1994

yes August 2019 1994 1994 the song by Jason Aldean 1994 (song) the BBC Radio 4 comedy series Nineteen Ninety-Four border:none;b 3/3/3/3 Mandela voting in 1994.jpg 0094 Sports - 1994 World Cup 01 (6956398635).jpg Lillehammer Olympic sign.jpg Nyamata Memorial Site 13.jpg Evstafiev-helicopter-shot-down.jpg FEMA - 1681 - Photograph by FEMA News Photo taken on 01-17-1994 in California.jpg Jupiter showing SL9 impact sites.jpg Cobertura levantamiento zapatista 1994.jpg Playstation image cropped.jpg 350 From top to bottom, left to right: Nelson Mandela is elected President of South Africa in the nation's first multiracial democratic elections; the 1994 FIFA World Cup is held in the United States and was won by Brazil; the 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; the Rwandan genocide unfolds over 100 days, resulting in the deaths of an estimated 800,000 Tutsi and Hutu; the First Chechen War begins as Russian forces invade Chechnya; the 1994 Northridge earthquake devastates Southern California, causing widespread destruction and killing dozens; Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 breaks up and violently collides with Jupiter; the Zapatista uprising erupts in Chiapas, Mexico; and the Sony PlayStation is released in Japan. 1994 1994 The year 1994 was designated as the "International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal" by the United Nations. In the Line Islands and Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, 1994 had only 364 days, omitting December 31. This was due to an adjustment of the International Date Line by the Kiribati government to bring all of its territories into the same calendar day.October 2024 2 Events thumb|The February 1994 photo of Pluto and Charon from the Hubble Space Telescope. January January 1 The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is established. Beginning of the Zapatista uprising in Mexico. January 8 – Soyuz TM-18: Valeri Polyakov begins his 437.7-day orbit of the Earth, eventually setting the world record for days spent in orbit. January 11 – The Irish government announces the end of a 15-year broadcasting ban on the Provisional Irish Republican Army and its political arm Sinn Féin. January 14 – U.S. president Bill Clinton and Russian president Boris Yeltsin sign the Kremlin accords, which stop the preprogrammed aiming of nuclear missiles toward each country's targets, and also provide for the dismantling of the nuclear arsenal in Ukraine. January 17 – The 6.7 w y Northridge earthquake strikes the Greater Los Angeles Area of the United States, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), leaving 57 people dead and more than 8,700 injured. February February 3 – In the aftermath of the Chadian–Libyan conflict, the International Court of Justice rules that the Aouzou Strip belongs to the Republic of Chad. February 6 – Markale massacres: a Bosnian Serb Army mortar shell kills 68 civilians and wounds about 200 in a Sarajevo marketplace. February 9 – The Vance–Owen peace plan for Bosnia and Herzegovina is announced. February 12 Edvard Munch's painting The Scream is stolen in Oslo (it is recovered on May 7).Alex Bello: From the archive, 9 May 1994: Edvard Munch's stolen Scream recovered in undercover sting The Guardian, 9 May 2012 The 1994 Winter Olympics begin in Lillehammer. February 24 – In Gloucester, England, local police begin excavations at 25 Cromwell Street, the home of Fred West, a suspect in multiple murders. On February 28, he and his wife are arrested. February 25 – Israeli Kahanist Baruch Goldstein opens fire inside the Cave of the Patriarchs in the West Bank; he kills 29 Muslims before worshippers beat him to death. February 28 – Four United States F-16s shoot down four Serbian J-21s over Bosnia and Herzegovina for violation of the Operation Deny Flight and its no-fly zone. March March – China gets its first connection to the Internet.http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/128099/china_celebrates_10_years_being_connected_internet China celebrates 10 years of being connected to the Internet – PC World Australia Pcworld.idg.com.au May 17, 2004 June 30, 2016 September 14, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120914222249/http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/128099/china_celebrates_10_years_being_connected_internet/ dead March 6 – A referendum in Moldova results in the electorate voting against possible reunification with Romania. March 12 – The Church of England ordains its first female priests.Church of England Ordains Female Priests Research Starters EBSCO Research https://www.ebsco.com/ 2025-09-11 EBSCO en March 20 – Italian journalist Ilaria Alpi and TV cameraman Miran Hrovatin are assassinated in Somalia.https://rsf.org/en/official-enquiry-brings-hope-10-years-after-murder-journalists Official enquiry brings hope 10 years after murder of journalists Reporters without Borders 6 December 2025 March 21 – The 66th Academy Awards, hosted by Whoopi Goldberg, are held at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles. Steven Spielberg's Holocaust drama Schindler's List wins seven Oscars including Best Picture and Best Director (Spielberg).Fox David J. 'Schindler's' Adds a Pair to the List : Awards: Spielberg epic takes more honors--for screenwriting and editing. Jane Campion's 'The Piano' also wins. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-03-14-ca-33988-story.html October 21, 2013 Los Angeles Times March 14, 1994 live https://web.archive.org/web/20131024101413/http://articles.latimes.com/1994-03-14/entertainment/ca-33988_1_jane-campion October 24, 2013 March 23 Green Ramp disaster: two military aircraft collide over Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina, United States, causing 24 fatalities. Mexican presidential candidate Luis Donaldo Colosio is assassinated at a campaign rally in Tijuana. March 27 TV tycoon Silvio Berlusconi's right-wing coalition wins the Italian general election. The biggest tornado outbreak in 1994 occurs in the southeastern United States; one tornado kills 22 people at the Goshen United Methodist Church in Piedmont, Alabama. March 28 – Shell House massacre: Inkatha Freedom Party and ANC supporters battle in central Johannesburg, South Africa. March 31 – The journal Nature reports the finding in Ethiopia of the first complete Australopithecus afarensis skull. April thumb|upright|Nelson Mandela casts his vote in the 1994 South African general election April 2 – The National Convention of New Sudan of the SPLA/M opens in Chukudum. April 5 – Kurt Cobain, the lead singer of Nirvana. commits suicide at the age of 27 at his home in Seattle. His body was found three days later. April 6 – Rwandan President Juvénal Habyarimana and Burundi President Cyprien Ntaryamira die when a missile shoots down their jet near Kigali, Rwanda. This is taken as a pretext to begin the Rwandan genocide.Sullivan Ronald April 7, 1994 Juvenal Habyarimana, 57, Ruled Rwanda for 21 Years en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1994/04/07/obituaries/juvenal-habyarimana-57-ruled-rwanda-for-21-years.html October 1, 2023 0362-4331 June 13, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230613184943/https://www.nytimes.com/1994/04/07/obituaries/juvenal-habyarimana-57-ruled-rwanda-for-21-years.html live April 7 – The Rwandan genocide begins in Kigali, Rwanda.Associated Press April 16, 1994 Tribes Battle for Rwandan Capital; New Massacres Reported en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1994/04/16/world/tribes-battle-for-rwandan-capital-new-massacres-reported.html October 1, 2023 0362-4331 October 8, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20231008142751/https://www.nytimes.com/1994/04/16/world/tribes-battle-for-rwandan-capital-new-massacres-reported.html live April 16 – Voters in Finland decide to join the European Union in a referendum.