, actress and model (d.
2019)
*
March 30 –
Jetro Willems, Dutch footballer
April
*
April 1
**
Ella Eyre, English singer-songwriter
*
April 3
**
Feng Bin, Chinese discus thrower
**
Srbuk, Armenian singer
*
April 9 –
Rosamaria Montibeller, Brazilian volleyball player
*
April 11
**
Duncan Laurence, Dutch singer
**
Dakota Blue Richards, English actress
*
April 12
**
Eric Bailly, Ivorian footballer
**
Oh Se-hun, South Korean singer
**
Saoirse Ronan, United States-born Irish actress
*
April 14
Events Pre-1600
* 43 BC – Legions loyal to the Roman Senate, commanded by Gaius Pansa, defeat the forces of Mark Antony in the Battle of Forum Gallorum.
* 69 – Vitellius, commanding Rhine-based armies, defeats Roman emperor ...
–
Pauline Ranvier, French fencer
*
April 20 –
Alexander Massialas, American fencer
*
April 21 –
Gulnaz Khatuntseva, Russian cyclist
*
April 22 –
Maria Verschoor, Dutch field hockey player
*
April 25 –
Omar McLeod, Jamaican hurdler
May

*
May 1 –
Khamzat Chimaev, Russian born-Swedish mixed martial artist and professional wrestler
*
May 2 –
Alexander Choupenitch, Czech fencer
*
May 3 –
Jessica Sula, British actress
*
May 4 –
Zhu Yaming, Chinese triple jumper
*
May 6
**
Mateo Kovačić, Croatian footballer
**
Juan Musso, Argentine footballer
*
May 14
**
Pernille Blume, Danish swimmer
**
Marquinhos, Brazilian footballer
*
May 17 –
Julie Anne San Jose, Filipina singer-songwriter
*
May 19 –
Gabriela Guimarães, Brazilian volleyball player
*
May 20 –
Piotr Zieliński, Polish footballer
*
May 21 –
Tom Daley, British diver
*
May 22
**
Athena Manoukian, Greek born-Armenian singer
**
Miho Takagi, Japanese speed skater
*
May 24
**
Jarell Martin, American basketball player
**
Daiya Seto, Japanese swimmer
*
May 25 –
Aly Raisman, American gymnast and model
*
May 26 –
Lindsey Heaps, American soccer player
*
May 27
**
João Cancelo, Portuguese footballer
**
Aymeric Laporte, French born-Spanish footballer
*
May 28
**
Son Yeon-jae, South Korean rhythmic gymnast
June

*
June 8
**
Liv Morgan, American pro wrestler
**
Song Yoo-jung, South Korean actress and model (d.
2021)
*
June 10 –
Cheung Ka Long, Hong Kong foil fencer
*
June 11
**
Ivana Baquero, Spanish actress
**
Jessica Fox, Australian canoeist
*
June 15
**
Vincent Janssen, Dutch footballer
**
Lee Kiefer, American fencer
*
June 20
Events Pre-1600
* 451 – Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius battles Attila the Hun. After the battle, which was inconclusive, Attila retreats, causing the Romans to interpret it as a victory.
* 1180 – First Battle of Uji, startin ...
–
Sarah Köhler, German swimmer
*
June 23 –
HoYeon Jung, South Korean actress
*
June 24 –
Lily Williams, American cyclist
*
June 25 –
Lauren Price, Welsh boxer
*
June 28
**
Anish Giri, Russian born-Dutch chess grandmaster
**
Hussein, Crown Prince of Jordan, heir apparent of Jordan
*
June 29
**
Camila Mendes, American actress
**
Leandro Paredes, Argentinian footballer
July
*
July 2 –
Baba Rahman, Ghanaian footballer
*
July 4 –
Era Istrefi, Kosovar-Albanian singer and songwriter
*
July 5
**
Robin Gosens, German footballer
**
Shohei Ohtani, Japanese baseball player
*
July 9 –
Akiane Kramarik, American poet and painter
*
July 11
**
Lucas Ocampos, Argentine footballer
**
Jake Wightman, British middle-distance runner
*
July 12 –
Molly Seidel, American marathon runner
*
July 17
**
Victor Lindelöf, Swedish footballer
**
Benjamin Mendy, French footballer
*
July 22
*
Jaz Sinclair, American film actress
*
July 25 –
Bianka Buša, Serbian volleyball player
*
July 27
**
Winnie Harlow, Canadian model
**
Sándor Tótka, Hungarian canoeist
*
July 31 –
Liang Xinping, Chinese synchronised swimmer
August
*
August 1 –
Sayaka Hirota, Japanese badminton player
*
August 2 –
Tang Yuanting, Chinese badminton player
*
August 8 –
Lauv, American singer-songwriter
*
August 10 –
Bernardo Silva, Portuguese footballer
*
August 11 –
Song I-han, South Korean singer
*
August 13 –
Joaquín Correa, Argentine footballer
*
August 15 –
Natalia Zabiiako, Estonian born-Russian pair skater
*
August 17 –
Taissa Farmiga, American actress
*
August 18 –
Madelaine Petsch, American actress
*
August 19
**
Katja Salskov-Iversen, Danish sailor
**
Nafissatou Thiam, Belgian athlete
*
August 23 –
Dara Howell, Canadian freestyle skier
*
August 24
**
Kelsey Plum, American basketball player
**
Breanna Stewart, American basketball player
*
August 28 –
Ons Jabeur, Tunisian tennis player
*
August 30 –
Kwon So-hyun, South Korean actress and singer
September

