1994: what happened around the world

In 1994, 189 events recorded on Erask's globe began — 1994 Genocide against Tutsi, First Chechen War and Budapest Memorandum among the best known. 91 more were already under way, such as War in Bosnia and Herzegovina and First Nagorno-Karabakh War. 133 things were founded or built that year, from Kuala Lumpur Tower and Walibi Holland.

189events began
91already under way
133founded or built
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Wars, battles and sieges58

+18 less-known, on the globe.

Revolts, massacres and attacks58

+18 less-known, on the globe.

Accidents and fires51

+11 less-known, on the globe.

Disasters14

Treaties, councils and politics6

Expeditions2

Already under way in 199491

Came to an end in 199410

Founded or built in 1994133

+103 more, on the globe.

Stories that pass through 1994

Volcanic EruptionsEvery significant eruption on record since 1500 Women's SuffrageA map filling in, one country at a time, 1893-2012 Nuclear detonationsEvery recorded nuclear test, 1945–1998

Nearby years

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Every entry comes from Wikidata and links to its Wikipedia article; entries are ordered by how many language editions of Wikipedia cover them. Only things with a date are listed, and dates before the modern era are often approximate. How this is made →