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p606 978-3-8329-5609-7 April 20 – South Africa adopts a new national flag, replacing the "Oranje, Blanje, Blou" flag adopted in 1928 that was used during apartheid. April 21 – The Red Cross estimates that hundreds of thousands of Tutsi have been killed in Rwanda. April 25 – Sultan Azlan Muhibbudin Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Yusuff Izzudin Shah Ghafarullahu-lahu ends his term as the 9th Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia. April 26 Tuanku Jaafar ibni Almarhum Tuanku Abdul Rahman, Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan, becomes the 10th Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia. China Airlines Flight 140, an Airbus A300, crashes while landing at Nagoya, Japan, killing 264 people. April 27 – South Africa holds its first fully multiracial elections, marking the final end of the last vestiges of apartheid. Nelson Mandela wins the elections and is sworn in as the first democratically elected president the following month. May May 1 – Three-time Formula One world champion Ayrton Senna is killed in an accident during the San Marino Grand Prix in Imola, Italy. May 5 – The Bishkek Protocol between Armenia and Azerbaijan is signed in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, effectively freezing the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. May 6 – The Channel Tunnel, which took 15,000 workers more than seven years to complete, officially opens between England and France; it will enable passengers to travel by rail between the two countries in 35 minutes. May 10 – Nelson Mandela is inaugurated as South Africa's first black president. May 17 – Malawi holds its first multiparty elections. May 18 – The Flavr Savr, a genetically modified tomato, is deemed safe for consumption by the FDA, becoming the first commercially grown genetically engineered food to be granted a license for human consumption. May 20 – After a funeral in Cluny Parish Church, Edinburgh attended by 900 people and after which 3,000 people line the streets, UK Labour Party leader John Smith is buried in a private family funeral on the island of Iona, at the sacred burial ground of Reilig Odhráin, which contains the graves of several Scottish kings as well as monarchs of Ireland, Norway and France.http://www.scotland.org.uk/guide/Isle_of_Iona Isle of Iona Visitor Guide Scotland.org.uk June 30, 2016 October 7, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131007232800/http://www.scotland.org.uk/guide/isle_of_iona live May 22 – Pope John Paul II issues the Apostolic Letter Ordinatio sacerdotalis from the Vatican, expounding the Catholic Church's position requiring "the reservation of priestly ordination to men alone". June June 1 – The Republic of South Africa rejoins the Commonwealth of Nations after its first democratic election; South Africa had departed the then-British Commonwealth in 1961. June 6–8 – Ceasefire negotiations for the Yugoslav War begin in Geneva; they agree to a one-month cessation of hostilities (which does not last more than a few days). June 15 – Israel and the Vatican establish full diplomatic relations. June 17 NFL star O. J. Simpson and his friend Al Cowlings flee from police in a white Ford Bronco. The low-speed chase ends at Simpson's Los Angeles mansion, where he surrenders. The 1994 FIFA World Cup starts in the United States. June 19 – Ernesto Samper is elected President of Colombia.https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-06-20-mn-6364-story.html Economist Elected Colombian President : Politics: Ruling party candidate Ernesto Samper defeats Andres Pastrana. He promises to do more for the poor Los Angeles Times June 20, 1994 June 23 – NASA's Space Station Processing Facility, a new state-of-the-art manufacturing building for the International Space Station, officially opens at Kennedy Space Center. June 25 – Cold War: the last Russian troops leave Germany. June 28 – Members of the Aum Shinrikyo cult execute the first sarin gas attack at Matsumoto, Japan, killing eight and injuring 200. June 30 The Liberal Democratic Party in Japan regains power after spending 11 months in opposition, in coalition with the Japan Socialist Party. Tropical Storm Alberto forms, hitting parts of Florida causing $1.03 billion in damage and 32 deaths. July 200px|right|thumb|Brown spots mark impact sites of the Shoemaker–Levy Comet on Jupiter's southern hemisphere. July 4 – Rwandan Patriotic Front troops capture Kigali, a major breakthrough in the Rwandan Civil War. July 5 – Jeff Bezos founds Amazon. July 7 – 1994 civil war in Yemen: Aden is occupied by troops from North Yemen. July 8 – North Korean President Kim Il Sung dies, but officially continues to hold office.Sanger David E. July 10, 1994 DEATH OF A LEADER; Kim Il Sung, Enigmatic 'Great Leader' of North Korea for 5 Decades, Dies at 82 en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1994/07/10/obituaries/death-leader-kim-il-sung-enigmatic-great-leader-north-korea-for-5-decades-dies.html October 1, 2023 0362-4331 October 8, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20231008142751/https://www.nytimes.com/1994/07/10/obituaries/death-leader-kim-il-sung-enigmatic-great-leader-north-korea-for-5-decades-dies.html live July 12 – The Allied occupation of Berlin officially ends with a casing of the colors ceremony attended by U.S. president Bill Clinton.December 2025 July 16–22 – Fragments of Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 impact the planet Jupiter. July 17 – Brazil wins the 1994 FIFA World Cup, defeating Italy 3–2 in a penalty shootout in the final (full-time 0–0). July 18 AMIA bombing: In Buenos Aires, a terrorist attack destroys a building housing several Jewish organizations, killing 85 and injuring many more. Rwandan Patriotic Front troops capture Gisenyi, forcing the interim government into Zaire and ending the Rwandan genocide. July 25 – Israel and Jordan sign the Washington Declaration as a preliminary to signature on October 25 of the Israel–Jordan peace treaty, which formally ends the state of war that has existed between the nations since 1948. August thumb|Hurricane John near peak intensity to the south of Hawaii on August 23 August 5 – Maleconazo: Groups of protesters spread from Havana, Cuba's Castillo de la Punta ("Point Castle"), creating the first protests against Fidel Castro's government since 1959. August 12 – Woodstock '94 begins in Saugerties, New York, United States, marking the 25-year anniversary of Woodstock in 1969. August 18 1994 Mascara earthquake: a 5.8 earthquake leaves 171 dead in Algeria. Liebeck v. McDonald's Restaurants: a 12-person jury reaches its verdict to award Stella Liebeck $2,860,000 in compensatory and punitive damages, later reduced to $640,000, for burns she received from a spilled hot coffee. McDonald's and Liebeck will later settle out of court. August 20 – Tyke, a female African bush elephant, injures her groomer and kills her trainer at the Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. She then escapes the arena, and runs amok in the streets for half an hour, before police officers shoot her 86 times. She eventually collapses from her wounds and dies. August 31 The Troubles: The Provisional Irish Republican Army announces a "complete cessation of military operations" as part of the Northern Ireland peace process. This will temporarily end in 1996 with the Docklands bombing in England before a definite ceasefire in 1997. In 1998, the Good Friday Agreement is signed and the IRA decommissions its weapons in 2005 The Russian Army leaves Estonia and Latvia, ending the last traces of Eastern Europe's Soviet occupation.http://estonia.eu/about-estonia/history/withdrawal-of-russian-troops-from-estonia.html 31 August – Anniversary of the Withdrawal of Russian Troops from Estonia Estonia.eu June 30, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20131005014053/http://estonia.eu/about-estonia/history/withdrawal-of-russian-troops-from-estonia.html October 5, 2013 dead Argentine president Carlos Menem signs a decree abolishing conscription in Argentina following months of social outrage after the murder of Omar Carrasco, a 20-year-old conscript. The abolition takes effect in 1995.devteam educ ar Servicio militar obligatorio 31/8/1994 https://www.educ.ar/recursos/118366/servicio-militar-obligatorio-31-8-1994 2026-09-18 www.educ.ar es-AR2019-08-31 El día que se derogó el Servicio Militar Obligatorio https://www.perfil.com/noticias/opinion/opinion-angel-cabana-el-dia-que-se-derogo-el-servicio-militar-obligatorio.phtml 2026-09-18 Perfil es c. August – Pizza Hut becomes the first restaurant to offer online food ordering, in