Historical figures in 1994

The atlas holds 47 people and 86 moments here, in 1994. The most recorded lives are Selena, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn and Whitney Houston. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Musicians and Composers.

Notable people

  1. Abdurrahman Wahid

    in 1994

    1 moment here

    Indonesian Islamic scholar, Nahdlatul Ulama leader, reform advocate, and fourth president of Indonesia (1999–2001), widely known as Gus Dur.…

  2. Alberto Fujimori

    in 1994

    1 moment here

    Peruvian agricultural engineer, university rector, and president of Peru from 1990 to 2000. His presidency combined market reforms and…

  3. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

    in 1994

    6 moments here

    Soviet and Russian novelist, essayist, historian, dissident, and Nobel laureate whose writings on Soviet political repression and the Gulag made him…

  4. Alice Munro

    in 1994

    1 moment here

    Canadian short-story writer and 2013 Nobel laureate. Born in Wingham, Ontario, Munro studied in London, Ontario; lived in British Columbia during her…

  5. Aslan Maskhadov

    in 1994

    1 moment here

    Aslan Maskhadov was a Soviet artillery officer, Chechen military commander, and president of the unrecognized Chechen Republic of Ichkeria.…

  6. Ayrton Senna

    in 1994

    2 moments here

    Brazilian racing driver Ayrton Senna da Silva was a three-time Formula One World Drivers’ Champion.…

  7. Bhumibol Adulyadej

    in 1994

    1 moment here

    Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) was King of Thailand from 1946 to 2016. Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, he grew up partly in Thailand and Switzerland,…

  8. Celia Cruz

    in 1994

    1 moment here

    Celia Cruz was a Cuban-American singer celebrated internationally as the “Queen of Salsa.” Born in Havana, she rose to fame with Sonora Matancera,…

  9. Chinghiz Aitmatov

    in 1994

    1 moment here

    Kyrgyz author, public intellectual, and diplomat who wrote in Kyrgyz and Russian. His documented life connects his native Sheker and Soviet-era…

  10. Corazon Aquino

    in 1994

    1 moment here

    María Corazón Sumulong Cojuangco-Aquino was a Filipino political leader and president of the Philippines from 1986 to 1992.…

  11. Deng Xiaoping

    in 1994

    1 moment here

    Chinese revolutionary, statesman, and paramount leader of the People’s Republic of China from 1978 to 1989.…

  12. Dorothy Hodgkin

    in 1994

    1 moment here

    English chemist and X-ray crystallographer Dorothy Mary Crowfoot Hodgkin determined major biomolecular structures including penicillin, vitamin B12,…

  13. Douglas Adams

    in 1994

    2 moments here

    English author, screenwriter and humourist best known for The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.…

  14. Dzhokhar Dudayev

    in 1994

    1 moment here

    Dzhokhar Musayevich Dudayev was a Soviet Air Force major general and the first president of the self-proclaimed Chechen Republic of Ichkeria.…

  15. Elizabeth II

    in 1994

    2 moments here

    Elizabeth II was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death.…

  16. Fidel Castro

    in 1994

    1 moment here

    Cuban revolutionary and political leader who led the 26th of July Movement against Fulgencio Batista, became Cuba's prime minister in 1959, and later…

  17. F. W. de Klerk

    in 1994

    2 moments here

    South African lawyer and National Party politician who served as State President of South Africa from 1989 to 1994 and as deputy president from 1994…

  18. Hugo Chávez

    in 1994

    2 moments here

    Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías was a Venezuelan army officer and politician who led the failed February 1992 coup attempt, became president of Venezuela in…

  19. I. M. Pei

    in 1994

    1 moment here

    Ieoh Ming Pei was a Chinese-American architect whose work ranged from U.S. civic and cultural buildings to major projects in China, France, and the…

  20. Jiang Zemin

    in 1994

    2 moments here

    Jiang Zemin was a Chinese electrical engineer and politician who served as General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party from 1989 to 2002,…

  21. Jimmy Carter

    in 1994

    1 moment here

    James Earl Carter Jr. was an American naval officer, Georgia state senator and governor, the 39th president of the United States, and a…

