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September 1994

Extracted from the Wikipedia article 1994.

September 3 – Cold War: Russia and the China agree to de-target their nuclear weapons against each other.
September 5 – New South Wales 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 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.