California.https://www.huffpost.com/entry/pizza-hut_n_3894981 Pizza Hut Tells Twitter It Made The First Online Sale In 1994 HuffPost November 15, 2021 September 9, 2013 November 5, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191105115930/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/pizza-hut_n_3894981 livehttps://www.zakon.org/robert/internet/timeline/index.html?ver=293#1990s Hobbes' Internet Timeline 25 Zakon.org August 14, 2018 November 11, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201111235130/https://www.zakon.org/robert/internet/timeline/index.html?ver=293#1990s live September 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.Soldier free after Cyprus killing August 14, 2006 https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/4792915.stm BBC February 4, 2008 May 12, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090512132343/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/4792915.stm live Britain lifts the broadcasting ban imposed on Sinn Féin and paramilitary groups from Northern Ireland. September 19 – Operation Uphold Democracy: U.S. troops stage a bloodless invasion of Haiti to restore the legitimately elected leader, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, to power. September 28 The car ferry MS Estonia sinks in the Baltic Sea, killing 852 people. José Francisco Ruiz Massieu, Mexican politician, is assassinated on orders of Raúl Salinas de Gortari. September–October – Iraq disarmament crisis: Iraq threatens to stop cooperating with UNSCOM inspectors and begins to once again deploy troops near its border with Kuwait. In response, the U.S. begins to deploy troops to Kuwait. October October 1 In Slovakia, populist leader Vladimír Mečiar wins the general election. Palau gains independence from the United Nations Trusteeship Council. October 5 – The day after five members of the Order of the Solar Temple were found dead in Morin-Heights, Quebec, Canada, Swiss police find 48 members of the cult dead, in what was found to be a mass murder-suicide. October 15 After three years of U.S. exile, Haiti's president Aristide returns to his country. Iraq disarmament crisis: following threats by the U.N. Security Council and the U.S., Iraq withdraws troops from its border with Kuwait. October 16 – Robbery on the Bank of the Republic: In the Colombian city of Valledupar, a branch of the Colombian central bank Banco de la Republica (Bank of the Republic) is robbed of COP$24,075 million of non emitted bills (some US$33 million); this comes to be known as "El Robo del Siglo" (the bank heist of the century).http://losinformantes.noticiascaracol.com/la-historia-secreta-del-robo-m%C3%A1s-grande-del-mundo-901-historia La historia secreta del robo más grande del mundo July 17, 2023 January 10, 2016 Los Informantes Caracol Televisión Bogotá Spanish August 19, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170819102108/http://losinformantes.noticiascaracol.com/la-historia-secreta-del-robo-m%C3%A1s-grande-del-mundo-901-historia livehttps://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/MAM-245669 Paso a paso, el plan y el robo de Banrepública July 17, 2023 November 2, 1994 El Tiempo Casa Editorial El Tiempo Bogotá Spanish July 17, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230717211537/https://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/MAM-245669 live November November 5 A letter by former U.S. president Ronald Reagan, announcing that he has Alzheimer's disease, is released. American boxer George Foreman wins the WBA and IBF World Heavyweight Championships by KO'ing Michael Moorer becoming the oldest heavyweight champion in history. Influential Afrikaner theologian and critic of apartheid Johan Heyns is assassinated; the killers are never apprehended or identified. November 6 A flood in Piedmont, Italy, kills dozens of people. Bražuolė bridge bombing in Lithuania damages a railway bridge but trains are stopped in time to avoid casualties. November 7 – WXYC, the student radio station of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, provides the world's first internet radio broadcast.December 2025 November 8 "Republican Revolution": Georgia Representative Newt Gingrich leads the United States Republican Party in taking control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate in midterm congressional elections, the first time in 40 years the Republicans secure control of both houses of Congress. George W. Bush is elected Governor of Texas. Hurricane Gordon hits Central America, Jamaica, Cuba, the Bahamas, Haiti and the Southeastern United States, causing $594 million in damages and 1,152 fatalities. November 11 Duy Tan University, Vietnam's University, is established. Iraq formally rescinds its claims over Kuwait, which it has claimed as a province since 1990 and had administered under military occupation until 1991 when it was ejected by an international coalition during the Persian Gulf War.http://www.nytimes.com/1994/11/11/world/iraqis-to-accept-kuwait-s-borders.html Iraqis to Accept Kuwait's Borders The New York Times May 26, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150526103642/http://www.nytimes.com/1994/11/11/world/iraqis-to-accept-kuwait-s-borders.html May 26, 2015 Crossette Barbara November 13 – Voters in Sweden decide to join the European Union in a referendum.http://www.scb.se/Pages/TableAndChart____223857.aspx Folkomröstningar 1922-2003 21 December 2007 Statistics Sweden sv https://web.archive.org/web/20120402200018/http://www.scb.se/Pages/TableAndChart____223857.aspx 2 April 2012 dead 22 May 2011 November 14 – The first Eurostar train passengers travel through the Channel Tunnel. November 15 1994 Nepalese general election The CPN (UML) is elected with a minority government, becoming the first democratically elected Communist party in Asia. 1994 Mindoro earthquake A 7.1 earthquake hits the central Philippine island of Mindoro, killing 78 people, injuring 430 and triggering a tsunami up to 8.5 m ft 0 on high.15 November 1994, Mw 7.1, Mindoro, Philippines http://itic.ioc-unesco.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2129&Itemid=3131 March 19, 2022 itic.ioc-unesco.org en May 6, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230506155850/http://itic.ioc-unesco.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2129&Itemid=3131 live November 16 – United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea {1982) comes fully into effect on receiving 60 signatures.https://www.un.org/Depts/los/convention_agreements/convention_historical_perspective.htm The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (A historical perspective) United Nations Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea 2009-04-30 2022-09-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20220915020937/https://www.un.org/Depts/los/convention_agreements/convention_historical_perspective.htm live November 20 – The Angolan government and UNITA rebels sign the Lusaka Protocol. November 27 – A Fuxin Yiyuan dance hall catches fire in Liaoning Province, China, killing 233 persons, with another 71 rescued, according to a confirmed Chinese government official report.Chinese disco fire kills 233. upi.com, Nov. 29, 1994, Retr. June 15, 2023 November 28 – Voters in Norway decide not to join the European Union in a referendum. December December 1 – Ernesto Zedillo takes office as President of Mexico. December 2 – The Australian government agrees to pay reparations to indigenous Australians who were displaced during the nuclear tests at Maralinga in the 1950s and 1960s. December 3 Sony releases the PlayStation video game system in Japan; it will sell over 100 million units worldwide by the time it is discontinued in 2006.http://www.scei.co.jp/corporate/data/bizdatajpn_e.html Business Development/Japan 19 December 2007 Sony Computer Entertainment Tokyo https://web.archive.org/web/20040422074823/http://www.scei.co.jp/corporate/data/bizdatajpn_e.html 22 April 2004 Taiwan holds its first full local elections: James Soong is elected as the first and only directly elected Governor of Taiwan; Chen Shui-bian becomes the first direct elected Mayor of Taipei; Wu Den-yih becomes the first directly elected Mayor of Kaohsiung. December 11 – Russian president Boris Yeltsin orders troops into Chechnya. December 13 The