  22. Joan Fontaine

    in 1994

    1 moment here

    British-American actress Joan de Beauvoir de Havilland, professionally Joan Fontaine, was an Academy Award-winning performer known especially for…

  23. José Eduardo dos Santos

    in 1994

    1 moment here

    Angolan politician and military officer who served as Angola’s president from 1979 to 2017. His documented movements include exile in…

  24. Julius Nyerere

    in 1994

    1 moment here

    Tanzanian anti-colonial leader, political theorist, and founding president of Tanzania. Nyerere led the Tanganyika African National Union (TANU),…

Moments

  1. 1994 Departure on trans-Russian journey Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
  2. 1994 Residence at Troitse-Lykovo dacha Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
  3. 1994 Interview residence in Clinton Alice Munro
  4. 1994 Fania All-Stars final reunion in Puerto Rico Celia Cruz
  5. 1994 UNESCO World Commission meeting speech Corazon Aquino
  6. 1994 Climbed Mount Kilimanjaro for Save the Rhino Douglas Adams
  7. 1994 Played guitar with Pink Floyd at Earls Court Douglas Adams
  8. 1994 Departure from the presidential palace Dzhokhar Dudayev
  9. 1994 Mandela inauguration Fidel Castro
  10. 1994 Retirement at Villa Fontana Joan Fontaine
  11. 1994 Pan-African Congress Julius Nyerere
  12. 1994 International Mathematical Olympiad gold medal Maryam Mirzakhani
  13. 1994 Selena Etc. boutique in Corpus Christi Selena
  14. 1994 Selena Etc. boutique in San Antonio Selena
  15. 1994 Recorded entry into politics Silvio Berlusconi
  16. 1994 Newton Institute lecture series Stephen Hawking
  17. 1994 Berlin Lecture on Molecular Medicine Sydney Brenner
  18. 1994 Final performance Teresa Teng
  19. 1994 Doctoral study at political academy Trần Đại Quang
  20. 1994 White House state-dinner performance Whitney Houston
  21. 1994 Move to Gaza City Yasser Arafat
  22. 1994 Farewell at Cavendish Town Meeting Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
  23. 1994 Berlin International Film Festival juror Chinghiz Aitmatov
  24. 1994 Final trip to Shanghai Deng Xiaoping
  25. 1994 Makes final public speech Ronald Reagan
  26. 1994 Amor Prohibido Tour concert in San Salvador Selena
  27. 1994 Houston Rodeo performance Selena
  28. 1994 Final Nirvana concert Kurt Cobain
  29. 1994 Los Angeles detox admission Kurt Cobain
  30. 1994 Rome hospitalization Kurt Cobain
  31. 1994 Noche de Carnaval appearance Selena
  32. 1994 Agricultural centre opening in Laos Bhumibol Adulyadej
  33. 1994 Election agreement meeting F. W. de Klerk
  34. 1994 Death at Lake Washington Boulevard home Kurt Cobain
  35. 1994 Casts first vote at Ohlange Nelson Mandela
  36. 1994 Death at New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center Richard Nixon
  37. 1994 Stroke at Park Ridge home Richard Nixon
  38. 1994 Attends Nixon funeral Ronald Reagan
  39. 1994 Council of Europe visit Vladimir Zhirinovsky
  40. 1994 Rainforest Foundation Concert Whitney Houston
  41. 1994 Return via Magadan Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
  42. 1994 Death pronounced at Maggiore Hospital Ayrton Senna
  43. 1994 Fatal crash at Imola Ayrton Senna
  44. 1994 Inauguration of democratic government F. W. de Klerk
  45. 1994 National Press Club speech Kim Dae-jung
  46. 1994 Inaugurated as president Nelson Mandela
  47. 1994 Festival Acapulco return Selena
  48. 1994 MIT Louvre conversation I. M. Pei
  49. 1994 Pyongyang nuclear diplomacy Jimmy Carter
  50. 1994 Addresses OAU summit in Tunisia Nelson Mandela

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