*
September 1
**
Kento Momota, Japanese badminton player
**
Bianca Ryan, American singer-songwriter
*
September 5 –
Gregorio Paltrinieri, Italian swimmer
*
September 7
**
Elinor Barker, Welsh racing cyclist
**
Kento Yamazaki, Japanese actor
*
September 12
**
Mhairi Black, Scottish politician
**
RM, South Korean rapper and songwriter
**
Elina Svitolina, Ukrainian tennis player
*
September 16
**
Aleksandar Mitrović, Serbian footballer
**
Mina Popović, Serbian volleyball player
*
September 23 –
Yerry Mina, Colombian footballer
*
September 29
**
Halsey, American singer
**
Katarzyna Niewiadoma, Polish racing cyclist
*
September 30 –
Aliya Mustafina, Russian artistic gymnast
October
*
October 1
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Trézéguet, Egyptian footballer
**
Arthur Van Doren, Belgian field hockey player
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October 8 –
Luca Hänni, Swiss singer-songwriter
*
October 9 –
Jodelle Ferland, Canadian actress
*
October 10 –
Bae Suzy, South Korean singer and actress
*
October 12 –
Olivia Smoliga, American swimmer
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October 17
**
Sara Dosho, Japanese wrestler
**
Alejandra Valencia, Mexican archer
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October 18 –
Pascal Wehrlein, German-Mauritian racing driver
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October 22 –
Carline van Breugel, Dutch politician
**
Alberta Santuccio, Italian fencer
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October 23 -
Margaret Qualley, American actress and model
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October 24
**
Krystal Jung, American-South Korean singer
**
Sean O'Malley, American mixed martial artist fighter
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October 26 –
Matthew Hudson-Smith, British sprinter
November

*
November 8 –
Wang Yilyu, Chinese badminton player
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November 10
**
Takuma Asano, Japanese footballer
**
Zoey Deutch, American actress
*
November 13 –
Laurien Leurink, Dutch field hockey player
*
November 22 –
Dacre Montgomery, Australian actor
*
November 24 –
Nabil Bentaleb, Algerian footballer
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November 29
**
Julius Randle, American basketball player
**
Zhu Ting, Chinese volleyball player
December
*
December 3 –
Jake T. Austin, American actor
*
December 6 –
Giannis Antetokounmpo, Greek basketball player
*
December 7 –
Yuzuru Hanyu, Japanese figure skater
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December 8
**
Conseslus Kipruto, Kenyan middle-distance runner
**
Raheem Sterling, Jamaican-born English footballer
*
December 10 –
Lily Owsley, British field hockey player
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December 17 –
Nat Wolff, American actor
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December 18 –
Vlada Chigireva, Russian synchronised swimmer
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December 19
**
Katrina Lehis, Estonian fencer
**
M'Baye Niang, French-Senegalese footballer
*
December 21 –
Daniel Amartey, Ghanaian footballer
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December 24 –
Jennifer Valente, American cyclist
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December 28 –
Adam Peaty, English swimmer
*
December 29 –
Princess Kako of Akishino, Japanese princess
*
December 30 –
Hannah Martin, British field hockey player
*
December 31 –
Max Bowden, English actor
Deaths
Nobel Prizes
*
Physics
Physics is the scientific study of matter, its Elementary particle, fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force. "Physical science is that department of knowledge whi ...
–
Bertram Brockhouse,
Clifford Shull
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Chemistry
Chemistry is the scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter. It is a physical science within the natural sciences that studies the chemical elements that make up matter and chemical compound, compounds made of atoms, molecules a ...
–
George Andrew Olah
*
Medicine
Medicine is the science and Praxis (process), practice of caring for patients, managing the Medical diagnosis, diagnosis, prognosis, Preventive medicine, prevention, therapy, treatment, Palliative care, palliation of their injury or disease, ...
–
Alfred G. Gilman,
Martin Rodbell
*
Literature
Literature is any collection of Writing, written work, but it is also used more narrowly for writings specifically considered to be an art form, especially novels, Play (theatre), plays, and poetry, poems. It includes both print and Electroni ...
–
Kenzaburō Ōe
*
Peace – Yasser Arafat, Shimon Peres, Yitzhak Rabin
* Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences – Reinhard Selten, John Forbes Nash Jr., John Harsanyi
Templeton Prize
* Michael Novak
Fields Medal
* Efim Zelmanov, Pierre-Louis Lions, Jean Bourgain, Jean-Christophe Yoccoz
Right Livelihood Award
* Astrid Lindgren, SERVOL (Service Volunteered for All), H. Sudarshan / VGKK (Vivekananda Girijana Kalyana Kendra), Ken Saro-Wiwa / MOSOP (Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni people, Ogoni People)
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