trial of former president Mengistu begins in Ethiopia. Fred West, 53, a builder living in Gloucester, England, is remanded in custody, charged with murdering 12 people (including two of his own daughters) whose bodies are mostly found buried at his house in Cromwell Street. His wife Rosemary West, 41, is charged with 10 murders.Wansell Geoffrey An Evil Love: The Life of Frederick West Hodder Headline London 1996 978-0-7472-1760-2 339 December 14 – Construction commences on the Three Gorges Dam, at Sandouping, China. December 19 A planned exchange rate correction of the Mexican peso to the US dollar, becomes a massive financial meltdown in Mexico, unleashing the 'Tequila' effect on global financial markets. This prompts a US$50 billion "bailout" by the Clinton administration. Civil unions between same-sex couples are legalized in Sweden. December 31 – This date is skipped by the Phoenix Islands to switch from the UTC−11 time zone to UTC+13, and by the Line Islands to switch from UTC−10 to UTC+14. The latter becomes the earliest time zone in the world, one full day ahead of Hawaii. Births births 2 :Category:1994 births Deaths in 1994 January thumb|100px|Lucy Boynton thumb|125x125px|Booboo Stewart thumb|100px|Maluma January 1 – Emilie Hegh Arntzen, Norwegian handball playerEmilie Hegh Arntzen https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/131247 olympedia.com Olympedia January 15, 2023 October 16, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20221016231535/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/131247 live January 3 – Isaquias Queiroz, Brazilian sprint canoeistISAQUIAS QUEIROZ DOS SANTOS at the ICF official site January 4 – Viktor Axelsen, Danish badminton playerAdmin B. W. T. August 26, 2023 Rising badminton star: The triumphs and journey of Viktor Axelsen https://badmintonworldtour.com/viktor-axelsen/ March 4, 2024 Badminton World Tour en-US January 5 – Zemgus Girgensons, Latvian ice hockey playerhttps://www.nhl.com/lightning/player/zemgus-girgensons-8476878 Zemgus Girgensons Stats NHL 16 September 2020 November 4, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201104130051/https://www.nhl.com/player/zemgus-girgensons-8476878 live January 7 – Lee Sun-bin, South Korean actress and singerLee Sun-Bin Profile and Facts https://kprofiles.com/lee-sun-bin-profile-facts/locale=enApril 2024 InternetArchiveBot yes January 10 – Faith Kipyegon, Kenyan middle-distance runner January 11 – Desirae Krawczyk, American tennis playerDesirae Krawczyk https://www.wtatennis.com/players/317888/name wtatennis.com Women's Tennis Association January 25, 2023 January 25, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230125190540/https://www.wtatennis.com/players/317888/name live January 12 – Emre Can, German footballer336176 Emre Can January 14 Muktar Edris, Ethiopian long-distance runnerhttps://worldathletics.org/athletes/ethiopia/muktar-edris-14464221 Muktar EDRIS worldathletics.org Kai, South Korean singer January 18 Minzy, South Korean singer, rapper and dancerhttps://books.google.com/books?id=etDZAwAAQBAJ K-Pop Now!: The Korean Music Revolution Russell Mark Tuttle Publishing 2014 978-1-4629-1411-1 77 October 3, 2016 May 27, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160527064350/https://books.google.com/books?id=etDZAwAAQBAJ live Jiyoung, South Korean singer and actressMark Russell K-Pop Now!: The Korean Music Revolution 94 https://books.google.com/books?id=etDZAwAAQBAJ 29 April 2014 Tuttle Publishing 978-1-4629-1411-1 January 19 – Matthias Ginter, German footballer January 21 – Booboo Stewart, American actor January 28 – Maluma, Colombian singer February thumb|100px|Julia Garner thumb|100px|Harry Styles thumb|100px|Alexia Putellas thumb|100px|Bakar thumb|100px|Seulgi thumb|100px|Ava Max thumb|100px|Dakota Fanning February 1 Julia Garner, American actress Luke Saville, Australian tennis playerLuke Saville https://www.atptour.com/en/players/-/SM09/overview atptour.com February 8, 2023 February 8, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230208045615/https://www.atptour.com/en/players/-/SM09/overview live Harry Styles, English singer February 3 – Malaika Mihambo, German athleteMalaika MIHAMBO https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/germany/malaika-mihambo-14377384 worldathletics.org January 27, 2023 February 4 – Alexia Putellas, Spanish footballerSpain: Five Players to Watch https://www.fifa.com/en/articles/spain-five-players-to-watch-womens-world-cup-2023 fifa.com 3 June 2024 February 8 – Hakan Çalhanoğlu, Turkish footballer369304 Hakan Çalhanoğlu February 12 Arman Hall, American sprinterhttps://worldathletics.org/athletes/united-states/arman-gino-hall-14413725 Arman Gino HALL worldathletics.org Bakar, British musician McFadyen Alex 13 November 2018 Big Dreams: Bakar Interviewed https://www.clashmusic.com/features/big-dreams-bakar-interviewed 15 July 2020 Clash en 1743-0801 February 13 – Memphis Depay, Dutch footballerhttps://www.premierleague.com/players/7120/Memphis-Depay/overview Premier League profile Premier League December 14, 2021 September 15, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160915215151/https://www.premierleague.com/players/7120/Memphis-Depay/overview live February 14 Becky Hill, British singer Petchmorakot Petchyindee Academy, Thai Muay Thai kickboxer and former ONE Featherweight Muay Thai World Champion February 16 Federico Bernardeschi, Italian footballer Ava Max, American singer February 18 J-Hope, South Korean rapper and songwriter Gabriela Schloesser, Mexican born-Dutch archerGabriela Bayardo-Schloesser https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/131049 Olympedia February 6, 2023 February 6, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230206013717/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/131049 live February 20 – Brigid Kosgei, Kenyan marathon runnerBrigid KOSGEI https://worldathletics.org/athletes/kenya/brigid-kosgei-14730790 worldathletics.org February 6, 2023 February 21 – Wendy, South Korean singer February 23 Dakota Fanning, American actress and fashion model Lucas Pouille, French tennis playerLucas Pouille https://www.atptour.com/en/players/-/PF39/overview atptour.com January 27, 2023 November 7, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20221107081216/https://www.atptour.com/en/players/-/PF39/overview live February 24 – Jessica Pegula, American tennis playerJessica Pegula https://www.wtatennis.com/players/316956/name wtatennis.com January 25, 2023 October 20, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20221020214615/https://www.wtatennis.com/players/316956/name live February 25 – Eugenie Bouchard, Canadian tennis playerhttps://www.wtatennis.com/players/316161/eugenie-bouchard Eugenie Bouchard wtatennis.com Women's Tennis Association February 26 – Mahra Al Maktoum, Emirati princess.Sheikha Mahra Just Revealed the Gender of Her First Baby at Her Birthday Celebration https://en.vogue.me/royal/sheikha-mahra-pregnancy-gender-reveal-baby-girl-birthday-party/ Vogue Arabia 14 December 2024 27 February 2024 February 27 – Hou Yifan, Chinese chess playerHou Yifan https://web.archive.org/web/20160329221448/https://www.newinchess.com/hou_yifan__-ip-128035.html March 29, 2016 New in Chess NICBase Online Info. February 28 – Arkadiusz Milik, Polish footballer March thumb|100px|Justin Bieber thumb|100px|Bad Bunny thumb|100px|Tyreek Hill thumb|100px|Ansel Elgort March 1 – Justin Bieber, Canadian singer March 10 Bad Bunny, Puerto Rican singer Nikita Parris, English footballerN. Parris https://int.soccerway.com/players/-/139642/ soccerway.com February 1, 2023 November 29, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20221129130223/https://int.soccerway.com/players/-/139642/ dead March 11 − Andy Robertson, Scottish footballerhttps://www.scottishfa.co.uk/players/?pid=63749 Profile Scottish Football Association 29 March 2022 March 18, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220318152529/https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/players/?pid=63749 live March 12 Katie Archibald, Scottish track cyclistKatie Archibald - Great Britain Cycling Team Rider Profile https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/gbcyclingteam/new/bio/Katie_Archibald March 4, 2024 British Cycling en Christina Grimmie, American singer (murdered. 