The almanac
The 1994 Edition
Limited to about 135 million copies: the babies born worldwide in 1994. About 119 million are still in circulation.
Estimates from the UN World Population Prospects 2024. How we count
What happened in 1994
- A cosmonaut rode the space shuttleSergei Krikalev became the first Russian to fly aboard an American shuttle.February 3 · Source: NASA
- Lillehammer hosted the Winter OlympicsThe small Norwegian town opened the winter games in February.February 12 · Source: Olympedia
- The company behind Netscape was foundedMarc Andreessen and Jim Clark started the firm that built a popular web browser.April 4 · Source: Computer History Museum
- The Lion King reached theatersDisney's story of Simba opened in June and became the year's family hit.June · Source: The Numbers
- A comet crashed into JupiterPieces of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 slammed into the giant planet as Galileo watched.July · Source: NASA
- Brazil won the World Cup in AmericaBrazil beat Italy on penalties at the Rose Bowl after a 0 to 0 final.July 17 · Source: RSSSF
- Boyz II Men topped the Hot 100I'll Make Love to You began a long run at No. 1 on the Billboard chart.August 27 · Source: Billboard
Famous people born in 1994
- Dakota FanningAmerican actress and model · born February 23
- Harry StylesEnglish singer, songwriter and actor · born February 1
- Saoirse RonanIrish-American actress · born April 12
- Raheem SterlingEnglish association football player · born December 8
- Bruno FernandesPortuguese association football player · born September 8
- Memphis DepayDutch association football player · born February 13
- Jordan PickfordEnglish footballer · born March 7
- Duncan LaurenceDutch singer · born April 11
From Wikidata, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages write about them. Spotted a mistake?
No. 1 songs of 1994
- HeroMariah Carey · first week at No. 1: January 1, 1994
- All For LoveBryan Adams/Rod Stewart/Sting · first week at No. 1: January 22, 1994
- The Power Of LoveCeline Dion · first week at No. 1: February 12, 1994
- The SignAce Of Base · first week at No. 1: March 12, 1994
- Bump N' GrindR. Kelly · first week at No. 1: April 9, 1994
- I SwearAll-4-One · first week at No. 1: May 21, 1994
- Stay (I Missed You) (From "Reality Bites")Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories · first week at No. 1: August 6, 1994
- I'll Make Love To YouBoyz II Men · first week at No. 1: August 27, 1994
- On Bended KneeBoyz II Men · first week at No. 1: December 3, 1994
- Here Comes The Hotstepper (From "Ready To Wear")Ini Kamoze · first week at No. 1: December 17, 1994
Billboard Hot 100, chart weeks of 1994. Spotted a mistake?
If you were born in 1994
- Older than AmazonAmazon.com opened as an online bookseller (month only; the day is not given by the source) on July 1, 1995.
- Older than Windows 95Microsoft launched Windows 95, which introduced the Start menu on August 24, 1995.
- Older than Toy StoryToy Story, the first Pixar film, was released in theaters on November 22, 1995.
- Older than PokémonThe first Pokémon games, Red and Green, were released in Japan (month only; the day is not given by the source) on February 1, 1996.
- Younger than the text messageThe first text message (SMS) was sent: "Merry Christmas" on December 3, 1992.
- Younger than the WebTim Berners-Lee first announced the World Wide Web software publicly, on an Internet newsgroup on August 6, 1991.
- Younger than the Hubble telescopeThe Hubble Space Telescope was launched on April 24, 1990.