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What Happened on January 1, 1994

Historical Events

  • "Flying Karamzov Brothers" closes at Helen Hayes NYC after 50 performances
  • "Grand Night after Singing" closes at Criterion NYC after 52 performances
  • 23rd Fiesta Bowl: #16 Arizona beats #10 Miami, 29-0
  • 60th Orange Bowl: #1 Florida State beats #2 Nebraska, 18-16
  • 60th Sugar Bowl: #8 Florida beats #3 West Virginia, 41-7
  • 80th Rose Bowl: #9 Wisconsin beats #14 UCLA, 21-16
  • Aleksandr Popov swims world record 100m free style (47.83)
  • Carquest Bowl 4: Boston College beats Virginia, 32-13

Stern's Beauty Pageant

Howard Stern's New Year's Eve Beauty Pageant

  • International Year of Family begins
  • Jacobs Field opens with "Gateway's New Year's Eve Countdown to '94"
  • North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) goes into effect
  • The Zapatista Army of National Liberation initiates twelve days of armed conflict in the Mexican State of Chiapas

Famous Birthdays

  • He Kexin, Chinese gymnast (Olympic gold uneven bars, team 2008; World C'ship gold uneven bars 2009), born in Beijing, China

Famous Weddings

Famous Deaths

  • Arthur Porritt, New Zealand athlete (Olympic bronze 100m 1924) and 11th governor-general of New Zealand 1967-72, dies at 93
  • Werner Schwab, Austrian playwright (Female Presidents) and artist, dies at 35
Died in 1994 1994 Highlights

About January 1, 1994

Day of the Week: Saturday
How Long Ago? 30 years, 7 months and 25 days
Leap Year: No

Holidays: New Year's Day (Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States)

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Update: 2024-09-22