2016)Vadala Nick Christina Grimmie's family shares superhero tribute for late singer's 23rd birthday https://www.inquirer.com/philly/blogs/entertainment/celebrities_gossip/Christina-Grimmies-family-shares-superhero-tribute-for-late-singers-23rd-birthday.html 21 December 2019 The Philadelphia Inquirer March 13, 2017 December 21, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191221160810/https://www.inquirer.com/philly/blogs/entertainment/celebrities_gossip/Christina-Grimmies-family-shares-superhero-tribute-for-late-singers-23rd-birthday.html live March 14 – Ansel Elgort, American actor, singer, and DJ March 15 – Georgia Taylor-Brown, British triathleteGeorgia Taylor-Brown https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/143085 Olympedia January 26, 2023 January 26, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230126234803/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/143085 live March 16 – Joel Embiid, Cameroonian basketball playerjoel_embiid e/embiijo01 March 22 – Douglas Santos, Brazilian footballerDouglas Santos https://int.soccerway.com/players/douglas-dos-santos-justino-de-melo/230637/ soccerway.com January 26, 2023 January 26, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230126053702/https://int.soccerway.com/players/douglas-dos-santos-justino-de-melo/230637/ dead March 23 – Bridger Zadina American actorPoplar teenager to star on CBS series tonight https://www.parkrapidsenterprise.com/lifestyle/arts-and-entertainment/poplar-teenager-to-star-on-cbs-series-tonight 20 January 2024 Park Rapids Enterprise 12 March 2010 en March 24 – Giulia Steingruber, Swiss artistic gymnastGiulia Steingruber https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/126353 Olympedia January 26, 2023 January 26, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230126195356/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/126353 live March 26 – Mayu Watanabe, Japanese singerFebruary 2026 March 29 – Sulli, South Korean singer, songwriter, actress and model (d. 2019)Mark Russell K-Pop Now!: The Korean Music Revolution 93 https://books.google.com/books?id=etDZAwAAQBAJ April 29, 2014 Tuttle Publishing 978-1-4629-1411-1 November 1, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160527064350/https://books.google.com/books?id=etDZAwAAQBAJ May 27, 2016 live March 30 – Jetro Willems, Dutch footballer April 100px|thumb|Saoirse Ronan 100px|thumb|Shaunae Miller-Uibo April 3 Feng Bin, Chinese discus throwerBin FENG https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/pr-of-china/bin-feng-14430151 worldathletics.org February 2, 2023 April 9, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190409005920/https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/pr-of-china/bin-feng-257303 live Srbuk, Armenian singerSrbuk https://www.last.fm/music/Srbuk last.fm April 22, 2023 February 2, 2023 February 2, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230202064050/https://www.last.fm/music/Srbuk live April 9 – Rosamaria Montibeller, Brazilian volleyball playerRosamaria Montibeller http://worldgrandprix.2017.fivb.com/en/group1/competition/teams/bra-brazil/players/rosamaria-montibeller?id=59261 fivb.com January 27, 2023 January 27, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230127181821/http://worldgrandprix.2017.fivb.com/en/group1/competition/teams/bra-brazil/players/rosamaria-montibeller?id=59261 live April 11 Duncan Laurence, Dutch singer Dakota Blue Richards, English actress April 12 Eric Bailly, Ivorian footballer58047 Eric Bailly Oh Se-hun, South Korean singerEXO-K: My name is 카이, 세훈 EXO-K: My name is Kai, Sehun Hwang Hyo-jin TenAsia May 1, 2012 July 4, 2016 http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/14268 ko August 17, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160817230614/http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/14268 dead Saoirse Ronan, United States-born Irish actress April 14 – Pauline Ranvier, French fencerPauline Ranvier https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/142733 Olympedia February 8, 2023 February 8, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230208043916/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/142733 live April 20 – Alexander Massialas, American fencerAlexander Massialas https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/127008 Olympedia February 8, 2023 February 8, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230208014918/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/127008 live April 21 – Gulnaz Khatuntseva, Russian cyclistGulnaz Khatuntseva https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/146120 Olympedia February 7, 2023 February 7, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230207040212/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/146120 live April 22 – Maria Verschoor, Dutch field hockey playerMaria Verschoor https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/131172 Olympedia February 8, 2023 February 8, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230208211513/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/131172 live April 24 – Bruna Moura, Brazilian cross-country skierBruna MOURA https://www.olympics.com/en/milano-cortina-2026/results/athlete-details/39558 Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics February 23, 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20260223095742/https://www.olympics.com/en/milano-cortina-2026/results/athlete-details/39558 February 23, 2026 April 25 – Omar McLeod, Jamaican hurdlerhttps://worldathletics.org/athletes/-/14435592 Omar McLeod World Athletics 5 December 2025 May thumb|100px|Mateo Kovačić thumb|100px|Dimash Kudaibergen thumb|100px|Lindsey Heaps thumb|100px|Aly Raisman thumb|100px|João Cancelo May 1 – Khamzat Chimaev, Russian born-Swedish mixed martial artist and professional wrestlerKhamzat Chimaev https://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Khamzat-Chimaev-280021 sherdog.com January 31, 2023 June 3, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210603083725/https://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Khamzat-Chimaev-280021 live May 2 – Alexander Choupenitch, Czech fencerAlexander Choupenitch https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ch/alexander-choupenitch-1.html sports-reference.com https://web.archive.org/web/20180616203909/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ch/alexander-choupenitch-1.html June 16, 2018 May 4 – Zhu Yaming, Chinese triple jumperZhu Yaming https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/141820 Olympedia February 5, 2023 February 5, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230205035713/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/141820 live May 6 Mateo Kovačić, Croatian footballer339987 Mateo Kovačić Juan Musso, Argentine footballerJ. Musso https://int.soccerway.com/players/-/261928/ soccerway.com February 5, 2023 November 28, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20221128184516/https://int.soccerway.com/players/-/261928/ dead May 14 Pernille Blume, Danish swimmerPernille Blume http://www.olympedia.org/athletes/123149 Olympedia January 27, 2023 January 27, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230127081555/http://www.olympedia.org/athletes/123149 live Marquinhos, Brazilian footballer54092 Marquinhos May 17 – Julie Anne San Jose, Filipina singer-songwriterhttps://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS43-YFL9 Film # 007892824 Image Film # 007892824; ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS43-YFL9 — FamilySearch.org FamilySearch 24 January 2017 February 2, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170202025328/https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS43-YFL9 live May 19 – Gabriela Guimarães, Brazilian volleyball playerGabi https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/129345 Olympedia January 27, 2023 March 7, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230307122105/http://www.olympedia.org/athletes/129345 live May 20 – Piotr Zieliński, Polish footballer52490 Piotr Zieliński May 21 – Tom Daley, British diverhttp://www.teamgb.com/athletes/tom-daley Tom Daley Team GB 5 January 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130102014351/http://www.teamgb.com/athletes/tom-daley 2 January 2013 live May 22 Athena Manoukian, Greek born-Armenian singerAthena Manoukian https://eurovision.tv/participant/athena-manoukian eurovision.tv February 2, 2023 February 2, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230202063320/https://eurovision.tv/participant/athena-manoukian live Miho Takagi, Japanese speed skaterMiho Takagi https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/119701 Olympedia January 31, 2023 January 31, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230131040028/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/119701 live May 24 Jarell Martin, American basketball playerhttps://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/martija01.html Jarell Martin basketball-reference.com February 1, 2023 January 17, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230117172520/https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/martija01.html live Daiya Seto, Japanese swimmerhttp://www.fina.org/athletes/daiya-seto Daiya Seto fina.org January 1, 2019 September 23, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160923201658/http://www.fina.org/athletes/daiya-seto dead May 25 – Aly Raisman, American gymnast and modelhttps://usagym.org/pages/athletes/athleteListDetail.html?id=97680 Alexandra Raisman USA Gymnastics 16 September 2020 August 6, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160806132137/https://usagym.org/pages/athletes/athleteListDetail.html?id=97680 live May 27 João Cancelo, Portuguese footballer368649 João Cancelo Aymeric Laporte, French born-Spanish footballer14. Aymeric Laporte https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=68462 soccerbase.com January 29, 2023 January 27, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230127150726/https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=68462 live Aleksandra Uznańska-Wiśniewska, Polish–Thai politician, political scientist, and humanitarianhttps://wybory.gov.pl/sejmsenat2023/pl/sejm/kandydat/29621/9/2744111 WIŚNIEWSKA Aleksandra Karolina wybory.gov.pl pl https://tvn24.pl/kultura-i-styl/dorota-wellman-inspirujace-kobiety-program-w-tvn-style-aleksandra-wisniewska-gosciem-5424323 'Inspirujące kobiety' Doroty Wellman w TVN Style. Gościem Aleksandra Wiśniewska tvn24.pl pl 23 September 2021 Dorota Wellman June thumb|100px|Jung Ho-yeon thumb|100px|Hussein, Crown Prince of Jordan thumb|100px|Camila Mendes thumb|100px|Leandro Paredes June 8 – Song Yoo-jung, South Korean actress and model (d. 2021) June 10 – Cheung Ka Long, Hong Kong foil fencerEdgar Cheung https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/134324 Olympedia February 8, 2023 February 8, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230208014317/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/134324 live June 11 Ivana Baquero, Spanish actress Jessica Fox, Australian canoeist June 15 Vincent Janssen, Dutch footballer Lee Kiefer, American fencerLee Kiefer https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/126517 Olympedia February 8, 2023 February 8, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230208025518/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/126517 live June 19 – Lejla Njemčević, Bosnian cross-country and mountain bike cyclisthttp://www.baku2015.com/athletes/athlete/TANOVIC-Lejla-1018292/index.html?intcmp=sr-bycountry-byday Lejla Tanovic baku2015.com Baku 2015 European Games 4 February 2017 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20170207112815/http://www.baku2015.com/athletes/athlete/TANOVIC-Lejla-1018292/index.html?intcmp=sr-bycountry-byday 7 February 2017 June 20 – Sarah Köhler, German swimmerSarah Köhler https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/130419 Olympedia January 27, 2023 July 17, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210717125038/http://www.olympedia.org/athletes/130419 live June 23 – Jung Ho-yeon, South Korean actressPullar Jessica Meet Jung Ho-yeon—The Stunning Korean Model Behind Netflix's Viral Series, Squid Game https://www.elle.com.au/fashion/jung-ho-yeon-age-height-boyfriend-26038 Elle Australia October 13, 2021 en October 5, 2021 October 11, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211011101448/https://www.elle.com.au/fashion/jung-ho-yeon-age-height-boyfriend-26038 live June 24 – Lily Williams, American cyclistLily Williams https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/147163 Olympedia February 7, 2023 February 7, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230207043148/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/147163 live June 25 – Lauren Price, Welsh boxerL. Price https://int.soccerway.com/players/-/183714/ soccerway.com February 7, 2023 November 29, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20221129084442/https://int.soccerway.com/players/-/183714/ dead June 28 Anish Giri, Russian born-Dutch chess grandmasterAnish Giri https://www.chess.com/players/anish-giri The Top Chess Players in the World February 1, 2023 May 14, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210514021816/https://www.chess.com/players/anish-giri live Hussein, Crown Prince of Jordan, heir apparent of Jordan June 29 Camila Mendes, American actress Leandro Paredes, Argentinian footballer July thumb|100px|Shohei Ohtani July 2 – Baba Rahman, Ghanaian footballer July 4 – Era Istrefi, Kosovar-Albanian singer and songwriter.TeksteShqip Era Istrefi Biografia https://www.teksteshqip.com/era-istrefi/biografia 5 December 2025 sq July 5 Robin Gosens, German footballerGosens, Robin https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/79217/Robin_Gosens.html national-football-teams.com January 31, 2023 January 16, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220116221306/https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/79217/Robin_Gosens.html live Shohei Ohtani, Japanese baseball playerShohei Ohtani #17 https://www.mlb.com/player/shohei-ohtani-660271 mlb.com January 27, 2023 March 1, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210301200614/https://www.mlb.com/player/shohei-ohtani-660271 live Sơn Tùng M-TP, Vietnamese singer July 9 – Akiane Kramarik, American poet and painterCenti Lori Rose Interview: Akiane speaks of heaven and paintings http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/dec/31/interview-akiane-speaks-heaven-and-paintings/ August 11, 2016 The Washington Times August 9, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160809042623/http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/dec/31/interview-akiane-speaks-heaven-and-paintings/ live July 11 Lucas Ocampos, Argentine footballerL. Ocampos https://int.soccerway.com/players/lucas-ocampos/180846/ soccerway.com January 29, 2023 February 28, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210228095528/https://int.soccerway.com/players/lucas-ocampos/180846/ dead Jake Wightman, British middle-distance runnerJake WIGHTMAN https://worldathletics.org/athletes/great-britain-ni/jake-wightman-14522654 worldathletics.org January 4, 2023 July 12 – Molly Seidel, American marathon runnerhttps://worldathletics.org/athletes/united-states/molly-seidel-14437057 Molly SEIDEL worldathletics.org July 17 Victor Lindelöf, Swedish footballer*5e59bae2-81fe-4c1d-8bdb-6b00ec3ff4d1 Victor Nilsson Lindelöf Benjamin Mendy, French footballer July 25 – Bianka Buša, Serbian volleyball playerBianka Buša https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/131714 Olympedia January 27, 2023 March 7, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230307121853/http://www.olympedia.org/athletes/131714 live July 27 Winnie Harlow, Canadian model Sándor Tótka, Hungarian canoeistSándor Tótka https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/136538 Olympedia February 7, 2023 February 7, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230207013331/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/136538 live July 31 – Liang Xinping, Chinese synchronised swimmerLiang Xinping https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/li/liang-xinping-1.html sports-reference.com https://web.archive.org/web/20180112042354/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/li/liang-xinping-1.html January 12, 2018 August thumb|100px|Bernardo Silva thumb|100px|Madelaine Petsch thumb|100px|Phoebe Bridgers thumb|100px|Nafissatou Thiam thumb|100px|Ons Jabeur August 1 – Sayaka Hirota, Japanese badminton playerSayaka HIROTA (94519) https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/player-profile/EB79C386-0891-441B-A072-3E08753ABE8E tournamentsoftware.com Badminton World Federation January 31, 2023 January 31, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230131032843/https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/player-profile/EB79C386-0891-441B-A072-3E08753ABE8E live August 2 – Tang Yuanting, Chinese badminton playerTANG Yuanting (86088) https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/player-profile/6B37E2C8-31B7-4A77-A875-304C9C26CF7A tournamentsoftware.com January 31, 2023 January 31, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230131050611/https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/player-profile/6B37E2C8-31B7-4A77-A875-304C9C26CF7A live August 8 – Lauv, American singer-songwriter August 10 – Bernardo Silva, Portuguese footballer August 11 – Song I-han, South Korean singerSong I-han February 12, 2021 http://music-design.co.kr/?page_id=776 Music Design November 1, 2022 ko November 1, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20221101120742/http://music-design.co.kr/?page_id=776 live August 13 Joaquín Correa, Argentine footballerJ. Correa https://int.soccerway.com/players/carlos-joaquin-correa/245171/ soccerway.com January 30, 2023 May 23, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160523053844/http://int.soccerway.com/players/carlos-joaquin-correa/245171/ dead Cianna Lieffers, Canadian ice hockey refereehttps://www.olympedia.org/athletes/1500015 Cianna Lieffers: Biographical information Olympedia November 9, 2025 August 15 – Natalia Zabiiako, Estonian born-Russian pair skaterhttp://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00035212.htm isuresults.com Biography January 24, 2023 December 7, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151207225110/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00035212.htm live August 17 – Taissa Farmiga, American actress5 Things You Don't Know About Taissa Farmiga https://www.etonline.com/tv/140336_Five_Fun_Facts_About_Taissa_Farmiga Entertainment Tonight November 4, 2013 March 29, 2022 July 28, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190728064540/https://www.etonline.com/tv/140336_Five_Fun_Facts_About_Taissa_Farmiga live August 18 – Madelaine Petsch, American actressDecember 2025 August 19 Katja Salskov-Iversen, Danish sailorKatja Salskov-Iversen https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/129881 Olympedia January 27, 2023 January 27, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230127082059/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/129881 live Nafissatou Thiam, Belgian athlete August 23 – Dara Howell, Canadian freestyle skierDara Howell https://olympic.ca/team-canada/dara-howell/ olympic.ca January 20, 2014 Canadian Olympic Committee January 30, 2023 January 30, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230130000839/https://olympic.ca/team-canada/dara-howell/ live August 24 Kelsey Plum, American basketball playerKelsey Plum https://www.wnba.com/player/kelsey-plum/ wnba.com February 6, 2023 February 6, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230206234007/https://www.wnba.com/player/kelsey-plum/ live Breanna Stewart, American basketball playerBreannaStewart https://www.espn.com/wnba/player/_/id/2998928/breanna-stewart espn.com January 27, 2023 January 27, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230127003831/https://www.espn.com/wnba/player/_/id/2998928/breanna-stewart live August 28 – Ons Jabeur, Tunisian tennis playerDecember 2025 August 30 – Kwon So-hyun, South Korean actress and singerMark Russell K-Pop Now!: The Korean Music Revolution 85 https://books.google.com/books?id=etDZAwAAQBAJ 29 April 2014 Tuttle Publishing 978-1-4629-1411-1 September thumb|100px|right|Bruno Fernandes thumb|100px|RM thumb|100px|Halsey September 1 Kento Momota, Japanese badminton player Bianca Ryan, American singer-songwriterCollar Matt Billboard Rovi Bianca Ryan – Biography http://www.billboard.com/artist/281583/bianca-ryan/biography September 1, 2015 August 20, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150820084623/http://www.billboard.com/artist/281583/bianca-ryan/biography dead3Ryan, Bianca BiancaRyan 638828938702163968 It's my birthday! Thank you for the birthday wishes! ... September 1, 2015 September 1, 2015 September 5 – Gregorio Paltrinieri, Italian swimmerhttps://www.coni.it/it/italia-team/atleti/scheda-atleta/scheda_atleta/1088 Gregorio Paltrinieri Italia team it March 29, 2022 March 29, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220329051357/https://www.coni.it/it/italia-team/atleti/scheda-atleta/scheda_atleta/1088 live September 7 Elinor Barker, Welsh racing cyclistElinor Barker https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/elinor-barker-1.html sports-reference.com https://web.archive.org/web/20171117070605/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/elinor-barker-1.html November 17, 2017 Kento Yamazaki, Japanese actor山﨑賢人 KENTO YAMAZAKI OFFICIAL WEBSITE https://official.stardust.co.jp/yamazakikento/profile.html Kento Yamazaki official website 31 December 2022 ja December 30, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20221230235143/https://official.stardust.co.jp/yamazakikento/profile.html live September 12 Mhairi Black, Scottish politicianAnon Black, Mhairi U283871 2015 10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U283871 online Oxford University Press Oxford RM, South Korean rapper and songwriterhttp://people.search.naver.com/search.naver?where=nexearch&query=%EB%9E%A9%EB%AA%AC%EC%8A%A4%ED%84%B0&sm=ppl_cts&ie=utf8&key=PeopleService&os=585532 랩몬스터 프로필 Naver ko May 6, 2017 May 25, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200525090143/https://www.naver.com// live Elina Svitolina, Ukrainian tennis player September 16 Aleksandar Mitrović, Serbian footballer9. Aleksandar Mitrovic https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=67457 soccerbase.com January 30, 2023 January 30, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230130052220/https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=67457 live Mina Popović, Serbian volleyball playerMina Popović https://profiles.worldofvolley.com/wov-community/players/1115/mina-popovic.html worldofvolley.com January 27, 2023 November 27, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20221127184203/https://profiles.worldofvolley.com/wov-community/players/1115/mina-popovic.html live September 23 – Yerry Mina, Colombian footballer64608 Yerry Mina September 29 Halsey, American singerOctober 15, 2017 Bobby Olivier http://www.nj.com/entertainment/music/index.ssf/2017/10/halsey_concert_review_2017_hopeless_nj_prudential.html N.J. pop star Halsey was magnetic in her largest home-state concert yet NJ.com October 16, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171015191104/http://www.nj.com/entertainment/music/index.ssf/2017/10/halsey_concert_review_2017_hopeless_nj_prudential.html October 15, 2017 live Nicholas Galitzine, English actorGibson Kelsie All About Nicholas Galitzine's Parents, Geoffrey and Lora https://people.com/all-about-nicholas-galitzine-parents-8624995 5 April 2024 31 May 2024 People en 31 May 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240531153021/https://people.com/all-about-nicholas-galitzine-parents-8624995 live Katarzyna Niewiadoma, Polish racing cyclistKatarzyna Niewiadoma https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/131389 Olympedia February 7, 2023 February 7, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230207033343/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/131389 live October thumb|100px|Bae Suzy thumb|100px|Margaret Qualley October 1 Trézéguet, Egyptian footballer Arthur Van Doren, Belgian field hockey playerArthur Van Doren https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/132679 Olympedia February 8, 2023 February 8, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230208071620/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/132679 live October 8 – Luca Hänni, Swiss singer-songwriter October 9 – Jodelle Ferland, Canadian actresshttp://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/jodelle-ferland/245277/ Jodelle Ferland TV Guide July 20, 2016 December 14, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211214200439/https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/jodelle-ferland/3000096635/ dead October 10 – Bae Suzy, South Korean singer and actress October 12 – Olivia Smoliga, American swimmerWorld Aquatics https://www.worldaquatics.com/athletes/1017205/olivia-smoliga Olivia Smoliga October 17 Sara Dosho, Japanese wrestler Alejandra Valencia, Mexican archerAlejandra Valencia http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/va/alejandra-valencia-1.html sports-reference.com https://web.archive.org/web/20161204031225/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/va/alejandra-valencia-1.html December 4, 2016 October 18 – Pascal Wehrlein, German-Mauritian racing driverPascal Wehrlein https://www.driverdb.com/drivers/pascal-wehrlein/ driverdb.com January 30, 2023 July 4, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150704194911/https://www.driverdb.com/drivers/pascal-wehrlein/ live October 20 – Festus Talam, Kenyan athlete October 22 – Carline van Breugel, Dutch politician Alberta Santuccio, Italian fencerAlberta SANTUCCIO https://www.eurofencing.info/competitions/fencers/case:fencer/licence:00000746 eurofencing.info February 8, 2023 February 8, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230208034842/https://www.eurofencing.info/competitions/fencers/case:fencer/licence:00000746 live October 23 – Margaret Qualley, actress October 24 Krystal Jung, American-South Korean singerThe birth of Chrystal Jung https://www.californiabirthindex.org/birth/chrystal_soo_jung_born_1994_23001837 California Birth Index December 26, 2020 December 2, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131202235227/https://www.californiabirthindex.org/birth/chrystal_soo_jung_born_1994_23001837 live Sean O'Malley, American mixed martial artist fighterSean O'Malley https://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Sean-OMalley-135099 sherdog.com January 30, 2023 September 9, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230909103245/https://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Sean-OMalley-135099 live October 26 – Matthew Hudson-Smith, British sprinterMatthew HUDSON-SMITH https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/great-britain-ni/matthew-hudson-smith-14407278 worldathletics.org February 2, 2023 February 2, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230202224109/https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/great-britain-ni/matthew-hudson-smith-14407278 live November thumb|100px|Zoey Deutch thumb|100px|Dacre Montgomery November 8 – Wang Yilyu, Chinese badminton playerWANG Yi Lyu (99452) https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/player-profile/AE40FC32-8C55-4160-87F0-AB76DDEF1DE4 tournamentsoftware.com February 6, 2023 October 8, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211008073614/https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/player-profile/AE40FC32-8C55-4160-87F0-AB76DDEF1DE4 live November 10 Takuma Asano, Japanese footballer250097933 Takuma Asano Zoey Deutch, American actress November 13 – Laurien Leurink, Dutch field hockey playerLaurien Leurink https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/131169 Olympedia February 8, 2023 March 10, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230310184458/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/131169 live November 18 – Cédric Follador, Swiss bobsledder November 21 – Kit Wilson, British professional wrestler November 22 – Dacre Montgomery, Australian actorhttp://www.zimbio.com/Beyond+the+Tube/articles/MeywePiHrzn/10+Things+Didn+t+Know+TV+Newest+Bad+Boy+Dacre 10 Things You Didn't Know About TV's Newest Bad Boy Dacre Montgomery Zimbio Robberson Joe November 8, 2017 October 9, 2018 October 5, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181005231235/http://www.zimbio.com/Beyond+the+Tube/articles/MeywePiHrzn/10+Things+Didn+t+Know+TV+Newest+Bad+Boy+Dacre live November 24 – Nabil Bentaleb, Algerian footballer November 29 Julius Randle, American basketball playerjulius_randle Zhu Ting, Chinese volleyball playerZhu Ting https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/129699 Olympedia January 27, 2023 January 27, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230127172141/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/129699 live December thumb|100px|Giannis Antetokounmpo thumb|100px|Raheem Sterling December 3 – Jake T. Austin, American actor Khatiwada Aciis January 21, 2023 What Happened To Jake T. Austin & Ex-girlfriend Danielle? https://hollywoodmask.com/p/jake-t-austin-girlfriend.html March 4, 2024 hollywoodmask en December 6 – Giannis Antetokounmpo, Greek basketball player December 7 – Yuzuru Hanyu, Japanese figure skater December 8 Conseslus Kipruto, Kenyan middle-distance runnerhttps://worldathletics.org/athletes/kenya/conseslus-kipruto-14479159 Conseslus KIPRUTO worldathletics.org Raheem Sterling, Jamaican-born English footballer December 10 – Lily Owsley, British field hockey playerLily Owsley https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/130249 Olympedia July 10, 2023 November 21, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20221121112638/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/130249 live December 17 – Nat Wolff, American actorhttps://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/nat-wolff/bio/285686 Nat Wolff Biography TV Guide March 9, 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140309203603/http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/nat-wolff/bio/285686 March 9, 2014 December 18 – Vlada Chigireva, Russian synchronised swimmerVlada Chigiryova https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/131617 Olympedia February 6, 2023 November 2, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20221102134006/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/131617 live December 19 Katrina Lehis, Estonian fencerLEHIS Katrina https://fie.org/athletes/24108 fie.org January 29, 2023 July 24, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210724112008/https://fie.org/athletes/24108 live M'Baye Niang, French-Senegalese footballer December 20 – Emmanuel Niyoyabikoze, Burundian environmental activist December 21 – Daniel Amartey, Ghanaian footballer December 24 – Jennifer Valente, American cyclistJennifer Valente https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/132068 Olympedia February 7, 2023 February 7, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230207040339/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/132068 live December 28 – Adam Peaty, English swimmeradam-peaty Adam Peaty December 29 – Princess Kako of Akishino, Japanese princess December 30 – Hannah Martin, British field hockey playerHannah Martin https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/143025 Olympedia July 10, 2023 February 9, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230209013306/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/143025 live December 31 – Max Bowden, English actorKilkelly Daniel Who is EastEnders newcomer Max Bowden? https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/eastenders/a27018573/eastenders-max-bowden-who-ben-mitchell/ Digital Spy Hearst Corporation 21 April 2020 United Kingdom 2 April 2019 January 16, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210116003146/https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/eastenders/a27018573/eastenders-max-bowden-who-ben-mitchell/ live Deaths Deaths in 1994 Nobel Prizes right|120px|The Nobel Prize medallion. Physics – Bertram Brockhouse, Clifford Shull Chemistry – George Andrew Olah Medicine – Alfred G. Gilman, Martin Rodbell Literature – Kenzaburō Ōe Peace – Yasser Arafat, Shimon Peres, Yitzhak Rabin Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences – Reinhard Selten, John Forbes Nash Jr., John Harsanyi Templeton Prize Michael Novak Fields Medal Efim Zelmanov, Pierre-Louis Lions, Jean Bourgain, Jean-Christophe Yoccoz Right Livelihood Award Astrid Lindgren, SERVOL (Service Volunteered for All), H. Sudarshan / VGKK (Vivekananda Girijana Kalyana Kendra), Ken Saro-Wiwa / MOSOP (Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People) References 1990s